Providing OpenStack Service High-Availability Through Anycast Routing

Service high-availability is a core concern for any operator running, or intending to run, a production OpenStack cluster. Current “best practices” call for the deployment of a full cluster stack (generally Corosync + Pacemaker) and / or load-balancers (generally HAProxy) to manage service state and failover. While this is appropriate for a subset of OpenStack… Continue reading Providing OpenStack Service High-Availability Through Anycast Routing

Cirba Announces Automation of Routing and Operational Control for Hybrid Cloud, Support AWS, SoftLayer

VMworld US 2014 Cirba Inc., the leading provider of software-defined infrastructure control solutions, today announced support for Amazon Web Services (AWS) and IBM’s Softlayer. These new capabilities will enable organizations to determine the best execution venue for applications whether on internal or external infrastructure, while also providing management control and visibility across all enterprise workloads.… Continue reading Cirba Announces Automation of Routing and Operational Control for Hybrid Cloud, Support AWS, SoftLayer