Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading provider of open source solutions, and eNovance, an
emerging European leader in the open source cloud computing market, announced
that they are collaborating to deliver OpenStack implementation and integration
services to joint customers. The companies made the announcement today at the
OpenStack Summit in Hong Kong.
The collaboration between
Red Hat and eNovance is aimed at accelerating enterprise adoption of OpenStack
globally. According to a new report from 451 Research, OpenStack-related
business revenue is expected to exceed $1 billion by 2015 as the enterprise market
for OpenStack evolves. Additionally, according to recently
announced results of the 2013
Path to an OpenStack-Powered Cloud survey of 200 U.S. enterprise decision
makers, commissioned by Red Hat through IDG Connect, an overwhelming 84 percent
of survey respondents say that OpenStack is part of their future cloud
infrastructure plans.
Red Hat and eNovance have
both emerged as OpenStack leaders. Red Hat is the leading contributor to the
OpenStack project and a Platinum member of the OpenStack Foundation.
In June 2013, Red Hat introduced
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform, a highly scalable Infrastructure-as-a-Service
(IaaS) product that delivers an open, flexible and enterprise-ready private
cloud foundation built on the community OpenStack project. The solution is
integrated with and optimized for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. eNovance is a cloud
computing leader that aims to help organizations use open source cloud
technologies, increase the efficiency of their IT, and be more agile in the
face of ever-changing market conditions. The organization designs, builds, and
runs cloud solutions (public, private, hybrid) using OpenStack, and is
well-known for high-end system administration of applications through their
managed services offerings. eNovance is among the top 10 contributors to the
OpenStack project, a market leader in OpenStack deployments, and a
Gold member of the OpenStack Foundation.
Through the
collaboration, Red Hat and eNovance plan to work together to:
- Design, build,
deploy and offer managed services for OpenStack public and private clouds;
- Deliver
comprehensive OpenStack consulting and services, including services for
OpenStack deployment and integration;
- Create a joint
reference architecture designed by eNovance and Red Hat for enterprise use; and
- Establish mutual
customer support processes and case management.