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Collaboration of Open Radio Access Network Software Community and OpenStack Tacker Delivers vRAN Advancements
OpenStack Tacker has contributed to O-RAN SC for realizing a reference implementation of vRAN based service systems.
Yasufumi Ogawa on
April 11, 2024
Overview of the OpenStack Documentation
Learn more about OpenStack Documentation, a comprehensive collection of guides, notes, and manuals that provide detailed information about the open source cloud computing project.
Sagar Nangare on
March 18, 2024
Virtual Labs | An OpenStack Case Study
Learn how this cloud solution powered by OpenStack can create and terminate Virtual Machines (VMs) according to a time scheduling mechanism.
Dr. Michael Xevgenis on
January 31, 2024
OpenStack Neutron – Networking In Cloud Demystified
Check out this step-by-step article that talks about the behind-the-scenes of networking and how virtual machines are connected to the outside world (internet).
Ajith Narayanan on
January 5, 2024
Refactoring Your Application for OpenStack: Step-by-Step
Learn what application refactoring is, its importance in the context of OpenStack and the general steps to refactoring your application for this platform.
Sagar Nangare on
December 27, 2023
OpenStack Networking: A Practical Guide
This is a practical guide into OpenStack networking.
Sagar Nangare on
December 10, 2023
Datacomm | An OpenStack Case Study
Explore how Sardina Systems' OpenStack and Kubernetes-powered software has transformed Datacomm's cloud infrastructure.
Kristin Barrientos on
December 4, 2023
Using CloudOps Principles to Improve OpenStack Management
This article explores how to integrate CloudOps methodologies to take OpenStack performance and manageability to the next level.
Sagar Nangare on
November 27, 2023
Bioinformatics on OpenStack at CSC
Learn how Finnish non-profit, CSC is using OpenStack on bioinformatics.
Kalle Happonen on
November 25, 2023
Application Security Best Practices for OpenStack Workloads
Learn how implementing robust security measures at each layer of your OpenStack architecture can significantly enhance the security of your workloads and protect your valuable data.
Sagar Nangare on
November 9, 2023
OpenStack Installation on a Single Node
Learn about the different ways you can install OpenStack on a single node.
Oyekola Toheeb Olawale on
November 6, 2023
Storware | An OpenStack Case Study
Learn more about how Storware provides backups, the challenges they have helped resolve and more.
Kristin Barrientos on
October 31, 2023
Identifying and Mitigating Compromised Tenant VMs in OpenStack Using Network Analysis
Learn how to identify a compromised tenant VM in an OpenStack environment and take action using network analysis tools like tcpdump and Wireshark.
Ajith Narayanan on
October 25, 2023
Kubernetes, RDMA and OpenStack
This blog describes how we get RDMA networking inside Kubernetes pods that are running inside OpenStack VMs.
John Garbutt on
October 19, 2023
NHN Cloud | An OpenStack Case Study
Find out how OpenStack has transformed NHN Cloud and see how they are using it in their newly launched private cloud solution, NHN Private Deck.
Kristin Barrientos on
October 16, 2023
OpenStack 2023.2: Bobcat | OpenInfra Live Recap
Join us to learn about the latest from community leaders about what was delivered in Bobcat and what we can expect in Caracal, OpenStack's 29th release, targeting early April 2024.
Kristin Barrientos on
October 5, 2023
Complex Openstack Inventory – A Nightmare!
Learn how to use the 'inventory-manage.py' script to manage your OpenStack inventory effectively, including adding and removing hosts, generating inventory files, and customizing your inventory configuration.
Ajith Narayanan on
October 2, 2023
ABAC with OpenStack: What Are the Options?
Explore the potential of ABAC, how it differs from RBAC (Role-Based Access Control), its attributes and policies and how it can be implemented in OpenStack environments.
Sagar Nangare on
September 25, 2023
New View on Interoperability in OpenStack
Learn about a new view on interoperability in OpenStack.
Martin Kopec on
September 14, 2023
Convesio | An OpenStack Case Study
Learn how Convesio gained control over cloud infrastructure for customization and reduced public cloud costs by over 50% with the help of OpenMetal, all by using OpenStack.
Kristin Barrientos on
September 11, 2023
Exploring OpenStack Rally and Tempest Tools for Seamless Cloud Testing
OpenStack has become a go-to solution for organizations seeking to deploy and manage their own private cloud infrastructure. As cloud environments grow in complexity, the need for robust testing tools becomes increasingly vital to ensure stability, reliability, and performance.
Ajith Narayanan on
September 1, 2023
Scaling OpenStack-Ansible Deployment: RabbitMQ and MariaDB – Option Three
Learn about one option when scaling your OpenStack-Ansible deployment with RabbitMQ and MariaDB.
Dmitriy Rabotyagov on
August 27, 2023
Scaling OpenStack-Ansible Deployment: RabbitMQ and MariaDB – Option Two
Learn about one option when scaling your OpenStack-Ansible deployment with RabbitMQ and MariaDB.
Dmitriy Rabotyagov on
August 26, 2023
Scaling OpenStack-Ansible Deployment: RabbitMQ and MariaDB – Option One
Learn about one option when scaling your OpenStack-Ansible deployment with RabbitMQ and MariaDB.
Dmitriy Rabotyagov on
August 25, 2023
What a North Dakota State University Student Learned While Working On OpenStack
Check out what North Dakota University Student Reynaldo Bontje had to say about working on OpenStack.
Kendall Nelson on
August 23, 2023
How to Join an OpenStack-Related IRC Channel: A Step by Step Guide
IRC: the nerdy group chat.
Oyekola Toheeb Olawale on
August 18, 2023
OpenStack with Kata Containers and Falco: Building a Highly Secure Setup
In today's fast-paced digital landscape, security has become a paramount concern for organizations handling sensitive data. OpenStack, an open-source cloud computing platform, provides a robust infrastructure for deploying and managing cloud resources.
Kevin Coupal on
July 20, 2023
Getting an Outreachy Internship with OpenStack
Desire Barine, an Outreachy intern, shares what it was like applying for the program and what they learned.
Desire Barine on
July 14, 2023
What is OpenStack? A Fresh Look From a Clear Mind
Oyekola Toheeb Olawale, an Outreachy intern, shares what they learned about OpenStack.
Oyekola Toheeb Olawale on
July 13, 2023
7 Best Practices for Optimizing OpenStack Costs
Learn about the seven best practices for OpenStack cost optimization.
Kevin Coupal on
May 16, 2023
Safeguarding Your OpenStack Instance: Complete Guide to Manually Backing Up Ephemeral and Block Storage
Learn how to manually back up both Ephemeral and Block Storage.
Kevin Coupal on
May 12, 2023
Learn How To Upgrade From OpenStack Experts
Meet the experts who have successfully upgraded their OpenStack deployments at the OpenInfra Summit, happening June 13-15 in Vancouver, CA.
Kristin Barrientos on
May 5, 2023
RailTel India Partners With Pinakastra Computing to Build an Enterprise-Grade Multi-Region Private Cloud Infrastructure, Using OpenStack
Learn how RailTel India partnered with Pinakastra Computing to build an enterprise-grade multi-region private cloud infrastructure, with the use of OpenStack.
Ajith Narayanan on
May 4, 2023
OpenStack Operators Edition: Who’s Speaking at the OpenInfra Summit?
Interested in learning more about how OpenStack operators are growing their OpenStack deployments? Check out these talks at the OpenInfra Summit in Vancouver, CA, June 13-15!
Kristin Barrientos on
April 24, 2023
Working with Swift, the Object Storage service in OpenStack
This article is part of a series of blog posts published by Luis Ramirez, who is on the path to becoming a Certified OpenStack Administrator.
Luis Ramirez on
April 21, 2023
Deploying Istio on OpenStack: A Practical Guide
Learn how to deploy Istio on OpenStack.
Sagar Nangare on
April 19, 2023
Mastering the Art of CI/CD: Deploying OpenStack Magnum with Kubernetes Cluster and Jenkins for the Perfect Setup
Learn how to deploy OpenStack Magnum with Kubernetes cluster and Jenkins.
Kevin Coupal on
April 12, 2023
Optimizing Performance of OpenStack Cloud Instances with CPU Pinning: A Step-by-Step Guide
Learn how to optimize the performance of OpenStack Cloud instances with CPU pinning.
Kevin Coupal on
April 10, 2023
A Comprehensive Guide to Configuring GPU Passthrough in OpenStack for High-Performance Computing
Learn how to configure GPU passthrough in OpenStack for high-performance computing.
Kevin Coupal on
April 3, 2023
Tuning IO Performance for LVM-based Cinder Volumes in OpenStack
Learn how to tune IO performance for an LVM-based Cinder volume in OpenStack.
Kevin Coupal on
March 31, 2023
Part 2 – How to Restore Volumes and Snapshots in OpenStack
This article is part of a series of blog posts published by Luis Ramirez, who is on the path to becoming a Certified OpenStack Administrator.
Luis Ramirez on
March 27, 2023
Part 1 – How to Back Up in OpenStack
This article is part of a series of blog posts published by Luis Ramirez, who is on the path to becoming a Certified OpenStack Administrator.
Luis Ramirez on
March 27, 2023
OpenStack Antelope: A New Era | OpenInfra Live Recap
Join us to learn about the latest from community leaders about what was delivered in Antelope and what we can expect in Bobcat, OpenStack's 28th release targeting October 2023.
Kristin Barrientos on
March 23, 2023
Graphcore | An OpenStack Case Study
Learn more about how OpenStack has enabled Graphcore to create the infrastructure they use to run their AI Machine Learning workloads.
Kristin Barrientos on
March 21, 2023
How to Attach a New Volume to a VM in OpenStack
This article is part of a series of blog posts published by Luis Ramirez, who is on the path to becoming a Certified OpenStack Administrator.
Luis Ramirez on
March 20, 2023
VGPU Management by OpenStack Nova and Cyborg | OpenInfra Live Recap
Members of the OpenStack community will introduce how Cyborg, an OpenStack project, aims to provide a general-purpose management framework for acceleration resources.
Kristin Barrientos on
February 16, 2023
Software Deployment Options in OpenStack: A Quick Guide
OpenStack enables the deployment and management of virtual machines, storage volumes, and network configurations, and supports various hypervisors, storage backends and networking technologies.
Sagar Nangare on
February 10, 2023
Georgia Cyber Center | An OpenStack Case Study
Learn how Georgia Cyber Center is leading the development, deployment and management of cyber security, with the use of OpenStack.
Kristin Barrientos on
February 9, 2023
CSC | An OpenStack Case Study
Learn how Finnish non-profit, CSC is using their community cloud for research powered by OpenStack.
Kristin Barrientos on
January 23, 2023
Distributing OpenStack Architecture with BGP and Kubernetes Integration | OpenInfra Live Recap
Learn the shortcomings of layer-2 networks and how layer-3 network protocols help address those.
Kristin Barrientos on
January 19, 2023
OpenStack Firewall as a Service (FWaaS)—the Basics and a Quick Tutorial
OpenStack Zed is the latest OpenStack release (so far) announced in October 2022. OpenStack is a private cloud operating system that controls large pools of computing, networking and storage resources across data centers.
Sagar Nangare on
January 5, 2023
Binario Cloud | An OpenStack Case Study
Learn how they are using OpenStack to create different cloud environments.
Kristin Barrientos on
November 8, 2022
OpenStack Zed: The End of the Alphabet, The Beginning of a New Era | OpenInfra Live Recap
Learn the latest from OpenStack community leaders about what was delivered in Zed and what we can expect in Antelope, OpenStack's 27th release targeting early 2023.
Allison Price on
October 6, 2022
OpenStack Security: A Practical Guide
Here are a few severe vulnerabilities discovered in OpenStack over the past few years, codified as common vulnerability enumerations (CVEs).
Sagar Nangare on
October 4, 2022
Making VDI a first-class citizen in the OpenStack world | OpenInfra Live Recap
Learn the importance of having a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) with OpenStack in this week's episode of OpenInfra Live.
Allison Price on
August 25, 2022
12 Years of OpenStack | OpenInfra Live Recap
OpenStack's 12th Birthday, OpenInfra Days & the OpenStack Antelope release!
Helena Spease on
July 22, 2022
OpenStack is Blooming!
Check out the latest in what local OpenInfra groups in Thailand have been up to!
Helena Spease on
May 23, 2022
DKRZ | An OpenStack Case Study
Learn how Sardina Systems enterprise cloud management platform FishOS powers the OpenStack and Ceph-based cloud system to support climate research at DKRZ.
Sunny Cai on
May 13, 2022
What can you expect to learn about OpenStack at the OpenInfra Summit?
Your most pressing questions about the past, present, and future of the OpenStack project answered at the OpenInfra Summit.
Helena Spease on
May 12, 2022
Creating a Sustainable Future for Data Centers with OpenStack and Kubernetes | OpenInfra Live Recap
Join this week’s OpenInfra Live episode to meet Firmus, a Linux OpenStack Kubernetes Infrastructure (LOKI) user by way of Charmed OpenStack and Charmed Kubernetes.
Sunny Cai on
May 12, 2022
OpenStack Yoga: New Features Straight from the Contributors | OpenInfra Live Recap
OpenStack continues to be one of the most active open source projects in the world. This episode features OpenStack Yoga, the 25th release of the open source cloud computing project.
