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OpenInfra Foundation Reports Surge in OpenStack Momentum as Community Hosts OpenInfra Summit Asia

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OpenStack, the world’s most widely adopted open source infrastructure software, is enjoying a surge in adoption, spurred by organizations seeking alternatives to VMware and open source stacks to support AI/ML workloads

SUWON, South Korea, Sept. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Open Infrastructure Summit Asia — Attendees at the sold out OpenInfra Summit Asia this week will be the first to hear directly from some of the largest tech companies in the world the “inside story” about how and why they are using open source hardware and software to power their businesses. Representatives from Ant Group, AMD, Huawei, Hyundai, KT Cloud, Meta, Microsoft, and Samsung are among the keynote presenters. The summit will also highlight a significant surge in OpenStack adoption, attributed largely to the software’s popularity as a VMware alternative and its unique suitability for supporting artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and other high performance computing (HPC) workloads.

“OpenStack allows us to avoid vendor lock-in and allows us to customize our infrastructure to meet our specific needs,” explained Tad Van Fleet, GEICO distinguished architect. “We can integrate various open-source tools and platforms, which is something we couldn’t do with proprietary systems.”

The exponential growth in OpenStack momentum is reflected in a 2024 report published by Mordor Intelligence, OpenStack Services Market Size & Share Analysis – Growth Trends & Forecasts. The findings indicate that the OpenStack market is estimated at 22.81 billion US dollars in 2024 and is expected to reach US$91.44 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 32%.

***Learn more about OpenStack and its ecosystem of supporting organizations as well as other Open Infrastructure software projects: Kata Containers, StarlingX and Zuul.***

***Migrations from VMware to OpenStack Accelerating***
Following the acquisition of VMware by Broadcom, many VMware users are anticipating extreme price increases. Cloud analysis firm Cloud Bolt surveyed 300 VMware users and found that 73% expect more than a 100% price hike under Broadcom’s ownership. Worried about their bottomline, many VMware users are looking for alternatives and choosing OpenStack.

A white paper published today by the OpenInfra Foundation — Migrating from VMware to OpenStack: Optimizing your Infrastructure to Save Money and Avoid Vendor-Lock-in — documents many reasons to move from VMware to OpenStack, ranging from technical to pragmatic business reasons. The paper, authored by veteran technology journalist Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, also explores important considerations for migration and support options offered by numerous vendors in the OpenStack ecosystem. One such option, MigrateKit, will be demonstrated live during the summit keynote.

GEICO, an American insurance giant, is currently making the migration from VMware to OpenStack. “OpenStack allows us to avoid vendor lock-in and allows us to customize our infrastructure to meet our specific needs,” explained Tad Van Fleet, GEICO distinguished architect. “We can integrate various open-source tools and platforms, which is something we couldn’t do with proprietary systems. Additionally, OpenStack’s community-driven development model means we can contribute back and benefit from innovations made by others.”

***Synergy of “Open Infrastructure Blueprint” Drives OpenStack Adoption***
Open infrastructure can scale and integrate with other technologies to reach the needs of almost any use case. One collection of open source projects in particular has gained prominence and wide-spread adoption as a powerful, top-to-bottom, open source infrastructure stack: Linux, OpenStack and Kubernetes.

As explored in a second white paper to be released today by the OpenInfra community, this “Open Infrastructure Blueprint” empowers users to deploy container-based, virtual machine-based, and bare metal-based workloads in the same infrastructure instead of dividing up workloads across multiple infrastructure providers. In particular, using OpenStack and Kubernetes together produces multiple opportunities to enhance the functionality of both platforms beyond what they each provide on their own. The unique ability for OpenStack and other open source projects to seamlessly integrate is illustrated through the OpenInfra Universe, an evolving landscape of the open source solutions to build open infrastructure.

These advantages are being embraced by thousands of users of all sizes and across industries, including many “mega-users” running a million cores or more of OpenStack.

***Open Infrastructure Drives Innovation Amid Global IT Industry Challenges***
Organizations have different infrastructure needs today due to rapidly evolving technologies and global IT industry challenges, ranging from licensing changes, open hardware integration, and digital sovereignty to supporting AI workloads and increased security concerns. During his keynote address, Mark Collier, COO of the OpenInfra Foundation, will describe how the OpenInfra community is addressing each of these trends by applying its software formula for open development to drive worldwide innovation.

“The strength of the OpenInfra community is its ability to collaborate globally to create the software the world needs to power advancement,” said Collier. “Ten years ago, the largest mobile carriers in the world came to our summit and told our community they needed open source network function virtualization to prepare for 4G and 5G, and we delivered. Now nine out of the 10 largest telcos in the world run OpenStack. We’re going to do it again for this next generation of infrastructure by bringing everybody together, identifying the gaps, and working to manage the upstream development process. As we’ll see at OpenInfra Summit Asia, the work is already well underway with multiple projects and contributors from all over the world.”

