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NASA’<\/a>s Bleeding Edge research Institution is using OpenStack<\/a>, an open source platform to expand data capabilities. By rerouting\u00a0its existing\u00a0hardware to support a Red Hat<\/a> OpenStack cloud platform, \u00a0the space program will manage new flight projects, centralize research and reduce the need to keep funding\u00a0legacy systems, according to Red Hat.<\/p>\n \u201cNASA JPL<\/a> is at the forefront of technology-powered innovation and we’re excited about the computing capacity needed for their exploratory missions being powered by Red Hat OpenStack Platform,\u201d \u00a0said Radhesh Balakrishnan, general manager at Red Hat. He added, \u201cThis is a testament to the reliability, availability and scalability offered by a fully open cloud infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n The announcement was made\u00a0Monday at the OpenStack Summit in Austin, Texas, where IT leaders from over\u00a050 countries are met\u00a0to discuss and share best cloud practices.<\/p>\n Launched in 2010, OpenStack is a free, open source cloud platform deployed primarily as an infrastructure-as-a-service<\/a>. Adopting it as a data management platform will allow NASA scientists to tap into a private cloud and even to use external cloud resources when the demand exceeds local capability.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are proud of the partnership with NASA JPL to address their needs for an agile infrastructure to meet their projected growth, while helping to reduce the datacenter footprint,\u201d said Balakrishnan.<\/p>\n What other ways is cloud transforming data? Head to our Cloud Platform News Site<\/a>, where we pay homage to greats like Bowie, Redhat, open source software-or-discover more about top cloud platform solutions providers<\/a> in our 2016 buyer’s guide.<\/p>\n\n