Demo Theater: Building an App-Centric Cloud OS Based on OpenStack
Channel: OpenInfra Foundation
Date: 07/12/2013

Apps have already changed the way we think of computer systems and consumer electronic devices. The App Store of Apple, Google&#39;s Google Play and Chrome Web Store are all successful examples. But can Apps be installed on a cloud? Can Apps changed the way we using computer servers? In this presentation, I will introduce how UnitedStack, a newly founded startup company, turn an OpenStack powered private cloud into an App-Centric cloud system. For end-users, software deployment will be dramatically simplified into just a few steps. For individual software vendors, it also means another great platform that helps them exhibit their talents and make money as well. In a future not far from now, Apps will transform a private cloud to a full-fledged virtual data center with app powered routers, load balancers, firewalls and many other essentials. The speed of installations will be increased. The complexity of operations will be reduced. Apps will eventually bring us a stable and flexible infrastructure and let us focus on the business innovation.