In the ever-evolving landscape of open-source software development, fostering the growth of young talents and innovators is essential. One remarkable program that stands at the forefront of this mission is the Google Summer of Code (GSoC). For years, GSoC has been an invaluable platform for students to collaborate with prominent open-source organizations, and Apache CloudStack is proud to be a part of this transformative journey.

The Apache CloudStack project is pleased to announce the release of CloudStack 4.18.1.0.

The CloudStack 4.18.1.0 release is a maintenance release as part of its 4.18.x LTS branch and contains around 200 fixes and improvements since the CloudStack 4.18.0.0 release.

On Friday 18th August, the Apache CloudStack India User Group 2023 took place in Bangalore, seeing CloudStack enthusiasts, experts, and industry leaders from across the country, discuss the open-source project. The meetup served as a vibrant platform to delve into the depths of Apache CloudStack, share insights, and forge new connections.

This roundup blog shares session recordings and slides from the user group. Click the following link to see the photos taken from the user group: https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMf5oiut3pZr8vB3kk_LiCzLgjglxJxkUYmaHoMPHrIb6m8Hu9X7QrUMI90S9odYQ?key=SlRuZjRfdGFSR1pKWGVGMV83eUt1R1ZwallrSG9n

In the ever-evolving landscape of IT infrastructure, innovation and adaptability are paramount. Companies like weSystems understand this truth all too well. Specializing in IT infrastructure, data center services, connectivity, and networks, weSystems is dedicated to developing tailor-made computing and storage solutions that empower their customers with cutting-edge technology.

They develop computing and storage solutions that give their customers the highest computing power and the most secure storage capacities.

This case study reveals how weSystems leveraged Apache CloudStack to create a multi-tenant IaaS cloud offering that aligns seamlessly with their mission.

On November 23-24th 2023, the annual CloudStack Collaboration Conference will be taking place in the VOCO Paris, Porte de Clichy. Once again, this year’s CCC will be a hybrid event, seeing the global CloudStack community joining on site and virtually from around the world. Registration is currently open, with free entry to anybody adopting or interested in the open-source technology.

This year, the Indian CloudStack community will be hosting a User Group at Room 6G, WeWork Galaxy, Bangalore, taking place on August 18th 2023.

If you are an existing Apache CloudStack User or want to know more about the technology, join us for the user group, which will host exciting tech talks, demos and user stories. As for all events organised by the Apache CloudStack community, registration is free of charge.

IT solution providers need to satisfy the demand for the delivery of diverse services in the short-term. Time-to-market when offering IT solutions, IaaS or just provisioning infrastructure is a key factor for the company’s competitiveness. This requires companies to utilize tools capable of providing the agility to deliver new features, scalability, and infrastructure anywhere almost instantly.

The Common Services Centres (CSC) scheme is one of the mission mode projects under the Digital India Programme. They are the access points of essential public utility services, social welfare schemes, healthcare, financial, education and agricultural services, apart from host of B2C services to citizens in rural and remote areas of the country.

Apiculus is a fully integrated and re-brandable public cloud management software for ISPs, data centres and telcos that combines cloud monetisation, customer lifecycle and infrastructure management into a single pane of glass. Apiculus is an all-in-one technology platform that combines infrastructure management, cloud service management, customer lifecycle management, and an integrated solution for the cloud providers in the Edge market.

Apiculus is developed by IndiQus Technologies, an India-based cloud solutions company that has set up and managed over 25 public, private and hybrid clouds globally.

CloudStack European User Group 2023 took place on the 4th May. The event, organised by Apache CloudStack community members was held in Cifas, London.

For those who were not able to attend in-person, the event was live-streamed on Apache CloudStack’s YouTube channel.

The Apache CloudStack community is grateful to the events sponsors for supporting the event and helping make it a reality – ShapeBlue, Your.Online and StorPool.

This blog shares the session recordings and descriptions for those who were not able to attend.