OpenInfra Foundation: OpenStack Epoxy Arrives, Strengthening Position as VMware Alternative, Support for AI as Global Demand Surges
The OpenStack community is marking its 15th anniversary with new user success stories. OpenStack Epoxy is offering security updates, maintenance support, and features for VMware migration and AI workloads. The celebration is taking place in Austin, Texas. OpenStack adoption is on the rise due to its advancements and capabilities. The community continues to grow and innovate.
OpenStack Epoxy Release and Market Growth
As the OpenStack community celebrates its 15th birthday and shares new and growing user stories, OpenStack Epoxy delivers security and maintenance upgrades and support for VMware migration and AI workloads. The OpenStack Epoxy release, also known as 2025.1, is now available for download.
OpenStack Market Growth
OpenStack adoption is on the rise due to its popularity as a VMware alternative and its ability to support artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing workloads. The integration of OpenStack with Linux and Kubernetes in the "Open Infrastructure Blueprint" allows users to deploy various workloads in the same infrastructure, driving its exponential growth. Digital sovereignty is another factor contributing to the growth, with the OpenStack market expected to reach $91.44 billion by 2029.
Walmart's Massive OpenStack Deployment
Gerald Bothello, senior director of cloud engineering at Walmart Global Technology, shared insights into Walmart's OpenStack deployment, which now exceeds 1 million cores. Walmart has seamlessly integrated OpenStack with its public cloud environments, reducing upgrade times significantly.
OpenStack Community and Ecosystem
Since its launch 15 years ago, the OpenStack community has been active, with over 940,000 code changes from nearly 10,000 contributors worldwide. The Epoxy release, developed by contributors from various organizations, brings over 7,600 changes and maintenance updates.
OpenDev's Role in Epoxy Release
OpenStack leveraged OpenDev services to test the changes in the Epoxy release and build the final artifacts. OpenDev focuses on supporting open source projects with tools like Git, Gerrit, Zuul, and Gitea, playing a critical role in the release cycle.
Epoxy Release Highlights
The Epoxy release strengthens OpenStack as a VMware alternative, enhances security, and improves hardware enablement. Features like improved support for Cinder drivers, enhanced security in Manila and Octavia, and new capabilities in Ironic and Nova make OpenStack more versatile and secure.
Simplification of OpenStack Upgrades
The adoption of the Skip Level Upgrade Release Process (SLURP) allows users to upgrade once a year. Users of the Caracal release can directly move to the new Epoxy release, with the upcoming Flamingo release projected for October 1, 2025.
OpenInfra Live Event
For more insights on the OpenStack 2025.1 Epoxy release, you can watch the OpenInfra Live event featuring key contributors discussing the latest updates and features. The event will provide valuable information about OpenStack and its ecosystem.
About the Open Infrastructure Foundation: The OpenInfra Foundation supports open source infrastructure software and hosts various projects and communities of practice, including those for AI, container-native apps, edge computing, and datacenter clouds.