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Unlocking The Cloud Enterprise

How the OpenStack Project Eliminates Cloud Lock-In

Published July 2013

Cloud computing stand to help enterprises significantly improve their business speed, agility costs. However, the fear of technology "lock-in" (difficulty in efficiently switching cloud hosting providers or platforms due to enterprise size and scale) discourages some large corporations from realising the benefits of the cloud.

This whitepapers discusses the lock-in enterprises face with Cloud computing and how the OpenStack open-source platform can help to eliminate the conundrum. Next, it defines in detail the components and inner workings of OpenStack technology. It concludes by providing basic guidance on how to help successfully evaluate the value of OpenStack technology enterprise