Using Ubuntu For Your Cloud Needs

July 14, 2010

Using Ubuntu For Your Cloud Needs

By Savio Rodrigues

Reports of Dell's decision to deliver Ubuntu-powered cloud infrastructure should motivate readers to evaluate Ubuntu as an alternative to Red Hat in the cloud.

Red Hat still stuck in cloud positioning mode:

Just two months ago I wrote about challenges with Red Hat's Cloud strategy as being focused on retaining existing customers, not attracting new customers. Red Hat has since attempted to paint itself as the leader for cloud software, singling out VMware as its primary competitor going forward. However, it's important to note that the new positioning doesn't address the barrier to entry that I noted in my previous post.

InfoWorld blogger David Linthicum highlights an issue that Red Hat and other software vendors are facing as they consider cloud computing offerings and price points. David writes:

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