Snapshot of the OpenStack community behind Kilo http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/snapshot-of-the-openstack-community-behind-kilo
The OpenStack community that helped create the Kilo release has done some seriously heavy lifting. For the 11th release, https://www.openstack.org/software/kilo/ there were more contributors, more companies involved and more work across time zones than ever before.
Heat SoftwareConfig resources - primer/overview. http://hardysteven.blogspot.com/2015/05/heat-softwareconfig-resources.html
Steve Hardy http://hardysteven.blogspot.com/search/label/openstack provides an overview of Heat's Software Configuration resources, as a preface to digging in more detail into the structure of TripleO heat templates https://github.com/openstack/tripleo-heat-templates, which leverage SoftwareConfig functionality to install and configure the deployed OpenStack cloud.
Ceph vs Swift – An Architect’s Perspective https://www.mirantis.com/blog/ceph-vs-swift-architects-perspective/
A description of architectural details and differences between Ceph and Swift by Christian Huebner https://www.mirantis.com/blog/ceph-vs-swift-architects-perspective/. A useful preview of his talk on the same topic https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2015/schedule/ at the OpenStack Summit https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2015/in Vancouver.
The Road to Vancouver
* The unofficial guide to OpenStack Summit Vancouver http://opensource.com/business/15/5/unofficial-guide-openstack-summit-vancouver * OpenStack Trainings and Certifications Available in Vancouver http://www.openstack.org/blog/2015/05/openstack-trainings-and-certifications-available-in-vancouver/ * Preparation to Design summit o What's a Design Summit https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Design_Summit? Join Design Summit 101 intro session https://libertydesignsummit.sched.org/event/e480edc1483038153cf2dcd99686686a o liberty summit cross-project session schedule published http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-May/063521.html o [neutron] Lightning Talks for the Design Summit http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-May/063207.html * (Unofficial) Social activities: Geocaching in Vancover http://drbacchus.com/geocaching-in-vancover/
Relevant Conversations
* Hidden costs of Cloud? No surprises, it’s still about complexity = people cost http://robhirschfeld.com/2015/05/04/hidden-costs-of-cloud-no-surprises-its-still-about-complexity-people-cost/ * How should edge services APIs integrate into Neutron? http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-May/063362.html * 3 API Guidelines up for final review http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-May/063107.html * Port Nova to Python 3 http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-May/063145.html * Success of the IPv6 Subteam - Proposal to disband http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-May/063237.html * TC Communications planning http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-May/063409.html * Operator's Survey: OpenStack User Interface Customization http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-operators/2015-May/006880.html
Deadlines and Development Priorities
* Trivial bug list, your help is welcome http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-May/063270.html * [neutron][api] Extensions out, Micro-versions in http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-May/063366.html * [keystone] Liberty MidCycle Meetup http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-May/063103.html
Security Advisories and Notices
* Potential Keystone cache backend password leak in log (CVE-2015-3646) http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-announce/2015-May/000356.html
Tips ‘n Tricks
