Vertebra (software)

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Field	Value
name	Vertebra
developer	Engine Yard
latest preview version	0.3 beta
latest preview date
operating system	Cross-platform
programming language	Erlang and Ruby
genre	Cloud computing framework
license	LGPL license
website
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| name = Vertebra | logo = | screenshot = | caption = | developer = Engine Yard | latest release version = | latest release date = | latest preview version = 0.3 beta | latest preview date = | operating system = Cross-platform | platform = | programming language = Erlang and Ruby | genre = Cloud computing framework | license = LGPL license | website =

Vertebra is a framework that aims to simplify writing applications in The Cloud written by Engine Yard.

Release

It was released under the GNU Lesser General Public License 3 at the end of 2008.

Technologies

Vertebra is written in a combination of Ruby and Erlang.

Public reception

It has been characterized as a Service-Oriented-Architecture for the cloud, an application deployment platform, and an evolution in the architecture for cloud computing. For its part, Engine Yard simply classifies it as "A Platform for the Cloud."

References

References

1. "Engine Yard Releases Cloud Management Framework Vertebra".
2. "Engine Yard's Vertebra - platform in the works, an interesting approach - Tier1 Research".
3. "Engine Yard powers SOA for the cloud | InfoWorld | News | 2009-01-13 | by Paul Krill".
4. "Engine Yard gives clouds a backbone - SD Times: Software Development News".
5. "From the Editors: Darl McBush - SD Times On The Web".
6. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090630025518/http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS138252+14-Jan-2009+PRN20090114 Reuters]

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