In the early days of the open-source OpenStack cloud platform’s development, Citrix Systems was a key backer adopting the platform as the basis for its own Project Olympus commercial OpenStack effort in 2011.
Citrix ended up abandoning Project Olympus in 2012 in favor of the open-source Apache CloudStack platform. As it turns out, Citrix in 2013 is still somewhat invested in OpenStack as well as CloudStack and is looking to support its customers on both cloud platforms.
Read the full story at eWeek:
Citrix Embraces ‘Anyness’ and the OpenStack Cloud
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