Tag: openstack summit 2015

Do you want to build a snowman? – Architecting for the Cloud

Architecting for any cloud environment can be a challenge, but approaching it with the right mindset and focus can help can make your project a success. Architecting for OpenStack first requires more than the IT department present in the room. Architecting for OpenStack is about setting realistic goals. In this talk I run through some… Continue reading Do you want to build a snowman? – Architecting for the Cloud

Midokura: Open Source Network Virtualization – Flow Tracing and Analytics in MidoNet

Embraced by DevOps practitioners, MidoNet is the open source network virtualization solution that allows web-scale companies, enterprises and service providers to build, operate and manage virtual networks at scale, with agility and security. In this session, we will provide an overview of Midokura Enterprise MidoNet (MEM) and demonstrate the latest features in MEM like aggregated… Continue reading Midokura: Open Source Network Virtualization – Flow Tracing and Analytics in MidoNet

OpenStack A-Z: Planning, building , supporting, operating and expanding your Private Cloud

At Comcast, we thrive on well-designed architecture and engineering solutions. In this panel discussion, we will talk about how to plan, build, support, operate and expand a private cloud within your organization. We will discuss what has worked for us at Comcast and what obstacles and challenges we face. We will talk about the planning… Continue reading OpenStack A-Z: Planning, building , supporting, operating and expanding your Private Cloud

NFV Orchestration: Challenges in Telecom Deployments

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) enables operators/carriers to deploy and execute new network node services as virtualized software and eliminates the need for dedicated and possibly under-utilized hardware. In this architecture, networking functions are virtualized (VNFs) and chained together to provide an end-to-end network service. OpenStack as a Virtual Infrastructure Manager is one of the key… Continue reading NFV Orchestration: Challenges in Telecom Deployments

Federating clouds for High Energy Physics

Federating clouds for High Energy Physics High Energy Physics (HEP) experiments, such as those of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the CERN Laboratory, have large demands in storage, compute and networking. Although a large fraction of the resources are provided with high throughput compute clusters, many HEP computing resource providers are transitioning to providing… Continue reading Federating clouds for High Energy Physics

Ask the Experts: Designing Storage for the Enterprise

Ask the Experts: Designing Storage for the Enterprise This all-star panel discussion will focus on the challenges for OpenStack storage and to get direct feedback from users and developers in the audience of their adoption of OpenStack storage. This panel may be recorded as a “Speaking in Tech” podcast which is distributed by Europe’s largest… Continue reading Ask the Experts: Designing Storage for the Enterprise

Openstack Is Doomed And It Is Your Fault

An inspiring walk through the decisions and mistakes that turned Openstack from the people’s revolution into yet another piece of enterprise software laden with technical debt. From early heavy-handed architectural decisions to latter-day corporate power jockeying, this talk aims to steer the audience out of the dark depths beneath the mountains of legacy and into… Continue reading Openstack Is Doomed And It Is Your Fault