Solutions for open-source cloud computing
There are now numerous open source
Cloud Computing solutions available. Six of these open Cloud systems will be
discussed in this article: Eucalyptus, OpenNebula, OpenStack, Niftyname,
Nimbus, and Stratuslab.
1. eucalyptus:
This open-source Cloud platform
was developed at the University of California and is included in Debian and
Ubuntu Server. It was created to establish private or hybrid Cloud IaaS
(Infrastructure as a Service) and supports Linux virtual machines as well as
Xen and KVM hypervisors. It was written in C, Java, and Python.
Additionally, it works with EBS IAM Auto Scaling, S3, and Amazon EC2, Both CloudWatch and elastic load balancing. Additionally, Eucalyptus Systems markets a proprietary version.
It
also has extra features like SAN integration, VMware support, and support for
Windows virtual machines. This open-source software's benefits for private
clouds include extremely effective scaling and agile organization.
2.OpenNebula :
Private, hybrid, and public Clouds can be deployed using this entirely open-source technology. It works with the Xen, KVM, and VMware hypervisors and was created in C++, Ruby, and Shell.
It has EC2 interface capabilities similar to Eucalyptus. The Apache 2.0
license is used to publish the project. The European Reservoir project, which
provides a comprehensive architecture for data center management and the
development of cloud services, also supports OpenNebula.
3.OpenStack :
This entirely open-source project, which was founded in July 2010 by NASA and the American hosting company Rackspace, seeks to offer solutions for all varieties of clouds that are straightforward to build, incredibly scalable, and feature-rich.
A dashboard-based
cloud operating system called OpenStack manages a data center's extensive
processing, storage, and network resources.
4. Niftyname :
The hosting company Ielo developed the Niftyname platform, a French endeavor. The GPLv3 license governs its release. It supports the KVM hypervisor and allows the development of Windows, Linux, BSD, and Solaris virtual machines.
It is built around a
management system written in Python. Additionally, it controls the network and
storage features connected to these devices.
5. Nimbus :
Nimbus, which has its roots in research, makes it possible to deploy an IAAS cloud. This platform can communicate with Amazon's EC2 Cloud and supports the Xen and KVM hypervisors.
It is available under the Apache 2.0 license. It is linked to another project
called Cumulus, which makes it possible to construct cloud storage solutions
that are compatible with Amazon S3 service. A network of American colleges that
provides open access Clouds for research projects has also implemented Nimbus.
6. Stratuslab :
An unofficial academic
partnership that was co-funded by the European Commission in 2008 to create an
open-source platform for infrastructure as a service gave rise to the
StratusLab project.
People are still testing the
program, and StratusLab is now an open partnership of institutes (CNRSSixSQ,
GRNET, and TCD). The functionality for dynamic management of standard IaaS
cloud computing resources is offered by StratusLab. However, it also offers
further features to make cloud federation and picture management simpler.
There are now many options for
building and managing cloud infrastructure thanks to the rise of open-source
cloud computing platforms. Every one of the six options covered in this
article—Eucalyptus, OpenNebula, OpenStack, Niftyname, Nimbus, and
Stratuslab—offers distinctive features and capabilities for setting up private,
hybrid, or public clouds. These open-source platforms serve a variety of needs
and use cases in the always-changing cloud domain, enhancing the accessibility,
scalability, and agility of cloud computing.