Wind River,
a leader in delivering IoT software to critical infrastructure, is
working together with the Centre of Excellence in Next Generation
Networks to create a public repository to host StarlingX resources as a reference for the open source community.
StarlingX,
as a source code-only project with no ISO or binary image available,
has been challenging for interested developers to quickly get on board
and meaningfully experiment. With this new public repository, visitors
will soon be able to download an ISO image and gain access to the
upstream components. Currently, developers can access CENGN's mirror
site for StarlingX, as well as check for updates about the repository,
at mirror.starlingx.cengn.ca/mirror.
StarlingX is an open source project hosted by the OpenStack Foundation that
provides cloud infrastructure software for demanding critical
infrastructure applications and services to be deployed at the network
edge. A key benefit of StarlingX is that it provides a complete edge
cloud software stack comprised of many open source components.
Launched in May of this year with initial code contributions from the Wind River Titanium Cloud
virtualization platform, StarlingX has grown to more than 80 active
contributors from the community. The StarlingX software platform
provides virtualization infrastructure designed for the rigorous demands
of critical infrastructure applications, such as telecom networks and
industrial control.
CENGN
is contributing staff and equipment resources to host a mirror of key
upstream StarlingX components that are required in the edge cloud stack.
This new StarlingX repository will serve as the community-driven build
and continuous integration (CI) process. Wind River is contributing
staff resources and expertise to this environment. Together, CENGN and
Wind River are collaborating with the community to deliver the mirror
service to all Starling X users.
"By
working together with CENGN to host StarlingX resources, we are able
create a build experience that is much easier to consume for the open
source community, alleviating significant challenges. Developers will
soon be able to adopt StarlingX in a matter of minutes or hours versus
weeks," said Glenn Seiler, vice president of product management and
strategy, Software-defined Infrastructure at Wind River. "We look
forward to greater participation and accelerated innovation from the
community to advance critical infrastructure applications and services
deployed at the network edge."
"StarlingX
can help developers build cloud infrastructure optimized for
high-performance, low-latency applications, particularly critical for
Industrial IoT and telecom use cases," said Jonathan Bryce, executive
director at the OpenStack Foundation. "What Wind River and CENGN are
doing illustrates the importance of community efforts that make the
consumption of open source projects easier, reducing risk and driving
adoption."
"By
providing a cloud infrastructure software stack for the edge, StarlingX
opens the door for opportunities to innovate around some of the most
demanding applications in Industrial IoT, telecom, and other ultra-low
latency use cases," said Jean-Charles Fahmy, CEO and president at CENGN.
"CENGN's mission is to help the Canadian technology sector overcome the
complexities around the commercialization of new technologies and
platforms. It is a pleasure to team up with our longtime collaborator
Wind River to further support the StarlingX community."
CENGN
is dedicated to accelerating the growth of the Canadian information and
communications technology (ICT) sector. Through leading-edge technology
infrastructure and expertise plus the creation of a globally recognized
ecosystem of partners, CENGN helps small and medium enterprises
overcome commercialization barriers and grow.
More information about Wind River and StarlingX is available at http://www.windriver.com/announces/starlingx-and-wind-river/.