{"id":3438,"date":"2012-11-05T13:58:22","date_gmt":"2012-11-05T19:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.openstack.org\/blog\/?p=3438"},"modified":"2012-11-05T14:09:46","modified_gmt":"2012-11-05T20:09:46","slug":"openstack-at-cloud-expo-2012-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.openstack.org\/blog\/openstack-at-cloud-expo-2012-west\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenStack At Cloud Expo 2012 West"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">The OpenStack Foundation is the proud Diamond Sponsor of Cloud Expo 2012 West! If you\u2019re in California for the event this week, please join the Foundation and the many members of the \u00a0OpenStack Community in attendance. If you can\u2019t make it, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%22openstack%22%20%22Cloudexpo%22&amp;src=typd\">follow the developments via twitter<\/a>\u00a0and of course\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/openstack\">follow openstack on twitter<\/a>\u00a0for general OpenStack information.<\/p>\n<p>Already this morning, we\u2019ve seen some big OpenStack news, including two announcements from RightScale regarding their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rightscale.com\/news_events\/press_releases\/2012\/rightscale-supports-the-openstack-foundation-as-a-corporate-sponsor.php\">sponsorship of the OpenStack Foundation<\/a> and their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rightscale.com\/news_events\/press_releases\/2012\/rightscale-recommends-rackspace-to-customers-for-openstack-powered-clouds.php\">partnership with Rackspace<\/a>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vyatta.com\/brocade-acquires-vyatta\">acquisition of OpenStack supporter Vyatta<\/a> by another recent OpenStack supporter (and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.openstack.org\/foundation\/companies\/\">Foundation Sponsor<\/a>), Brocade.\u00a0We also have some\u00a0big OpenStack users speaking at the Summit this week, including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.openstack.org\/user-stories\/cisco-webex\/\">Cisco WebEx<\/a>, eBay and PayPal. \u00a0As the conference continues, I\u2019m sure there will be other interesting developments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Below you\u2019ll find a list of OpenStack sessions to attend, and don\u2019t forget to visit the OpenStack booth to learn how your organization can plan and implement successful, effective cloud environments.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can also visit <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/openstack.org\/start\">openstack.org\/start<\/a><\/strong> to get started down your own OpenStack path today, and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/openstack.org\/join\">openstack.org\/join<\/a><\/strong> to join the Foundation.<\/p>\n<h1>Monday, November 5<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Opening Keynote: Open Cloud &#8211; Place Your Bets!<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jonathan Bryce, Executive Director, OpenStack Foundation 12:30-1:15pm, General Session Room \u2013 Ballroom A-H<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Case Study Session: Open Cloud at PayPal<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Saran Mandair, Sr. Director, and Anand Palanisamy, Architect\/Technical Lead, Infrastructure Engineering, PayPal 2:10-2:55pm, General Session Room \u2013 Ballroom A-H<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Conversation, demo and information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>OpenStack and Community representatives\u2028Welcome reception, Expo Hall, OpenStack Booth #603; 10:00am-12:30pm and 3:00-6:00pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Tuesday, November 6<\/h1>\n<p><strong>OpenStack Folsom demo<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jonathan Bryce, Executive Director, OpenStack Foundation Demo theater, Expo Hall booth #853; 11:00-11:20am<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Conversation, demo and information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>OpenStack and Community representatives\u2028Expo Hall, OpenStack Booth #603; 10:00am-12:30pm and 3:00-6:00pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Wednesday, November 7<\/h1>\n<p><strong>General Session: Powered by OpenStack User Panel<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Panelists from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.openstack.org\/user-stories\/cisco-webex\/\">Cisco WebEx<\/a>, eBay and PayPal, moderated by Chris C. Kemp, CEO, Nebula 11:45am-12:30pm, General Session Room \u2013 Ballroom A-H<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Breakout Session: Making Money in the OpenStack Ecosystem<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Boris Renski, Co-founder and COO, Mirantis 2:10-2:55pm, Room M1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Conversation, demo and information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>OpenStack and Community representatives\u2028 Expo Hall, OpenStack Booth #603; 10:00am-12:30pm and 3:00-6:00pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Thursday, November 8<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Conversation, demo and information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>OpenStack and Community representatives\u2028Expo Hall, OpenStack Booth #603; 10:00am-12:00pm and 2:30-5:00pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>OpenStack Community At Cloud Expo 2012 West<\/h1>\n<p>Please attend these sessions from the OpenStack Community!