Allison Price on
March 31, 2022
Linux OpenStack Kubernetes Infrastructure: The OpenInfra Standard | OpenInfra Live Recap
This OpenInfra Live episode discussed this emerging standard and why organizations are deploying Linux, OpenStack, and Kubernetes in production together.
Allison Price on
February 17, 2022
Environmental Reporting Dashboards for OpenStack from BBC R&D
We make environmental reporting possible for operators of OpenStack cloud deployments.
Sonal Tandon on
February 9, 2022
Large Scale OpenStack: Operators’ Tricks and Tools | OpenInfra Live Recap
This new episode of the “Large Scale OpenStack” show will discuss operators' tricks and tools.
Allison Price on
December 14, 2021
OpenStack is Alive: Explosive Growth Among Production Deployments | OpenInfra Live Recap
The latest episode of OpenInfra Live, the weekly show hosted by the OpenInfra Foundation, is now available on-demand.
Sunny Cai on
November 12, 2021
Explosive OpenStack Growth: Nectar
Learn about the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC), which operates the Nectar Research Cloud, and their OpenStack use case
Helena Spease on
November 11, 2021
Explosive OpenStack Growth: T-Systems International GmbH
Learn about T-Systems International GmbH's Open Telekom Cloud operated and its OpenStack enviroment.
Helena Spease on
November 11, 2021
Explosive OpenStack Growth: LINE
Learn how LINE is running its application and its service workload on OpenStack
Helena Spease on
November 11, 2021
Explosive OpenStack Growth: Schwarz IT
Learn how Schwarz IT has been growing their OpenStack environment since 2019.
Helena Spease on
November 11, 2021
Key OpenStack Capabilities for 5G Networks
Nine out of ten leading telco networks across the world are deploying OpenStack. Learn why OpenStack is crucial in 5G solutions.
Sagar Nangare on
October 26, 2021
Large Scale OpenStack: Neutron Scaling Best Practices | OpenInfra Live Recap
The latest episode of OpenInfra Live, the weekly show hosted by the OpenInfra Foundation, is now available on-demand.
Sunny Cai on
October 15, 2021
OpenStack at the Edge – Challenges and Solutions
This article is part of a series of blog posts published by the OpenInfra Edge Computing Group, to address some of the thornier aspects of edge computing as it enters the mainstream adoption cycle.
Ildiko Vancsa on
October 13, 2021
OpenStack Xena Release | OpenInfra Live Recap
The latest episode of OpenInfra Live, the weekly show hosted by the OpenInfra Foundation, is now available on-demand.
Sunny Cai on
October 11, 2021
OpenStack and Ceph | OpenInfra Live Recap
The latest episode of OpenInfra Live, the weekly show hosted by the OpenInfra Foundation, is now available on-demand.
Sunny Cai on
October 4, 2021
Large Scale OpenStack: Discussing Software-Defined Supercomputers | OpenInfra Live Recap
The latest episode of OpenInfra Live, the weekly show hosted by the OpenInfra Foundation, is now available on-demand.
Sunny Cai on
August 30, 2021
OpenStack Basics | OpenInfra Live Recap
The latest episode of OpenInfra Live, the weekly show hosted by the OpenInfra Foundation, is now available on-demand.
Allison Price on
August 20, 2021
Kubernetes and OpenStack Working Together | OpenInfra Live Recap
The latest episode of OpenInfra Live, the weekly show hosted by the OpenInfra Foundation, is now available on-demand.
Allison Price on
July 29, 2021
Incarta | An OpenStack Case Study
The healthcare sector can now scale the stored data and provide data analytics in real-time, saving lives!
Helena Spease on
July 28, 2021
Lenovo IT’s Active-Active Private Cloud Build-up Based on OpenStack
ICS successfully set up an OpenStack-based private cloud using an active-active redundancy model to provide 100% availability to applications in 2020
Guo Tuo on
July 20, 2021
How OpenStack Large Clouds Manage their Spare Capacity | OpenInfra Live Recap
The latest episode of OpenInfra Live, the weekly show hosted by the OpenInfra Foundation, is now available on-demand.
Allison Price on
July 15, 2021
Experts Discuss Tradeoffs, Frequency, and more around Upgrades of Large Scale OpenStack Deployments | OpenInfra Live Recap
The ninth episode of OpenInfra Live, the weekly show hosted by the OpenInfra Foundation, is now available on-demand
Helena Spease on
June 10, 2021
Upgrades in Large Scale OpenStack Infrastructure | OpenInfra Live Recap
This week’s OpenInfra Live episode is brought to you by the experts from the OpenStack community, discussing their stories of upgrading in large scale OpenStack infrastructure.
Sunny Cai on
May 21, 2021
OpenStack Multi-Arch SIG Making Progress Addressing Hardware Diversification Requirements
The OpenStack Multi-Arch SIG published a report detailing the development work occurring so OpenStack can have better integration with different CPU architectures.
Allison Price on
April 15, 2021
Run Your Kubernetes cluster on OpenStack in production
Check out the lessons learned when running Kubernetes clusters on OpenStack in production and new challenges to bring in new services and high performance datapath.
Ramon Acedo on
March 16, 2021
You Know Nothing, Jon Snow! OpenStack Troubleshooting From a Beginner’s Perspective
There is no silver bullet to solve any OpenStack problem, but here are some tips that will help you "deal with the Wildlings" and become an OpenStack expert
Elena Lindqvist on
February 16, 2021
Auto-scaling in Viettel Networks Without OpenStack Telemetry
Find out how Faythe works as a bridge between the OpenStack Cloud platform and the Prometheus Monitoring system to solve the auto-scale problem in Viettel
Kien Nguyen-Tuan on
January 25, 2021
OpenStack in Production and Integration with Ceph: A European Weather Cloud User Story
Ceph, Nvidia GPUs, OpenStack upgrades from Rocky to Ussuri, and the Cloud’s interfaces with other European Projects and initiatives
Superuser on
December 2, 2020
Embarking on a New Venture: Creating a Private Cloud with OpenStack for Under $1700
Learn how you can build your own private cloud that #RunsOnOpenStack
Matt Glass on
December 1, 2020
OpenStack 10 Years: A Revolution for Telco
Building the world’s largest NFV project, China Mobile tells the story of the revolution and transformation OpenStack has made for telco operators
Fu Qiao on
October 1, 2020
Inside Open Infrastructure: The latest from the OpenStack Foundation
Open Infrastructure Summit schedule, project update and more
Sunny Cai on
September 24, 2020
Inside open infrastructure: The latest from the OpenStack Foundation
Virtual OpenDev recap, upcoming OSF events, project update and more
Sunny Cai on
August 20, 2020
Contributor Q&A: A college student’s experience contributing to the OpenStack Ussuri release
Dawson Coleman, one of four students helping to add support for configuring TLS ciphers and protocols on Octavia load balancers, shares his experience collaborating with the OpenStack community on the Ussuri release.
Kendall Nelson on
August 12, 2020
Women of Open Infrastructure: Meet Amy Marrich on the OpenStack Foundation Board
"Find a mentor and an ally who you can ask questions but will also support you if you do speak out and someone tries to speak over you."
Superuser on
August 12, 2020
Inside open infrastructure: The latest from the OpenStack Foundation
10 Years of OpenStack, OSF events, project updates and more
Helena Spease on
July 23, 2020
Women of Open Infrastructure: Meet Yumeng Bao from the OpenStack Cyborg Project
"We all make mistakes. You might see it as a mistake, while others see it as your engagement."
Superuser on
July 6, 2020
Turning your challenges to opportunities in Nokia NESC OpenStack
Starting with just a handful of servers 10 year ago, Nokia Enterprise and Services Cloud (NESC) has grown into one of the world’s largest OpenStack private clouds providing 484,000 virtual computing cores.
Yilmaz Karayilan on
July 1, 2020
Inside open infrastructure: The latest from the OpenStack Foundation
OpenStack Ussuri release, OSF events, project updates and more
Helena Spease on
June 18, 2020
Women of Open Infrastructure: Meet Victoria Martinez de la Cruz from the OpenStack Manila Project
"And the Open Infrastructure community? 10/10 would recommend to a friend"
Superuser on
June 11, 2020
OpenStack Ussuri is Python3-Only: Upgrade Impact
With the Ussuri cycle, OpenStack dropped all support of Python 2. All the projects have completed updating their CI jobs to work under Python 3. This achievement allows the software to be able to remove all Python 2 testing as well as the configuration that goes along with it.
Ghanshyam Mann on
May 27, 2020
Inside open infrastructure: The latest from the OpenStack Foundation
OpenStack Ussuri release, OSF events, project updates and more
Sunny Cai on
May 14, 2020
Inside open infrastructure: The latest from the OpenStack Foundation
Upcoming OSF virtual events, project updates and more
Sunny Cai on
April 30, 2020
Women of Open Infrastructure: Meet Melanie from the OpenStack Nova Project
"Communities are mostly about people, not only code, so there is an element of match-making personalities and styles involved."
Superuser on
April 20, 2020
What’s Next for Open Infrastructure and the OpenStack Foundation
The open infrastructure community remains committed to the OSF mission of helping people build and operate open infrastructure. Here are some of the community's achievements in 2019 and what the projects have in store for the rest of 2020.
Jonathan Bryce on
April 16, 2020
OpenStack Ironic Bare Metal Program case study: Red Hat
"Ironic provides a more efficient way to consume bare metal-managed nodes for our customers who were asking for a more simplified and cost effective way to deploy and manage large numbers of bare metal nodes with OpenStack."
Allison Price on
April 15, 2020
Inside open infrastructure: The latest from the OpenStack Foundation
OpenStack is turning 10 this year! Celebrate 10 years of OpenStack with the global community.
Sunny Cai on
March 26, 2020
Establishing Trusted Network Interconnection of OpenStack Clouds
This article focuses on the interconnection of OpenStack clouds using Neutron APIs.
Sagar Nangare on
March 25, 2020
Operate OpenStack? Take the Survey. Here’s why it matters
If you’re operating OpenStack, the survey delivers your feedback directly to the upstream community.
Allison Price on
March 19, 2020
Collaborations cross industries: OpenStack Neutron and Discovery Open Science Initiative
Identify potential bottlenecks in the Neutron API, plan a performance testing and more
Miguel Lavalle on
March 2, 2020
Inside open infrastructure: The latest from the OpenStack Foundation
This month’s OSF newsletter features the Certified OpenStack Administrator (COA) exam, projects update, upcoming events and more.
Sunny Cai on
February 27, 2020
OpenStack Case Study: CloudVPS
“... OpenStack’s stability and maturity are particularly important to us right now. Upgradability is also a key factor for our team….”
Sunny Cai on
February 12, 2020
Inside open infrastructure: The latest from the OpenStack Foundation
This month’s OSF newsletter features 2019 OpenStack Foundation Annual Report, upcoming events, projects update and more.
Sunny Cai on
February 4, 2020
Spreading OpenStack in Roots of Education: Open Infra Institute Day Kollam (Kerala)
Learn more about the latest OpenStack event in India where attendees learned more about contributing to OpenStack like providing new features, writing documentation, and participating in working groups.
Sagar Nangare on
December 17, 2019
Ethernet VPN Deployment Automation with OpenStack and ODL Controller
Check out a proposed SDN based architecture that shows how OpenStack and OpenDaylight can be used to automate the deployment of VPN instances.
Sagar Nangare on
December 12, 2019
Unleashing the OpenStack “Train”: Contribution from Intel and Inspur
"During the Train development cycle, Intel and Inspur collaborated, contributed to and completed multiple achievements."
Brin Zhang on
December 10, 2019
Inside open infrastructure: The latest from the OpenStack Foundation
This month's OSF newsletter features a Open Infrastructure Summit recap and project updates, including notes from the Shanghai Project Teams Gathering.
Allison Price on
November 26, 2019
OpenStack Ops Meetup Features Ceph, OpenStack Architectures and Operator Pain Points
Attendees gathered at the Bloomberg office in New York City to discuss Ceph, deployment/upgrades, upgrades/long-term support, monitoring, testing and billing.
Chris Morgan on
October 18, 2019
Open Infrastructure in Germany: Hitting the Road with New and Growing OpenStack Use Cases
The OpenStack Day in Berlin featured open infrastructure deployments from leading local automakers and IT organizations.
Allison Price on
October 8, 2019
OpenStack Ironic Bare Metal Program case study: VEXXHOST
“...we knew that choosing Ironic would resolve these difficulties, with the benefits being passed on to our users...”
Superuser on
October 5, 2019
OpenStack Ironic Bare Metal Program case study: China Mobile
“Originally, what took a day or even weeks, now takes half an hour to one hour.”
Superuser on
October 4, 2019
Shanghai Superuser Award Nominee: InCloud OpenStack Team
InCloud OpenStack Team is one of five nominees for the Superuser Awards to be presented at the Open Infrastructure Summit Shanghai. Check out their story and rate their nomination by October 8.
Superuser on
October 1, 2019
Analysis of Kubernetes and OpenStack Combination for Modern Data Centers
How do Kubernetes and OpenStack integrate and what are the benefits? Sagar Nangare has the answers.
Sagar Nangare on
September 3, 2019
Inside open infrastructure: The latest from the OpenStack Foundation
Check out the agenda for the Shanghai Summit, what's new in Kata Containers 1.8, and more of the latest updates from the Open Infrastructure community.
