Asia continues to be the fast-growing region for the use of open source technologies, with increasing number of local businesses jumping on the bandwagon. Although the adoption level varies from one country to another, the notion of “Open Cloud” is well received and increasingly becomes the design principle for cloud implementations in both developed and developing Asia. User enthusiasm for advancing the maturity and practicality of open source technologies such as OpenStack does not go unnoticed. There has been growing number of technology startups and established vendors using open-source software as a platform foundation to provide pre-packaged and integrated offerings. As the market for open-source based offerings continues to take shape, the availability of competitive offerings and the intensity of business transformation will combine to produce unique evolution paths in different Asian economies.