<\/p>\n<p>Sessions by OpenStack members, sponsors and supporters Akamai, AT&amp;T, Broadcom, ComputeNext, Dell, enStratus, HP, Intel, New Relic, Nimbula, OW2, Red Hat, SoftLayer, SUSE, UShareSoft, VMware, and Vyatta are also scheduled.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keynote: The Ever Changing Cloud<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lew Tucker, Cisco; Thursday November 8, 9:05-9:50, General Session room<\/p>\n<p><strong>How Private PaaS Can Take You From Code To Cloud In 45 Minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Diane Mueller, ActiveState; Wednesday November 7, 2:10-2:55pm, Lafayette room (Hyatt)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Elastic Cloud Infrastructure: Why the Enterprise Wants It<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Troy Angrignon, Cloudscaling; Thursday November 8, 1:40-2:25pm, Room M2<\/p>\n<p><strong>OpenStack Momentum: Adopters Speak Up<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mike Fountaine, Dell and Bennett Bauer, DreamHost; Wednesday November 7, 2:10-2:55pm, Stevens Creek room (Hyatt)<\/p>\n<p><strong>CEO Power Panel: There\u2019s No Business Like the Cloud &amp; Big Data Business!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chris C. Kemp, Nebula, Inc.; Tuesday November 6, 7:00-7:30pm, General Session room Interacting with a Cloud<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gabriel Hurley, Nebula, Inc.; Tuesday November 6, 6:10-6:55pm, Room M1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beyond the Hype: Understanding Cloud Security for Your Application\u2028Bryan D. Payne, Nebula, Inc.; Wednesday November 7, 5:10-5:55pm, General Session room<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cloud Application Black Magic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wayne Walls, Rackspace; Monday November 5, 2:10-2:55pm, Lafayette room (Hyatt)<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is Your Career. This is Your Career on OpenStack<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Niki Acosta, Rackspace; Monday November 5, 4:25-5:05pm, Room M1<\/p>\n<p><strong>Scaling the Cloud<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brian Jawalka, Rackspace, Monday November 5, 5:10-5:55pm, Lafayette room (Hyatt)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keynote: An Open Cloud Discussion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>John Engates, Rackspace; Tuesday November 6, 9:05-9:50am, General Session room<\/p>\n<p><strong>Network Virtualization &#8211; Amplifying the Power of Cloud Computing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>James Meredith, Rackspace; Tuesday November 6, 2:10-2:55pm, Room M2<\/p>\n<p><strong>General Session: The IT Talent Shift &#8211; Preparing Your Enterprise IT Talent for the Cloud<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lisa Larson, Rackspace; Wednesday November 7, 9:55-10:40am, General Session room<\/p>\n<p><strong>Storage Performance in the Cloud<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nelson Nahum, Zadara Storage; Monday November 5, 5:10-5:55pm, Room M3<\/p>\n<h1><strong>OpenStack In The Expo Hall<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Please visit the following booths for more information on how the Community supports OpenStack software:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Platinum and Gold Members<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AT&amp;T 921<\/p>\n<p>HP 421<\/p>\n<p>Rackspace 301\/309<\/p>\n<p>Red Hat 509<\/p>\n<p>SUSE 715<\/p>\n<p>DreamHost 926<\/p>\n<p>VMware 209<\/p>\n<p><strong>Supporters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ActiveState 1020<\/p>\n<p>Akamai 514<\/p>\n<p>Cloud Cruiser 829<\/p>\n<p>Cloudscaling 922<\/p>\n<p>New Relic 415<\/p>\n<p>OW2 915<\/p>\n<p>SoftLayer 201<\/p>\n<p>Vyatta 609<\/p>\n<p>Zadara Storage 732<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Mark Collier<\/p>\n<p>COO, OpenStack Foundation<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sparkycollier\">@sparkycollier<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The OpenStack Foundation is the proud Diamond Sponsor of Cloud Expo 2012 West! 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