Apache Whirr is a set of libraries for running cloud services Whirr provides: 1. A cloud-neutral way to run services. You don't have to worry about the idiosyncrasies of each provider. 2. A common service API. The details of provisioning are particular to the service. 3. Smart defaults for services. You can get a properly configured system running quickly, while still being able to override settings as needed. You can also use Whirr as a command line tool for deploying clusters.