HP might be giving up on public cloud, but it will continue to push private and hybrid cloud solutions-- such as Helion OpenStack 2.0, announced at OpenStack Summit Tokyo 2015.

The upgraded version of the open source cloud platform  features improved provisioning and upgrade features, a better administrator interface, enhanced network connectivity options and software-defined networking (SDN) management through integration with HP Distributed Cloud Networking (DCN) and Nuage Networks Virtualised Services Platform.

Further additions include easier provisioning of new infrastructure and repurposing of existing systems, downtime-free upgrades, continuous patch management, centralised logging, network configuration flexibility for connection with existing IT environments and adherence to OpenStack API policies.

"Enterprises want to benefit from the powerful capabilities of OpenStack technology, but they must have the enterprise grade capabilities required to support their businesses," the company says. "The configuration, security and scalability advances in HP Helion OpenStack 2.0 enable organizations to deploy OpenStack technology into production with the confidence that they are backed by the experience and support of a trusted end-to-end technology partner."

HP adds it will continue collaborating on the OpenStack platform, with 210 employees working on the recently released OpenStack Liberty. Helion OpenStack 2.0 is available now.

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