OnApp
| Developer(s) | OnApp Limited |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 2.0 2010-07-19[1] |
| Stable release | 3.0 |
| Platform | Hypervisors (Xen, KVM, VMware) |
| Type | Private and Public cloud computing |
| Website | http://onapp.com/ |
OnApp is a company that develops cloud management, CDN and storage software for service providers and enterprises.
Its OnApp Cloud software enables IaaS[2] on commodity datacenter infrastructure.
History
On 8 August 2011 OnApp launched OnApp CDN,[3][4] a federated CDN that uses spare capacity in OnApp-powered clouds to provide a global CDN platform for service providers. OnApp CDN combines software and services from OnApp and Aflexi, which became part of OnApp[5] on the same date.
On 20 March 2012 OnApp announced OnApp Storage, a distributed block storage platform for cloud environments.
On 9 May 2013 OnApp announced that it had collaborated with Dell to create three different pre-tested cloud offerings for service providers.[6]
Software overview
OnApp Cloud software uses hardware virtualization/paravirtualization methods to enable the deployment of multiple types of cloud hosting infrastructure: public clouds, private clouds, hybrid clouds and VPS clouds. It also allows hosts to offer traditional VPS hosting with local storage. OnApp describes its software as a multi-tenant tool with multi-cloud and multi-hypervisor support, and multi-OS support for virtual machines.
OnApp CDN combines software and services from OnApp and Aflexi, which recently became part of OnApp. It has three main components: the OnApp CDN Stack, which is edge server software that deploys as a virtual appliance managed by an OnApp Controller server; OnApp CDNaaS (CDN as a Service) which is a global DNS redirection service for the OnApp CDN platform; and the OnApp CDN Federation, which is a marketplace where hosting providers can buy CDN bandwidth from Points of Presence around the world, in order to build their CDN, and sell CDN bandwidth to other hosts.
OnApp Storage is a distributed block storage platform announced on 20 March 2012, along with a public beta program.[7] It creates a Storage Area Network (SAN) from local disks in hypervisors, and has a decentralized management model in which each disk has its own integrated I/O controller.
References
- ↑ "OnApp launches Version 2.0 of groundbreaking cloud hosting software | OnApp". Onapp.com. 2010-07-19. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ↑ Neovise, IaaS enabling platforms - http://www.neovise.com/node/101>
- ↑ "OnApp launches CDN platform for hosting providers | OnApp". Onapp.com. 2011-08-08. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ↑ .net, Content Delivery Networks, November 2011, p128
- ↑ "Leading CDN software provider, Aflexi, joins the OnApp family | OnApp". Onapp.com. 2011-08-08. Retrieved 2012-03-04.
- ↑ "Dell Collaborates with OnApp to Launch Pre-Tested Cloud Offerings". CDN-Advisor.com. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
- ↑ "OnApp announces high-performance pay-as-you-grow SAN for service providers and enterprises | OnApp". Onapp.com. Retrieved 2012-03-20.