OpenStack Debuts TryStack

The open source OpenStack cloud computing platform has grown significantly since it was first introduced in July 2010. The effort was originally started by NASA and Rackspace and has since grown to include more than 100 vendors including HP, Dell and Cisco.
TryStack debuted last week, providing developers and users the opportunity to try OpenStack on a hosted infrastructure.
"This environment is really meant to lower the barrier to getting that first glimpse of an OpenStack cloud," Mark Collier, Rackspace vice president of business & corporate development, told