Individual Member Profile

 I am Anwar Rizaee, a dedicated IT professional with over four years of experience in IT operations, cloud infrastructure, and server administration. Currently, I work as a Cloud Infrastructure Expert at the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology in Afghanistan. My role involves designing and implementing cloud solutions using OpenStack, optimizing system performance, and ensuring data security and availability.

I graduated with distinction in Computer Science from Bamyan University and have earned over 20 certifications from leading institutions like AWS, Google Cloud, Red Hat, and IBM. I am passionate about open-source technologies and have extensive experience with Linux systems, Kubernetes, and cloud automation.

Through my YouTube channel, OpenStack and Linux Learning, I share tutorials and insights on cloud computing, OpenStack, and Linux to help IT professionals and enthusiasts expand their knowledge. I am fluent in Dari, Pashto, and English, and I strive to use my skills to contribute to global IT advancements and foster innovation within the open-source community.

• MCIT - From 2023-12-25 (Current)

I'm involved in the following OpenStack projects: Dashboard (Horizon),Command-line interface for all OpenStack services (Openstackclient),Instances High Availability Service (Masakari),Compute Service (Nova),Networking (Neutron),Object store (Swift),Bare Metal Provisioning Service (Ironic),Official Python SDK for OpenStack APIs (Openstacksdk),Orchestration (Heat),Metering & Data Collection Service (Ceilometer),Identity service (Keystone),Database as a Service (Trove),Deploys OpenStack in containers using Ansible (Kolla-ansible),Block Storage (Cinder),Containers Service (Zun),Nova,Trove,Kuryr,Openstack-helm,Ironic,Masakari,Storlets,Openstackclient,Adjutant,Neutron,Heat,Ceilometer,Swift,Horizon,Keystone,Skyline,Placement,Cinder,OpenStackAnsible,Python SDK