OpenStack Product Management Strategies Panel

As OpenStack grows incredibly quickly in popularity there is an increasing and consistent need to have a means to bridge the gap between app developers, operators, and the code itself. In a mainstream business this function is filled by Product Management, whose role it is to understand the needs of customers, work with engineering to… Continue reading OpenStack Product Management Strategies Panel

OpenStack: Neutron extension framework overview and use cases

Neutron provides an extension framework for plugin(s) and ML2 mechanism drivers to extend/enhance the capabilities of the Neutron. This can be used to support advanced functionality provided by a plugin. Also extensions are recommended way to expose experimental version of a feature before it is incorporated in the standard Neutron framework. In this session we… Continue reading OpenStack: Neutron extension framework overview and use cases

Cisco InterCloud Massively scalable Federated Networking using OpenStack

Title: Cisco InterCloud Massively scalable Federated Networking using OpenStack Have you ever wondered how Cisco is building InterCloud fabric to support the future IoT? How Cisco InterCloud Fabric Network is getting built to expose the differentiated Network services through OpenStack?

Build and operate your first OpenStack application

Through the interplay of components like Trove (database), Nova (compute), and Manila (shared filesystem) it is possible to build and operate reusable, portable, and scalable cloud applications with Heat, the orchestration service of OpenStack. In this session we show you how to get started, what to keep in mind and how to sucessfully buil, bootstrap,… Continue reading Build and operate your first OpenStack application

The Easiest and Most Flexible Ubuntu OpenStack Installer

The OpenStack Autopilot offers both the easiest install of OpenStack but also the flexibility to choose between SDN, storage and hypervisor options from a wide range of vendors. Join the project leads for a walk-through of the management capabilities in the Autopilot – growing your cloud over time, upgrading from version to version of OpenStack,… Continue reading The Easiest and Most Flexible Ubuntu OpenStack Installer

Do Appliances Violate OpenStack’s Prime Directive?

Does the appliance model and OpenStack mix like oil and water, or is there really some secret sauce to this approach? While OpenStack emphasizes support of heterogeneous infrastructure, alternative solutions have demonstrated wild success in the marketplace with proprietary hardware platforms and converged solutions with fewer options. Nebula gained traction with this model, but it… Continue reading Do Appliances Violate OpenStack’s Prime Directive?