Allison Price on
August 12, 2019
OpenStack Homebrew Club: Meet the sausage cloud
Kitting out an ex-nuclear bunker with a public cloud in a weekend.
Nicole Martinelli on
July 31, 2019
Inside open infrastructure: The latest from the OpenStack Foundation
Meet Airship's new TC members, Train reaches the latest development milestone and more.
OpenStack Foundation on
July 25, 2019
OpenStack Ironic Bare Metal Program case study: StackHPC
"Ironic enables our clients to deploy on-premise high-performance computing infrastructure using the same methods they would use to deploy infrastructure in the cloud."
Superuser on
July 23, 2019
Running an OpenStack cloud? Check out the next Operators Meetup
The next gathering, taking place in September 3-4 in New York City, is a chance for operators to share best practices and war stories.
Superuser on
July 16, 2019
Inside open infrastructure: The latest from the OpenStack Foundation
Get involved upstream with Glance, Airship TC elections open, Zuul 3.9.0 lands and more.
OpenStack Foundation on
July 10, 2019
Meet magnum-auto-healer: A solution for OpenStack Magnum clusters
This solution runs periodic health checks on Kubernetes nodes, searching for unhealthy instances and triggering replacements when needed.
Lingxian Kong on
July 2, 2019
The OpenStack Foundation joins the Open Source Initiative as an affiliate member
The definition of open source has been under attack, making the work of the Open Source Initiative more important than ever says OSF's Thierry Carrez.
Thierry Carrez on
June 26, 2019
Openstack Ironic: Outreachy project works to extend sushy support
Varsha Verma shares her work on this project.
Varsha Verma on
June 25, 2019
What your open-source project can learn from how OpenStack communicates
Automattic's Nicola Heald on strengthening ties between developers and users.
Nicole Martinelli on
June 24, 2019
Inside open infrastructure: The latest from the OpenStack Foundation
News on Train development goals, takeaways from Kubecon EU and where to find us next.
OpenStack Foundation on
June 21, 2019
OpenStack and Kubernetes show the power of open collaboration at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe
Attendees dazzled by spring skies still manage to dive into 80-minute working sessions to keep things humming along.
Chris Hoge on
June 20, 2019
Running Relax-and-Recover to save your OpenStack deployment
Carlos Camacho of Red Hat walks you through this disaster recovery solution for Linux.
Carlos Camacho on
June 17, 2019
Takeaways from the truly awesome OpenStack Days CERN
When a place literally blows your hair back: Kendall Nelson reports on her visit to The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).
Kendall Nelson on
June 13, 2019
What’s next for OpenStack Keystone
Colleen Murphy and Lance Bragstad share stats for the Stein cycle and talk about what's onboard for Train.
Superuser on
June 12, 2019
Lab-as-a-service: Crunching data with OPNFV, OpenStack and ONAP
One-click deployments allow researchers to run the numbers.
Nicole Martinelli on
June 6, 2019
What’s next for OpenStack compute: Nova updates
Melanie Witt and Eric Fried talk about what's new in this release and what to expect from the next one.
Superuser on
June 5, 2019
Inside open infrastructure: The latest from the OpenStack Foundation
What’s new with StarlingX, Zuu the Train release and where to find the open infra community next.
OpenStack Foundation on
June 4, 2019
Accelerating science with OpenStack
Global research organizations gathered at OpenStack Day CERN to share how OpenStack and open collaboration support scientists answering the universe’s big questions.
Allison Price on
June 3, 2019
The OpenStack Travel Support Program: Why face-to-face connection matters
Takeaways from recipients who attended the Open Infrastructure Summit Denver.
Ashleigh Gregory on
May 31, 2019
OpenStack Homebrew Club: Swift in the closet
John Dickinson's solution can store about 25,000 movies and in the future may monitor the San Francisco sky.
John Dickinson on
May 28, 2019
What’s next: 5G network slicing with ETSI OSM 5 and OpenStack
CalSoft's Sagar Nangare on the capabilities of this exciting tech.
Sagar Nangare on
May 24, 2019
Inside open infrastructure: The latest from the OpenStack Foundation
Check out videos from the Open Infra Summit, pitch your talk for Shanghai and dive into the new Zuul and Nodepool releases.
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May 20, 2019
OpenStack Ironic Bare Metal Program case study: Platform9
"With Ironic, the time to provision bare metal servers is orders of magnitude faster, from weeks or months to just under 20 minutes."
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April 29, 2019
OpenStack Ironic Bare Metal Program case study: CERN
Managing 2,000 nodes with 10,000 servers to come for the world's largest machine.
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April 29, 2019
It’s showtime for the OpenStack Ironic Bare Metal Program
Ironic offers many benefits to cloud architects and administrators who manage bare metal instances. Here's a look at how some of the 30 organizations in the OpenStack Ironic Bare Metal Program are using it.
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April 29, 2019
Inside open infrastructure: The latest from the OpenStack Foundation
What's new with StarlingX, Zuul, Kata and what to expect at the OpenInfraSummit.
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April 26, 2019
Inside open infrastructure: The latest from the OpenStack Foundation
Raise a toast for the Stein release, Kata Containers graduates and how to get hands-on with StarlingX.
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April 9, 2019
What’s new in latest release of the OpenStack Cloud Provider for Kubernetes
v1.14 offers support for Kubernetes secrets, a CSI v1.0.0 Cinder driver plus improvements to authentication, load balancing and networking.
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April 5, 2019
Inside open infrastructure: The latest from the OpenStack Foundation
It's spring and new releases have sprung for Kata Containers and Zuul! The next crop: OpenStack Stein and Airship.
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March 29, 2019
What’s next in OpenStack networking: Smart NIC support, Cyborg and guaranteed minimum bandwidth
On tap for the Stein release: Better scalability, SR-IOV VF-to-VF mirroring, and tighter community integration.
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March 26, 2019
How OpenStack and Ceph team up for distributed hyper-converged edge deployments
A look inside Red Hat's innovative solution.
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March 20, 2019
Meet the newest members of the OpenStack Technical Committee
More on the new members of the TC.
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March 19, 2019
Inside open infrastructure: The latest from the OpenStack Foundation
The latest releases from Zuul and Nodepool plus a spotlight on the upcoming PTG.
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March 18, 2019
Strengthening open infrastructure: Integrating OpenStack and Kubernetes
A solution that allows cloud providers to offer both a container deployment platform based on Kubernetes and IaaS services provided by OpenStack accessible through a single set of credentials.
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March 15, 2019
Takeaways from the latest OpenStack Ops Meetup
Frank Kloeker on the two-day event featuring architecture lightning talks and war stories.
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March 12, 2019
A new partnership aims to push forward artificial intelligence and machine learning with OpenStack
“As the government invests in cloud migration, there will be significant value in being able to analyze data stored in the cloud,” says Vault CEO and founder Rupert Taylor-Price.
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March 5, 2019
Meet the latest release of Kayobe: Even easier deployment of containerized OpenStack to bare metal
Added support for Docker registry, a Python package with Ansible playbooks and how you can get involved.
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March 1, 2019
Inside open infrastructure: The latest from the OpenStack Foundation
Airship's treasure map, Zuul feature updates and upcoming events where you’ll find the OSF.
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February 28, 2019
Get your learning on at the next OpenStack Upstream Institute
An overview on the free training and how you can get involved.
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February 26, 2019
Architecting edge for self-driving cars with OpenStack and ETSI Open Source MANO
Researchers found 50 percent speed increase in a proof-of-concept.
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February 21, 2019
Updates from the Kubernetes Special Interest Group: How to run K8s on OpenStack clouds
Examples using Magnum, Kops and the upcoming Cluster-API project, plus how you can get involved.
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February 15, 2019
Inside open infrastructure: The latest from the OpenStack Foundation
Common release goals for the next cycle, getting started with Airship and upcoming events where you'll find the OSF.
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February 14, 2019
How the Vienna Biocenter powers HPC with OpenStack
The goal of the cloud computing project is to consolidate siloed computing environments and HPC infrastructures into a common platform for 500 scientists.
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February 11, 2019
Private Storage-as-a-Service (STaaS) with OpenStack Cinder volumes for hybrid and multi-cloud
Check out this STaaS overview from students at PES University.
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February 7, 2019
How to get production-ready Kubernetes in OpenStack public clouds
OpenStack and Kubernetes are becoming a standard that allows users to benefit from both virtual machines and containers for their cloud-native applications, says Catalyst Cloud's Feilong Wang.
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February 4, 2019
Inside open infrastructure: The latest from the OpenStack Foundation
The Open Infrastructure Summit comes to Shanghai, the Ops meetup heads to Berlin, a new look for the Airship site and more.
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January 31, 2019
Acting fast: Disaster recovery-as-a-service with OpenStack Keystone
In under 10 minutes an overview of DRaaS using open infrastructure.
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January 25, 2019
EBSCO: A quick case study in OpenStack and managed Kubernetes
How Platform9 is helping the tech company make a “big push” to transform their stack.
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January 21, 2019
Inside open infrastructure: The latest from the OpenStack Foundation
Call for presentations for the Open Infrastructure Summit, a diversity survey and updates from Zuul, Airship, Kata Containers and StarlingX.
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January 16, 2019
Where to connect with OpenStack in 2019
Connect with the open infrastructure community near you.
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January 8, 2019
Inside open infrastructure: The latest from the OpenStack Foundation
Project updates from Zuul, Airship prepares to land the next release and Kata Containers celebrates a milestone.
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December 19, 2018
One to rule them all: OpenStack projects unify mailing lists
Here's what you need to know to get started with the new list.
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December 10, 2018
What’s happening now with edge and OpenStack
OpenStack Foundation ecosystem technical lead Ildiko Vancsa offers a recap of discussions around edge computing at the recent Berlin Summit.
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December 7, 2018
Inside open infrastructure: News Bulletin from the OpenStack Foundation
Here's the first edition of the bi-weekly newsletter on open infrastructure newsletter with highlights from the Berlin Summit and project updates.
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December 5, 2018
What the OpenStack Upstream Institute is all about
An inside look on the free training and how you can get involved.
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December 3, 2018
OpenStack Summit Berlin recap: 51 things you need to know
From new users to product launches, updates and case studies, the OpenStack Summit Berlin covered a lot of ground. Here’s a news roundup from the Summit.
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November 19, 2018
How code merged with fabric for a tribute to the OpenStack community
OSF's Kendall Nelson wore a code skirt onstage at the Berlin Summit. Here's the story behind it.
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November 14, 2018
From OpenStack to open infrastructure: A project governance update
Thierry Carrez, VP of engineering at the OpenStack Foundation & OpenStack Technical Committee member, outlines the past, present and future.
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November 13, 2018
How to navigate the OpenStack Summit Berlin agenda
Find tips for navigating the November Summit's 100+ sessions covering open infrastructure use cases.
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November 12, 2018
OpenStack and Kubernetes: Competing or complementary?
Mihaela Constantinescu of Sardina Systems shares her perspective.
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November 9, 2018
How to automatically deploy Zenko and MetalK8s on OpenStack
Using Heat scripts and a Murano app to get up and running quickly.
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November 7, 2018
Performance benchmarking of OpenStack-based VIM and VNFs for NFV environments
Calsoft’s Sagar Nangare shares tips and test results.
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November 2, 2018
What to expect from the upcoming OpenStack Forum
Answers to your most common questions about the upcoming Forum at the Summit Berlin.
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October 25, 2018
Pairing OpenStack and open source MANO for NFV deployments
Calsoft’s Sagar Nangare on how the two open-source technologies are coming together.
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October 19, 2018
Five ways to make your OpenStack Summit talk a standout
Congrats on having your talk accepted -- here are five tips to make it memorable.
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October 10, 2018
Drawing up the architecture for mobile edge and OpenStack
OpenStack Foundation ecosystem technical lead Ildiko Vancsa offers a recap of discussions around edge computing at the recent Project Teams Gathering.
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September 28, 2018
Zuul case study: The OpenStack project
The OSF has been using Zuul for about six years. Superuser gets the origin story from Clark Boylan and Doug Hellman.
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September 27, 2018
How Arm is becoming a first class citizen in OpenStack
Gema Gomez recounts how her team delivered a fully-interoperable cloud running on Arm 64 hardware.
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September 17, 2018
OpenStack Rocky case study: Flying high now
Vexxhost comes out swinging with a new region running the 18th release.
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September 10, 2018
Finding the edge: The next OpenStack Hackathon
Got gadgets? Bring them to Berlin or hack the devices available during the free, two-day event.
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September 6, 2018
What you need to know about the OpenStack Rocky release
Check out the high-impact features for bare metal clouds, fast forward upgrades and hardware accelerators.
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August 31, 2018
How to manage OpenStack security and networks with Ansible 2
Learn how to automate security and network in this tutorial from Aditya Patawari and Vikas Aggarwal.
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August 29, 2018
How to run a Kubernetes cluster in OpenStack
"Extending OpenStack" author Omar Khedher offers this tutorial.
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August 24, 2018
Contribution—not just consumption—is the message from OpenStack Days Tokyo
While expanding to bring together more open infrastructure and cloud native communities, a timely reminder about giving back.
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August 23, 2018
How to integrate Qinling with OpenStack Swift
Outreachy intern Neerja Narayanappa offers this four-step tutorial.
