Why AppScale Thinks Eucalyptus Will Beat AWS Outposts in Hybrid Cloud
The champion of the open source alternative to proprietary hybrid cloud frameworks says its flexibility is unrivaled.
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Proprietary platforms like AWS Outposts and Azure Arc have dominated the hybrid cloud headlines in recent years. But proprietary software is not the only way to build a hybrid cloud. Starting long before Amazon and Microsoft entered this market, Eucalyptus offered an open source solution for creating hybrid and private cloud environments.
Where does the Eucalyptus project stand today, and what are the platform’s developers doing to ensure that Eucalyptus meets the requirements of modern hybrid cloud use cases? To find out, we spoke to Woody Rollins, CEO of AppScale Systems, the company that takes the lead in developing and supporting the Eucalyptus platform.