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<p class="MsoNormal">In the last Enterprise WG meeting, I proposed to move the development of workload reference architecture into OpenStack github and review system/process.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Most agreed and support this approach. I just want to bring this up to this maillist in case of anyone who missed the last meeting.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As most are aware, in the previous Newton cycle, we have published two Workload Reference Architecture (Web Application & Big Data) which are now available at https://www.openstack.org/software/sample-configs. (eCommerce is in the final
stage of publication). <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">With this, we can:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Create a more scalable process for on-going enhancement/development/creation of existing or new workload reference architecture (e.g. container, media transcoding, enterprise database, PaaS, etc).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Reach out to wider community and encourage more people to contribute.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Mitigate EWG resources bottleneck on developing workload reference architecture.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Allow parallel development of multiple reference architectures at any release cycle.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Embrace OpenStack 4 Open principles.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To achieve this, few things needs to be done:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Create a github repo to host EWG Workload Reference Architecture. (I have submitted the github request)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Develop a common template or format for the content writing. (pending)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Decide a directory structure for hosting each individual workload reference architecture (documents, diagram, sample code such as heat or murano), potentially with multiple "version" or "release". (pending)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Form initial team of core-reviewer for this repo to validate/approve content. (pending)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Let me know if you have any questions. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">---<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yih <b><u>Leong</u></b> Sun, PhD <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Senior Software Cloud Architect | Open Source Technology Center | Intel Corporation<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:yih.leong.sun@intel.com">yih.leong.sun@intel.com</a> | +1 503 264 0610<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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