Open Stack

On 31/12/14 05:09, Stuart Fox wrote:
> Hi James
> 
> Great question and some good answers so far although I think they done
> go far enough.
> They have (mostly) focused on other operators who, while a very
> important part of any cloud, are not the primary audience.
> Think more about the end users: devs, qa, marketing, data dudes etc etc.

Yes, these are exactly the people I'm interested in making excited.  I'm
interested in all the ways that OpenStack can be effectively presented
to these people.

> Focus less on running a cloud and more about how to use the cloud.
> As a simple example with huge ramifications, a fully automated and
> dynamic build and release pipeline driven by (something like) Jenkins.

Exactly.  Jenkins / Gerrit is the first thing that devs tend to build /
ask for.  It makes their lives a lot easier.

> All this took place using common tools and the Openstack API's. Once
> the pipeline is defined, there is little need for human interaction.
> Think about ideas like Canary testing, Continuos Deployment, Rapid Prototyping.

I think Rapid Prototyping is a great way to engage users of OpenStack
because it cuts to the core of what devs are interested in: building new
stuff.  As opposed to CI infrastructure, which I see as more of an
enabling technology.  I'd be keen to hear about any rapid prototyping
demos that people use to sell their cloud.

> Hope thats helpful.

Very much, thanks!


Cheers,
James

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