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OpenStack is ready for prime time — with caveats | #OSSV15

OpenStack is ready for prime time, but that comes with cost — and challenges — said Nati Shalom, CTO and founder of GigaSpaces Technologies, which provides software middleware for deployment, management and scaling of mission-critical applications on Cloud environments. “The barrier to adoption for OpenStack is a lot of moving parts. A good approach is to use appliances or prepackaged solutions,” Shalom told John Furrier and Jeff Frick, cohosts of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, during OpenStack Silicon Valley 2015.

Established companies often have a mix of legacy systems and new products. When considering how to balance this infrastructure, Shalom recalled the common saying: “The only constant is change.”

“You’re going to have new tooling and new products coming in faster than they used to,” he said. “The main challenge is to create an integration tool, a holistic solution.”

Furrier asked Shalom where opportunities lie for new entrepreneurs. Shalom said the films Her and Ex Machina provide clues for the next steps in innovation. “Combine intelligence with infrastructure and orchestration,” said Shalom. “Similar to self-driving cars, the main area of innovation lies in rethinking manual work.”

Watch the full interview below, and be sure to check out more of SiliconANGLE and theCUBE’s coverage of the OpenStack Silicon Valley 2015.

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