* By Steve Hardy http://hardysteven.blogspot.com/search/label/openstack: TripleO Heat templates Part 1 - Roles and Groups http://hardysteven.blogspot.com/2015/05/tripleo-heat-templates-part-1-roles-and.html * By Cyril Roelandt http://techs.enovance.com/7411/extending-tsung-to-benchmark-swift3: Extending Tsung to benchmark Swift3 http://techs.enovance.com/7411/extending-tsung-to-benchmark-swift3 * By Sébastien Han https://sebastien-han.fr/: OpenStack Glance: deactivate an image https://sebastien-han.fr/blog/2015/05/06/openstack-glance-deactivate-an-image/ * By Purging Nova databases in a cell environment http://openstack-in-production.blogspot.com/2015/05/purging-nova-databases-in-cell.html * By Brad Pokorny http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/how-use-horizon-keystone-v3: How to use Horizon with Keystone V3 http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/how-use-horizon-keystone-v3 * By Ronald Bradford http://ronaldbradford.com/blog: Disabling the temporary authorization token in devstack keystone http://ronaldbradford.com/blog/disabling-the-temporary-authorization-token-in-devstack-keystone-2015-05-05/ * By Steve Gordon http://redhatstackblog.redhat.com/2015/05/05/cpu-pinning-and-numa-topology-awareness-in-openstack-compute/: CPU Pinning and NUMA Topology Awareness in OpenStack Compute http://redhatstackblog.redhat.com/2015/05/05/cpu-pinning-and-numa-topology-awareness-in-openstack-compute/ * By James Thorne: Backing Up Cinder Volumes to Swift http://developer.rackspace.com/blog/backing-up-cinder-volumes-to-swift * ByNathan Kinder https://blog-nkinder.rhcloud.com/: Leveraging Linux Platform for Identity Management in Enterprise Web Applications https://blog-nkinder.rhcloud.com/?p=173 * By Shannon McFarland http://www.debug-all.com/: Tenant IPv6 Deployment in OpenStack Kilo Release http://www.debug-all.com/?p=52 * By Julien Danjou: How to try ceilometer with gnocchi http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-May/063427.html
Upcoming Events https://www.openstack.org/community/events
* May 08, 2015 https://groups.openstack.org/groups/san-francisco-bay-area/open-house-community-stack Open... House. Community. Stack. https://groups.openstack.org/groups/san-francisco-bay-area/open-house-community-stack Sunnyvale, CA, US https://groups.openstack.org/groups/san-francisco-bay-area/open-house-community-stack * May 08, 2015 https://groups.openstack.org/groups/san-francisco-bay-area/south-bay-openstack-meetup-beginner-track-2 South Bay OpenStack Meetup, Beginner track https://groups.openstack.org/groups/san-francisco-bay-area/south-bay-openstack-meetup-beginner-track-2 * May 09, 2015 https://groups.openstack.org/groups/vietnam-vietopenstack/4th-public-meetup-vietnam-openstack 4th Public Meetup Vietnam OpenStack. https://groups.openstack.org/groups/vietnam-vietopenstack/4th-public-meetup-vietnam-openstack Ha Noi, VN https://groups.openstack.org/groups/vietnam-vietopenstack/4th-public-meetup-vietnam-openstack * May 11, 2015 https://groups.openstack.org/groups/israel/big-data-analytics-applied-machine-learning-israeli-innovation-conference Big Data, Analytics & Applied Machine Learning - Israeli Innovation Conference https://groups.openstack.org/groups/israel/big-data-analytics-applied-machine-learning-israeli-innovation-conference * May 12, 2015 https://groups.openstack.org/groups/greece/high-availability-openstack High Availability in OpenStack https://groups.openstack.org/groups/greece/high-availability-openstack Athens, GR https://groups.openstack.org/groups/greece/high-availability-openstack * May 12 - 13, 2015 https://groups.openstack.org/groups/northern-virginia-nova/openstack-heterogeneous-docker-orchestration-1 OpenStack + Heterogeneous Docker Orchestration (#1) https://groups.openstack.org/groups/northern-virginia-nova/openstack-heterogeneous-docker-orchestration-1 * May 12, 2015 https://groups.openstack.org/groups/austria/openstack-muc%E2%80%93-centerdevice-userstory OpenStack MUC– CenterDevice UserStory https://groups.openstack.org/groups/austria/openstack-muc%E2%80%93-centerdevice-userstory Munich, DE https://groups.openstack.org/groups/austria/openstack-muc%E2%80%93-centerdevice-userstory * May 12, 2015 http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Nova/events/221839689/ First OpenStack-Nova Meetup http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Nova/events/221839689/ Reston, Virginia, US http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Nova/events/221839689/ * May 13 - 14, 2015 https://groups.openstack.org/groups/brazil/2%C2%BA-hangout-openstack-brasil-2015 2º Hangout OpenStack Brasil 2015 https://groups.openstack.org/groups/brazil/2%C2%BA-hangout-openstack-brasil-2015 Brasil, BR https://groups.openstack.org/groups/brazil/2%C2%BA-hangout-openstack-brasil-2015 * May 13 - 14, 2015 https://groups.openstack.org/groups/washington-dc-metro-area/openstack-heterogeneous-docker-orchestration-21 OpenStack + Heterogeneous Docker Orchestration (#21) https://groups.openstack.org/groups/washington-dc-metro-area/openstack-heterogeneous-docker-orchestration-21 Washington D.C., DC, US https://groups.openstack.org/groups/washington-dc-metro-area/openstack-heterogeneous-docker-orchestration-21 * May 13, 2015 https://groups.openstack.org/groups/argentina/openstack-hands OpenStack hands on https://groups.openstack.org/groups/argentina/openstack-hands Buenos Aires, AR https://groups.openstack.org/groups/argentina/openstack-hands * May 14, 2015 http://www.meetup.com/Singapore-OpenStack-User-Group-Meetup/events/221519051/ Singapore OpenStack User Group http://www.meetup.com/Singapore-OpenStack-User-Group-Meetup/events/221519051/ Singapore, SG http://www.meetup.com/Singapore-OpenStack-User-Group-Meetup/events/221519051/ * May 18 - 22, 2015 https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2015/ OpenStack Summit May 2015 https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2015/ Vancouver, BC https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2015/ * Jun 02, 2015 http://openstackdaylatam.com/ penStack Day LATAM http://openstackdaylatam.com/ Mexico City, MX http://openstackdaylatam.com/ * Jun 04, 2015 http://www.openstacktr.org/ OpenStack Days Istanbul – 2015 http://www.openstacktr.org/ Istanbul, TR http://www.openstacktr.org/ * Jun 06, 2015 http://www.meetup.com/Indian-OpenStack-User-Group/events/222125182/ OpenStack Meetup, Bangalore http://www.meetup.com/Indian-OpenStack-User-Group/events/222125182/ Bangalore, Karnataka, IN http://www.meetup.com/Indian-OpenStack-User-Group/events/222125182/ * Jun 06, 2015 https://developer.cisco.com/site/openstack-newcomer-training/ Newcomer Training for OpenStack https://developer.cisco.com/site/openstack-newcomer-training/ San Diego, CA, US https://developer.cisco.com/site/openstack-newcomer-training/ * Jun 08, 2015 http://openstackceeday.com/ OpenStack CEE Day 2015 http://openstackceeday.com/ Budapest, HU http://openstackceeday.com/ * Jun 09, 2015 https://www.eventbrite.it/e/biglietti-driving-the-software-defined-economy-16443064649 Driving Software Defined Economy https://www.eventbrite.it/e/biglietti-driving-the-software-defined-economy-16443064649 Milano, IT https://www.eventbrite.it/e/biglietti-driving-the-software-defined-economy-16443064649 * Jun 11, 2015 http://www.openstackdachday.com/ OpenStack DACH Day 2015 http://www.openstackdachday.com/ Berlin, DE http://www.openstackdachday.com/ * Jun 15, 2015 http://www.openstack-israel.org/ OpenStack Israel 2015 http://www.openstack-israel.org/ Tev Aviv, IL http://www.openstack-israel.org/ * Jul 20 - 24, 2015 http://www.oscon.com/open-source-2015 OSCON 2015 http://www.oscon.com/open-source-2015 Portland, OR, US http://www.oscon.com/open-source-2015 * Jul 30 - 31, 2015 http://bit.ly/1Dp7u4f DCD INTERNET http://bit.ly/1Dp7u4f San Francisco, CA, US http://bit.ly/1Dp7u4f * 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 13 - 14, 2015 https://openstackcollective.com/ OpenStack Collective https://openstackcollective.com/ Austin, TX, US https://openstackcollective.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/
Other News
* How to orchestrate containers in OpenStack http://opensource.com/business/15/5/interview-nati-shalom-gigaspaces * How OpenStack gets translated http://opensource.com/business/15/5/interview-lukasz-jernas * New to OpenStack? Why it pays to jump right in http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/new-to-openstack-why-it-pays-to-jump-right-in * Horizon Kilo Cycle Recap https://developer.ibm.com/opentech/2015/05/05/horizon-kilo-cycle-recap-2/ * Women in OPENTech: The Why, Where and How of Getting Started https://developer.ibm.com/opentech/2015/05/04/women-in-opentech-getting-started/ * Gnocchi 1.0.0 released http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-dev/2015-May/063436.html * Tagging OpenStack projects with operational details http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-operators/2015-May/006881.html
New Specs This Week
* Add spec for 'stable keystone driver interfaces' https://review.openstack.org/177428 * Deprecations https://review.openstack.org/153881 * Change ZeroMQ driver underlying pattern to REQ/REP https://review.openstack.org/171131 * Refactor oslotest base class into fixtures https://review.openstack.org/158788 * Add soft policies for server-group feature https://review.openstack.org/168372 * Add spec for abc-driver-update https://review.openstack.org/177114 * Signaling SoftwareDeployment resources via Swift https://review.openstack.org/131602 * … More specs open for comments https://review.openstack.org/#/q/is:open+age:1week+project:%255Eopenstack/.*-specs,n,z
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