On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 6:26 PM, Joe Brockmeier <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey all, > > This is a draft of the 4.1.0 release announcement - since we're getting > close to the release, we should get this nailed down by Wednesday or > Thursday. I'll take point on gathering feedback and getting this > finalized. Once we have a more-or-less final draft, I'll loop Sally in. > > # Apache CloudStack 4.1.0 Released > > The Apache CloudStack project is pleased to announce the 4.1.0 release > of the CloudStack Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud orchestration > platform. This is the first major release from Apache CloudStack since > its graduation from the Apache Incubator on March 20th. > > Apache CloudStack is an integrated software platform that allows users > to build a feature-rich IaaS. CloudStack includes an intuitive user > interface and rich API for managing the compute, networking, accounting, > and storage for private, hybrid, or public clouds. > > The 4.1.0 release represents more than five months of development effort > by the Apache CloudStack community. The release includes many new > features and bugfixes from the 4.0.x cycle. The 4.1.0 release also marks > major changes in the codebase to make CloudStack easier for developers, > a new structure for creating RPM/Debian packages, and completes the > changeover to using Maven as a build tool. > > ## New Features > > Some of the notable new features in Apache CloudStack 4.1.0 include: > > * An API discovery service that allows an end point to list its > supported APIs and their details. > * Added an Events Framework to CloudStack to provide an "event bus" with > publish, subscribe, and unsubscribe semantics. Includes a RabbitMQ > plugin that can interact with AMQP servers. Introduces the notion of a > state change event. > * Implement L3 router functionality in the Nicira NVP plugin. > * API request throttling to prevent attacks via frequent API requests. > * AWS-style regions. > * Egress firewall rules for guest networks. > * Resizing root and data volumes. > * Reset SSH key to access VMs. > * Support for EC2 Query API. > * Auto Scaling support in conjunction with load balancing devices such > as NetScaler. > > ## Downloads > > The official source is available from: > > http://cloudstack.apache.org/downloads.html > > In addition to the official source code release, individual contributors > have also made convenience binaries available. You can find links to the > convenience binaries on the download page as well. > > ## About Apache CloudStack > > Apache CloudStack is a complete software suite for creating > Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) clouds. Target environments include > service providers and enterprises. It is used by many service providers > to set up an on-demand, elastic cloud computing services and by > enterprises to set up a private cloud for use by their own employees. > Apache CloudStack is also available to individuals and organizations > that wish to study and implement an IaaS for personal, educational, > and/or production use. > > Further information on Apache CloudStack can be found at > cloudstack.apache.org. > > # # # > > Best, > > jzb > -- > Joe Brockmeier > [email protected] > Twitter: @jzb > http://www.dissociatedpress.net/ >
+1 with the suggested tweaks.
