The OpenStack community continues to grow, and the OpenStack Foundation has been hiring to help support many exciting new initiatives and activities as we drive cloud innovation, adoption, and interoperability. New hires in 2015 include: Wes Wilson, Lead Designer, joined late January and has been working on Todd Morey’s team to help build out OpenStack.org… Read more »
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OpenStack – A Global Perspective: Five Things we Learned at OpenStack Events Across Europe and Israel
We say the words “global community” and “collaboration” so often they can start to lose their meaning. It’s easy to lose sight of the bigger picture, and the scale of our community far beyond name-brand users from the US or the number of Summit attendees. A few weeks ago, members of the OpenStack community organized… Read more »
OpenStack Global Community: Interviews from OpenStack Days in Italy & Israel
Mariano Cunietti & Martina Casani, Enter IT We recently had a chance to catch up with OpenStack community members Mariano Cunietti, CTO, and Martina Casani, Marketing Manager, at Enter IT. Mariano got involved in OpenStack around the Folsom release and first attended the San Diego Summit in October 2012. He helped establish the Italy OpenStack… Read more »
OpenStack Events at OSCON & Discounted Passes
We have quite a few activities planned for OSCON to celebrate OpenStack’s second birthday. Kicking off with the first OpenStack Day, Tuesday July 17, there will be lots of OpenStack speakers, events and community members in attendance. Please note, in order to attend OpenStack Day, your OSCON pass must include Tuesday. *OpenStack community members may… Read more »
OpenStack Summit coming October 15th-19th to San Diego, CA
This morning we had an online meeting to discuss the plans for the next Summit. The presentation is embedded below, as is the meeting recording. Key points: Dates: October 15th-19th – Mark your calendars! (Friday the 19th will be an optional charity event to benefit a local charity) Location: San Diego, CA Format: More of… Read more »
OpenStack Events Update
OpenStack will be represented at several industry conferences this summer, and community members across the world are hosting regional OpenStack days. Below are some highlights from the event schedule, including how you can sponsor or participate. Global OpenStack Days OpenStack Israel 2012 | May 30 | Tel Aviv, Israel More than 250 people are registered… Read more »
OpenStack Design Summit & Conference Updates
We’re making progress on the next OpenStack Design Summit (April 16-18) & Conference (April 19-20) at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco — one week, two events. Hotel Rooms We have a discounted hotel room block at the Hyatt under OpenStack, which is now available to book. Please make sure to designate yourself with the OpenStack… Read more »
OpenStack 2012 Events
We are working on the 2012 event calendar, and are actively seeking feedback and sponsorship support for OpenStack to be well-represented at industry events. There is a public etherpad where you can suggest an event to attend (or pass up!), and we would love to get your input. Right now, we are hoping to have OpenStack… Read more »
Announcing EMEA OpenStack Day
We are excited to announce the first EMEA OpenStack Day for anyone interested in using, developing for or building products around the open source cloud project. EMEA OpenStack Day will take place Wednesday, July 13, in London. We expect the one-day event will cover a variety of topics, including: Getting started with OpenStack Capabilities and… Read more »