But now, the OpenStack ecosystem — and the OpenInfra Foundation that backs it — stands to gain from a rapid influx of former VMware users who are looking for an alternative.

VMware's heart is proprietary, but to to deliver its functionality to customers, it uses open-source OpenStack Infrastructure-as-a-Service cloud.

OpenStack will either change the cloud computing universe or be a muddled mess. Red Hat and VMware execs square off.

VMware extends its embrace of the open-source OpenStack cloud platform.

VMware is integrating OpenStack application programming interfaces (APIs) into its cloud management software, meaning that customers can run an OpenStack-based cloud using VMware’s management tools.

VMware’s senior product marketing manager Amr Abdelrazik spilled the beans in a blog post on Monday, saying the interoperable OpenStack cloud architecture allows customers to spin up a choice of ...

The OpenStack Board met Tuesday evening but didn’t get around to considering VMware’s application. VMware may now have to wait for OpenStack’s next regularly scheduled board meeting, which ...

PayPal has just announced its intention to embrace OpenStack cloud architecture, ripping out software from rival VMware in more than 80,000 servers to make room for the open-source solution ...

VMware wants to bring enterprise-class reliability to OpenStack by releasing a distribution of cloud hosting software that runs on top of the virtualization stack. “There’s a lot of interest ...

The OpenStack governance foundation has released its agenda for tomorrow's board meeting, and it included a surprise: they will be voting on whether or not to approve VMware's application for ...

(Update: VMware Loses More Than $2 Billion in Market Cap on PayPal / Ebay Rumors) Boris Renski, co-founder of Mirantis, an OpenStack consultancy as well as OpenStack Foundation board member ...

Canonical and VMware, the global leader in virtualisation and cloud infrastructure, have announced a collaboration that will enable organisations to deploy VMware technologies, including VMware ...