Open-source cloud frameworks: A work in progress

3. Check support for the specific cloud providers you might want to use, and whether your platform supports the added services (such as replication) your applications may require.

- Robert L. Scheier

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Open-source projects range from "pure" open-source development initiatives directed by nonprofit foundations that aren't associated with any commercial vendors, to those getting financial, marketing and development help from leading companies.

Canonical, which provides support for open-source efforts and plays a leading role in Ubuntu, has seen interest in open source "from the Fortune 50 to a ton of SMBs and startup companies," says Kyle McDonald, head of cloud at Canonical. Most of the company's OpenStack business has come from Fortune 1,000 companies seeking to reduce software costs, he says.