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August 10, 2018
Getting started with cloud provider OpenStack development
A guide to get you up and running started a single node Kubernetes cluster with the OpenStack Cloud Provider enabled.
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August 9, 2018
OpenStack User Committee elections: Time to nominate and vote!
Active user contributors (AUCs) — including operators, contributors, event organizers and working group members — are invited to apply by August 17.
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August 8, 2018
A look inside the OpenStack Upstream Institute
A peek into a packed class offered at OpenStack Days Brazil.
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August 2, 2018
Inside the latest edition of “Learning OpenStack Networking”
The third edition offers updates on load balancing and new content on role-based access control and VLAN-aware virtual machines.
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July 31, 2018
The Certified OpenStack Administrator exam: Why it matters for your career and how to pass it
Amy Marrich and Gianpietro Lavado offer tips for making the right moves.
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July 30, 2018
How to deploy Windows on OpenStack
Fuga Cloud's Yuri Sijtema offers this tutorial.
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July 27, 2018
How to set up container-based OpenStack with Open Virtual Network
This tutorial offers an overview of system architecture and troubleshoots some common issues.
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July 20, 2018
Integrating Tungsten Fabric with OpenStack-Ansible
Tungsten Fabric and Contrail can replace and augment many of the networking components of a standard OpenStack cloud, James Denton offers this tutorial on how to stitch it together.
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July 13, 2018
How to get your talk accepted for the next OpenStack Summit
What's new and time-tested tips for the July 17 deadline.
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July 11, 2018
Check out these OpenStack project updates
Project team leads share what's new and what's next in the development cycle.
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July 6, 2018
Rebooting the OpenStack Mentorship program
What's new and how to get involved.
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June 25, 2018
What’s next for OpenStack compute: Nova updates
Matt Riedemann and Melanie Witt talk about what's new in this release and what to expect from the next one.
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June 21, 2018
How to run containers without managing clusters using OpenStack Zun
Hongbin Lu demonstrates the potential of OpenStack Zun compared to commercial services like AWS Fargate.
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June 15, 2018
Learn at your own pace: How the OpenStack Upstream Institute leverages the Contributor Portal
Revamped training format features fewer lectures and more exercises with a new tool.
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June 13, 2018
Use cases, growing scale and open infrastructure at OpenStack Days Budapest
Lauren Sell reports on bitcoin infrastructure, innovation at CERN and Nokia's entry to the 100K core club.
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June 12, 2018
Kickstart your knowledge with the OpenStack Upstream Institute
Info on the next free training sessions and how you can get involved.
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June 5, 2018
OpenStack Vancouver Summit recap: 40 things you need to know
From new users to product launches, updates and case studies, the OpenStack Summit Vancouver covered a lot of ground. Here’s a news roundup from the Summit.
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May 29, 2018
Beyond data center cloud: The future of the OpenStack Foundation
Thierry Carrez on the strategic decisions that shape the path forward.
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May 25, 2018
OpenStack Community Contributor Awards: Vancouver Summit edition
A lot of behind-the-scenes work goes on in the community--these awards put a medal on it.
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May 24, 2018
OpenStack in production at CERN: Mysteries, challenges, setbacks and achievements
Researchers aren't the only ones trying to unravel a few sticky questions, says Arne Wiebalck.
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May 23, 2018
Meeting the challenges of next-generation workloads: The OpenStack User Committee
Yih Leong Sun on multi-cloud, upcoming challenges for users and how you can get involved.
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May 17, 2018
OpenStack billing: Meet CloudKitty
Superuser talks to Christophe Sauthier about CloudKitty the rating-as-a-service project.
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May 16, 2018
OpenStack billing strategies: An overview
Roll your own, use CloudKitty, Ceilometer or another tool.
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May 15, 2018
How to start your journey to OpenStack deployment
Trilio's Katie Lyon walks you through what questions to ask and how to plan for the trasformative road ahead.
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May 14, 2018
OpenStack upgrades on a massive scale: Inside Yahoo
"Upgrading from Juno to Ocata seems like climbing Everest, when in reality it’s more like walking up stairs," says Yahoo's James Penick.
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May 10, 2018
What to expect from your first OpenStack Summit
Community leaders share tips and need-to-knows for the Summit-curious.
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May 7, 2018
Meet the newest members of the OpenStack Technical Committee
More on the seven new members of the TC.
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May 4, 2018
Build your knowledge with “Containers in OpenStack” book
Superuser talked to authors about building your foundation, Kata containers and how to become a core reviewer.
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April 27, 2018
Seeding the future of Extended Maintenance in OpenStack
Matt Riedemann walks you through the past, present and possible future of extended maintenance.
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April 26, 2018
OpenStack Project Teams Gathering: What’s next
Red Hat's Rich Bowen talked to PTG attendees about their experience and looks ahead to the next one.
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April 23, 2018
Return to the City of Glass: A guide to the Vancouver OpenStack Summit
Summit veteran Ben Silverman on scheduling, footwear and why staring out the windows of the conference center is a power move.
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April 18, 2018
How to make your OpenStack Summit talk a big success
Congrats on having your talk accepted -- here are five tips to make it memorable.
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April 6, 2018
Kickstart your knowledge with the OpenStack Upstream Institute
Info on the next free training sessions and how you can get involved.
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April 3, 2018
An introduction to OpenStack fast forward upgrades
How to stay on the fast track with upstream features every six months or keep the course on a designated release, easing the upgrade treadmill.
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March 30, 2018
How to set up notifications for OpenStack Monasca
Here's how to configure the monitoring and logging as-a-service solution to exchange information with Jira, Slack and HipChat.
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March 28, 2018
Recommendations for high-performance computing on OpenStack
Julio Villarreal Pelegrino from Red Hat offers some ideas on best practices for networking and storage.
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March 27, 2018
How you can influence the next OpenStack Forum
Got pain points or pet projects? Deadline to propose sessions is April 15.
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March 26, 2018
OpenStack community updates for new contributors
Kendall Nelson offers these updates on the contributor guide, Upstream Institute and more from the Project Teams Gathering.
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March 19, 2018
Kata Containers and OpenStack support open container standards
"OCI is an important place for the container ecosystem to come together and drive common formats across tools and deployments," says James Kulina, member of the Kata Containers Working Committee.
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March 14, 2018
Check out these OpenStack project updates
Project team leads and core contributors talk about what's new in this release and what to expect from the next one.
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March 13, 2018
OpenStack Community Contributor Awards now open for nominations
Nominate your unsung OpenStack heroes for the spotlight with the Community Contributor Awards.
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March 5, 2018
Meet volume multi-attach, a great new feature in OpenStack Queens
Years of collaboration in the making, Ildiko Vancsa offers a preview of this much-awaited feature in the Queens release.
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February 27, 2018
Insights from an OpenStack intern
The OpenStack Foundation is currently seeking a marketing intern - here's what it's like.
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February 14, 2018
Taking the OpenStack ops manuals to the next level
Where there's a Wiki, there's a way says Canonical's David A. Desrosiers.
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February 13, 2018
Superuser Awards nominations open for OpenStack Summit
Superuser Awards nominations are open for the Vancouver Summit.
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February 12, 2018
Outreachy program welcomes four new OpenStack interns
More on the projects they're tacking with seasoned community members.
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February 2, 2018
Looking ahead to the next version of Firewall-as-a-Service in OpenStack
The V2 version has been evolving, here’s what to expect.
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January 31, 2018
Get started with “OpenStack Bootcamp”
Time for some basic training with this book.
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January 30, 2018
Tips for contributing to OpenStack
OpenStack Foundation Community managers offer a ton of tips on moving forward.
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January 29, 2018
Running an OpenStack cloud? Go to the next Operators Meetup
The Meetup, held in Tokyo March 7-8, is a chance for operators to share best practices and war stories.
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January 26, 2018
New ways to build and test additions to OpenStack
CloudLab, OpenLab and the OpenStack Foundation team up to improve integration testing.
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January 24, 2018
Challenges and battle scars from OpenStack deployments
It can be a struggle to deploy OpenStack in a large company like American Airlines, here are some strategies on how to win it.
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January 22, 2018
Pay it forward: Join Google Summer of Code as an OpenStack mentor
Apply to help out for the next round by January 23.
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January 19, 2018
How to get your talk accepted for the next OpenStack Summit
What's new and time-tested tips for the February 8 deadline.
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January 17, 2018
Tips for getting travel grants to OpenStack events
Key contributors can apply for travel, hotel and conference grants to attend the Project Team Gathering and the Vancouver Summit. Deadlines are January 25 (PTG) and March 22 (Summit).
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January 15, 2018
Building the Middle East’s largest OpenStack-based public cloud
Talal AlBakr explains how a $38 billion telecom company in Saudi Arabia used OpenStack to create a massive public cloud.
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January 12, 2018
Where to connect with OpenStack in 2018
Find OpenStack events near you this year to connect with the community.
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January 10, 2018
OpenStack, Spectre and Meltdown: What you need to know
The OpenStack Foundation's Thierry Carrez offers his thoughts on the security vulnerabilities dubbed "Spectre" and "Meltdown."
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January 9, 2018
OpenStack User Group Spotlight: Uganda
Organizer Diarmuid O Briain on the state of the current cloud and the promise of 5G.
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January 8, 2018
Resources for getting started with OpenStack
Looking to get started with OpenStack? Here are some of our most recent resources.
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January 4, 2018
Kickstart your OpenStack know-how with these tutorials
Ready to get started or take it farther with OpenStack? Here are some of our most popular tutorials.
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January 3, 2018
What you’re doing with OpenStack: Top user stories
Here are some of our favorite user stories from 2017 -- we want to tell yours, too.
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January 2, 2018
Looking closer at gender diversity in the OpenStack community
Intel and Bitergia collaborated to release the second version of the OpenStack community gender diversity report.
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December 27, 2017
How to move a massive hyperscale insfrastructure to OpenStack
Oath's James Penick reminds us that migrating a massive hyperscale infrastructure to OpenStack is doable, but it does take time and some social strategies.
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December 22, 2017
OpenStack: Picks for your bookshelf
Some picks from the most recent crop of OpenStack manuals.
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December 21, 2017
How the French government uses OpenStack
Two applications and 150 to come in the next five years.
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December 20, 2017
Travel grants support global community to attend OpenStack Summit
Key contributors attended the recent OpenStack Summit in Sydney. The deadline for Travel Support to the Vancouver Summit is March 22, 2018.
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December 14, 2017
Making your first contact with OpenStack
Exploring OpenStack? This new group aims to help out. Here's where to find the First Contact Special Interest Group and how to get involved.
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December 13, 2017
Check out these OpenStack project updates
Project team leads share what's new and what's next in the development cycle.
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December 6, 2017
Building out OpenStack’s integration engine
Meeting users needs through open infrastructure integration.
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December 5, 2017
Working together: OpenStack and Kubernetes
This week at KubeCon North America, get plugged in to collaborative initiatives between the OpenStack and Kubernetes communities.
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December 4, 2017
What’s next for OpenStack container orchestration: Magnum updates
Spyros Trigazis, the project team lead, offers these updates and a look ahead.
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November 30, 2017
What’s next for OpenStack container networking: Kuryr updates
Antoni Segura Puimedon, project team lead, offers these updates and a preview of what's ahead.
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November 29, 2017
What’s next for OpenStack compute: Nova updates
Matt Riedemann and Melanie Witt talk about what's new in this release and what to expect from the next one.
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November 28, 2017
What’s next for OpenStack networking: Neutron updates
Project team leads Armando Migliaccio and Miguel Lavalle offered updates and insight into what's next.
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November 27, 2017
How to use OpenStack Glance Image Import
Erno Kuvaja and Brian Rosmaita walk you through the update.
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November 24, 2017
Why atmail chose OpenStack for email-as-a-service
More than 15 percent of the Australian company's infrastructure runs on an OpenStack-powered DreamHost Cloud.
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November 22, 2017
A book on OpenStack for the cloud challenged
Need to explain cloud to your client? "OpenStack for Dummies," a free ebook from vScaler, sets out to do just that.
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November 21, 2017
Kubernetes on OpenStack: Digging into technical details
Bitnami's Angus Lees offers up a recommended deployment and advice about future developments.
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November 20, 2017
OpenStack basics: An overview for the absolute beginner
Ben Silverman, author of "OpenStack for Architects," gets newbies started with OpenStack.
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November 17, 2017
OpenStack Summit Sydney recap: 50 things you need to know
From new users to product launches, updates and demos, the OpenStack Summit Sydney was a race to the finish line. Here’s a news roundup from the Summit.
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November 16, 2017
Get involved with the OpenStack Community Financial Services Team
Financial institutions count on OpenStack for a future of innovation.
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November 16, 2017
How OpenStack powers genomics research
"We started using OpenStack because we saw the value of segregating hardware resources and the opportunity to isolate and simplify the infrastructure configuration," Manuel Sopena Ballesteros says.
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November 15, 2017
OpenStack at the crossroads of cloud and high-performance computing
New case studies and research cloud federation are featured in version two.
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November 14, 2017
How to build OpenStack on Kubernetes
How Workday uses Kubernetes to achieve zero downtime for large-scale production software-as-a-service.
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November 8, 2017
OpenStack Community Contributor Awards recognize unsung heroes
These awards -a little informal and quirky- recognize the valuable work from the community.
