MySQL Galera does *not* support SELECT … FOR UPDATE It’s not as bad as it sounds but I think it’s worth mentioning here for two reasons: this conversation came as a result of putting developers and operators in the same room, again, in Atlanta. It proves that we’re on the right track to building cohesion… Read more »
Monthly Archives:: May 2014
OpenStack Community Weekly Newsletter (May 2 – 23)
Taking Stock of OpenStack’s Rapid Growth With another successful OpenStack Summit in the books, Jonathan Bryce reflects on three big areas of maturity that are rapidly emerging for the project: user maturity, software maturity and a focus on cloud operations. OpenStack Superuser Superuser is a new online publication dedicated to the experiences of individuals who… Read more »
Taking Stock of OpenStack’s Rapid Growth
With another successful OpenStack Summit in the books, I wanted to take a minute to reflect on three big areas of maturity that are rapidly emerging for the project: user maturity, software maturity and a focus on cloud operations. Users Take Center Stage First, it has become increasingly clear that the number of new users… Read more »
Upcoming OpenStack Day Events in May & June!
Did you miss the Atlanta Summit? Did you attend the Summit and now have new stories to tell? There are several OpenStack events taking place near you over the next few weeks. Come join us to share outcomes of the Juno Design Summit, hear about new use cases and have direct conversations with industry and… Read more »
Atlanta Summit, Day 4: New Skills, Bigger Goals
In a room full of users, 4 trainers and and army of volunteers walked through, step by step, how to create, manage and delete an instance, as well as networking, user management, and how to use different storage services available in OpenStack. “We want to get you playing around with Horizon. We aren’t making any… Read more »
Clarification re: Board Activity
Today the OpenStack Foundation is releasing the following statement: “The OpenStack Foundation is aware of media reports that discuss the commercial activities of Red Hat and other OpenStack vendors. The Board has not met to discuss this issue, nor has the Board taken a formal position on the issue. Although certain Board members in their… Read more »
Open Mic Spotlight: Pavlo Shcelokovskky
This post is part of the OpenStack Open Mic series to spotlight the people who have helped make OpenStack successful. Each week, a new contributor will step up to the mic and answer five questions about OpenStack, cloud, careers and what they do for fun. If you’re interested in being featured, please choose five questions… Read more »
Atlanta Summit, Day 3: Learning from the Community
The theme of the OpenStack Summit today is centered on learning, education, and development. Attendees are flocking to the “how to” panels — from “Scaling Out OpenStack Clouds in the Enterprise” to the “Hitchhiker’s Guide to DevOps Tools on OpenStack.” Sessions focused on OpenStack use cases are garnering a good deal of attention as well,… Read more »
Atlanta Summit, Day 2: Speed and Innovation
We’re well into day two of the OpenStack Summit here in Atlanta, with a wonderful keynote presentation this morning lead by Chief Operating Officer, Mark Collier. He looked at innovation through a historical lens, detailing the ways in which OpenStack can help companies move faster. “It has a lot to do with this massive transformation… Read more »
Atlanta Summit, Day 1: Introducing Superusers, the Marketplace
The age of the Superuser began with the opening day of the Atlanta Design Summit. Jonathan Bryce, Executive Director of the OpenStack Foundation delivered his keynote address to a standing-room-only conference room of developers, operators, users and more. It was only 18 months ago in San Diego, where 1,200 members of the OpenStack community joined… Read more »