Eucalyptus: Can Open Source Grow a Flammable Tree
May 4, 2009
I could not resist the reference to the Eucalyptus tree. In a forest fire, the Eucalyptus tree has the capability of exploding and igniting other plants or structures. The notion of the for fee Eucalyptus cloud computing platform setting the cloud computing sector on fire struck me as relevant. Here’s the scoop: TheStandard.com reproduced a story from Network World. You can read the story here. “Open Source Cloud Platform Is Commercialized by Its Creators” reported that
The creators of Eucalyptus, an open source platform for building private clouds, have launched a company to sell products based on the software and have landed US$5.5 million in first-round funding.
Will the business model work? Benchmark Capital and BV Capital bet $5.5 million that it will.
Stephen Arnold, May 2, 2009
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