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November 7, 2017
Your passport to what’s next in OpenStack
Updates from the Sydney Summit keynotes.
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November 6, 2017
Spark your interest with OpenStack lightning talks
Talks on containers, NFV and best practices will keep you moving at the OpenStack Summit Sydney.
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November 1, 2017
Get started with serverless architecture in OpenStack
Get started in under five minutes and just five steps with this tutorial from Lingxian Kong.
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November 1, 2017
OpenStack Days Nordic 2017: On the move
About 250 people met in Copenhagen for this two-day event.
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October 31, 2017
Come meet the users changing the world with OpenStack
If it’s changing the world it’s probably powered by OpenStack -- and many of those users will be at the Sydney Summit says Mark Collier.
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October 30, 2017
Tips for keeping your OpenStack ops moving
An eBook by Canonical offers up some ideas for avoiding "StuckStack."
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October 26, 2017
Meet the OpenStack Scientific Special Interest Group
How to get your science on at the Sydney Summit and beyond with the SIG.
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October 25, 2017
OpenStack at Bloomberg
Chris Morgan, cloud services team leader, on disappearing documentation and upstreaming long-term support releases.
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October 24, 2017
Meet the newest members of the OpenStack Technical Committee
More on the six new members of the TC.
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October 23, 2017
OpenStack Project Teams Gathering: What gets done and why you should attend
Superuser talked to PTG attendees about their experience and looks ahead to the next one in Dublin, Ireland.
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October 20, 2017
OpenStack Days: Coming to a city near you
“Being able to go to OpenStack Days is really important,” says executive director Jonathan Bryce.
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October 18, 2017
OpenStack delivers services to thousands of Workday customers
The human resources leader deploys private clouds in every data center, with virtual machines (VMs) and bare metal.
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October 12, 2017
Careers in OpenStack: What employers want
Ben Silverman examines the most common OpenStack job titles and how to get hired for them.
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October 11, 2017
Strengthening ties: OpenStack, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute and Network Functions Virtualization
Ildiko Vancsa reports on a recent meeting between OpenStack and ETSI NFV and how you can get involved.
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October 10, 2017
The five most common OpenStack questions, answered
Aviv Lichtigstein of Loom Systems answers the most common questions he gets from newbies.
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October 9, 2017
How to install the Openstack Horizon Dashboard
This brief tutorial from LearnIT Guide shows you how to get started.
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October 6, 2017
How to get more involved with OpenStack
John Garbutt shares his thoughts on how to boost your involvement in the community.
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October 5, 2017
OpenStack operator spotlight: Fastweb
The Italian telecom company uses OpenStack as the framework for its infrastructure-as-a-service public cloud.
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October 4, 2017
Kickstart your OpenStack skills with an Outreachy internship
These three-month internships are a great way for people from underrepresented groups to get started.
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September 28, 2017
OpenStack operator spotlight: Paddy Power Betfair
The Superuser Awards winner placing is betting on Kubernetes and bare metal.
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September 26, 2017
What to expect from the upcoming OpenStack Forum
OpenStack community manager Tom Fifield answers your most common questions about the upcoming Forum.
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September 25, 2017
Interested in reading up on OpenStack? Check out these books
The OpenStack Marketplace now features a selection of books from the community...
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September 18, 2017
Sydney Superuser Award Nominee: Memset Hosting – OpenStack Public Cloud Team
Memset Hosting is one of the nominees for the Superuser Awards to be presented at the OpenStack Summit Sydney, November 6-8.
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September 13, 2017
OpenStack operator spotlight: Adobe Advertising Cloud
Adobe's Advertising cloud runs OpenStack in production across six data centers in the US, Europe and Asia says cloud platform manager Joseph Sandoval.
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September 5, 2017
Getting started with OpenStack? Check out this cheat sheet
Common commands for services Keystone, Glance, Nova, Neutron and Cinder in a one-page guide.
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September 1, 2017
OpenStack operator spotlight: NTT
The Japanese telecom giant runs over 10,000 virtual machines, 1,000 hypervisors in eight regions. Two team members talk about what's next and the importance of testing.
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August 28, 2017
More opportunities for free OpenStack upstream training
The training will be offered at two events in addition to the Sydney Summit.
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August 24, 2017
Updates from the OpenStack Ops Meetup
From containers to extreme testing, Melvin Hillsman reports on hot topics from the recent event in Mexico City.
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August 18, 2017
Growing allies in the OpenStack community
Allies can dispel the closed-minded thinking that spawned the infamous Google memo, says Women of OpenStack member Amy Marrich. Here's how to get involved.
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August 15, 2017
OpenStack Days Taiwan: The intersection of software and hardware
Internet of Things and edge computing dominated the content and conversations at OpenStack Days Taiwan in July.
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August 14, 2017
OpenStack User Groups spotlight: Phoenix
Just don't call it the Silicon Desert: Ben Silverman tells us what's on the rise in Phoenix...
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August 11, 2017
OpenStack operator spotlight: CERN
Belmiro Moreira, cloud architect, tells Superuser how the research center went from a few hundred nodes to 280,000 cores.
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August 10, 2017
Learn OpenStack: A new community site
As he was teaching himself, Geoff Rich built a site called Learn OpenStack. Here's how it can help you...
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August 9, 2017
OpenStack’s seventh birthday: A world of cake!
This stack definitely takes the cake...
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August 7, 2017
Using NFS for OpenStack with Security-Enhanced Linux
Fabian Arrotin checks out a replacement for Gluster.
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August 4, 2017
Pay it forward: Become an OpenStack mentor
Emily Hugenbruch on how to get involved now.
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August 3, 2017
Creating an OpenStack Ironic deploy image with Buildroot
Chris Smart offers this tutorial.
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August 2, 2017
OpenStack User Groups spotlight: Canada
With an eye to the OpenStack Summit's return to Vancouver, we talk to Stacy Véronneau about what the landscape looks like in Canada.
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July 31, 2017
How the Gap builds and uses private clouds with OpenStack
A peek inside the Gap’s (server) closet.
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July 28, 2017
What you need to know about OpenStack’s Scientific Working Group
If you're a researcher, here's how to get involved now.
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July 27, 2017
Why Kubernetes, OpenStack and OPNFV are a match made in heaven
Now's the time to forge an even closer relationship between OpenStack, OPNFV and Kubernetes, says Ericsson's Chris Price.
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July 26, 2017
Deploy Kubernetes on Openstack with Ansible
Saverio Proto of SWITCH offers up this tutorial.
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July 25, 2017
How tech giant Tencent uses OpenStack
One of China's largest tech companies has been running OpenStack in production for 4 years with availability of over 99.99%.
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July 23, 2017
Why large state-owned enterprises are boarding the OpenStack train
100,000 cloud hosts with 800 nodes on the road to virtualization.
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July 21, 2017
Two ways to contribute to OpenStack to make a big impact
Documentation and Glance are great places to give back to the community, says the Foundation's Mike Perez.
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July 20, 2017
Running an OpenStack cloud? Go to the next Operators Meetup
The Meetup, held August 9-10 in Mexico City, is a chance for operators to share best practices and war stories.
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July 19, 2017
Looking ahead to OpenStack Days China
This year's event is expected to break a new record for attendance - here's the backstory on why OpenStack is hot in China right now and the challenges the community faces.
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July 18, 2017
OpenStack Korea: Embracing the cloud universe
A highlight: a demo deploying OpenStack in just minutes with Amazon's Alexa.
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July 16, 2017
OpenStack deployment with Kolla Ansible made easy
Get your cloud environment up and running on your lunch hour with this tutorial.
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July 14, 2017
OpenStack Neutron: an NFV primer
An overview of Neutron for NFV from Rossella Sblendido, core reviewer, and the OpenStack Foundation's Ildikó Vancsa.
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July 13, 2017
Gender diversity in the OpenStack community: A new report
The Intel-sponsored report adds new numbers to the valuable debate about inclusion in open source projects.
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July 11, 2017
What you need to know about the upcoming OpenStack User Committee Elections
Active user contributors (AUCs) -- including operators, contributors, event organizers and working group members -- are invited to apply. Nominations open July 31 - August 11.
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July 10, 2017
A simple way to create OpenStack Swift reports
Giuseppe Paterno' shares tip for getting basic Swift reports.
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July 7, 2017
Laying the groundwork for an OpenStack Contributor portal
Mike Perez, cross-project developer coordinator at the OpenStack Foundation, with a few ideas on how to make newcomers to OpenStack get started fast.
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July 5, 2017
Travel Support program brings key OpenStack contributors to the Summit
40 people from 18 different countries to participated in OpenStack Summit Boston with these grants. The deadline to apply for Travel Support to the Sydney Summit is August 22.
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July 3, 2017
OpenStack Cramming, Part I
Kickstart your OpenStack journey with these tips from Beverly Ibarrola of Award Solutions.
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June 29, 2017
Catch these updates on OpenStack community goals, strategies
Alan Clark, Thierry Carrez, Chris Price and Mike Perez are some of the 26 interviews available now.
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June 28, 2017
High availability of live migration with OpenStack: a report
The OpenStack Innovation Center (OSIC) benchmark tested live migration to find the best way to move forward with non-impacting cloud maintenance, here's what they found.
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June 27, 2017
How to install Cloudify 4 on AWS and OpenStack
This tutorial will walk you through the basics of provisioning your AWS or OpenStack infrastructure.
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June 23, 2017
What makes OpenStack relevant in a container-driven world
Containers align nicely with OpenStack, providing infrastructure, allowing them to share networking and storage with other types of computer resources in rich environments, says Thierry Carrez.
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June 22, 2017
Certified OpenStack Administrator exam upgrades to Newton
The vendor-neutral certification offered by the OpenStack Foundation receives new features and upgrades as it reaches the 1,000 test taker mark.
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June 21, 2017
How to craft a successful OpenStack Summit proposal
Inspiration, tips and a kick in the pants for the July 14 deadline.
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June 20, 2017
Deploying OpenStack Designate with Kolla
Learn how to launch OpenStack Designate and test it using Kolla in this tutorial from OpenStack contributor Eduardo Gonzalez.
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June 16, 2017
Inside the first OpenStack Forum
Tom Fifield, OpenStack community manager, talks to SuperuserTV about the benefits of combining developers and operators in a new OpenStack Summit component called the Forum, which replaced the Design Summit that took place during previous Summits. This new event removes the divide between developers and users, supporting more strategic conversations, such as how OpenStack engages with adjacent communities. […]
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June 10, 2017
Reduce (complexity) and deploy: a strategic focus for OpenStack
Chris Price and Mike Perez discuss how they are working with adjacent technologies and on simplifying OpenStack.
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June 9, 2017
OpenStack Queens release: let your voice be heard
Mike Perez talks community-wide goals for the Queens release and how you can get involved.
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June 7, 2017
How OpenStack works with adjacent technologies
The Foundation's Mark Collier talks to SuperuserTV about how users are combining OpenStack with complementary projects to solve big problems.
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June 6, 2017
OpenStack Days Melbourne: a tipping point in cloud technology
We're moving from first-generation cloud architecture to second-generation clouds integrating a variety of services and technologies, says OpenStack executive director Jonathan Bryce.
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June 5, 2017
Get up to speed with the OpenStack Upstream Institute
What’s new in the free training and how to sign up.
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May 30, 2017
Deploying and redeploying OpenStack in a physical server
How to use command-line tool Snapper to redeploy OpenStack in this tutorial from Arun Kumar of CloudEnablers.
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May 26, 2017
OpenStack Verizon case study: The illusion of infinite capacity
At the recent OpenStack Summit Boston, Billy Felton and Andrew Hendrickson of Verizon along with Sanjay Mishra CEO of Talligent offered a look into the platform, its architecture and what's next as they deal with the challenges of edge computing.
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May 25, 2017
A checklist for securing OpenStack networking
Cisco's Naveen Joy offers this 10-point checklist for keeping your OpenStack network secure.
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May 22, 2017
How to: Docker containerized OpenStack Heat Translator
Sahdev P. Zala and Eduardo Patrocinio from IBM show us how they created a Docker container using Heat-Translator.
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May 18, 2017
My take on the first OpenStack Forum
From my first Forum session, it was clear these sessions would be highly informative and productive, says the OpenStack Foundation's Chris Hoge.
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May 17, 2017
Check out the OpenStack project updates
Over 30 project update sessions -- from Ansible to Zaqar -- took place at the recent Summit Boston. Catch up with the videos.
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May 16, 2017
OpenStack Boston Summit recap: 50+ things you need to know
From new users to product launches, updates and demos, the OpenStack Summit Boston hit it out of the park. Here's a news roundup from the Summit.
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May 15, 2017
For Latin America, OpenStack’s time has come
30+ attendees from 14 countries met at the Boston Summit to discuss America Movil’s OpenStack strategy.
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May 12, 2017
OpenStack Community Contributor Awards recognize unsung heroes
These awards -a little informal and quirky- recognize the valuable work from the community.
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May 11, 2017
Meet Mila, OpenStack’s youngest contributor
Mila Perez, six months old, is OpenStack's newest contributor. She offers words of encouragement for newbies.
