Open Stack

It might be good to setup some sort of collaborative set of reference
architectures for some basic examples of OpenStack in different areas.

On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 4:18 PM, James Dempsey <jamesd at catalyst.net.nz>
wrote:

> 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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