, which is based in the UK and has global operations. Sirett noted that the while the new user interface is a positive development, the paradox for Apache CloudStack as a technology is it is mainly accessed via its API and command-line interface (CLI), so a lot of users, operators and many in the development community don’t place much emphasis on UI development. That said, CloudStack is usually adopted as a turnkey IaaS platform and is increasingly being used by more traditional enterprises, according to Sirett. To that end, a Special Interest Group (SIG) was formed in 2019 within the CloudStack community code-named Project Primate with the goal of improving the user interface for both administrators and users.