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Web Solutions Inspire Cloud Computing Software
A real-world story of NASA technology finding a life beyond the mission.
About this technology
Overview
An effort at Ames Research Center to standardize NASA websites unexpectedly led to a breakthrough in open source cloud computing technology. With the help of Rackspace Inc. of San Antonio, Texas, the resulting product, OpenStack, has spurred the growth of an entire industry that is already employing hundreds of people and generating hundreds of millions in revenue.