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| Developer(s) | Scalr, Inc. |
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| Stable release | 1.1
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| Operating system | Web-based Application |
| Type | Cloud computing |
| License | GPL v2 |
| Website | scalr.net |
Scalr is an open source web based cloud computing management platform for managing cloud infrastructure from Amazon Web Services. The project was started in April 2008 by Intridea[1] to provide scalable infrastructure for MediaPlug. It is now maintained at Google Code[2]. Scalr provides, according to one source[3], "90% of the features, at 10% of the price" of main competitor RightScale.
Scalr received favorable reviews since the code was first made freely available under the GPL v2 license, including TechCrunch[4], HighScalability[5], the official AWS blog[6], and CNet[7], as well as private blogs[8][9].
Scalr is available as a pay service since mid-2008 at Scalr.net. The special beta pricing of $50/month for this service ended August 15th, and is now $99/month[10].
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Intridea release source code to Scalr under GPL, http://www.intridea.com/2008/4/2/open-sourcing-scalr
- ^ The Scalr project on Google Code http://code.google.com/p/scalr/
- ^ Experiences using Scalr http://scottmartin.net/2009/07/11/creating-a-virtual-datacenter-with-scalr-and-amazon-web-services/
- ^ TechCrunch coverage of Scalr http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/04/03/scalr-the-auto-scaling-open-source-amazon-ec2-effort/
- ^ Coverage from HighScalability http://highscalability.com/scalr-open-source-auto-scaling-hosting-amazon-ec2
- ^ Coverage from the Official AWS blog http://aws.typepad.com/aws/2008/04/scalr-.html
- ^ CNet coverage of Scalr http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-9910472-62.html
- ^ Review of Scalr by Alex Kira http://alexkira.blogspot.com/2008/11/hosting-elastic-application-in-cloud.html
- ^ Scalr – A RightScale Alternative for Cheap!? http://adminadventures.wordpress.com/2008/12/18/scalr-a-rightscale-alternative-for-cheap/
- ^ http://aws.typepad.com/aws/2009/08/scalr-graduates-from-beta-special-pricing-still-in-effect.html
- Woods, Dan. "Disaster-Proofing The Cloud - Forbes.com". www.forbes.com. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- Fitzgerald, Michael. "Technology: When the Forecast Calls for Clouds - Is cloud computing right for your company?". www.inc.com. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
External links
edit- Official site
- Scalr source code
- Official Scalr blog
- Scalr Twitter feed
- Scalr facebook page
- Scalr Linkedin group
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