The collaboration between Red Hat and eNovance is aimed at accelerating enterprise adoption of OpenStack globally. According to a new report from 451 Research, OpenStack-related business revenue is expected to exceed $1 billion by 2015 as the enterprise market for OpenStack evolves.
Additionally, according to recently announced results of the 2013 Path to an OpenStack-Powered Cloud survey of 200 U.S. enterprise decision makers, commissioned by Red Hat through IDG Connect, an overwhelming 84 percent of survey respondents say that OpenStack is part of their future cloud infrastructure plans.
Red Hat and eNovance have both emerged as OpenStack leaders. Red Hat is the leading contributor to the OpenStack project and a Platinum member of the OpenStack Foundation. In June 2013, Red Hat introduced Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform, a highly scalable Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) product that delivers an open, flexible and enterprise-ready private cloud foundation built on the community OpenStack project. The solution is integrated with and optimized for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. eNovance is a cloud computing leader that aims to help organisations use open source cloud technologies, increase the efficiency of their IT, and be more agile in the face of ever-changing market conditions. The organisation designs, builds, and runs cloud solutions (public, private, hybrid) using OpenStack, and is well-known for high-end system administration of applications through their managed services offerings. eNovance is among the top 10 contributors to the OpenStack project3, a market leader in OpenStack deployments, and a Gold member of the OpenStack Foundation.
Through the collaboration, Red Hat and eNovance plan to work together to:
· Design, build, deploy and offer managed services for OpenStack public and private clouds;
· Deliver comprehensive OpenStack consulting and services, including services for OpenStack deployment and integration;
· Create a joint reference architecture designed by eNovance and Red Hat for enterprise use; and
· Establish mutual customer support processes and case management.