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I=1B$B!G=1B(Bll share it with this group by the end of the day From: Sally Khudairi > Reply-To: "marketing@cloudstack.apache.org" >, Sally Khudairi > Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at 10:35 AM To: David Nalley >, "marketing@cloudsta= ck.apache.org" > Subject: Re: Fw: ACTION Requested - Forrester Research Private Cloud Softwa= re Report - Fact Check Confirmation +1; absolutely. If we have them, by all means, let's provide them! Thanks, Sally ________________________________ From: David Nalley > To: "marketing@cloudstack.apache.org" = > Cc: Sally Khudairi = > Sent: Tuesday, 26 August 2014, 13:17 Subject: Re: Fw: ACTION Requested - Forrester Research Private Cloud Softwa= re Report - Fact Check Confirmation Do we want to talk about our number of known deployments. Chiradeep recentl= y did some analysis of the CPVM service (which admittedly is deprecated) an= d the numbers were impressive. --David On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 9:27 AM, Chip Childers > wrote: Sally, The release date for 4.3.0 is March 25, 2014. That needs to be corrected. = Also, you could mention that a 4.4.1 release will be coming quite soon. Otherwise, not much to fact check... so it looks good. ;-) -chip On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 7:50 AM, Sally Khudairi > wrote: Hello everyone --we just received the following fact-checking request from = Forrester Research. They need our approval/corrections within 48 hours. Who is able to help wit= h this? Please forward your comments and I'll liaise with Mike. Thanking you in advance, Sally =3D =3D =3D =3D =3D vox +1 617 921 8656 skype sallykhudairi ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: "Caputo, Michael" > To: press@apache.org Sent: Tuesday, 26 August 2014, 7:33 Subject: ACTION Requested - Forrester Research Private Cloud Software Repor= t - Fact Check Confirmation Hi Apache Team, I'm reaching out to give Apache the opportunity to correct any factual inac= curacies in an upcoming Forrester report titled "Vendor Landscape: Private = Cloud Software", written by analysts Lauren E. Nelson and Rich Fichera. Apache has been included in this report in the following places, please rev= iew this information and confirm its accuracy, including the table row with= release date information, etc: =1B$B"#=1B(B Cloud platform. This is the foundational layer that abstracts= existing physical and virtual resources and presents them as an IaaS cloud= environment. Core cloud platform capabilities include: self-service reques= t workflow, resource management, automated provisioning (through element au= tomation tools), and basic resource usage reporting. Common private cloud p= latforms include OpenStack, vCloud Director, and Apache CloudStack. For ent= erprises looking for basic IaaS services, a cloud platform can function as = a standalone private cloud. However, most enterprises look for additional s= ervices that are typically found in=1B$B!D=1B(B =1B$B"#=1B(B Standalone cloud management. Cloud management tools aren=1B$B= !G=1B(Bt for cloud building but rather for management and optimization of v= irtual resources across various deployment types. Cloud management, sold se= parately from cloud platforms include: Dell Cloud Manager (formerly Enstrat= ius), RightScale, and Scalr. Unlike cloud platforms, cloud management tools= cannot exist as a standalone cloud environment. These tools must connect i= nto public and private cloud platforms. Enterprises can use these tools as = its primarily private cloud management portal while also leveraging its adv= anced hybrid capabilities. Core cloud management capabilities include: proc= ess automation and orchestration, cost comparisons between cloud platforms = supported, template designers, and cloud governance. Vendor name Cloud management Cloud platform Software list Ver= sion release date Original release date Customer # Estimate OpenSt= ack CloudStack vCloud Director Perpetual license Annual te= rm license Monthly billing Free Apache* x Apache CloudStack 4.3 1/1/2014 5/1/2010 = N/A x Please respond within 48 hours - and if you have any questions, don't hesit= ate to contact me directly. Thanks again for taking the time to review and = reply. Best, Mike ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Michael Caputo Research Associate | Infrastructure & Operations direct +1 617.613.6292| mcaputo@forrester.com Forrester Research, Inc. 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Sure. I=1B$B!G=1B(Bll share it with this group by the end of the day

From: Sally Khudairi <sallykhudairi@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: "marketing@cloudstack.apache.org" &= lt;marketing@cloudstack.= apache.org>, Sally Khudairi <sallykhudairi@yahoo.com>
Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at 1= 0:35 AM
To: David Nalley <david@gnsa.us>, "marketing@cloudstack.apache.org" <marketing@cloudstack.apache.o= rg>
Subject: Re: Fw: ACTION Requested -= Forrester Research Private Cloud Software Report - Fact Check Confirmation=

+1; absolutely. If we have them, by all means, let's provide= them!

