OpenStack and cloud native applications: two peas in a data center pod http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/openstack-and-cloud-native-applications-two-peas-in-a-data-center-pod
OpenStack has shown the world that innovation with open technology can happen. Fast. In fact, it can happen at a pace never before seen in the history of the IT industry.
Interoperability: DefCore, Refstack and You https://developer.ibm.com/opentech/2015/07/20/interoperability-defcore-refstack-and-you/
The OpenStack Foundation has created a set of requirements to ensure that the various products and services bearing the OpenStack marks achieve a high level of interoperability. This post from IBM OpenTech Team https://developer.ibm.com/opentech gives an overview of the whole machinery, how to test clouds and upload results to RefStack http://refstack.net/website.
*IMPORTANT + TIME SENSITIVE*:
* Vote now for OpenStack Tokyo Summit presentations http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/vote-now-for-openstack-tokyo-summit-presentations
o The deadline for voting https://www.openstack.org/vote-vancouveris 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time Zone http://www.timeanddate.com/time/zones/pdtJuly 30, 2015.
The Road to Tokyo
* Registration is open https://openstacksummitoctober2015tokyo.eventbrite.com/ * Tips for getting a travel grant to the next OpenStack Summit http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/tips-for-getting-a-travel-grant-to-the-next-openstack-summit * Need a visa for the Tokyo Summit? Here’s what you need to know http://www.openstack.org/blog/2015/06/need-a-visa-for-the-tokyo-summit-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ * Interested in being a Tokyo Summit Sponsor? https://www.openstack.org/summit/tokyo-2015/sponsors/
Reports from Previous Events
* Global community celebrates five years of OpenStack http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/global-community-celebrates-five-years-of-openstack * Keystone mid-cycle recap for Liberty https://developer.ibm.com/opentech/2015/07/23/keystone-mid-cycle-recap-for-liberty/
Relevant Conversations
* Catalog roadmap and next steps http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-July/070423.html * Streamlining of config options in nova http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-July/070306.html * OpenStack Operators http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-operators/2015-July/007639.html Midcycle – agenda brainstorming http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-operators/2015-July/007639.html
Deadlines and Contributors Notifications
* Full list of mid-cycle sprints (meetups) https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Sprints * Product WG Liberty Meetup: August 20-21-12, 2015 @Cisco, San Jose, CA http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/product-wg/2015-July/000520.html * OpenStack Ops Mid-Cycle Meetup August 18, 2015, Palo Alto, CA https://www.eventbrite.com/e/openstack-ops-mid-cycle-meetup-tickets-17703258924
Security Advisories and Notices
* None this week
Tips ‘n Tricks
* By Loïc Dachary http://dachary.org/: Ceph integration tests made simple with OpenStack http://dachary.org/?p=3828 * By Sylvain Afchain http://techs.enovance.com/7640/a-journey-of-a-packet-within-opencontrail: A journey of a packet within OpenContrail http://techs.enovance.com/7640/a-journey-of-a-packet-within-opencontrail * By Matt Fischer http://www.mattfischer.com/blog: Keystone Token Revocations Cripple Validation Performance http://www.mattfischer.com/blog/?p=672 * By Spencer Smith http://www.solinea.com/blog/creating-a-rancheros-image-for-openstack: Creating A RancherOS Image for OpenStack http://www.solinea.com/blog/creating-a-rancheros-image-for-openstack * By Repose Ninja – Hello World https://developer.rackspace.com/blog/repose-ninja-097 * By Sahdev Zala: https://developer.ibm.com/opentech/2015/07/21/move-stackforge-project-existing-openstack-program/How to move StackForge project to an existing OpenStack Program https://developer.ibm.com/opentech/2015/07/21/move-stackforge-project-existing-openstack-program/ * By Ramon Acedo https://trickycloud.wordpress.com/: Multiple Private Networks with Open vSwitch GRE Tunnels and Libvirt https://trickycloud.wordpress.com/2014/05/02/multiple-private-networks-with-open-vswitch-gre-tunnels-and-libvirt/ * By Operating Your OpenStack Cloud using Ansible https://developer.rackspace.com/blog/operating-your-openstack-cloud-using-ansible * By Doug Hellmann http://doughellmann.com/: Keyword Bookmarks for OpenStack Developers http://doughellmann.com/2015/07/21/keyword-bookmarks-for-openstack-developers.html
Upcoming Events https://www.openstack.org/community/events
* Jul 28, 2015 http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Austin/events/223604418/ OpenStack 5th Birthday – Austin http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Austin/events/223604418/ Austin, Texas, US http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Austin/events/223604418/ * Jul 30 – 31, 2015 http://bit.ly/1Dp7u4f DCD INTERNET http://bit.ly/1Dp7u4f San Francisco, CA, US http://bit.ly/1Dp7u4fAlan Clark, http://www.openstack.org/foundation/board-of-directors/ chairman of the board of the OpenStack Foundation, is speaking at the inauguration of StackingIT http://www.stackingit.com/ as part of DCD Internet http://www.dcdconverged.com/conferences/internet. Free VIP passes are available to the first 150 people who send their details via email to info@datacenterdynamics.com mailto:info@datacenterdynamics.com quoting ‘OpenStack’ and providing their full name, job title, company name, address, phone and email.
