PayPal migrate to Openstack

Internet companies eBay and PayPal have decided to refuse from systems virtualization and cloud VMware and transfer a certain amount of open system servers to OpenStack.

Just eBay and PayPal now has about 80,000 servers. This was in an interview with Business Insider said board member OpenStack Foundation Boris Rennes.

Rennes also works for Mirantis, co-founder of which he is, and says that they are working on practical implementation of OpenStack and now many Western companies are now actively discussing the transition to cloud solutions for open source. Earlier Mirantis also worked on OpenStack with Dell, Intel and several other IT companies worldwide.

Rennes says that now his company is working with PayPal and advises on the implementation of OpenStack, and gave their own PayPal solution Fuel production.

According to him, the first phase of transition, PayPal would lead to about 10 000 VMware servers. By summer, these machines must earn based OpenStack. Further, the company will evaluate the results of transition and may continue further introduction.

PayPal has launched in Europe payments platform Here

PayPal payment operator in Europe presented a new solution for making payments among small businesses. The so called Chip & Pin is a type of card reader.

The company said that the new payment system is designed for the European and UK small businesses, which previously relied on for payments or cash, or a check, avoiding the banking and credit card because of the need to work with the banking systems and the high cost of acquiring the latter.

In PayPal said that the new device will cost PayPal Here small business about a hundred euros. It is designed for small shops, taxis, mobile commerce newspapers, drinks and snacks, etc etc.

Recall that for the first time to develop a PayPal Here operator reported almost a year ago. Until now, it was limited to work in the U.S., Canada, Hong Kong and Australia. Now earned in Europe.