{"id":6355,"date":"2014-07-21T14:36:07","date_gmt":"2014-07-21T19:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.openstack.org\/blog\/?p=6355"},"modified":"2014-07-23T11:57:38","modified_gmt":"2014-07-23T16:57:38","slug":"openstack-community-celebrates-four-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.openstack.org\/blog\/openstack-community-celebrates-four-years\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenStack Community Celebrates Four Years!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"magicdomid498\" class=\"ace-line\" style=\"color: #000000;\">User maturity, software maturity and a focus on cloud software operations are now established areas of focus for OpenStack and none of it would be possible without the consistent\u00a0 growth of the OpenStack community. In the four years since the community was established, OpenStack now has 70+ active user groups and thousands of active members spread across 139 different countries!Throughout the month of July, we are celebrating our community milestones and progress over the past four years, as well as Superusers who support the OpenStack mission. This year, we also launched the Superuser publication to chronicle the work of users, and their many accomplishments individually and organizationally amplifying their impact among the community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.openstack.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014_Singles_InfoGraphics_EP_12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6356\" src=\"http:\/\/www.openstack.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014_Singles_InfoGraphics_EP_12-300x218.jpg\" alt=\"2014_Singles_InfoGraphics_EP_12\" width=\"388\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.openstack.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014_Singles_InfoGraphics_EP_12-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.openstack.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014_Singles_InfoGraphics_EP_12-768x559.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.openstack.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/2014_Singles_InfoGraphics_EP_12.jpg 825w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><\/a>\n<p class=\"lead\">We invite you all to join the party and celebrate 4 awesome years of OpenStack:<\/p>\n<div id=\"magicdomid500\" class=\"ace-line\" style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<ul class=\"list-bullet1\">\n<li>Check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.openstack.org\/birthday\">OpenStack 4th Birthday page<\/a> featuring the latest stats, infographic and a web badge to download<\/li>\n<li>Attend the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/openstack-community-celebrates-4-years-tickets-12214621261?aff=eorg\">birthday party<\/a> in Portland, Oregon during OSCON, Tuesday, July 22<\/li>\n<li>Attend your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.openstack.org\/blog\/2014\/06\/openstack-turns-4-its-time-to-celebrate-the-community\/\">local birthday party<\/a>, more than 50 are taking place around the world this month!<\/li>\n<li>Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/superuser.openstack.org\/\">Superuser<\/a> publication to learn about the contributors and user groups who make OpenStack successful<\/li>\n<li>Join the conversation on Twitter today using the hashtag <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=realtime&amp;q=%23openstack4bday&amp;src=typd\">#OpenStack4Bday<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"magicdomid505\" class=\"ace-line\">Here are some community leaders&#8217; perspectives reflecting on the past four years with OpenStack and their predictions for the future:<\/div>\n<div id=\"magicdomid506\" class=\"ace-line\">\n<ul class=\"list-bullet1\">\n<li>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scalr.com\/blog\/growing-up-fast-openstack-turns-4\">Growing Up Fast: OpenStack Turns 4<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Sebastian Stadil, CEO, Scalr<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/dreamhost.com\/dreamscape\/2014\/07\/21\/happy-fourth-birthday-openstack\">Happy Fourth Birthday, OpenStack<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Brett Dunst, VP, Marketing &amp; Corporate Communications, DreamHost<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rackspace.com\/blog\/that-time-when-openstack-turned-four\/\">That Time when OpenStack Turned Four<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Paul Voccio, Sr. Director of Product Software Engineering, Rackspace<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thoughtsoncloud.com\/2014\/07\/openstack-anniversary-birthday\/\">OpenStack Celebrates Fourth Birthday<\/a>\u00a0by Brad Topol, Distinguished Engineer, IBM<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bluebox.net\/insight\/blog-article\/no-cute-metaphors-just-happy-birthday-to-openstack\">No Cute Metaphors, Just &#8220;Happy Birthday&#8221; to One of Our Favorite Software Projects<\/a>\u00a0by Jesse Proudman, Founder and CTO, Blue Box<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/vbridges.com\/2014\/07\/17\/happy-4th-birthday-openstack\/\">Happy 4th Birthday to OpenStack<\/a> by Virtual Bridges<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scality.com\/what-a-birthday-for-openstack\/\">What a Birthday for OpenStack<\/a>\u00a0by Philippe Nicolas, Industry Strategy, Scality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>User maturity, software maturity and a focus on cloud software operations are now established areas of focus for OpenStack and none of it would be possible without the consistent\u00a0 growth of the OpenStack community. 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