Thanks, Geralyn. I'll ask! Cheers, Sally
>________________________________ > From: Geralyn Miller <[email protected]> >To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; Sally >Khudairi <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, 26 August 2014, 13:06 >Subject: RE: Fw: ACTION Requested - Forrester Research Private Cloud Software >Report - Fact Check Confirmation > > > >Any way we could see the copy of the entire first bullet entitled “Cloud >platform”? > > > > >From:Chip Childers [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 6:27 AM >To: [email protected]; Sally Khudairi >Subject: Re: Fw: ACTION Requested - Forrester Research Private Cloud Software >Report - Fact Check Confirmation > >Sally, > >The release date for 4.3.0 is March 25, 2014. That needs to be corrected. >Also, you could mention that a 4.4.1 release will be coming quite soon. > >Otherwise, not much to fact check... so it looks good. ;-) > >-chip > > >On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 7:50 AM, Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> >wrote: >Hello everyone --we just received the following fact-checking request from >Forrester Research. > >They need our approval/corrections within 48 hours. Who is able to help with >this? > >Please forward your comments and I'll liaise with Mike. > >Thanking you in advance, >Sally > >= = = = = >vox +1 617 921 8656 >skype sallykhudairi > >----- Forwarded Message ----- >>From:"Caputo, Michael" <[email protected]> >>To: [email protected] >>Sent: Tuesday, 26 August 2014, 7:33 >>Subject: ACTION Requested - Forrester Research Private Cloud Software Report >>- Fact Check Confirmation >> >>Hi Apache Team, >> >>I'm reaching out to give Apache the opportunity to correct any factual >>inaccuracies in an upcoming Forrester report titled "Vendor Landscape: >>Private Cloud Software", written by analysts Lauren E. Nelson and Rich >>Fichera. >> >>Apache has been included in this report in the following places, please >>review this information and confirm its accuracy, including the table row >>with release date information, etc: >> >>■ Cloud platform. This is the foundational layer that abstracts existing >>physical and virtual resources and presents them as an IaaS cloud >>environment. Core cloud platform capabilities include: self-service request >>workflow, resource management, automated provisioning (through element >>automation tools), and basic resource usage reporting. Common private cloud >>platforms include OpenStack, vCloud Director, and Apache CloudStack. For >>enterprises looking for basic IaaS services, a cloud platform can function as >>a standalone private cloud. However, most enterprises look for additional >>services that are typically found in… >>■ Standalone cloud management. Cloud management tools aren’t for cloud >>building but rather for management and optimization of virtual resources >>across various deployment types. Cloud management, sold separately from cloud >>platforms include: Dell Cloud Manager (formerly Enstratius), RightScale, and >>Scalr. Unlike cloud platforms, cloud management tools cannot exist as a >>standalone cloud environment. These tools must connect into public and >>private cloud platforms. Enterprises can use these tools as its primarily >>private cloud management portal while also leveraging its advanced hybrid >>capabilities. Core cloud management capabilities include: process automation >>and orchestration, cost comparisons between cloud platforms supported, >>template designers, and cloud governance. >>Vendor name Cloud management Cloud platform Software list Version release >>date Original release date Customer # Estimate OpenStack CloudStack vCloud >>Director Perpetual license Annual term license Monthly billing Free >>Apache* x Apache CloudStack 4.3 1/1/2014 5/1/2010 N/A x >> >>Please respond within 48 hours - and if you have any questions, don't >>hesitate to contact me directly. Thanks again for taking the time to review >>and reply. >> >>Best, >>Mike >> >> >> >>::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: >> >>Michael Caputo >>Research Associate |Infrastructure & Operations >>direct +1 617.613.6292| >>[email protected] >> >>Forrester Research, Inc. >>Forrester.com|Communities|Blogs|Twitter|LinkedIn|Facebook|Google+ >>60 Acorn Park Drive, Cambridge, MA 02140 United States >> > > >
