Open Stack

      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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