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May 10, 2017
Edward Snowden talks cloud, open source and fear at OpenStack Summit
"We don’t work for governments, we don’t work for states, we don’t work for corporations. We should be working for the spirit of technology itself, moving people closer to a more empowered future," Snowden said in conversation with OpenStack COO Mark Collier.
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May 9, 2017
Interop challenge: global OpenStack clouds rise again
15 participants around the world deployed a geo-distributed CockroachDB cluster using Kubernetes on OpenStack.
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May 9, 2017
Delivering the 3Cs of OpenStack
Cost, compliance and capabilities are three of the qualities OpenStack users brought to the keynote stage for the first day of the Summit Boston.
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May 8, 2017
Pushing the edges with OpenStack
Verizon's cloud-in-a-box offering based on OpenStack delivers computing to the edge -- and your local coffee shop.
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May 8, 2017
Get a copy of “OpenStack Application Essentials”
This booklet by the Enterprise Working Group focuses on designing, migrating and deploying applications. It's available gratis online, print on demand or you can pick one up at the OpenStack Summit Boston.
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May 7, 2017
Spark your interest with OpenStack lightning talks
Talks on Kubernetes, security and best practices will keep you moving at the OpenStack Summit Boston.
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May 5, 2017
Reference architectures and deployment templates simplify proof-of-concepts for popular OpenStack workloads
The Enterprise Working Group, in conjunction with industry-leading users, developed reference architectures for the most popular workloads on OpenStack—three-tier web applications, big data and eCommerce.
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May 2, 2017
OpenStack Summit veterans share their best tips for newbies
Why pacing yourself, packing business cards and buying a few beers is crucial
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May 1, 2017
IPVS direct routing on top of OpenStack
Jan Klare from Cloudbau explains how an old-school technology can still be used as a load balancer in OpenStack.
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May 1, 2017
Joining forces: Kubernetes Day at the OpenStack Summit
The OpenStack Summit, one of the largest open cloud infrastructure events in the world, hosts a day dedicated to the open-source system for automating deployment, scaling and management of containerized applications.
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April 28, 2017
7 steps to becoming a Certified OpenStack Administrator
Author Matthew Dorn offers a peek into his forthcoming Certified OpenStack Administrator Exam book.
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April 27, 2017
Enterprise Working Group celebrates three years helping businesses with OpenStack
Three years, three books and plenty more to come.
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April 26, 2017
How to get the most from your first OpenStack Forum
OpenStack community manager Tom Fifield on what to expect.
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April 25, 2017
OpenStack User Survey shows wider adoption, larger clouds
Widespread adoption, maturity, growth with increased user interest in innovation and agility are some of the main findings in the 2017 User Survey.
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April 24, 2017
Managing port level security in OpenStack
In certain cases, you may need to change how restrictive your port security is on OpenStack; in this tutorial, GBM's Nooruddin Abbas shows us how.
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April 21, 2017
A beginner’s guide to attending an OpenStack Summit
Former OpenStack intern and current OpenStack contributor Nisha Yadav recounts her experience at the Barcelona Summit and provides some tips on how you can prep for Boston.
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April 19, 2017
OpenStack works best when devs and operators tailor their workloads
Monica Rodriguez gives Superuser a sneak peak into her talks at OpenStack Boston.
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April 18, 2017
In Nordic countries, OpenStack feels the snowball effect
Superuser talks to the organizer of the OpenStack Denmark User group about rapid adoption in the region.
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April 17, 2017
Jumpstart your OpenStack know-how at the Upstream Institute
This free 1.5-day class organized by the OpenStack Foundation will get you up an running as a contributor.
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April 13, 2017
5 OpenStack user sessions you can’t miss at the Boston Summit
The official schedule has over 300 sessions, so use this guide to find new, updated OpenStack case studies.
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April 10, 2017
Tips for surviving the OpenStack review process
Reviews aren't the end goal, but quality and modern code shipped on time is. Veteran Neutron contributor Ihar Hrachyshka on how to keep the end in mind.
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April 5, 2017
How to organize an OpenStack Operators Meetup
If you're interested in bringing a future OpenStack Operators Meetup to your town, Mariano Cunietti of Enter has a few tips.
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April 3, 2017
It’s your chance to rate the Superuser Awards nominees for the OpenStack Summit Boston
Review the nominees by Tuesday, April 4 to influence the Boston Summit Superuser Awards winner.
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March 29, 2017
Creature or feature? Here’s the story behind your favorite OpenStack project mascot
Discover your favorite project's mascot and the inspiration behind it.
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March 28, 2017
China’s largest cable TV provider launches first private cloud with OpenStack
How Shanghai's Oriental Cable Network built a modularized, scalable and automated hosting platform without proprietary APIs thanks to OpenStack.
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March 26, 2017
Automating OpenStack’s Gerrit commands with a CLI
Learn how to use a simple CLI to automate your Gerrit commands with this tutorial from OpenStack Trove PTL Amrith Kumar.
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March 24, 2017
Moving OpenStack beyond borders (and possibly to Mars)
“I’d like to think that Martian life can be found with an OpenStack platform,” Rob McMahon of Red Hat told participants at the first OpenStack Days in Poland. Red Hat is currently working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
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March 23, 2017
Getting to know the essential OpenStack components better
Nooruddin Abbas, solution architect from GBM, demonstrates how to get Keystone, Glance, Nova, Neutron and Horizon up and running in part two of this three-part series.
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March 21, 2017
Pay it forward: Sign up for Speed Mentoring at the OpenStack Summit Boston
The program seeks 20 mentors with at least a year of OpenStack experience to offer technical or career guidance.
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March 20, 2017
Exploring the OpenStack neighborhood: An offbeat install guide
Nooruddin Abbas, solution architect from GBM, gives you a tour of OpenStack in this three-part series.
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March 16, 2017
Community leadership charts course for OpenStack
Over 40 community leaders met in Boston last week for strategic workshop to define goals and focus for 2017 and beyond.
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March 15, 2017
How to set up your work environment to become an OpenStack developer
If you're a beginning OpenStack developer, contributor Nisha Yadav helps you get set up.
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March 13, 2017
How a research group avoids Franken-infrastructure with OpenStack
Bright Computing provides 43 compute nodes with 1,100 CPU to 30 research groups at the Van Andel Institute (VAI) with a hybrid solution of high-performance compute (HPC) grid and cluster computing and cloud computing.
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March 9, 2017
How Kubernetes on OpenStack powers DreamHost’s new web builder
Don't call this a regular jam: Remixer is a click-to-edit website builder that blends Kubernetes and microservices.
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March 8, 2017
Upcoming OpenStack Community Leadership Training
The second edition of this two-day training will be offered in April, here's how you can get involved.
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March 7, 2017
Deploying OpenStack on AWS
A guide to installing OpenStack on top of AWS EC2 from Vinoth Kumar Selvaraj, cloud engineer at CloudEnablers.
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March 3, 2017
Running an OpenStack cloud? Head to the Operators Meetup
The meetup, held March 15-16 in Milan, is a chance for operators to share best practices and share war stories.
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March 1, 2017
Reflections on the first OpenStack Project Teams Gathering
Amrith Kumar, OpenStack Trove PTL, reflects on the inaugural PTG and shares what he hopes to see in future events.
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February 28, 2017
OpenDaylight VTN Manager integration with OpenStack
How to manually configure your OpenStack environment to work with OpenDaylight VTN Manager
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February 23, 2017
Deploying Ironic in OpenStack Newton with TripleO
Enable Ironic in the Overcloud in a multi-controller deployment with TripleO or the director, a new feature introduced in Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10.
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February 21, 2017
What’s new in the world of OpenStack Ambassadors
Latest updates on our global program and how you can get involved.
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February 13, 2017
From zero to hero: Your first week as an OpenStack contributor
The documentation project team lead (PTL) walks you through the basics.
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February 10, 2017
How to design and implement successful private clouds with OpenStack
A new book by Michael Solberg and Ben Silverman titled "OpenStack for Architects" can show you how.
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February 7, 2017
Meet OpenStack big tent projects Storlets and Tricircle
Storlets offers compute inside object storage service and Tricircle provides networking automation across Neutron in multi-region clouds.
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February 1, 2017
A quick introduction to OpenStack Heat
Julio Villarreal Pelegrino from Red Hat gives a brief introduction to OpenStack Heat and demonstrates how to launch a basic template.
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January 31, 2017
How to create a new official OpenStack project
Thierry Carrez, director of engineering at the OpenStack Foundation, helps you avoid the most obvious traps on your way to becoming an official project.
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January 26, 2017
Transitioning from OpenStack hobbyist to professional
Land your first OpenStack job with these tips on how to navigate OpenStack resources to solve problems, improve your functional understanding of OpenStack basics and more!
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January 25, 2017
Deploying IPv6-only tenants with OpenStack
Shannon McFarland from Cisco Systems explains how to deploy IPv6-only Neutron networks.
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January 20, 2017
OpenStack’s Stewardship Working Group and what it can do for you
Ever walked away from a code review or mailing list because of "sticky people problems?" The OpenStack Stewardship Working Group can help.
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January 18, 2017
How to get a job working with OpenStack
Michael Apostol explains how candidates looking for jobs in OpenStack can increase their chances of landing one.
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January 17, 2017
Cloud Kindergarten preps students for OpenStack careers
Apprentices at Deutsche Telekom share how they got started with OpenStack.
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January 11, 2017
Navigating OpenStack: community, release cycles and events
Get to know the OpenStack community, get on board with the release cycle and get the latest on OpenStack events
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January 10, 2017
Installing Open vSwitch 2.5 on Hyper-V in an OpenStack environment
Alin Serdean from Cloudbase Solutions shows you how to deploy Open vSwitch (OVS) on Hyper-V and integrate it with OpenStack in this four-part series.
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January 6, 2017
How to find your first OpenStack job
Looking for an OpenStack job? Here's how to get started, fast.
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January 4, 2017
OpenStack under the radar
Three important things you missed in 2016 that will shape the coming year.
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December 30, 2016
OpenStack’s design evolution
A six-year itch to innovate brings new design.
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December 29, 2016
NFV, IoT identified as leading OpenStack use cases for telecoms
Research from Heavy Reading highlights drivers for industry giants.
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December 28, 2016
Understanding Open vSwitch, an OpenStack SDN component
This tutorial covers the basics of OpenVSwitch.
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December 26, 2016
How to take a leadership role in OpenStack
"OpenStack is great for people who want to make a difference," says Vitrage PTL Ifat Afek.
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December 22, 2016
Forrester: It’s time to hit the road with OpenStack
A four-page brief on OpenStack's "global traction" charts a course for infrastructure and operations leaders.
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December 20, 2016
11 benefits to running your containers on OpenStack
OpenStack provides the resources and services that container platforms and applications can rely upon, says Red Hat's Lars Herrmann
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December 16, 2016
The future of OpenStack and Kubernetes
News from the recent Tectonic Summit on how Kubernetes and OpenStack are working together.
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December 15, 2016
How to Pass the Certified OpenStack Administrator Exam
Learn how to pass the Certified OpenStack Administrator exam from OpenStack training experts.
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December 14, 2016
OpenStack, HPC and public clouds: What’s on the horizon
Ildiko Vancsa talks to Mike Kelly of DataCentred about the challenges facing the "magicians" of high performance computing.
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December 13, 2016
Workload reference architectures address requirements for deploying OpenStack clouds
Need guidelines to get started with OpenStack? The Enterprise Working Group has your back.
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December 12, 2016
How the new Project Team Gathering event affects OpenStack Ocata
Learn more about this new event and how a shorter cycle impacts the upcoming software release.
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December 8, 2016
How to become an OpenStack Active User Contributor
There are now eight ways you can earn AUC status for the next Summit, here's how.
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December 7, 2016
See how your OpenStack deployment compares with this new analytics tool
New insights from the OpenStack User Survey are available with live analysis tool.
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December 5, 2016
What do you think of a joint Kubernetes OpenStack environment?
Container schedulers promise to reduce operational complexity and improve interoperability, but there's much work left to be done says Rob Hirschfeld.
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December 2, 2016
China puts money where the cloud is, ramps up OpenStack adoption
Increased investment, adoption signal strength of the local community.
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December 1, 2016
Manage resources on AWS with OpenStack Omni
Madhura Maskasky introduces OpenStack Omni, a set of drivers to manage and control resources on AWS.
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November 30, 2016
Your guide to the Certified OpenStack Administrator exam
Answering the common questions around the COA exam: who should take it and how you can prepare.
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November 28, 2016
Tests demonstrate OpenStack NFV interoperability
"Without OpenStack, none of this would be possible," says Carsten Rossenhovel of the vendor-neutral European Advanced Networking Test Center.
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November 23, 2016
OpenStack gains momentum at Supercomputing 2016
SC16 highlights growing interest and enthusiasm around OpenStack.
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November 22, 2016
How Globo.com scores big with OpenStack Swift
Cost savings and an active community act as big players in the move to go open source.
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November 18, 2016
What’s new with OpenStack Upstream Training
Here's what you need to know about the free, two-day course offered before each Summit and select events.
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November 17, 2016
Get to grips with the latest features of OpenStack with this book
The second edition of "Mastering OpenStack" offers expert tips on tweaking your deployments.
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November 16, 2016
Science institute taps OpenStack to accelerate biodiversity research
Naturalis catalogs 37 million artifacts on a private cloud to reduce costs, boost productivity.
