Sydney
November 6-8, 2017

Event Details

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Blueprint for a Successful OpenStack

OpenStack is successful when it runs business workloads efficiently, can be operated and upgraded easily and doesn't tie applications to a specific platform. In this session Canonical OpenStack lead James Page will describe Canonical's blueprint for OpenStack success using experience gained in the field working with OpenStack operators of all shapes and sizes. Covering OpenStack economics, baremetal, Kubernetes and containers the session will feature leading Telecommunications provider AT&T and look at how they see OpenStack at the Edge.

Tuesday, November 7, 10:50am-11:30am (11:50pm - 12:30am UTC)
Difficulty Level: Beginner
Canonical
Mark founded security specialist Thawte before selling the company to VeriSign in 1999. In 2004, he founded Ubuntu and Canonical, combining responsibility for strategy and user experience at Canonical with roles on the Ubuntu Technical Board and Community Council.   FULL PROFILE
AT&T, Lead System Architect
Kandan Kathirvel is Director at AT&T and responsible for AT&T's Cloud Strategy and Architecture. Kandan is the TSC-Chair at Akraino Edge Stack, Linux Foundation. Kandan served on the OpenStack board of directors from 2017 to 2018. Kandan leads AT&T’s technology efforts around Edge Computing, NFV, and SDN. Kandan has led several opensource initiatives, and a big Open Source... FULL PROFILE