StratusLab is developing a complete, open-source cloud distribution that allows grid and non-grid resource centers to offer and to exploit an “Infrastructure as a Service” cloud. It is particularly focused on enhancing distributed computing infrastructures such as the European Grid Infrastructure (EGI).
The StratusLab project is proud to announce the StratusLab 1.2 release. This is an incremental release of the StratusLab distribution, the cloud computing distribution designed for grid and cluster computing. Key features of StratusLab v1.2 * Image caching for faster VM instantiation * Improvements in persistent storage, including enhanced security, easier configuration, automatic mounting and formatting and the ability to run machines from a persistent disk image * Asynchronous status…