Vertebra (software) explained

Vertebra
Developer:	Engine Yard
Latest Preview Version:	0.3 beta
Operating System:	Cross-platform
Programming Language:	Erlang and Ruby
Genre:	Cloud computing framework
License:	LGPL license

Vertebra is a framework that aims to simplify writing applications in The Cloud written by Engine Yard.

Release

It was released under the GNU Lesser General Public License 3 at the end of 2008.^[1]

Technologies

Vertebra is written in a combination of Ruby and Erlang.^[2]

Public reception

It has been characterized as a Service-Oriented-Architecture for the cloud,^[3] an application deployment platform,^[4] and an evolution in the architecture for cloud computing.^[5] For its part, Engine Yard simply classifies it as "A Platform for the Cloud."^[6]

External links

- Support site

Notes and References

Web site: Engine Yard Releases Cloud Management Framework Vertebra .
Web site: Engine Yard's Vertebra - platform in the works, an interesting approach - Tier1 Research . February 4, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716182552/http://www.t1r.com/client/view.php?rid=53605 . July 16, 2011 .
Web site: Engine Yard powers SOA for the cloud | InfoWorld | News | 2009-01-13 | by Paul Krill . February 4, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090120032432/http://www.infoworld.com/article/09/01/13/Engine-Yard-powers-SOA-for-cloud_1.html . January 20, 2009 .
Web site: Engine Yard gives clouds a backbone - SD Times: Software Development News . www.sdtimes.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110930015145/http://www.sdtimes.com/ENGINE_YARD_GIVES_CLOUDS_A_BACKBONE/About_CLOUDCOMPUTING_and_OPENSOURCE_and_RUBY_and_VERTEBRA_and_ENGINEYARD/33195 . 2011-09-30.
Web site: From the Editors: Darl McBush - SD Times On The Web . www.sdtimes.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090206005131/http://sdtimes.com/link/33235 . 2009-02-06.
https://web.archive.org/web/20090630025518/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS138252+14-Jan-2009+PRN20090114 Reuters