There’s a lot going on in the OpenStack community and it’s easy to get lost in the noise. We’ve collected the top stories and conversations you need to know about this week. From the latest OpenStack resources to news about users, we share the content you need to stay up to date.
Why eHarmony is rebuilding itself atop Hadoop and (probably) OpenStack
By: Derrick Harris
eHarmony has been overhauling its technology stack since 2013 and is looking into OpenStack, among other open source options including Docker and Hadoop.
Lessons from the OpenStack User Survey
By: Jason Baker
Jason details the changes in methodology for conducting the user survey, the key findings and what we can learn. He also suggests that as more cloud deployments take the survey in the future, the more valuable the results will be.
OpenStack Users are Ready to Move from Hypervisors… and Other Tales from the Summit
By: Nati Shalom and Sharone Zitzman
This is a comprehensive overview of the Summit that highlights the marked difference in sentiment and audience at the Paris event as compared to past Summits.
OpenStack Budapest User Group – Summit Overview
By: Marton Kiss
Right after the Paris summit, the Hungary user group got together held a meeting in Budapest. Marton recaps the meeting, including the group’s summary of the Paris Summit.
Rackspace’s Patent Warrior: Why OpenStack Is Safe
By: Peter Judge
Peter spoke with Van Lindberg, VP of technology at Rackspace, on patent trolls and why OpenStack’s Apache license protects the project from aggression from patent trolls.
"We will win over the trust of enterprises that are fundamentally conservative." -Van Lindberg, VP of technology, Rackspace in Data Center Dynamics
"Every time I attend an OpenStack Summit I’m repeatedly awestruck by the speed of the growth of the community and the truly innovative ways people are taking the technology and using it in the real world. I have grown immensely and discovered so much through this vibrant community." -Nati Shalom, CTO at Cloudify in Cloud Tweaks
"OpenStack isn’t monolithic and rigid, so it can adapt to changing conditions quickly — which explains its growing support from large cloud vendors." -Jim O’Reilly in Search Cloud Computing
ICYMI: See what the @Bloomberg team was talking about at @OpenStack 2014 in Paris http://t.co/jaI47hBdwN
— Tech At Bloomberg (@TechAtBloomberg) November 21, 2014
Interesting read from @zehicle: To thrive, #OpenStack must better balance dev, ops and business needs. Your thoughts? http://t.co/Rg1D8OQyf5
— Team Metacloud (@metacloudinc) November 21, 2014
Might finally get to build @OpenStack here at work for dev/qa. Giddy like a school girl
— Chris Bader (@chrisbader) November 21, 2014
Open source in the City of Lights: Recapping the OpenStack Summit – Thoughts on Cloud http://t.co/6k1kMrgOXE #cloud #Openstack
— Christian Verstraete (@christianve) November 19, 2014
Fascinating insight into the history & future of #cloud technology #OpenStack @SAWallace99 http://t.co/FPchSeWfT0 pic.twitter.com/qxX25wwHGj
— Adrian Warman (@warmana) November 21, 2014
The Paris Summit recap video & all Main Conference keynote and breakout session videos are available http://t.co/Zd17QnT9Nv #openstacksummit
— Cécile Delépine (@Ceecylee) November 17, 2014
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