* Jul 31 2015 OpenStack Mini Conference Pycon, Brisbane, AU http://2015.pycon-au.org/programme/schedule/Friday * Aug 07 – 08, 2015 http://www.meetup.com/Indian-OpenStack-User-Group/events/223574830/ OpenStack Day India 2015 http://www.meetup.com/Indian-OpenStack-User-Group/events/223574830/ Bangalore, Karnataka, IN http://www.meetup.com/Indian-OpenStack-User-Group/events/223574830/ * Aug 10 – 13, 2015 http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/na/catalyst/ Gartner Catalyst Conference http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/na/catalyst/ San Diego, CA, US http://www.gartner.com/technology/summits/na/catalyst/ * Aug 11, 2015 http://seminar.ithome.com.tw/live/openstackday_taiwan2015/index.html OpenStack Day Taiwan 2015 http://seminar.ithome.com.tw/live/openstackday_taiwan2015/index.html Taipei, TW http://seminar.ithome.com.tw/live/openstackday_taiwan2015/index.html * Aug 13 – 14, 2015 https://openstackcollective.com/ OpenStack Collective https://openstackcollective.com/ Austin, TX, US https://openstackcollective.com/ * Aug 19 – 21, 2015 https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/China_OpenStack_Hackathon China Liberty Hackathon https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/China_OpenStack_Hackathon Xian, Shanxi, CN https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/China_OpenStack_Hackathon * Aug 20, 2015 http://www.openstackseattle.com/ OpenStack Day Seattle 2015 http://www.openstackseattle.com/ Seattle, WA, US http://www.openstackseattle.com/ * Aug 25, 2015 http://www.tesora.com/troveday/2015-openstack-trove-day/ OpenStack Trove Day 2015 http://www.tesora.com/troveday/2015-openstack-trove-day/ San Jose, CA, US http://www.tesora.com/troveday/2015-openstack-trove-day/ * Aug 26 – 27, 2015 http://www.openstacksv.com/ OpenStack Silicon Valley http://www.openstacksv.com/ Mountain View, California, US http://www.openstacksv.com/ * Aug 27, 2015 http://www.meetup.com/OpenStackRomania/events/222910344/ OpenStack Nova Deep Dive Meetup http://www.meetup.com/OpenStackRomania/events/222910344/ Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, RO http://www.meetup.com/OpenStackRomania/events/222910344/ * Sep 19, 2015 http://www.eventbrite.nl/e/tickets-openstack-benelux-conference-2015-17223339472?aff=es2 OpenStack Benelux Conference 2015 http://www.eventbrite.nl/e/tickets-openstack-benelux-conference-2015-17223339472?aff=es2 Bussum, NL http://www.eventbrite.nl/e/tickets-openstack-benelux-conference-2015-17223339472?aff=es2 * Sep 21 – 24, 2015 http://www.snia.org/events/storage-developer Storage Developer Conference http://www.snia.org/events/storage-developer Santa Clara, CA, CA, US http://www.snia.org/events/storage-developer * Oct 04 – 08, 2015 http://www.gartner.com/technology/symposium/orlando/ Gartner SymposiumITxpo http://www.gartner.com/technology/symposium/orlando/ Orlando, FL, US http://www.gartner.com/technology/symposium/orlando/ * Nov 05, 2015 http://cloudbeer.me/ #CloudBeerStockholm http://cloudbeer.me/ Stockholm, SE http://cloudbeer.me/ * Nov 15 – 20, 2015 http://www.supercomp.org/ Supercomputing 15 http://www.supercomp.org/ Austin, TX, US http://www.supercomp.org/
Other News
* Celebrating Kubernetes 1.0 and the future of container management on OpenStack http://redhatstackblog.redhat.com/2015/07/24/celebrating-kubernetes-1-0-and-the-future-of-container-management-on-openstack/ * OpenStack at 5: The year in review https://www.mirantis.com/blog/openstack-5-year-review/ * Kubernetes community lands 1.0 release http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/kubernetes-community-lands-1-0-release * Brace yourself: Google joins OpenStack https://www.mirantis.com/blog/brace-google-joins-openstack/ * Hybrid vs. Public – Google Joins OpenStack http://technodrone.blogspot.com/2015/07/hybrid-vs-public-google-joins-openstack.html
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