Mark Shuttleworth Says OpenStack and Eucalyptus in Ubuntu 11.04

Jan 12, 2011

Amber Graner

In this video interview, Canonical Chairman and Ubuntu Founder, Mark Shuttleworth discusses Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud, and the inclusion of both OpenStack and Eucalyptus in Ubuntu 11.04, Natty Narwhal release, with Dell's cloud computing evangelist, Barton George.

In his blog post, George notes that he wanted to get Shuttleworth's thoughts on Ubuntu Enterprise Cloud (UEC) and OpenStack.

In the video Shuttleworth discusses his new role at Canonical, what he is working on these days, the thought process behind the Dell | Canonical UEC Solution, OpenStack and Canonical, as well as why working with both OpenStack and Eucalyptus is important.

George also informs readers that starting this week, Dell is making UEC available through the Dell | Canonical UEC Solution. This Dell | Canonical UEC Solution is based on Dell's PowerEdge C2100 and C6100 and along with with the UEC software includes a reference architecture and deployment guide.

The full video interview can be found on Barton's Blog.

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