Kiran Chavala is the newest PMC member of the Apache CloudStack Project. As a QA Engineer at ShapeBlue, Kiran brings over a decade of experience in cloud and IaaS technologies, along with a strong track record of contributions across testing, feature validation, observability, and community support.

In this interview, Kiran shares his journey with Apache CloudStack, his perspective on the value of open-source collaboration, and the projects he’s been working on — from Terraform plugin releases to Kubernetes integration and monitoring tools. He also discusses how global community collaboration drives innovation and outlines his vision for the future of CloudStack, including sovereign cloud initiatives, AI-ready infrastructure, and continued growth driven by flexibility and vendor independence.

Manoj Kumar is now a Committer to the Apache CloudStack project. In this interview, he shares his journey as a software engineer at ShapeBlue and his experience contributing to Apache CloudStack. He discusses some of his key contributions to the project, including platform improvements, automation features, and the CloudStack One-line Installer, while also highlighting the importance of community collaboration and consistent contribution.

Manoj also reflects on major developments in CloudStack over the past two years, such as GPU support and VMware-to-KVM migration, and shares his thoughts on future opportunities around observability, infrastructure integrations, and AI-focused workloads.

The Apache CloudStack project announces the release of LTS releases 4.20.3.0 and 4.22.0.1 that address the following security issues:

• CVE-2025-66170 (severity 'Low')
• CVE-2025-66171 (severity 'Important')
• CVE-2025-66172 (severity 'Important')
• CVE-2025-66467 (severity 'Important')
• CVE-2025-69233 (severity 'Moderate')
• CVE-2026-25077 (severity 'Important')
• CVE-2026-25199 (severity 'Moderate')

The Apache CloudStack project is pleased to announce the release of CloudStack 4.20.3.0.

Abhisar Sinha has been appointed as a Committer to the CloudStack project. In this written interview, we catch up with Abhisar to learn more about his journey into the community, the contributions he has made across key areas of the project, and the work he is currently focused on. We also explore his perspective on recent developments in Apache CloudStack, as well as what he would like to see next as the project continues to evolve.

Wido den Hollander Voted as VP of Apache CloudStack​

The Apache Software Foundation community has voted Wido den Hollander as the new Vice President of Apache CloudStack. A long-time PMC member and contributor, Wido has been working on CloudStack for over 15 years, bringing deep technical experience and real-world operational insight from the cloud industry. This blog shares key snippets from Wido’s first interview since being voted CloudStack VP for 2026.

We’re excited to announce the full agenda for the upcoming CloudStack European User Group on 21 May in the Hague, at CBS – Statistics Netherlands — a full day dedicated to cloud infrastructure, digital sovereignty, storage innovation, and real-world Apache CloudStack deployments.

The event brings together industry experts, Apache CloudStack contributors, and infrastructure specialists to share practical insights, technical deep dives, and migration strategies.

The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has announced that Community Over Code Europe 2026 will take place October 11 to 14, 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland, at the Hilton Hotel.

Community Over Code is the annual conference of the ASF, bringing together contributors, committers, users, and open-source enthusiasts from across its 350 plus community driven projects. For more than 27 years, Community Over Code and its ApacheCon predecessors have celebrated not only the technology produced under the ASF, but the collaborative community model that powers it.

This four-day event will feature keynotes, hands on sessions, real world case studies, training sessions, hackathons, and more. Topic areas will include Search, Big Data, Internet of Things, Community, Geospatial, Financial Tech, and many others. Each evening will also host Birds of a Feather sessions and informal gatherings designed to foster discussion, collaboration, and new ideas across projects.

We’re pleased to announce that the CloudStack European User Group (CSEUG) 2026 will take place in the Netherlands on May 21st. This year’s event will be hosted by CBS (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek) in the Hague. The one-day technical event is open to cloud builders, infrastructure managers, and anyone interested in open-source cloud and IaaS technology.

As the first official CloudStack event of 2026, it is a great opportunity to start the year by learning, sharing ideas, meeting other operators and contributors, and exploring the latest developments across CloudStack and the wider open-source cloud ecosystem.

From March 23–26, 2026, CloudFest returns to Europa-Park in Rust, Germany, bringing together the global internet infrastructure community for four days of networking, technology, and innovation.