Eucalyptus (software)

Eucalyptus Systems, Inc.
Developer(s)Eucalyptus Systems, Inc.
Initial release1.0 – May 29, 2008; 16 years ago (2008-05-29)
Stable release
4.4.3 (April 30, 2018; 6 years ago (2018-04-30)) [±]
Repository
Written inJava, C
Operating systemLinux, can host Linux and Windows VMs
PlatformHypervisors (KVM, Xen, VMware)
TypePrivate and hybrid cloud computing
LicenseGPLv3 (only),[1] with Proprietary relicensing.
Websitegithub.com/eucalyptus/eucalyptus/wiki

Eucalyptus is a paid and open-source computer software for building Amazon Web Services (AWS)-compatible private and hybrid cloud computing environments, originally developed by the company Eucalyptus Systems. Eucalyptus is an acronym for Elastic Utility Computing Architecture for Linking Your Programs To Useful Systems.[2] Eucalyptus enables pooling compute, storage, and network resources that can be dynamically scaled up or down as application workloads change.[3] Mårten Mickos was the CEO of Eucalyptus.[4] In September 2014, Eucalyptus was acquired by Hewlett-Packard and then maintained by DXC Technology. After DXC stopped developing the product in late 2017, AppScale Systems forked the code and started supporting Eucalyptus customers.

  1. ^ "Eucalyptus Open Source Software License Agreement". Archived from the original on 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2013-02-12.
  2. ^ "EUCALYPTUS - Elastic Utility Computing Architecture for Linking Your Programs to Useful Systems: Velocity - O'Reilly Conferences, 06/23/2008 - 06/24/2008,Burlingame, CA". Archived from the original on 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
  3. ^ "Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Eucalyptus Partner to Bring Additional Compatibility Between AWS and On-premises IT Environments". News release. Eucalyptus Systems. March 22, 2012. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  4. ^ "Interview: I was CEO of MySQL, am CEO of Eucalyptus". Archived from the original on 2014-06-27. Retrieved 2014-06-10.