This week's open source cloud headlines include several OpenStack-related announcements, denials from VMware that it might spin off its own open source Cloud Foundry and a new global-scale CloudStack deployment.
HP Cloud Object Storage and CDN Move to General Availability [1]
HP Scaling the Cloud Blog
Two of HP's four OpenStack-based enterprise public cloud services will move out of public beta on Aug. 1. (For more on HP's cloud strategy, see our profile on Linux.com [2] from July 3.)
The ARM-Powered Cloud Comes To OpenStack [3]
TechCrunch
Alex Williams writes that contributors to OpenStack have developed the first ARM powered OpenStack cloud as a zone in TryStack.org.
Rackspace's Great OpenStack Experiment Nears Lift-Off [4]
ZDNet
Rackspace will transition its cloud to OpenStack on Aug. 1.
VMware Cloud Foundry: Spinning Off or Staying Home? [5]
Talkin' Cloud Blog
Rumors are swirling that following the departure of its CEO, VMware will spin off its open source Cloud Foundry project. The company has denied the speculation. [6]
Datapipe launches largest CloudStack deployment [7]
Network World
The company claims to have the first global deployment of CloudStack IaaS platform, in datacenters across North America, Europe and Asia.