Compute resources are accessible via APIs for developers building cloud applications and via web interfaces for administrators and users. The compute architecture is designed to scale horizontally on standard hardware, enabling the cloud economics companies have come to expect.
OpenStack Object Storage can be deployed independently of a compute cloud or alongside other computing platforms. It is ideal for cost effective, scale-out storage and provides a fully distributed, API-accessible storage platform that can be integrated directly into applications or used for backup, archiving and data retention.