Collier will point to specific examples, including:

The eight largest banks in France are using OpenStack to address digital sovereignty.The OpenInfra Foundation is collaborating with the Open Compute Project, whose conference is collocated at the Summit, to address open hardware solutions.OpenInfra Foundation ecosystem members are responding to the demand for OpenStack as a VMware alternative, with 60% of surveyed members already helping at least one customer migrate.Microsoft and NVIDIA have tapped Kata Containers to provide security for Azure and GPU workloads, respectively.The fastest supercomputer in the UK is under construction, with OpenStack included in the foundational stack.NexGen Cloud, one of the top 10 buyers of NVIDIA GPUs, is powered by OpenStack.OpenStack Caracal included support in Nova for live migrations of vGPUs.

Also during today’s keynotes, Dr. Youngjoo Han, vice president and head of Cloud Development Group at Hyundai Motor Group, will highlight OpenStack momentum in the Asia region and present Hyundai’s journey of developing HCloud, Hyundai Motor Group’s private cloud. HCloud, which includes a compute service based on OpenStack, hosts and supports the connected car service, enabling features such as remote engine start with climate control, on-demand diagnostics and alerts, remote door lock and unlock, and more, for over 10 million vehicles worldwide.

***About OpenInfra Summit Asia***
OpenInfra Summit Asia is the first OpenInfra Summit to be developed by the community for the community. Hosted by the OpenInfra Korea User Group in collaboration with fellow organizers from various regions of Asia, the event on September 3 – 4 is co-located with the OCP Regional Summit APAC at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, South Korea. Headline sponsors are KTCloud and Samsung; a list of additional sponsors is available at https://2024.openinfraasia.org/sponsors/. Video recordings of keynote sessions will be posted by the end of the month.

***About the Open Infrastructure Foundation***
The OpenInfra Foundation builds communities who write open source infrastructure software that runs in production. With the support of over 110,000 individuals in 187 countries, the OpenInfra Foundation hosts open source projects and communities of practice, including infrastructure for AI, container native apps, edge computing 

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Allison Price, OpenInfra Foundation, 5128278633, allison@openinfra.dev, www.openinfra.dev

Robert Cathey, Cathey Communications, 8653866118, robert@cathey.co, www.cathey.co

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SINEXCEL and FastCharge.me Forge Partnership for EV Charging Solutions

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ANAHEIM, Calif., Sept. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — SINEXCEL, a well-established global supplier of energy storage and EV charging solutions, has signed a strategic partnership with FastCharge.me Inc. (“FCME”) at RE+ 2024. This collaboration aims to expand the deployment of innovative EV charging solutions to the growing EV market in America.

Under the agreement, SINEXCEL will supply a range of EV charging products and solutions to FCME upon request, enhancing FCME’s charging infrastructure and expanding its network across America.

“We chose to partner with SINEXCEL for their EV charging solutions because of their strong, nearly 20-year, foundation in power electronics and their deep expertise in the EV charging and Energy Storage sectors,” said Moshe Becker, CEO and Co-Founder of FCME. “We have full confidence in their robust and enduring technologies, capabilities and capacities in the global EV charging market. We are excited about the high performance and reliability of charging experiences these charging solutions will offer to our customers, and we look forward to introducing more innovative solutions through this collaboration.”

Derek Leng, General Manager of SINEXCEL North America, added, “We are thrilled to partner with FCME and all the related parties. FCME has a very in-depth market understanding and insights, strong technical capabilities and visionary foresight. This collaboration aligns perfectly with our goals and visions of bringing exceptional EV charging solutions and customer experiences to the North American EV charging market.”

This partnership marks a significant step forward in the mission to advance EV infrastructure, ensuring that SINEXCEL and FCME are at the forefront of delivering superior charging solutions that meet the evolving needs of American customers and end-users.

Since 2007, SINEXCEL has been dedicated to power electronics, Energy Storage and EV charging solutions. Expanding its reach to over 60 countries, SINEXCEL invests over 10% of its revenue into R&D, driving innovation and the development of reliable, high-quality products and solutions. As a trusted partner of global EV charging market leaders like Shell and BP, SINEXCEL is set to make a significant impact in the U.S. market through its collaboration with FCME and other business partners, paving the way for a more sustainable and greener future.

