Why 3-Site Replication in OpenStack Cinder Is a DORA Game-Changer for EU Organizations

The EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is forcing a fundamental rethink of infrastructure design in financial services. It is no longer sufficient to have backup plans or theoretical disaster recovery procedures. Regulators now expect provable, testable, and continuously enforced resilience — particularly around data. Traditional approaches to infrastructure resilience have always involved a tradeoff. Synchronous replication […]

FlashArray Volume Groups: Advanced QoS for OpenStack at Scale

Managing multi-tenant OpenStack storage at scale requires enforcing predictable performance boundaries without creating administrative overhead. Traditional per-volume QoS doesn’t scale—you can’t effectively manage thousands of individual policies across hundreds of tenants. Pure Storage FlashArray volume groups solve this by implementing tenant-level QoS at the storage layer. Combined with OpenStack quotas, they provide precise control over […]

Beyond Kubernetes: OpenStack and Pure Storage for Enterprises

Container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes have revolutionized the way organizations deploy applications. They make scaling and managing microservices easier than ever. But containers alone don’t solve the full enterprise infrastructure challenge. Even the most sophisticated container platform needs a robust foundation—compute, storage, networking, security, and lifecycle management. That’s where OpenStack comes in. And when you […]

Digital Sovereignty: Europe’s Independent Cloud Future with OpenStack and Pure Storage

Europe’s relationship with data has evolved from “important” to “existential.” Data is no longer just a technical asset; it is a lever of economic strength, political autonomy, and long-term competitiveness. As global powers increasingly use technology as a tool of influence, Europe’s push for digital sovereignty has become unavoidable. Open source platforms like OpenStack—paired with […]

Why OpenStack is the Best VMware Alternative

VMware Migration Guide: Why OpenStack is Your Best Alternative to Broadcom, Nutanix, and Hyperscalers

Why VMware Customers Should Move to OpenStack in 2025

As OpenStack celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2025, VMware customers facing escalating licensing costs and restrictive subscription models have never had a better opportunity to explore open-source alternatives. Since Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, the virtualization landscape has fundamentally shifted—making this milestone year the perfect time to evaluate OpenStack as a strategic alternative. A Proven Platform […]

LXD and Pure Storage FlashArray: Sub-Millisecond Performance for Enterprise Workloads

The enterprise infrastructure landscape is evolving rapidly, and today I’m excited to share details about a game-changing partnership that brings together two innovative platforms: Canonical LXD and Pure Storage FlashArray. This native integration represents a significant leap forward in combining open-source virtualization with enterprise-grade all-flash storage. As announced by Canonical, this partnership allows organizations to […]