OnApp has announced early registration for a new free version of OnApp Cloud, its next-generation platform for public, private and hybrid cloud deployments. OnApp is a leading provider of cloud and CDN software. The new free version of OnApp Cloud enables anyone to build, test and deploy their own cloud free of charge, and is available exclusively to attendees of the Cloud Connect event in Santa Clara from February 14-16, prior to general availability.

OnApp Cloud is designed to make it as easy as possible to build, launch and run a fully-featured cloud service. It combines cutting-edge IaaS functionality with advanced billing and user management, an easy-to-user web control panel and a rapid deployment model. The free version of OnApp Cloud supports clouds with up to 16 hypervisor CPU cores, in any configuration. Customers will be able to download and install it themselves, with support provided by the OnApp community.

“Building your own cloud used to be extremely costly and time-consuming,” said Ditlev Bredahl, CEO of OnApp. “With OnApp Cloud, however, we removed those barriers to entry. It’s easy to deploy and easy to manage, and with our new free version you can experience the same functionality you’d get from a leading cloud provider, free of charge. Now anyone with a little Linux and networking knowledge can build their own cloud, and we want to encourage more businesses, hosts and service providers to try the OnApp Cloud platform and see just how intuitive and efficient the cloud can be.”

OnApp has completed more than 800 cloud deployments since it launched in July 2010. OnApp estimates that 1 in 3 public cloud hosting services are now powered by its OnApp Cloud platform.

From February 14 – 16 at booth #315 at Cloud Connect in Santa Clara, prospective customers will be able to register for the free version of OnApp Cloud and be the first to preview and test the new product before general availability.  OnApp will also demo the latest version of its cutting edge OnApp CDN platform, which enables service providers to expand their cloud portfolio with global content delivery services, without having to spend millions on CDN infrastructure.