VMware Delivers Micro Cloud Foundry
VMware Delivers Micro Cloud Foundry (TM), Bringing the Industry’s
First Open PaaS Directly to any Developers’ Mac or PC
Free, downloadable PaaS lets developers build cloud applications
locally and explore the latest developer technologies
PALO ALTO, Calif., August 24, 2011 - VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the
global leader in virtualization and cloud infrastructure, today
announced the immediate beta availability of Micro Cloud Foundry™ as a
free download at http://micro.cloudfoundry.com. The industry’s first
open Platform as a Service (PaaS) solution, Cloud Foundry delivers
access to modern, high productivity frameworks and a rich ecosystem of
application services from VMware, third parties and the open source
community. A complete version of Cloud Foundry that runs on a
developer’s Mac or PC, Micro Cloud Foundry lets developers build
end-to-end cloud applications locally, without the hassles of
configuring middleware while preserving the choice of where to deploy
and the ability to scale their applications without changing a line of
code.
Micro Cloud Foundry is a complete version of Cloud Foundry
(http://www.vmware.com/company/news/releases/cloud-foundry-apr2011.html)
that runs directly on a developer's machine and offers developers choice
of frameworks, choice of application infrastructure services and choice
of clouds in which to deploy applications. Micro Cloud Foundry will be
able to dramatically enhance developers’ abilities and options to
build, test and deploy their applications while offering symmetry with
other instances of Cloud Foundry in enterprise datacentres and public
cloud service providers.
Because Micro Cloud Foundry runs in a local virtual machine, developers
can easily create and experiment with cutting-edge applications on their
own computers, a model consistent with traditional development
processes, but lacking from current PaaS models. As a result, developers
can eliminate the need to install and configure complex application
infrastructure and thereby greatly accelerate their application
development process. Additionally, because applications created on
Micro Cloud Foundry can be deployed directly to www.cloudfoundry.com or
other instances of Cloud Foundry, it enables true application
portability across a range of cloud environments.
“Today VMware is taking another significant step forward in
delivering a modern cloud application platform ideal for the hybrid
cloud environment, by delivering industry’s only PaaS solution that
can be run on an individual developer’s laptop,” said Jerry Chen,
vice president of cloud and application services, VMware. “Micro Cloud
Foundry gives developers a full cloud development environment that
combines all the flexibility of local development with the ability to
deploy and scale their applications anywhere in the future. Micro
CloudFoundry gives developers the ability to build cutting edge cloud
applications while exploring the latest developer frameworks and
application services without configuration hassles.”
Support for High-Productivity Programming Frameworks
The first version of Micro Cloud Foundry supports popular,
high-productivity programming frameworks and application services
including:
- Spring for Java
- Ruby on Rails and Sinatra
- Node.js
- Grails and other JVM-based frameworks including Scala Lift
- MongoDB, MySQL, and Redis application services
- VMware plans to include support for additional VMware vFabric
services in future versions of Micro Cloud Foundry
Micro Cloud Foundry supports Cloud Foundry’s scriptable command line
interface and integration with the Eclipse-based SpringSource Tool Suite
(STS), which allows developers to retarget deployments between
on-premise and public environments without code modifications.
With built-in dynamic DNS sup
port, developers can run their Micro Cloud
Foundry wherever they happen to be working - whether at home, office or
coffee shop - without any reconfiguration required.
Available as a downloadable virtual machine image, Micro Cloud Foundry
is compatible with VMware Fusion for Mac OS X and VMware Workstation and
VMware Player (available as a free download) for Linux and Windows
computers. It provides easy installation, setup, and virtual machine
management.
Significant Adoption by the Developer Community
Micro Cloud Foundry is the third element of Cloud Foundry to become
available. The first two, which debuted on April 12, 2011, are
CloudFoundry.com (http://www.cloudfoundry.com/), a public cloud PaaS
environment; and CloudFoundry.org (http://www.cloudfoundry.org/), an
open source project that allows developers and community members to
collaborate and contribute to the Cloud Foundry project.
The interest in CloudFoundry.com continues to grow with the number of
beta users more than doubling and the number of applications more than
tripling since the offering was unveiled in April 2011. CloudFoundry.org
has already received hundreds of material contributions from the open
source community, including additional frameworks and languages such as
Erlang, JRuby, PHP and Pythonas
(http://blog.cloudfoundry.com/post/5161514264/the-cloud-foundry-community)
well as data services such as Neo4J.
VMware will provide regular Micro Cloud Foundry updates to include
additional frameworks and services. VMware continues to drive core
innovation to Cloud Foundry by adding new frameworks and languages, such
as Lift and Scala
(http://blog.cloudfoundry.com/post/6109591023/cloud-foundry-now-supporting-scala),
as well as releasing a Hyperic plugin
(http://blog.cloudfoundry.com/post/7050968416/hyperic-brings-application-monitoring-to-cloud-foundry)
for Cloud Foundry that provides increased monitoring and visibility to
applications.
To get started with your Micro Cloud Foundry, please visit
www.cloudfoundry.com/micro.
Additional Resources:
- Steve Herrod, VMware CTO view on Micro Cloud Foundry, see:
http://blogs.vmware.com/console/2011/08/micro-cloud-foundry-open-paas-on-your-laptop-available-today.html
- Cloud Foundry open PaaS , please see: http://www.cloudfoundry.com
- Technical Micro Cloud Foundry Blog, please see:
http://blog.cloudfoundry.com/
- Watch Cloud Foundry screencast, please see:
http://www.youtube.com/cloudfoundry
- Micro Cloud Foundry Community support and knowledge base, please see:
http://support.cloudfoundry.com/forums/20180298-micro-cloud-foundry-documents
About VMware
VMware delivers virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions that
enable IT organizations to energize businesses of all sizes. With the
industry leading virtualization platform - VMware vSphere® - customers
rely on VMware to reduce capital and operating expenses, improve
agility, ensure business continuity, strengthen security and go green.
With 2010 revenues of US$2.9 billion, more than 250,000 customers and
25,000 partners, VMware is the leader in virtualization which
consistently ranks as a top priority among CIOs. VMware is headquartered
in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the world and can be found
online at www.vmware.com ( http://www.vmware.com/ ). VMware Canada is
headquartered in Burlington, Ontario, and can be found online at
www.vmware.ca.
VMware, Cloud Foundry,VMware vSphere and Micro Cloud Foundry are
registered trademarks or trademarks of VMware, Inc. in the United States
and/or other jurisdictions. All other marks and names mentioned herein
may be trademarks of their respective companies.
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