At the CloudStack Collaboration Conference 2025, we had the pleasure of interviewing John White, COO of US Signal, a leading infrastructure provider in the U.S. With over 20 years of experience in data centres, fibre networks, and cloud communications, John shares how US Signal rapidly adopted Apache CloudStack and became a pioneer in providing enterprise-grade, open-source cloud solutions.
In this conversation, John discusses:
– The “secret sauce” behind US Signal’s fast CloudStack adoption
– How commitment, execution, and customer collaboration drive success
– The financial and operational benefits of moving away from vendor lock-in
– Cloud repatriation and multi-cloud strategies for enterprises
– How CloudStack helps reduce costs, improve performance, and maintain SLA guarantees
– The growth and new dynamics in the CloudStack community
John also shares insights into how US Signal is supporting the development of the GPU feature in CloudStack and its future plans to create a distribution platform that makes deploying applications across multiple zones simple and automated.
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The CloudStack Collaboration Conference 2025 took place in November 19-21 in Milan, Italy, bringing together CloudStack users, developers, and operators from 40+ countries. This annual, in-person event provided a unique opportunity for the global CloudStack community to connect, collaborate, and help shape the future of the open-source platform.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our sponsors for their support in making this event possible: ShapeBlue, US Signal, LINBIT, StorPool, CYSO Cloud, DIMSI, CDLAN, Your.Online, Ampere, Stack Console, Yotta, proIO and weSystems.
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Registration is now open for #CloudStackCollab 2026, taking place in Edinburgh, Scotland, on November 18 – 20. Register early and save €130 with the Super Early Bird ticket.
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