The document discusses OpenStack, an open source cloud computing platform. It provides OpenStack's vision to create an ubiquitous open source cloud computing platform that can meet the needs of public and private clouds regardless of size. It outlines some of OpenStack's key features like compute, storage, networking, and dashboard. It also mentions OpenStack's proven release record, worldwide deployments, and how to get involved with the OpenStack community.

1. Alan Clark
Aclark@suse.com
SUSE Engineering
OpenStack Board Chair
OpenStack
The Foundation for Open Source Cloud
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OpenStack in Action 4 ! - Paris – 5th December 2013

2. Vision
“To produce the ubiquitous open
source cloud computing
platform that will meet the
needs of public and private
cloud providers regardless of
size, by being simple to
implement and massively
scalable.”
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3. Features
Enables enterprises and service
providers to offer secure ondemand computing resources and
storage by provisioning and
managing large networks of
virtual machines.
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Dashboard
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Common Libraries
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Networking
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Infrastructure
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Block and Object Storage
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Block Storage
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Documentation
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Compute
Image Service
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Metering/Monitoring
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Quality Assurance (QA)
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Identity
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Orchestration
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Devstack

4. Industry Backing
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5. SUSE Cloud 2.0
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6. Proven Release Record
October, 2013 – 8th OpenStack Release
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Features
‒ 921 contributors
‒ Over 400 new features
‒ 13,624 commits
‒ Deployed in 358 cities across 72 countries
What's New
OpenStack Havana provides infrastructure that makes it easier to build and
deploy applications with OpenStack clouds. New services like OpenStack
Metering and Orchestration, coupled with enhancements to existing services
like global clusters for Object Storage and QoS capabilities for Block Storage
make it ideal for organizations building cloud infrastructure to serve software
development, data management and application infrastructure at scale.
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7. Ripple Effect
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8. Ripple Effect
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9. Worldwide Deployments
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* OpenStack End User Survey November 2013

10. View from the Board: 2014 Focus
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Define core
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Training, education and certification
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Product certification
Individual training, education and certification
Guide the growth of the ecosystem
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Intellectual property programs
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Ambassador program
Draw in new community members and organizations

11. Get Involved with OpenStack
Technical Resources
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Openstack Summit Paris May 2014
Talk to Stackers on the OpenStack
IRC channels
Read the wiki
General Resources
openstack.org/community
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Sign up for the OpenStack newsletter
Participate in a user/meetup group near you
Sign up for one of several mailing list by interest
Join as an individual member or as a company
Read our blog
Find an event on our marketing calendar
OpenStack Worldwide Groups

12. Alan Clark
Aclark@suse.com
SUSE Engineering
OpenStack Board Chair
OpenStack
The Foundation for Open Source Cloud
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OpenStack in Action 4 ! - Paris – 5th December 2013