Abiquo Enterprise Edition Explained

Abiquo
Logo Caption:	Abiquo True Hybrid Cloud Logo
Developer:	Abiquo
Latest Release Version:	4.5
Programming Language:	Java^[1]
Operating System:	Linux
Genre:	Cloud computing
License:	Proprietary commercial software

Abiquo Hybrid Cloud Management Platform is a web-based cloud computing software platform developed byAbiquo.^[2] Written entirely in Java, it is used to build, integrate and manage public and private clouds in homogeneous environments. Users can deploy and manage servers, storage system and network and virtual devices. It also supports LDAP integration.^[3]

Hypervisors

Abiquo supports five hypervisor systems.^[4]

• VMware ESXi
• Microsoft Hyper-V
• Citrix XenServer
• Oracle VM Server for x86
• KVM

From version 3.1, it also supports multiple public cloud providers:

• • Amazon AWS Rackspace
• Google Compute Engine
• HP Cloud
• ElasticHosts
• DigitalOcean

Abiquo version 3.2 added:

• Microsoft Azure

Abiquo version 3.4 added:

• Support for Docker hosts, adding multi-tenant networking, storage management and private registry management for Docker
• SoftLayer
• CloudSigma

Later versions continued to add features including autoscaling on any cloud, integration to VMware NSX and OpenStack Neutron for software defined networking, guest config with cloud-init and integrated monitoring driving guest automation.

Storage services

Abiquo supports any vendor for hypervisor storage, and also supports tiered storage pools, enabling storage-as-a-service from specific vendors and technologies including:

• NFS
• Generic iSCSI
• NetApp
• Nexenta

SAAS version

In April 2014 Abiquo launched Abiquo anyCloud, a SAAS version of the Abiquo Hybrid Cloud Platform software. This version lets users manage public cloud resources from:

• Amazon AWS
• Microsoft Azure
• IBM SoftLayer
• DigitalOcean^[5]
• Rackspace Open Cloud (an OpenStack cloud)
• HP Public Cloud (an OpenStack cloud)
• Google Compute Engine
• ElasticHosts^[6]

Additional security and process features include workflow, to have an enterprise administrator electronically sign off on changes, an audit trail of activity and the ability to share cloud accounts among and enterprise team in a secure way.

Reviews and awards

• Finalist for the 2015 Cloud Awards^[7]
• Finalist for the 2015 UK Cloud Awards in the category Cloud Management Product of the Year^[8]
• EMA Radar for Private Cloud platforms 2013^[9]
• Global Telecoms Business Innovation Summit and Awards 2013 (with Interoute)
• EuroCloud UK Awards^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Architecture - Abiquo Hybrid Cloud Software . Abiquo.com . 2018-06-26 . 2018-06-26.
2. Junjie Peng . Xuejun Zhang . Zhou Lei . Bofeng Zhang . Wu Zhang . Qing Li. . Comparison of Several Cloud Computing Platforms. IEEE Computer . 2009 . 23–27 . IEEE Press .
3. Web site: LDAP and Active Directory Integration . wiki.abiquo.com/ . 2018-07-02.
4. Web site: Private Cloud Features Summary. wiki.abiquo.com/ . 2018-07-02.
5. Web site: Abiquo and DigitalOcean Team to Deliver Enterprise-Grade Hybrid Cloud . Deskeng.com . 2017-07-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220844/http://www.deskeng.com/de/abiquo-digitalocean-team-deliver-enterprise-grade-hybrid-cloud/ . 2016-03-03 . dead .
6. Web site: Abiquo and CloudSigma Partner to Deliver Flexible Cloud Management through the anyCloud Hybrid Cloud Platform HostReview.com. HostReview.com. July 13, 2017. en.
7. Web site: 2014-15 Winners | Cloud Computing & SaaS Awards 2016-17 . Cloud-awards.com . 2017-07-13.
8. Web site: 2015 Shortlist | UK Cloud Awards . 2015-03-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150331030958/http://www.ukcloudawards.co.uk/2015-shortlist . 2015-03-31 .
9. Web site: EMA Radar for Private Cloud Platforms: Q1 2013 - Preview . Enterprisemanagement.com . 2017-07-13.
10. Web site: kateb327 . EuroCloud UK Awards Showcase the Cream of Cloud Apps . Compare the Cloud . 2017-07-13.