Storage vendors have been rolling out a host of new hardware and software aimed at helping channel partners build a better cloud based on the OpenStack architecture.

Mirantis 6.0 extends OpenStack Juno with functionality, enabling users to immediately deploy hardware from major vendors.

Canonical is combining its Ubuntu OpenStack with Huawei's CloudFabric, including its Agile SDN controller.

At the OpenStack Summit, Intel discusses its approach to cloud security in an effort that makes use of software-defined networking technology to segment and inspect traffic.