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November 15, 2016
Your OpenStack guide to Supercomputing 2016
From panels to workshops and BoFs, OpenStack is front and center at SC16.
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November 14, 2016
Trusted with 30 million email accounts, atmail delivers with OpenStack
Based in Australia, atmail leverages DreamHost's DreamCompute to power its next generation email cloud.
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November 13, 2016
How to integrate Ceph with OpenStack
Keith Tenzer, Red Hat solutions architect, discusses why OpenStack and Ceph are an amazing team.
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November 11, 2016
Combating red tape with OpenStack
Folksam partners with City Network, lowering costs and increasing flexibility and operational efficiency.
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November 10, 2016
How to plan your first OpenStack App Hackathon
Victor Diaz chats with David Flanders on his experience planning a hackathon and how to get yours up and running.
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November 9, 2016
Inside the Certified OpenStack Administrator exam
Bridging the certification-to-ability gap.
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November 8, 2016
OpenStack Innovation Center trains developers, debunks operational myths
Kenny Johnston and Melvin Hillsman discuss recent testing and training initiatives conducted by OSIC.
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November 7, 2016
Evolving the OpenStack Design Summit
What are the Project Teams Gathering, Forum and who should attend.
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November 4, 2016
OpenStack security spotlight
Your fuzzy ally, better reviews and more.
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November 3, 2016
How developers from four continents delivered an OpenStack feature
Harnessing the power of open source, on a global scale.
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November 2, 2016
OpenStack Community Contributor Awards recognize unsung heroes
A lot of behind-the-scenes work goes on in the community--these medals recognize those efforts.
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October 28, 2016
Here’s the story behind the OpenStack pigeon
There's a graffiti artist pigeon named Milo at the Summit. Here's his story.
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October 27, 2016
Mapping OpenStack’s place in a multi-cloud world
Jonathan Bryce, OpenStack Foundation executive director, gets out his compass.
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October 26, 2016
How the global community does work that matters with OpenStack
OpenStack Foundation COO Mark Collier cuts cords, deploys containers and talks "Four Opens" on day one of the Summit keynote.
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October 25, 2016
Turning the OpenStack Install Guide on its head
Newcomers now have a clearer path to getting started, docs project team lead (PTL) Lana Brindley on how it happened.
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October 20, 2016
Breaking down the Barcelona Summit for OpenStack operators
Community manager Tom Fifield breaks down the week for cloud operators.
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October 19, 2016
OpenStack User Survey shows top insights, competitive advantages
Plus: Be your own data scientist with live survey analysis tool.
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October 18, 2016
Walmart, Comcast, Bloomberg headline at OpenStack Days East
Enterprise use cases featured for sold-out crowd in New York City.
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October 13, 2016
Meet OpenStack Firehose: Your source for consuming Infra messages
This new infra service provides a single place to go for consuming messages.
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October 12, 2016
OpenStack jobs are growing — and there are plenty of seats at the table
Adoption by leading companies creates opportunities for developers, architects, sysadmins & engineers to earn a living with free software.
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October 11, 2016
How to use OpenStack Cinder with Docker Swarm clusters
OpenStack contributor John Griffith explains how to consume Cinder resources from a Swarm Cluster in part two of this two-part series.
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October 10, 2016
OpenStack Newton: A new landmark for open source
The community takes a tour of the latest OpenStack release, named after an historic home in Texas.
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October 7, 2016
Inside WalmartLabs and its OpenStack core
Sean Roberts, director of technical management at WalmartLabs, shares what's next for his team.
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October 5, 2016
Software Defined Networking (SDN) with OpenStack: The book
Sriram Subramanian and Sreenivas Voruganti help you navigate the twists and turns with this book from Packt publishing.
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October 4, 2016
When OpenStack fails, don’t blame the technology
Six reasons OpenStack can fail and a few solutions to make sure it doesn’t.
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October 3, 2016
How to use OpenStack Cinder for Docker
OpenStack contributor John Griffith explains how to use Cinder as a storage for Docker in part one of this two-part series.
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September 30, 2016
OpenStack Contributor Awards now open
Got an unsung hero? Nominate that person for recognition at the Barcelona Summit.
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September 29, 2016
Considering OpenStack? A new book shows you how to get started
A new book offers common OpenStack Deployments with real-world examples for systems administrators and engineers.
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September 28, 2016
Why OpenStack and Kubernetes are better together
Collaboration is key with these two powerhouse open-source platforms.
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September 27, 2016
OpenStack Day Nordic highlights local financial services, scientific users
The first event of its kind featured talks from CERN, Folksam, CityNetwork, Basefarm and more.
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September 26, 2016
Update on OpenStack Gerrit-StoryBoard integration
OpenStack's task tracking system for cross-team projects and code review tool now play better together.
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September 21, 2016
Update on API information in OpenStack
Anne Gentle, a member of the OpenStack Technical Committee who focuses on OpenStack strategic developer enablement at Cisco, fills you in on the latest changes in the API.
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September 19, 2016
OpenStack Newton release: what’s next for Horizon, Ironic and Kolla
Meet the project team leads (PTLs) and find out how to get involved.
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September 14, 2016
Using Ansible 2.0 to launch a server on OpenStack
Michael Solberg, Red Hat chief architect, walks you through using the new Python Shade library modules to configure a simple playbook.
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September 9, 2016
How to survive your first OpenStack Hackathon
Planning, power naps and a tent will get you through the weekend.
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September 8, 2016
Meet OpenStack’s upstream developer advocate, Kendall Nelson
One of the Foundation's newest staffers weighs in on the Python debate and revamping Upstream University.
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September 7, 2016
20 reasons why web hosting companies should embrace OpenStack
Adrian Andreias, CEO of Fleio, explains why he believes companies that aren't on board with OpenStack should be
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September 6, 2016
Enabling vCPE with OpenStack – Create the networks
Bridging virtual and physical networks in the last of this three-part series.
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September 2, 2016
Leading India e-commerce site launches OpenStack hybrid cloud
Snapdeal welcomes cost savings, performance gains with 100,000 core OpenStack deployment.
Allison Price on
August 31, 2016
Meet the “gardeners” of OpenStack, the requirements team
We talk to recently elected project team lead (PTL) Tony Breeds about "awesome tomatoes" and weeding.
Nicole Martinelli on
August 31, 2016
Inaugural OpenStack Days event in China draws thousands
Open source cloud computing aficionados gathered in Bejiing for the two-day event.
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August 29, 2016
Enabling vCPE with OpenStack: Prepping the VNFs
Create two Glance images with part two of this three-part tutorial.
Emma L. Foley on
August 26, 2016
Git hooks for OpenStack development take the pain out of code commits
Developers can avoid rookie mistakes with this tool.
Nicole Martinelli on
August 22, 2016
Enabling vCPE with OpenStack: Network configuration
Part one of this three-part tutorial on virtual Customer Premises Equipment covers network configuration.
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August 19, 2016
How OpenStack makes Python better (and vice versa)
Better libraries and larger paychecks for contributors: how the two communities work together
Nicole Martinelli on
August 18, 2016
Making OpenStack easy: hosting provider offers public cloud ‘construction kits’
Russia’s Servionica builds a solid customer base of small and large customers.
Allison Price on
August 17, 2016
App developers: here’s more on what OpenStack can do for you
What you can expect at the next Hackathon, Summit and how to get involved
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August 16, 2016
OpenStack Days Mexico highlights growing interest
Local interest soars; looking ahead to the September OpenStack hackathon.
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August 15, 2016
Using OpenStack Shade to interact with all your clouds
David Flanders and Bruno Morel offer a tutorial using Shade to connect clouds around the world in under an hour.
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August 12, 2016
OpenStack-Salt for workflow management in private clouds
Project team lead Ales Komarek on what this project can do for you.
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August 11, 2016
OpenStack Newton release: what’s next for Sahara and Telemetry
Meet the project team leads (PTLs) and find out how to get involved.
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August 10, 2016
The benefits and approach to OpenStack cloud
Why AT&T is implementing OpenStack and how they are getting it done.
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August 9, 2016
How OpenStack and Outreachy helped me write my first specification
Akanksha Agrawal recounts her experience as an intern.
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August 8, 2016
Prepping for the next OpenStack app dev hackathon
From zero to launch before lunch, Intel's Travis Broughton takes you behind the scenes at these free training sessions.
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August 5, 2016
OpenStack Days East attracts leading users sharing real-world case studies
Walmart, eBay, Comcast and Bloomberg to speak at the first New York event, August 23 - 24.
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August 4, 2016
OpenStack Newton release: what’s next for Designate, Glance and Trove
Meet the project team leads (PTLs) and find out how to get involved.
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August 3, 2016
OpenStack Days Silicon Valley 2016: unlocking infrastructure
The third edition of the two-day conference promises retail giants and “romance”
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August 2, 2016
OpenStack Newton release: what’s next for Heat, Keystone and Kuryr
Meet the project team leads (PTLs) and find out how to get involved.
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July 28, 2016
Why infrastructure is the key to OpenStack’s Big Tent
A talk with Elizabeth K. Joseph, Hewlett Packard Enterprises automation and tools engineer, as part of our Women of OpenStack series
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July 26, 2016
Finding OpenStack security issues with Bandit
How to use Bandit to find and prevent security defects in your OpenStack code
Travis McPeak on
July 22, 2016
OpenStack Days Ireland zeroes in on networking
From containers to network functions virtualization (NFV), participants connected the dots at Dublin's first event.
Allison Price on
July 21, 2016
How PubMatic saved millions by cloudhopping with OpenStack
This industry-leading marketing automation platform details the move to hybrid cloud.
Jeanna Barrett on
July 20, 2016
New York OpenStack community celebrates two 6th birthdays this year
Only blizzards stop one of the oldest user groups from getting together.
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July 19, 2016
Why OpenStack is not big enough
You need a massive set of functionality to automate all of the infrastructure in the world’s data centers -- so in some ways OpenStack is not big enough, says executive director Jonathan Bryce.
Nicole Martinelli on
July 18, 2016
South African OpenStack community hopes to spark technological revolution
Yusuf Rajah goes door-to-door to drum up interest in the cloud in Durban.
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July 15, 2016
OpenStack Newton release: what’s next for Cinder, Neutron and Nova
Meet the project team leads (PTLs) and find out how to get involved.
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July 14, 2016
How State Grid Corporation of China cuts IT costs, eludes vendor lock-in with OpenStack
The world’s largest electric company has recently realized the power of OpenStack and open-source technology.
Nic Bain on
July 13, 2016
Share your OpenStack startup playbook: UnitedStack
China's first OpenStack-based startup bridged a"huge gap" in the market to earn 8,000 registered customers.
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July 13, 2016
Lenovo enlists OpenStack to support enterprise clients with business innovation
The company’s agile, flexible and scalable new enterprise cloud platform delivers fresh capabilities for business partners.
Nic Bain on
July 12, 2016
A brief guide to bug smashing in OpenStack Horizon
Adding new code is probably the least useful thing a new contributor can do, says Rob Cresswell, Project Team Lead (PTL). Here's how to help out by fixing or triaging bugs.
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July 11, 2016
Making OpenStack Production Ready with Kubernetes and OpenStack-Salt – Part 2
Architecture, networking and the two-minute upgrade.
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July 8, 2016
How JFE Steel Corporation forged an integrated data center with help from IBM Japan and OpenStack
The Japanese steel giant relies on OpenStack to maintain business continuity, ensure stability, and drive productivity.
Nic Bain on
July 6, 2016
Global OpenStack bug smash returns for Newton
The event returns to the United States, China and Ireland July 6-8 to hunt and fix bugs for the upcoming release.
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July 5, 2016
Upgrading OpenStack in eight minutes
The first OpenStack Days in the Czech Republic got rolling with a speedy upgrade from Kilo to Liberty.
Allison Price on
July 1, 2016
Making OpenStack production ready with Kubernetes and OpenStack-Salt – Part 1
Create a continuous DevOps workflow and containers build in this tutorial.
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June 30, 2016
What OpenStack and rock climbing can teach you
Talking to startup founder Madhura Maskasky as part of our Women of OpenStack series.
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June 29, 2016
Monitoring a multi-region cloud based on OpenStack
FIWARE Lab covers 15 regions spread across Europe and Latin America, serving 5,000 public IP addresses, over 1,500 users and 1,500 virtual machines.
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June 28, 2016
OpenStack security, piece by piece
Part two of this Stratoscale tutorial addresses common vulnerabilities and what to do about them.
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June 24, 2016
What’s new under the OpenStack big tent: Vitrage
Learn more about the service for organizing, analyzing and expanding OpenStack alarms and events.
Nicole Martinelli on
June 23, 2016
Getting from couch to OpenStack
Eric Wright, VMTurbo principal solutions engineer, takes you from zero to hero in about 40 minutes.
Nicole Martinelli on
June 22, 2016
What’s new under the OpenStack big tent: Openstack-salt and Watcher
Learn more about these projects and how you can get involved.
Nicole Martinelli on
June 21, 2016
OpenStack Days Israel 2016: government adoption highlights local adoption, innovation
Record attendance for the seventh OpenStack Days Israel in Tel Aviv, which focused on local use cases and contributions, including a keynote from the Israeli Defense Intelligence.
Allison Price on
June 20, 2016
Tighten the security of your OpenStack Clouds
A checklist for common threats from Stratoscale in this two-part tutorial.
