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Global Top 10 Automaker Adopts OpenStack for Enterprise-Wide Private Cloud
AUSTIN, Texas --(Business Wire)--
With the proliferation of onboard computers and sensors in modern
vehicles, the automotive industry is projected to be the second largest
generator of data by 2015 (McKinsey Global Institute. "Big data: The
next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity." June,
2011).
To harness such data for its competitive advantage, a global Top 10 auto
manufacturer recently launched a big data initiative, using
OpenStack-powered cloud infrastructure to build an enterprise-wide
private cloud at one-tenth the cost of its legacy solution.
A white
paper published today by the OpenStack
Foundation describes how the auto manufacturer sought to leverage
massive amounts of data being generated by the cars themselves as well
as by customers, dealers, service departments, insurance organizations,
online forums and social media platforms. The objective was to share
information and analysis across all of the company's global business
units, partners and consumers to gain competitive advantages in research
and development, product development, sales and marketing, and customer
service.
Visit openstack.org/enterprise/auto
for report highlights and infographics.
Partnering with Solinea,
a leading OpenStack software and services company, the auto manufacturer
desgned a "car cloud" that unifies its data streams, breaks down
communication silos, and rapidly increases the velocity of analytical
analysis that drives innovation.
The white paper demonstrates the impact of OpenStack as an enterprise
solution not only by quantifying the cost savings, but also by providing
hard metrics on performance, scaling and agility, including the
following:
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The half-rack proof-of-concept (POC) using OpenStack was completed at
a cost of $125,000, compared to the $1.2 million legacy appliance.
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In a test with telematics data and Hadoop, the performance on the
OpenStack car cloud clocked in at 40 minutes (before optimization),
while the same job on the legacy appliance was unable to compute the
function.
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The test team was able to fine-tune the OpenStack architecture on
specific workloads, which wasn't possible on the legacy solution.
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With such stark quantifiable results, specific metrics and
flexibility, funding for the OpenStack Hadoop car cloud was quickly
justified, enabling the planning and execution of a ramp-up to 10
racks over a period of six months.
"Every day more enterprises are choosing OpenStack because of its
flexibility, cost advantage, performance, and support for the largest
number of enterprise technologies," said Jonathan Bryce, executive
director of the OpenStack Foundation.
OpenStack Summit in Paris, November 3-7
The OpenStack
Summit taking place this November in Paris will feature two tracks
that will be of particular relevance to IT leaders evaluating or getting
started with OpenStack. In the Enterprise IT Strategies track,
participants will discuss how OpenStack is meeting enterprise IT
technical requirements and cover topics relevant to planning an
enterprise cloud strategy, including culture change, cost management,
vendor strategy and recruiting. In the User Stories track, participants
will hear best practices, challenges and recommendations directly from
enterprises that are using OpenStack to address their business problems.
Early
Bird Registration is open and discounts on both "Full Access" and
"Keynote+Expo only" passes are available through August 27. A limited
number of media and analyst passes are available to OpenStack Summit
Paris. Contact us at [email protected]
for more information.
About OpenStack®
OpenStack
is open source software for building public and private clouds.
OpenStack-powered clouds enable businesses to rapidly roll out new
products, add new features, and improve internal systems while reducing
technology lock-in. OpenStack is backed by an independent Foundation and
global community with more than 17,000 individual members and 347
supporting organizations across 140 countries. It is the only open
source cloud platform supported by every IT industry leader.
The OpenStack Foundation is committed to driving open innovation and
collaboration for the cloud computing industry. Superuser,
the OpenStack publication, chronicles the companies that rely on
OpenStack. The OpenStack
Marketplace offers in-depth information on vendors, with product
comparison tools.
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