Thanks,
Sally

From:<= /span> David Nalley <david@gnsa.us<= /a>>
To: "marketing@cloudstack.apache.org"= ; <marketing@cloudsta= ck.apache.org>
Cc: Sally Khudairi <sallykhudairi@yahoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 26 August 2= 014, 13:17
Subject: Re: Fw: ACTION Re= quested - Forrester Research Private Cloud Software Report - Fact Check Con= firmation

Do we want to talk about our number of known deployments. = Chiradeep recently did some analysis of the CPVM service (which admittedly = is deprecated) and the numbers were impressive. 

--David




On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 9:27 AM, Ch= ip Childers <chipchilders@apache.org> wrote:
Sally,

The release date for 4.3.0 is March 25, 2014.  That needs to be c= orrected.  Also, you could mention that a 4.4.1 release will be coming= quite soon.

Otherwise, not much to fact check... so it looks good. ;-)

-chip



On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 7:50 AM, Sa= lly Khudairi <sallykhudairi@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hello everyone --we just received the following fact-checking re= quest from Forrester Research.

They need our approval/corrections within 48 hours. Who is able to help wit= h this?

Please forward your comments and I'll liaise with Mike.

Thanking you in advance,
Sally 

=3D =3D =3D =3D =3D
vox +1 617 921 8656 skype sallykhudairi

----- Forwarded Message -----
From: = "Caputo, Michael" <mcaputo@forrester.com>
To: press@apache.org
Sent: Tuesday, 26 August 20= 14, 7:33
Subject: ACTION Requested -= Forrester Research Private Cloud Software Report - Fact Check Confirmation=

Hi Apache Team,

I'm reaching out to give Apache the op= portunity to correct any factual inaccuracies in an upcoming Forrester repo= rt titled "Vendor Landscape: Private Cloud Software", written by = analysts Lauren E. Nelson and Rich Fichera. 

Apache has been included in this repor= t in the following places, please review this information and confirm its a= ccuracy, including the table row with release date information, etc:=

=1B$B"#=1B(B  Cloud platform. This is the foundational layer that abstracts= existing physical and virtual resources and presents them as an IaaS cloud= environment. Core cloud platform capabilities include: self-service reques= t workflow, resource management, automated provisioning (through element automation tools), and basic resou= rce usage reporting. Common private cloud platforms include OpenStack, vClo= ud Director, and Apache CloudStack. For enterprises looking for basic IaaS = services, a cloud platform can function as a standalone private cloud. However, most enterprises look for addition= al services that are typically found in=1B$B!D=1B(B
=1B$B"#=1B(B  Standalone cloud management. Cloud management tools aren=1B$B= !G=1B(Bt for cloud building but rather for management and optimization of v= irtual resources across various deployment types. Cloud management, sold se= parately from cloud platforms include: Dell Cloud Manager (formerly Enstratius), RightScale, and Scalr. Unlike cloud p= latforms, cloud management tools cannot exist as a standalone cloud environ= ment. These tools must connect into public and private cloud platforms. Ent= erprises can use these tools as its primarily private cloud management portal while also leveraging its ad= vanced hybrid capabilities. Core cloud management capabilities include: pro= cess automation and orchestration, cost comparisons between cloud platforms= supported, template designers, and cloud governance.  
=
Vendor name Cloud management Cloud platform Software list Version release date Original release date Customer # Estimate OpenStack CloudStack vCloud Director Perpetual license Annual term license Monthly billing Free
Apache* x Apache CloudStack 4.3 1/1/2014 5/1/2010 N/A x

Please respond within 48 hours - and i= f you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me directly. Thanks aga= in for taking the time to review and reply.

Best,
Mike



:::= ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::=

Michael Caputo<= br clear=3D"none"> Research Associate | = Infrastructure & Operations
direct +1 617.613.6292= |
mcaputo@forrester.com

Forrester Research, In= c.
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