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June 17, 2016
Build it yourself: How a small team deployed OpenStack
DIY ethos meets robust solutions for small teams.
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June 16, 2016
Going from startup to established in the OpenStack ecosystem
Blue Box and Mirantis, two successful startup organizations in the OpenStack community, discuss growth, lessons and transformation.
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June 14, 2016
King of the hill? Discussing practical OpenStack interoperability
Rob Hirschfeld, CEO, co-founder of RackN and former DefCore committee leader, talks second-class citizens and hybrid infrastructure after a recent meetup.
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June 7, 2016
Share your OpenStack startup playbook: Cloudbase Solutions
The Romania-based startup shares tips including finding a niche market, investing in passionate talent and attending the twice-annual OpenStack Summits.
Allison Price on
June 6, 2016
How OpenStack keeps World of Warplanes flying high
In this case study, G-Core and Mirantis outline the game plan for keeping the MMO running on four clouds.
Nicole Martinelli on
June 1, 2016
Travel grants bring global community members to OpenStack Summit
Key contributors from 19 countries attended the recent OpenStack Summit in Austin. Find out how the Travel Support Program could be your ticket to Barcelona.
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May 31, 2016
Where the present and future meet: OpenStack Day Israel
Sharone Zitman of Cloudify on the seventh edition of this global nexus.
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May 30, 2016
How Ancestry.com’s open source strategy combines Kubernetes and OpenStack
Scaling storage for more than 2 million users searching for their roots.
Allison Price on
May 26, 2016
What’s in the cards for OpenStack
Three community members talk bigger, badder startups, fewer "experimental" deployments and more.
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May 25, 2016
How Burton Snowboards is carving down the OpenStack trail
Agile on the slopes and OpenStack Swift in the data center.
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May 24, 2016
How OpenStack public cloud + Cloud Foundry = a winning platform for telecoms
"OpenStack is the true enabler for rapid development and delivery," says Marcel Härry of Swisscom.
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May 23, 2016
Resource management: How CERN makes the best use of OpenStack clouds
Insight for scientific organizations from the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN).
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May 20, 2016
Oh, the places you’ll go with OpenStack!
With OpenStack in tow you'll go far -- be it your house, your bank, your city or your car.
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May 19, 2016
Using Kubernetes to deploy OpenStack
Beyond his demo, Alex Polvi sits down with Mark Collier to discuss the role of Kubernetes and how it can work together with OpenStack.
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May 18, 2016
Hate the taxes, not the online platform: HMRC’s journey with OpenStack
The award-winning UK government public cloud platform stands up to tax day, leaving people with the right things to complain about.
Nicole Martinelli on
May 17, 2016
OpenStack and Kubernetes join forces for an Internet of Things platform
Jakub Pavlik, tcp cloud CTO, offers details on his presentation at the Austin Summit keynote.
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May 16, 2016
Cross project collaboration in the OpenStack community
With more than 50 projects including in the Big Tent, Mike Perez emphasizes the need for cross project collaboration, including more widespread involvement.
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May 13, 2016
How to hone OpenStack skills – Breaking a barrier to adoption
Alan Clark, chairman of the board of the OpenStack Foundation, discusses the perceived skills gap and opportunities for training.
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May 11, 2016
Get to know the OpenStack Security Project
Learn about the mission of the OpenStack Security Project and how they're addressing issues among developers and operators.
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May 10, 2016
Inclusivity initiatives in the OpenStack community
How the Women of OpenStack and Diversity working groups are creating new programs to address the diversity challenges within the community.
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May 10, 2016
Collaborate or die: OPNFV and OpenStack communities work together to advance NFV
Heather Kirksey, executive director of OPNFV, explains the OPNFV project, its work to help the telecom industry realize network functions virtualization (NFV) as an open source project, and how OPNFV works with OpenStack.
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May 7, 2016
The latest on the OpenStack Community Roadmap
New additions to the Community Roadmap and where we'll see OpenStack go next.
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May 7, 2016
Opportunities for OpenStack public clouds on the rise
Regional relationships, data sovereignty and vertical requirements push global adoption.
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May 6, 2016
Reflecting on six years of OpenStack Summits: What’s changed?
From 75 to 7,500+ attendees, Mark Collier and Bret Piatt reflect on what's changed about Summits in the past six years.
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May 6, 2016
Federated Identity: What is it, why it matters and its maturity in OpenStack
Tim Bell and Dolph Matthews explain identity federation, why it matters, its maturity in OpenStack and how it can impact organizations like CERN.
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May 6, 2016
Myth-busting the cloud: Five common OpenStack questions answered
Lauren Sell, VP of marketing and community services, responds to the most frequent questions heard at the recent Austin Summit.
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May 4, 2016
Path the Cloud: Helping enterprises navigate OpenStack
The new "Path to Cloud" booklet helps enterprises navigate their OpenStack journey and establish their cloud.
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May 4, 2016
Experts talk compliance in OpenStack
Experts talk about compliance in the OpenStack ecosystem, what it is and why it matters.
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May 4, 2016
Embracing data center diversity with OpenStack
Bridge the gap between traditional and cloud workloads, says executive director Jonathan Bryce.
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May 2, 2016
OpenStack scientific working group launches at OpenStack Summit Austin
Stig Telfer and Blair Bethwaite discuss the priorities for Barcelona coming out of the working group's first meeting and where community members can learn more and hear updates.
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May 2, 2016
Use cases identified for building applications on OpenStack
David Flanders and Craig Peters explore the different ways applications can be built on top of OpenStack, including containers.
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May 2, 2016
OpenStack Community Contributor Awards recognize unsung heroes
A lot of behind-the-scenes work goes on in the community--the first edition of these awards put a medal on it.
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April 29, 2016
Creating a smart conference with OpenStack and containers
Jakub Pavlik, CTO at tcp cloud outlines how the Smart City project measures temperature using OpenStack, Kubernetes and OpenContrail and how it was incorporated into the Austin Summit.
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April 28, 2016
Rackspace talks running an OpenStack public cloud
Rackspace talks about the early days of OpenStack, their public cloud offering, and what OpenStack developments they're looking forward to.
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April 27, 2016
How Cambridge University and Monash University leverage OpenStack for high-performance computing
Stig Telfer and Blair Bethwaite talk HPC and the new OpenStack Scientific Research Working Group with Superuser TV.
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April 27, 2016
Funneling operator feedback to the OpenStack developer community
Edgar Magana, cloud operations architect at Workday, explains how operators can give feedback to the community, why it's important and how to get started.
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April 26, 2016
Get an insider’s look into Workday’s OpenStack deployment and contributions
Edgar Magana, cloud operations architect at Workday and member of the OpenStack User Committee, talks about Workday's cloud ops and its team's contributions to OpenStack.
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April 26, 2016
Women of OpenStack mentoring program launches at Austin Summit
With 66 matches already, the mentoring program launched by the Women of OpenStack is already off to a great start.
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April 25, 2016
What you need to know about OpenStack and container networking
Two core contributors for OpenStack Kuryr discuss the current state of container networking with OpenStack and how the community is addressing users' most common requests.
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April 25, 2016
Make data center diversity work for you with OpenStack
News flash: Bimodal IT doesn't have to be a nightmare. Also, AT&T grabs the Superuser award and a vodka-drinking bear took the stage on day one of the keynotes.
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April 25, 2016
Breaking down the Austin Summit for OpenStack operators
Tom Fifield, community manager at the OpenStack Foundation, shares what to expect from next week's ops sessions and where to find them on the summit schedule.
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April 23, 2016
Top four user talks at the OpenStack Austin Summit
Unsure which talks to pick at the upcoming conference? We've got you covered.
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April 23, 2016
OpenStack Magnum on the CERN production cloud
Providing 2,000 users a self-service cloud that stands up to “extreme computing.”
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April 21, 2016
OpenStack User Survey 2016: Key findings
Superuser's TL/DR take on the 60-page report.
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April 18, 2016
The unique nature of the OpenStack Summit
Anne Gentle has attended Summits since the Bexar release, here are her tips for surviving and thriving the week.
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April 14, 2016
OpenStack user story: the Italian Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN)
"Cooperation is our greatest tool," says a team behind some of the world's cutting-edge physics research.
Nicole Martinelli on
April 13, 2016
Women of OpenStack mentoring program: a match made in the cloud
It's waiting-list only for the speed mentor event at the Austin Summit; there are still plenty of ways to get involved at the Summit and beyond...
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April 12, 2016
How to architect applications for the cloud: an OpenStack primer
This 40-minute beginner session at the Austin Summit will kickstart your knowledge.
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April 11, 2016
Open Daylight integration with OpenStack: a tutorial
How to deploy OpenDaylight and integrate it with OpenStack to address use cases specific to networking infrastructure.
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April 8, 2016
OpenStack for NFV applications: enabling Single Root I/O virtualization and PCI-Passthrough
Ramon Acedo helps you discover these key functions.
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April 7, 2016
Troubleshooting OpenStack: a new book shows you how
Tony Campbell, director of training and certification at Rackspace, guides you through the sticky spots.
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April 6, 2016
Share your OpenStack startup playbook: Talligent
Talligent shares its secrets to being a successful startup including why sponsoring the Summit is important and how startups can find their value in the ecosystem.
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April 5, 2016
The API Working Group is on a mission for a better experience for OpenStack users
Heeding the call to eliminate head-scratchers for developers and operators.
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April 4, 2016
How to use Terraform to deploy OpenStack workloads
Stratoscale's Ronit Eliav walks you through using this open source tool.
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March 29, 2016
Stretching the elastic cloud: Evolving OpenStack for scale
Updates from the award-winning team at Comcast on community milestones and contributions.
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March 28, 2016
First official OpenStack Hackathon strikes a chord
38 teams competed for a grand prize trip to the Austin Summit - your local user group could be next.
Nicole Martinelli on
March 25, 2016
Serve up your OpenStack storage with the “Ceph Cookbook”
This new book provides recipes for designing, implementing and managing the software-designed storage system used by CERN.
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March 24, 2016
Five tips for leading OpenStack community meetings
Intel's Carol Barrett spends about 15 hours a week collaborating - here's how she stays productive and sane.
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March 23, 2016
OpenStack operators voice key takeaways, updates from Manchester mid-cycle
Heidi Joy Tretheway and Shamail Tahir talked to OpenStack Ops Mid-Cycle attendees about project updates, top bugs and new community initiatives.
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March 22, 2016
Help improve the OpenStack Swift operations runbook
Recently launched, it covers configuration, server maintenance and troubleshooting.
Nicole Martinelli on
March 21, 2016
Using Ansible for continuous integration on OpenStack
Michael Solberg, chief field architect at Red Hat, gets you set up and keeps you running in this tutorial.
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March 18, 2016
A primer on Open Platform for Network Function Virtualization (OPNFV) software-defined networks for OpenStack
What you need to know about the latest release -- Brahmaputra -- from consultant Iben Rodriguez.
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March 17, 2016
What’s new under the OpenStack big tent: Tacker
Learn more about the orchestration project and how you can get involved.
Nicole Martinelli on
March 16, 2016
Why OpenStack is the kernel of the data center
It's time to go beyond viewing it as an extension of the operating system, says individual board member Boris Renski.
Nicole Martinelli on
March 15, 2016
Europe’s public cloud offering solidifies with OpenStack
Flexible services, stringent data protection and open APIs are a win for customers
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March 14, 2016
The OpenStack Summit Austin unveils new content, events, training
More tracks and double the workshops await Stackers in the live music capital of the world from April 25-29
Allison Price on
March 10, 2016
OpenStack Academy opens its doors at the Austin Summit
On-site training and workshops are a big focus of the April Summit schedule released earlier this week.
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March 9, 2016
Women of OpenStack launches new mentoring program
The new program aims to provide technical or career guidance, says IBM's Emily Hugenbruch.
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March 8, 2016
What’s new under the OpenStack big tent: Dragonflow and Kuryr
Learn more about these projects and how you can get involved.
Nicole Martinelli on
March 7, 2016
Why the discovery process is the OpenStack cloud architect’s best friend
Follow these steps to design an enterprise cloud, say two Red Hat experts, and your days will be brighter
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March 3, 2016
How OpenStack can ride the wave of cloud adoption in South America
With 100 percent growth in the community in Brazil, Ambassador Marcelo Dieder expects the boom to continue in the region for 2016-2017.
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March 2, 2016
Working together to move mountains at the OpenStack Summit
Talking in person at design sessions makes OpenStack developers more efficient, says Marek Denis, CERN openlab research fellow.
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March 1, 2016
Meet OpenStack indivudual director Shane Wang
"Enterprise readiness is one of the best approaches to increase adoption for OpenStack, it's where OpenStack can grow fast," says Wang, an engineering manager at Intel.
Nicole Martinelli on
February 29, 2016
OpenStack Keystone: common questions answered
Red Hat's Adam Young fields questions about the tokens, use cases and the philosophy behind the identity service project.
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February 26, 2016
Check out Zanata, a tool to get OpenStack speaking your language
This open-source tool makes it easier to translate your projects.
Nicole Martinelli on
February 25, 2016
Looking to OpenStack’s future in Europe
Following the first Operator's Mid-Cycle Ops Meetup held here, thoughts on how the large research community and data sovereignty issues influence adoption on the old continent.
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February 23, 2016