Viewing profile — opdemand

Thanks. We're excited to share our take on private PaaS with the open source community. Re: Puppet -- A good chunk of the "orchestration" is done by updating data bags on a Chef Se…

We at OpDemand wish the Flynn crew the best of luck. I expect more Docker-powered PaaS's to sprout up, so I'm glad Solomon and the dotCloud crew are focused so heavily on interoper…

Deis will be released soon. It's an open-source PaaS based on Docker & Chef, with a user experience modeled after Heroku. You create a "formation" which contains a configurable num…

OpDemand is working on exactly what you're describing. Heroku-style private PaaS with emphasis on control over instances, routing layer, hosting providers, etc. Current version has…

Whether you agree or disagree, this is a non-starter in the US due to the entrenched two-party system. Best option is to build a "digital activism" caucus in one of the two parties…

Very cool. If you're looking for off-the-shelf API integrations, Temboo seems like a great solution.

You should check out OpDemand's EC2-based Ruby on Rails stack. Workflow is also very similar to Heroku (one click deploys, or `opdemand deploy`) but you run it off your own AWS acc…

I don't see the issue here. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_in_depth_(computing) : > In terms of computer network defense, defense in depth measures should not only preve…

If you're looking for a Heroku-like environment with buildpack compatibility, you should check out OpDemand: http://opdemand.com/ The application stacks are basically a collection …

Firing off API calls with an SDK is great when you're a one-man operation. At a certain point you need deployment automation that respects infrastructure dependencies, change track…

I'm curious. If you have a dozen or so Heroku apps and a few peers you collaborate with, what's your management strategy?

Appreciate the feedback. We've heard this from others. Then again, we have customers happily paying these prices. If you look at competitors in the space (RightScale, Scalr) we're …