OpenStack Community Newsletter – September 30, 2011 “Have you packed yet?” Edition This weekly newsletter is a way for the community to learn about all the various activities occurring on a weekly basis. If you would like to add content to a weekly update or have an idea about this newsletter, please email [email protected]. HIGHLIGHTS… Read more »
Monthly Archives:: September 2011
OpenStack Announces Diablo Release
We are pleased to announce Diablo, the fourth release of OpenStack. In the 6 months since the Cactus release, we have seen the OpenStack community grow to over 1500 people and 110 member companies, and a great increase in the number of production deployments across the globe. OpenStack continues to mature and build upon the… Read more »
Documentation Contributors Styling Ts
Why give your time and efforts to an online community? Researchers like Peter Kollock have identified and studied reasons for people to contribute to online communities. I try to keep the basic principles of online participation in mind for documentation contributors all the time, and find ways to recognize the people making a difference with… Read more »
Preparing For Essex Unconference And Lightning Talks
The Essex Design Summit is less than a week away and we want to use every moment to make the most out of it. Having the whole OpenStack community in the same timezone, sharing the same rooms is a precious event. Therefore we’re having the room Salon C reserved all three days dedicated to the Unconference, … Read more »
Community Weekly Review (September 17-23)
OpenStack Community Newsletter – September 23, 2011 This weekly newsletter is a way for the community to learn about all the various activities occurring on a weekly basis. If you would like to add content to a weekly update or have an idea about this newsletter, please email [email protected]. HIGHLIGHTS Diablo release is here! Read… Read more »
Community Weekly Review (September 10-16)
OpenStack Community Newsletter – September 16, 2011 This weekly newsletter is a way for the community to learn about all the various activities occurring on a weekly basis. If you would like to add content to a weekly update or have an idea about this newsletter, please email [email protected]. HIGHLIGHTS Diablo release is approaching: focusing… Read more »
OpenStack Documentation Blitz
I had a great idea come across my radar this week – a Documentation Blitz! I’ve been working on case studies for a second edition of my book, Conversation and Community: The Social Web for Documentation, and in one of the case studies from Sarah Maddox at Atlassian, I uncovered a gem of an idea…. Read more »
Community Weekly Review (September 2-9)
OpenStack Community Newsletter – September 9, 2011 This weekly newsletter is a way for the community to learn about all the various activities occurring on a weekly basis. If you would like to add content to a weekly update or have an idea about this newsletter, please email [email protected]. HIGHLIGHTS Registration Open for OpenStack Conference… Read more »
OpenStack Conference Registration – Are you Coming?
The OpenStack community is once again meeting in less than a month in Boston, MA to educate, discuss, and plan for the future of cloud computing. The community is asking for cloud computing enthusiasts, open source gurus, IT leaders, and technologists to take part in our open discussion. The event is held at the Boston… Read more »
Rackspace Running OpenStack Compute Today for Select Customers, Discusses Broader Rollout Plans
Lew Moorman, President of the Rackspace Cloud, recently discussed the state of Rackspace’s OpenStack plans in a blog post. In addition to running OpenStack Object Storage (code named Swift) for over a year to power their cloud, Rackspace is now running OpenStack Compute (code named Nova) for select customers. Head over to the Rackspace Cloud… Read more »