OpenStack

I love Amazon EC2 and S3. Who doesn't? But sometimes we just have to rely on our own infrastructure. And our prototype will probably be addicted to EC2/S3 commands by the end of it.

Not to fret though, OpenStack provides the same API, backup/export systems, and features as Amazon EC2's virtual machines.

What is OpenStack
http://www.wired.com/2012/04/openstack-3/

https://www.redhat.com/en/insights/openstack

Why do we need it

 * Same design and API as Amazon EC2/S3
 * Nova vs Amazon EC2 API Comparison
 * Swift vs Amazon S3 API Comparison

Alternatives

 * Nimbus.io - Amazon S3 Clone.