We sat down with Wido den Hollander, the new VP of the Apache CloudStack project, to talk about the future of CloudStack, open-source culture, and how organisations of any size can build powerful cloud infrastructure.
With over 20+ years in the hosting industry, Wido shares:
– How he started in IT (from HTML & PHP websites in high school 🚀)
– His journey from building a successful hosting and cloud provider in the Netherlands
– Why governance and reliability matter more than hype
– How small deployments can benefit from CloudStack (yes — even one rack!)
– What’s coming next for the project
– How anyone can contribute to open-source
Apache CloudStack isn’t just for massive clouds — it’s a reliable, open-source platform that scales from a few servers to global infrastructure.
0:00 – Meet the New CloudStack VP
0:27 – Who Is Wido den Hollander?
0:57 – His Journey into IT
1:29 – How It All Started in Tech
2:33 – First Steps in CloudStack
2:57 – What Makes CloudStack Stand Out
3:32 – Why Choose CloudStack?
4:34 – Inside the Role: Apache CloudStack VP
5:03 – What’s Next: Roadmap & Improvements
5:47 – What Would He Change?
7:29 – Passion for Open Source
8:24 – Inside the CloudStack Community
9:55 – CloudStack’s Growth Trajectory
11:55 – Life Beyond Work
12:39 – Final Message to the Community
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