{"id":53407,"date":"2011-12-28T16:00:09","date_gmt":"2011-12-28T13:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/?p=53407"},"modified":"2020-04-14T14:27:11","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T11:27:11","slug":"using-open-source-tools-for-building-efficient-cloud-management-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/using-open-source-tools-for-building-efficient-cloud-management-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Open-Source Tools for Building Efficient Cloud Management Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/using-open-source-tools-for-building-efficient-cloud-management-systems\/#Exploring_the_cloud\" >Exploring the cloud<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/using-open-source-tools-for-building-efficient-cloud-management-systems\/#Want_details_Watch_the_video\" >Want details? Watch the video!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/using-open-source-tools-for-building-efficient-cloud-management-systems\/#Further_reading\" >Further reading<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Exploring_the_cloud\"><\/span>Exploring the cloud<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Last month, <b>Sergey Sergiyenko<\/b>, Head of the RightScale team at Altoros and a Ruby instructor, held a session on sentient cloud management systems at the RubyC conference. The presentation covered the most common questions our customers raise when discussing cloud-related projects.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/ruby-team-altoros.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/ruby-team-altoros.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"597\" height=\"404\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-53416\" \/><\/a><small>The Ruby team at Altoros<\/small><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Sergey delivered an overview of what the cloud is and how to use it efficiently to reduce infrastructure costs and to enable flexible scaling in the long run. He then elaborated on proprietary and open-source products designed for building automated cloud infrastructures and managing virtual servers. Finally, the expert explained the difference between clouds of different types and gave some advice on how to achieve desired results within a reasonable budget.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Want_details_Watch_the_video\"><\/span>Want details? Watch the video!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><small>In this video, Sergey Sergiyenko talks about open-source tools used for building efficient cloud management systems.<\/small><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TGEuREeLSP8\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Further_reading\"><\/span>Further reading<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/altoros-invited-dave-nielsen-to-hold-the-first-cloudcamp-in-eastern-europe\/\">Altoros Invited Dave Nielsen to Hold the First CloudCamp in Eastern Europe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/the-first-cloudcamp-in-denmark-cloud-deployment-security-and-business-use\/\">The First CloudCamp in Denmark: Cloud Adoption, Security, and Use Cases<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altoros.com\/blog\/cloud-hype-in-denmark-the-cloudcamp-will-feature-the-most-recent-ibms-findings\/\">Cloud Hype in Denmark: the CloudCamp Will Feature the Most Recent IBM\u2019s Findings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exploring the cloud<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Sergey Sergiyenko, Head of the RightScale team at Altoros and a Ruby instructor, held a session on sentient cloud management systems at the RubyC conference. 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