I might be misunderstanding some of the previous discussion here?

* Can `type` here ever be `null` on a legitimate response from the server (cc @zack-shoylev?) If so, what should the response be? `null` or `UNRECOGNIZED`?
* Can `type` here ever be a non-null value that doesn't match the `Type` enum? From what I understand, that may indeed be possible (e.g. if the jclouds enum is out-of-date), and the result in that case should be `UNRECOGNIZED`

In that case, how about something like:
```
public static Type fromValue(String type) {
   if (type == null) {
      return null;
   }
   try {
      return Type.valueOf(type);
   } catch(IllegalArgumentException e) {
      logger.warn("Unrecognized console type: " + type); // or logger.debug or so?
      return UNRECOGNIZED;
   }
```
?