The OpenStack software pack includes all of the necessary components for creating a cloud environment. Despite being a relatively young project, it is still well-developed and secure. OpenStack was created in 2010 by the U.S. space agency NASA and the company Rackspace. NASA wanted software for its project-related work that would make it possible to create flexible and temporary computer networks. Since then, notable companies such as AT&T, RedHat, Canonical (the developer of Ubuntu), Intel, IBM, and Huawei have contributed to its development.
The software only runs on Linux operating systems, and was published with an Apache License. As such, the source code is openly available to anyone and the program can be used for free without any limitations. The 20th version of OpenStack was released in October 2019 under the name “Train.”