Apache Software Foundation Adopts Citrix CloudStack Platform

With the Cloud Era at its developmental peak, it only makes sense that the widely open-source information infrastructure finds a home in the Apache Software Foundation’s roster. Citrix just announced its noteworthy acceptance into the foundation as the first ever Apache approved cloud platform.

Becoming completely open-source means Citrix’s CloudStack solution will provide a dependable, free to modify and redistribute platform for web developers to implement as they see fit. Amazon-like cloud networks will soon be more widely available than ever – sparking the imaginations of developers everywhere.

Though it’s not something the average consumer would consider, services like Facebook (News - Alert), Yahoo! and even many of Google’s products like Docs and Gmail are all cloud-based.

One can therefore only imagine the possibilities of some creative developers getting their hands on an industry-standard, open-source cloud platform like this.

Computers are constantly progressing to a more cloud-oriented framework. The next generation of leading operating systems is heavily reliant on the cloud, from Canonical’s next iteration of Ubuntu (News - Alert) to Windows 8 to OS X Mountain Lion.

Experts have projected the industry exceeds $11 billion in spending by the latter half of 2014, including research and development of cloud technologies from personal to powerful enterprise solutions.

The Apache Software Foundation is more or less the authority on all things open-source, and its choice to pursue CloudStack says something about the sophistication, quality and overall compatibility of the platform.

Considering its ability to play nice with upwards of 2,000 various products and services, the new solution is as flexible and easygoing as the open-source industry itself.

CEO at Citrix, Mark Templeton is expected to reveal more information on this announcement at the Citrix Synergy conference in San Francisco, which will take place May 9-11.