Giles Sirett

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Digital sovereignty and open infrastructure sparked great talks at #CSEUG2026. @SwenBrueseke shared how @proIO builds high-performance private clouds using Apache CloudStack, covering infrastructure design and the role of open-source technologies in avoiding vendor lock-in.

The largest CloudStack European User Group ever is being held today in The Hague. It was opened by ShapeBlue CRO @Ivet_H_Petrova, who welcomed a full room of Apache CloudStack users, contributors, customers, and community members as the event officially began. It’s fantastic to see the community continue to grow, bringing together so many passionate people in open-source cloud infrastructure. #CSEUG2026

Digital sovereignty was a major theme at the #CSEUG2026 in The Hague today. Erik Logtenberg, CIO at CBS, shared how the Dutch national statistics office is approaching cloud independence, resilience, and long-term control of its infrastructure. Thanks to everyone who joined us.

AI infrastructure demand is accelerating, but it’s no longer NVIDIA only. In his latest article, @GilesSirett explores how cost, power constraints, and supply chain resilience are pushing organisations toward more diverse GPU choices and more open cloud strategies. This is just one of the key trends shaping cloud infrastructure as we head into 2026. Read the full article! 👉 go.shapeblue.com/tpJaPD

@Commvault integration for @CloudStack just announced I think there’s a lot of new Commvault customers in this room @ussignalcom #cscollab25

Want to get involved with #CloudStack? The mailing lists are where the community connects, shares ideas, and makes project decisions. While other channels exist, the mailing lists are the most active. See the full list of CloudStack mailing lists! 👉 tinyurl.com/mhb7ttz2

Big news for homelabbers and cloud engineers: Proxmox now integrates natively with Apache CloudStack, bringing real cloud orchestration to one of the most popular open-source hypervisors. @PlanB./proxmox-meets-cloudstack-a-new-era-of-open-source-cloud-control-6be15c05a209" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@PlanB./proxmo…

Another great release - well done to the community

Last call: Register for our exclusive #CloudStack 4.21 First Look webinar, taking place on Monday at 14:00 BST! This live webinar will demonstrate how CloudStack 4.21 takes flexibility, control, and performance even further. tinyurl.com/483nk9pa

Have you registered for our upcoming #CloudStack 4.21 First Look webinar? Taking place on Monday 18th August, @msinhore and @Ivet_H_Petrova will be diving into the exciting new features, including: ✅ CloudStack XaaS Extensions Framework ✅ CloudStack GPU as a First-Class Resource ✅ Netris Integration for CloudStack Networking ✅ Backup and Object Storage Limits ✅ Automatic Instance Deletion and more! Register now! 👉 tinyurl.com/483nk9pa

This is great to see. Congratulations and welcome to a very special business model @EntertainerToys

@BarclaysUK - help. I'm trying to log in to online business banking in a desktop browser (I already have your app on my phone, which I'd use for authentication) Your site is trying to get me to download your app onto my desktop - which is impossible. So i cant log in

Hey -@bookingcom Somebody has put pictures of my house on your site and is trying to rent it. Clearly a scam Can you look into this please booking.com/hotel/pt/peace…

The most awaited and last talk of the day - Extensions Framework (XaaS) - Enabling Orchestrate Anything by Harikrishna Patnala & Abhishek Kumar of @shapeblue #CSIndiaUG2025

@lewis_goodall Inheritances aren’t earnt by the recipient. My view: give people more of their income during their lifetimes, take more when they die. But - it is an emotional tax ( anything to do with our kids always is ) .

@lewis_goodall I hold the same views Lewis - but I think we are in a minority The way I think of it: the country has a tax burden of “x” -that will be higher or lower depending on political beliefs, but whatever it is needs paying. ATM the vast amount of that is raised by taxing incomes 1/2

No, it really shouldn’t.

Cloud architect at @ShapeBlue, @IamJithinRaju is walking us through designing and deploying an IaaS cloud with CloudStack. From installing the management server to configuring a KVM hypervisor, this session is focused on levelling up your CloudStack skills.

One more year, stronger together — #CloudStack India User Group keeps growing! #CSIUG2025

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Apache CloudStack Certification by ShapeBlue! This certification exam is an online assessment, designed to help professionals demonstrate their mastery of Apache CloudStack. Learn more about the certification! tinyurl.com/47rw7wtk

@OfAthenry But it’s a much safer country to live in