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Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2016 20:37:02 +0530
From: Sunando Bhattacharya <sunando@indiqus.com>
To: marketing@cloudstack.apache.org, Giles Sirett
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Subject: Re: OpenStack Revenues Approaching $3.4B: 451 Research
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I really don=E2=80=99t know on what basis we are saying that openstack do=
esn=E2=80=99t work=E2=80=A6 =243.4Bill of revenues =21=21=21

=46act is openstack is production-grade and catching up fast on most coun=
ts with ACS, and actually ahead on some features like N=46V.

Lets call a spade a spade
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On 28 April 2016 at 8:26:21 PM, Giles Sirett (giles.sirett=40shapeblue.co=
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+1 to that will=C2=A0

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On 28 Apr 2016, at 15:39, Will Stevens <williamstevens=40gmail.com> wrote=
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Openstack is just bitter because they still don't have a product that wor=
ks and our product works just fine.=C2=A0 Just goes to show that more mon=
ey doesn't always solve the problem... =C2=A0:) =C2=A0All that money and =
almost no success stories.=C2=A0 Kind of sad really...

On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 1:09 AM, Madan Ganesh Velayudham <madanganesh=40a=
ctonmagic.com> wrote:
Greetings,

Just bumped onto this article, thought of sharing:

http://www.eweek.com/cloud/openstack-revenues-approaching-3.4b-451-resear=
ch.html

<snip>
The decision to turn over OpenStack to a foundation in 2012 stands in con=
trast to the CloudStack platform and its parent, Citrix. Citrix donated C=
loudStack to the Apache Software =46oundation, but it was never set up wi=
th the same true, multi-stakeholder, stand-alone foundation as OpenStack'=
s.

=22If Citrix would have done a foundation around CloudStack, we would now=
 be at a Cloudstack Summit, not OpenStack Summit,=22 Sadowski said.=22 Sa=
dowski said.
<snip>

The bold highlighted line was hurting a little bit=21

Cheers,
Madan

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=46ounder & CEO
ActOnMagic

Cloud Governance, Analytics, Management Simplified with ActOnCloud=21
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On 28 Apr 2016, at 15:39, Will Stevens &lt;<a href=3D=22mailto:williamste=
vens=40gmail.com=22>williamstevens=40gmail.com</a>&gt;
wrote:<br>
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<div>
<div dir=3D=22ltr=22>
<div class=3D=22gmail=5Fdefault=22 style=3D=22font-family:monospace,monos=
pace;color:=23000000=22>Openstack is just
bitter because they still don't have a product that works and our
product works just fine.&nbsp; Just goes to show that more money
doesn't always solve the problem... &nbsp;:) &nbsp;All that money
and almost no success stories.&nbsp; Kind of sad really...</div>
</div>
<div class=3D=22gmail=5Fextra=22><br>
<div class=3D=22gmail=5Fquote=22>On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 1:09 AM, Madan
Ganesh Velayudham <span dir=3D=22ltr=22>&lt;<a href=3D=22mailto:madangane=
sh=40actonmagic.com=22 target=3D=22=5Fblank=22>madanganesh=40actonmagic.c=
om</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D=22gmail=5Fquote=22 style=3D=22margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bord=
er-left:1px =23ccc solid;padding-left:1ex=22>
<div dir=3D=22ltr=22>Greetings,<br>
<br>
<div>Just bumped onto this article, thought of sharing:<br>
<br>
<a href=3D=22http://www.eweek.com/cloud/openstack-revenues-approaching-3.=
4b-451-research.html=22 target=3D=22=5Fblank=22>http://www.eweek.com/clou=
d/openstack-revenues-approaching-3.4b-451-research.html</a><br>

<br>
&lt;snip&gt;<br>
The decision to turn over OpenStack to a foundation in 2012 stands
in contrast to the CloudStack platform and its parent, Citrix.
Citrix <a href=3D=22http://www.serverwatch.com/server-news/citrix-walks-a=
way-from-openstack-moves-to-apache-cloudstack.html=22 target=3D=22=5Fblan=
k=22>donated</a> CloudStack to the Apache Software
=46oundation, but it was never set up with the same true,
multi-stakeholder, stand-alone foundation as OpenStack's.<br>
<br>
=22If Citrix would have done a foundation around CloudStack, <b>we
would now be at a Cloudstack Summit, not OpenStack Summit</b>,=22
Sadowski said.=22 Sadowski said.<br>
&lt;snip&gt;<br>
<br>
The bold highlighted line was hurting a little bit=21<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Madan<span class=3D=22HOEnZb=22><font color=3D=22=23888888=22><br>
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<div dir=3D=22ltr=22><span class=3D=22HOEnZb=22><font color=3D=22=2388888=
8=22>Madan
Ganesh Velayudham</font></span>
<div><span class=3D=22HOEnZb=22><font color=3D=22=23888888=22>=46ounder &=
amp;
CEO</font></span></div>
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