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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 »

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 »

OpenStack 2013.2.2 released The OpenStack Stable Maintenance team is happy to announce the release of the 2013.2.2 stable Havana release. A total of 98 bugs have been fixed across all projects. These updates to Havana are intended to be low risk with no intentional regressions or API changes. Official release notes. The road to Juno… Read more »

OpenStack 2014: Powered by Users If momentum is any indication, 2014 is poised to be a defining year for OpenStack. All of our vital statistics, from community growth to code commits and tracked deployments, doubled in 2013, and all signs point to continued growth. As we start a new year, we in the OpenStack Foundation… Read more »

What Is VMware Up To With OpenStack? As a former vSphere and now OpenStack Architect, Kenneth Hui has been following with much interest the courtship ritual that VMware has been performing with the OpenStack project.  Dan Wendlandt and the entire OpenStack Team at VMware has been busy courting the OpenStack community at various venues, including… Read more »