Open Stack

+1 on Devstack; it's a great learning (labbing) tool in itself. You can even
do a multi-node installation with it.

 

Hi Chris,

 

Do check out the recent OpenStack Operations Guide at
http://docs.openstack.org/ops/OpenStackOperationsGuide.pdf -- it's a good
resource to get you going on a real implementation.

 

Finally, (haven't yet used them but) Mirantis does hold OpenStack training
classes - see http://www.mirantis.com/openstack-training/ for details.

 

Please keep the list updated on what else you find - I'm a OS newb as well
and looking for all the training sources I can find :) I'm sure they're a
lot of us out here as well.

 

Best,

Will

 

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[mailto:openstack-bounces+willarddennis=live.com at lists.launchpad.net] On
Behalf Of John Griffith
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 4:24 PM
To: chris at christopherbartels.com
Cc: openstack at lists.launchpad.net
Subject: Re: [Openstack] OpenStack Training

 

 

 

On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 2:15 PM, Chris Bartels
<chris at christopherbartels.com> wrote:

Hi,

 

My experience with virtualization has been limited to the ProxmoxVE
platform, and with it I'm quite adept after working with it for a few years,
however I'm looking forward to migrating to OpenStack & would like to find a
way to learn as much about it as I can, in as efficient a manner as
possible.

 

I'm currently in the process of selling my laptop on eBay so that I can buy
a cheap used server with which to tinker with the new OpenStack Grizzly
release so I can start to learn first-hand about working with the software,
so I have that to look forward to, but I'm also on the lookout for more
opportunities to soak up information.

 

Today I found the 'OpenStack Foundation' YouTube channel, and have been
watching videos all morning. I'm happy with this to a degree. One in
particular entitled "Solving The OpenStack Talent Gap" turned me on to a
resource called 'Cloud Academy', which seemed promising at first, but after
getting registered with them- as far as I can tell they don't have training
content up & available yet, as their project is in its infancy apparently.

 

So I come to you all here on the list for suggestions as to whether there
exists reputable formal online training that I can sign up for somewhere-
free is better however I don't mind spending a thousand dollars for
top-notch training if it provides an industry recognized certification at
the end such as the CompTIA A+ (which I'm signed up for this fall, btw-
because it's the closest I can get to what I'm after at the local community
college).

 

What do people here know that I don't know about OpenStack learning &
training? Do any programs stand out as being great that you know of?

 

Please advise.

 

 

Kindest Regards,

-Chris


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Hey Chris,

 

Welcome, I don't have much input regarding your questions on the best
training resources other than docs and diving in to OpenStack.

 

That being said, you might want to reconsider selling your laptop, you can
run OpenStack in a VM on your laptop just fine, and in fact checkout:
http://devstack.org for a very easy way to get started and experimenting
with OpenStack.

 

Good Luck,

John

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