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2024 China-MENA Intelligent Transportation Development and Cooperation Conference (Dubai) Will Be Held Soon

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DUBAI, UAE, Sept. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The year 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Arab states. It is an important node for China-Arab relations to continue with the past and open up the future. In order to continuously strengthen the alignment of the development strategies of the transportation industry between China and the MENA region, and promote innovative cooperation in science, technology, finance and industries in the field of intelligent transportation, China Intelligent Transportation Association (ITS China), as the only national level social organization representing Chinas intelligent transportation industry and facing the world, will organize and hold the 2024 China-MENA Intelligent Transportation Development and Cooperation Conference (hereinafter referred to as the “Conference”) in Dubai on 18th September 2024.

With the theme of “Sharing and Matchmaking”, the Conference will set up sessions such as keynote speeches, cooperation and exchanges, matchmaking negotiations and technical product display around the three major building blocks including urban intelligent transportation construction, intelligent networked new energy vehicles, smart logistics and public travel, so as to provide participants with market development consultation and resource matchmaking services and the opportunities for in-depth exchanges and matchmaking with relevant institutions in the MENA region, and promote practical project cooperation and implementation.

The Conference has received strong support from relevant departments of China, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Iran and other countries. More than 1,000 representatives from enterprises and institutions such as Shenzhen Urban Transport Planning Center Co., Ltd. ( SUTPC) , Sunland Technology Co. Ltd., CATARC, Zhong’anlianke Technology and Beijing ICE TECH will be invited to actively participate in the Conference.

As the only nationwide non-profit social organization specializing in intelligent transportation in China, ITS China is committed to establishing communication channels in the field of intelligent transportation at home and abroad, and promoting the exchange of technologies and industries in the field of intelligent transportation. The 2024 China-MENA Intelligent Transportation Development and Cooperation Conference will certainly build a professional platform for dialogue and cooperation among relevant institutions in the transportation industry of China and MENA. The Conference will become an annual grand event for precise matchmaking of scientific and technological innovation needs and sharing of successful experiences. We will share the scientific and technological innovation achievements of intelligent transportation with relevant institutions of the countries along Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) routes to jointly promote the rapid development of intelligent transportation and create a better future for transportation!

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Global AI Summit Calls for Global Action to Guarantee AI Innovation is for the “Good of Humanity”

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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The Global AI Summit (GAIN) in Riyadh concluded on a high, after the summit welcomed more than 30,000 delegates from across the globe over three days. The live stream of the summit, organized by the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA), received 3.7m views.

Building on the success of previous editions, GAIN 2024 featured more than 450 speakers from 100 countries, participating in 150 sessions. It also witnessed over 25 launches and announcements, and facilitated the signing of over 80 agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs).

The summit has grown exponentially since its inception in 2020. Its growing prominence reflects the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s role in advancing AI capabilities as it positions itself as a global leader in this space.

The key output from the summit was the need for governments and policy makers to take global action to ensure that AI technology evolves for the good of humanity. Central to responsible evolution is an ethical framework and robust governance.

To support the advancement of AI ethics and governance, SDAIA announced the Riyadh Charter of Artificial Intelligence for the Islamic World in collaboration with the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO). This promotes ethical AI grounded in Islamic values and principles, as well as sustainable development through international cooperation.

SDAIA has played a pivotal role in forging key collaborations to strengthen local and regional AI solutions, signing MoUs with Microsoft Arabia to develop Arabic language models, IBM for a Center of Excellence in Generative AI technologies, and NVIDIA to scale AI infrastructure across the Kingdom.

The summit also marked several major milestones. Alongside the unveiling of ALLaM, the world’s most advanced Arabic Language Model, other diverse initiatives such as the Global AI Community, the THAKAI Platform, and guidelines for addressing deepfake technology.

Furthermore, the launch of the Generative AI Center of Excellence by the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), the agreement to open an International Center for AI Research and Ethics (ICAIRE) as a UNESCO Category 2 Center, further underscored the impact of GAIN 2024.

The summit itself provided the platform for companies from all over the world to showcase the latest AI technologies and innovations, including AI generated avatars, AI generated artwork, and even Robotic bar staff serving beverages.

The summit closed with an inspirational speech from the Director of Saudi Arabia’s National Information Center, His Excellency Dr. Esam Alwagait, in which he thanked participants:

“Your candid perspectives have not only inspired us with the vision of what lies ahead, but have also grounded us in the realities we must face. Together, we have not only imagined the future of AI, but have also made it real by addressing the challenges and identifying the enablers needed to truly unlock its potential.”

He added:

“It has been incredibly inspiring to see the world come together here in Riyadh, united by momentum to make AI work for everyone. The commitment to collaborative action has been evident throughout the summit.” 

The success of GAIN 2024 ensures that the Kingdom’s AI infrastructure will be significantly strengthened and has cemented Saudi Arabia position at the center of global AI.

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