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There’s a lot going on in the OpenStack community and it’s easy to get lost in the noise. We’ve collected the top conversations you need to know about this week. From the latest OpenStack resources to news about users, we share the content you need to stay up to date.

"Just as users have been instrumental to evolution of technology behind OpenStack, they have played an important role in the process of documentation, testing and development, as well as the interoperability programs, Bryce said" — Jason Verge quoting Jonathan Bryce in Data Center Knowledge

"Python is a very intuitive language compared to C/C++ which require deep expertise to deliver production level code. Python is much faster to write feature and also has a very fast development cycle, good integration with several database and rest api’s, etc which make it a natural choice for OpenStack." — from the CHANGE as a Service blog

"Survey results illustrate that OpenStack and Docker are clear winners of mindshare among open source cloud projects." — Alexander Williams in Linux.com

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"I think one of the main goals set out four years ago was to have one effective cloud standard. With everybody coming together on OpenStack, I think you find that it has become the standard. What I think is the biggest benefit, as well as opportunity, is the speed of innovation that can happen when people are not arguing over a standard but actually building something." — Scott Sanchez in Linux Insider

"Free and open-source cloud computing platform OpenStack could reach an estimated market size of $1.7bn by 2016, according to a report from analyst firm 451 Research." — Archana Venkatraman in ComputerWeekly

The next phase > OpenStack Barbican, Cryptography for Managing Secrets in the Cloud http://t.co/nkBH0Mqee0

— Alexander (@alexwilliams) August 21, 2014

Who are the most influential people of @OpenStack? Let us know, and we’ll print them in a deck of cards! Please RT! http://t.co/uvYOv6XbQ9

— Niki Acosta (@nikiacosta) August 19, 2014

https://twitter.com/russellbryant/statuses/501746568639569920

I know times are tough #OpenStack Nova, but I just wanted to let you know I saw this on the way to work. pic.twitter.com/KiRIaeYJrz

— Mike Perez (@Thingee) August 19, 2014

OpenStack Marketplace Now Features Hosted Private Cloud Options http://t.co/tNEJRmtnAP

— Zach Hines (@Zach_Hines) August 18, 2014

#MySQL – Getting my hands dirty on an OpenStack lab – Like you all may know, OpenStack is currently one of the … http://t.co/Y3emaXfVfU

— John Davies (@John_Davies_Tek) August 19, 2014

Finally started kicking the tires on #OpenStack Juno builds. Thanks for all of the hard work the community has into https://t.co/AHjj8ByG4t

— Jake Kitchener (@kitch) August 18, 2014