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Contributing to OpenStack and joining the community is one of my proudest accomplishments, hands down. In fact, I actually have a skirt printed with lines of code showing the state of OpenStack (projects.yaml) from the day my first patch landed in Cinder.  But it’s definitely not just me that has made OpenStack into one of… Read more »

I’m an OpenStack Operator going to the PTG, where should I go?  PTGs aren’t just for OpenInfra developers! The discussions need perspectives from a broader group to make the event successful. This includes operators who are running OpenInfra projects in production (Public and Private Cloud, Research, etc), plan to run a project in the future,… Read more »

If you’re an OpenStack operator, you should check out my previous blog post about why you should attend the upcoming Project Teams Gathering (PTG). In an effort to help OpenStack operators get the most out of a PTG, we surveyed some project team leads (PTLs)  about the operator engagement they would most like to see. First up,… Read more »

That’s a wrap! Our most recent virtual Project Team Gathering (PTG) ran from April 4th to 8th. What is hopefully our last virtual PTG for a while ended on a high note with lots of productive conversations. The PTG hosted a variety of Open Infrastructure Foundation teams and projects from OpenStack and StarlingX to the… Read more »

The OpenStack community had its second virtual Project Teams Gathering (PTG) following the Open Infrastructure Summit in October. Over 500 individuals and 46 teams (30+ OpenStack teams) across the globe, met and collaborated at the vPTG. Since the event concluded, several of those teams have posted summaries of the discussions they have had and the… Read more »

The OpenStack community had a great virtual Project Teams Gathering (PTG). The first virtual event hosted 44 projects and spanned all timezones. Since the event concluded, many of those teams have posted summaries of the discussions they have had and the decisions that were made during the PTG.   As vice chair of the Technical Committee,… Read more »

I hope you all had a productive and enjoyable PTG! While it’s still reasonably fresh, I wanted to take a moment to summarize discussions and actions that came out of TC discussions.  If there is a particular action item you are interested in taking, please reply on the mailing list thread. For the long version,… Read more »

Please join the community in congratulating the five newly elected members of the OpenStack Technical Committee (TC). Graham Hayes (mugsie) Kristi Nikolla (knikolla) Mohammed Naser (mnaser) Belmiro Moreira (belmoreira) Rico Lin (ricolin) These members join: Kendall Nelson (diablo_rojo) Jay Bryant (jungleboyj) Jean-Phillippe Evrard (evrardjp) Nate Johnston (njohnston) Ghanshyam Mann (gmann) Kevin Carter (cloudnull) For more… Read more »