Apache CloudStack

Throwback to the CloudStack Collaboration Conference 2025: Daven Winans from US Signal shared insights on building infrastructure for AI, large language models, and inference workloads. Highlights from the session: Real-world performance: CPU-only vs GPU-accelerated workloads and x86 vs Arm64 platforms Leveraging open-source hypervisors, GPU virtualization, and time-sliced containerized workloads Techniques to improve efficiency and reduce stranded resources on high-core hosts A must-watch for IT professionals exploring AI-ready cloud infrastructure and practical approaches to optimizing resources. ▶️ Watch here: https://lnkd.in/d4U7Dtay 

Meet Wei ZHOU, Software Architect at ShapeBlue, speaking at the CloudStack Collaboration Conference 2026 in Edinburgh. In the session "CloudStack and Ceph: New Storage Capabilities and Operational Improvements", Wei will explore a technical update on CloudStack and Ceph, covering improved RBD support, snapshot and template operations, reliability and day-to-day storage management at scale. Join the global Apache CloudStack community for three days of technical sessions, real-world experience, hands-on learning and open discussion. 18-20 November 2026 | Edinburgh, Scotland Register now: https://lnkd.in/gzp4Y3XS

Meet Martin B., CEO, ADVANCED Systemhaus GmbH, speaking at the CloudStack Collaboration Conference 2026 in Edinburgh. In the session "Immutable, Deduplication CloudStack Backup", Martin will explore a look at efficient, immutable and globally deduplicated CloudStack backup, including GFS-domain settings, restore workflows and reporting. 18-20 November 2026 | Edinburgh, Scotland Register now: https://lnkd.in/gzp4Y3XS

Meet Nicolas Vazquez, Head of Customer Engineering at ShapeBlue, speaking at the CloudStack Collaboration Conference 2026 in Edinburgh. In the session "What's New on CloudStack 4.24", Nicolas will provide a walkthrough of the features and enhancements expected in the next major Apache CloudStack LTS release. Join us on 18-20 November 2026 in Edinburgh, Scotland, to meet the community and collaborate with proven experts. Register now: https://lnkd.in/gzp4Y3XS

Meet Wido den Hollander, VP of Apache CloudStack, speaking at the CloudStack Collaboration Conference 2026 in Edinburgh. In his keynote session "CloudStack's Sweet Sixteen: Past, Present and Future", Wido will explore a look at CloudStack at sixteen: how the project has evolved, where it stands today, and what the community can shape next. Join the global Apache CloudStack community for three days of technical sessions, real-world experience, hands-on learning and open discussion. 18-20 November 2026 | Edinburgh, Scotland Register now: https://lnkd.in/gzp4Y3XS

Meet Simon Weller, CTO, UDT, speaking at the CloudStack Collaboration Conference 2026 in Edinburgh. In the session "The Pragmatic Cloud: Open Infrastructure for a Sovereign, Fragmented World", Simon will explore an examination of why open infrastructure is becoming a strategic choice as sovereignty, regulation, economics and geopolitical pressures reshape cloud decisions. Join the global Apache CloudStack community for three days of technical sessions, real-world experience, hands-on learning and open discussion. 18-20 November 2026 | Edinburgh, Scotland Register now: https://lnkd.in/gzp4Y3XS

Apache CloudStack is changing the way its releases are numbered. The next release, which would previously have been 4.24, will simply be 24. The “4.” prefix is being dropped - not because the project or release model is changing, but because it no longer reflects where CloudStack is today. As Wido den Hollander, VP of the Apache CloudStack Project, explains: “We dropped the "4." because it stopped meaning anything years ago, not because anything changed. CloudStack is a mature platform; this change signals that. It has been running production clouds for more than 10 years and has been an Apache Software Foundation project since 2013. It just works. That stability is not a vendor promise; it is how the project is governed.” The simplified numbering reflects the maturity of a platform that has been developed, operated and continuously improved by its open-source community for more than a decade. So after Apache CloudStack 4.23, the next major release will be Apache CloudStack 24. Read more about the change: https://lnkd.in/d4AiCKYq

Apache CloudStack 4.23.0.0 has been released! The latest regular release is the result of extensive work from contributors across the Apache CloudStack community, bringing 9 new features, around 20 improvements and more than 120 bug fixes since 4.22.0.0. Highlights include enhancements to CLVM for KVM, KMS with HSM integration, NetApp ONTAP primary storage support, new and improved backup capabilities, the DNS Framework with PowerDNS, Network Extensions, VPC networking improvements, new authentication options and much more. A huge thank you to everyone who contributed code, reviews, testing, documentation and feedback to help make this release possible. Explore what’s new in Apache CloudStack 4.23.0.0 and find links to the release notes, documentation and downloads: https://lnkd.in/dAfjKbDK

The CloudStack Collaboration Conference 2026 agenda is now live! This year’s programme brings together 30+ sessions, hands-on workshops, live labs and a full-day CloudStack Hackathon, with speakers and experts from across the global CloudStack ecosystem. Across three days in Edinburgh, the agenda will explore some of the biggest topics shaping cloud infrastructure today, including: • VMware migration • Backup and recovery • Cloud operations • AI-driven infrastructure • The latest developments in Apache CloudStack Attendees will also have the opportunity to take part in practical workshops and live labs, as well as sit the official Apache CloudStack Certification exam during the conference. 📅 18–20 November 2026 📍 Edinburgh, Scotland Explore the full 3-day agenda and start planning your conference experience: https://lnkd.in/gewRMkNw

What does it take to make large-scale data centre migrations less fragmented and less dependent on manual work? In our latest CloudStack Collaboration Conference partner interview, Abhinav Gupta, Founder and CEO of DepX explains how the company is building a self-service platform to automate migrations at scale. DepX is already working with data centre customers across India and Nepal, and around 60% of its customers are moving towards Apache CloudStack from platforms including VMware, OpenStack and Hyper-V. The team has also seen customers migrating from AWS to CloudStack. Abhinav shares why DepХ is joining the CloudStack community, the challenges they see in today’s migration tooling, and why CloudStack is becoming an increasingly important part of their work. Watch the interview and meet DepX at the CloudStack Collaboration Conference 2026 in Edinburgh.