This document summarizes an introduction presentation for the OpenNebulaConf 2013 conference on open-source enterprise cloud computing. The presentation discusses OpenNebula's vision of providing an open management platform to automate and orchestrate enterprise clouds on existing IT infrastructure. It outlines OpenNebula's history as a research project turned enterprise product, its open-source development model, growing user and community base, and conference agenda including keynote speakers, user experiences, and integration topics.

1. Unleashing the Future of Open-source
Enterprise Cloud Computing
presented by
Welcome to OpenNebulaConf 2013!
Ignacio M. Llorente
OpenNebula Project Director

2. OpenNebula.org#OpenNebulaConf
“Simplicity is the ultimate
sophistication”!
!
Leonardo da Vinci!

3. OpenNebula.org#OpenNebulaConf
Our Vision: Flexible Enterprise Cloud Made Simple
Enterprise private cloud as an evolution of datacenter virtualization
Open management platform for SysAdmins and
DevOps to automate and orchestrate the operation
of enterprise clouds on existing IT infrastructure
Principles:
● Flexibility: Easy to customize to fit into any datacenter
● SysAdmin-centrism: Complete control over the cloud
● Simplicity: Easy to deploy, operate and use
● Lightness: Highly efficient

4. OpenNebula.org#OpenNebulaConf
Our History: From Research Project to Enterprise Product!
2005
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
• Develop & innovate
• Support the community
• Collaborate
Large-scale production
deployment: 16,000 VMs
5,000 downloads/
month
20142013
Research
Project

5. OpenNebula.org#OpenNebulaConf
Our Project: A Traditional Open-source Project !
2005
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20142013
35,842
111,541
254,186
533,314
712,500
1,080,000
Site Visits
100% Annual Growth

6. OpenNebula.org#OpenNebulaConf
Our Technology: Solving Real User Needs in Innovative Ways!
2005
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
TP 1.0 1.2 1.4 2.0 2.2 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8
20142013
4.0 4.2 4.4
• Xen & KVM
• Cloudbursting
• CLI & API
• EC2 and EBS API
• OGF OCCI
• Image repository
• VMware
• Clustering
• Accounting & quota
• Sunstone
• High Availability
• Failover solutions
• Groups & ACLs
• Certificate authentication
• VLAN, multiple zones & VDCs
• Self-service portal
• Scheduler
• Multiple datastores
• Marketplace
• New Sunstone
• Vertical elasticity
• Programmable actions
• Multi-VM applications
• Horizontal elasticity
• Cloud application insight

7. OpenNebula.org#OpenNebulaConf
Our Users: A Widely-used Cloud Management Platform!
2005
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20142013
1,865
4,861
12,828
24,477
31,950
45,000
90% Annual Growth
Additional
Downloads
from code repo
a distros
Downloads

8. OpenNebula.org#OpenNebulaConf
Our Community: The Power of User-driven Development !
2005
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 20142013
227
1,141
2,293
4,341
5,500
7,000
● 1,400 registered users at mailing list
● 650 registered users at development portal
● 100 contributors
Mails
100% Annual Growth

9. OpenNebula.org#OpenNebulaConf
Our Conference: Thanks to All Speakers!
Keynote Speakers
User Experiences and Case Studies
Integration with other Cloud Tools
Interoperability and HPC Clouds

10. OpenNebula.org#OpenNebulaConf
Enjoy the Conference!
Platinum Sponsors!
Bronze Sponsors!
Media Sponsors!
Silver Sponsors!

11. OpenNebula.org#OpenNebulaConf
Enjoy the Conference!

12. OpenNebula.org#OpenNebulaConf
Announcement: Slots Available for Lightning Talks!
Session: Thursday (Tomorrow) at 12:30
Rules
● Five minutes and only five minutes
● Three slides and only three slides
● Focus on only one key point: use case, experience,
new feature, demo…
Submissions Received
● Vlastimil Holer about Contextualizing VMs with
cloud-init
● Thomas Grüderich about Crowdtesting
● Sándor Ács about SZTAKI Cloud

13. OpenNebula.org#OpenNebulaConf
Announcement: Participation in the Open Spaces Sessions!
Session: Wednesday (Today) at 17:30
Rules
● No preplanned list of topics
● You can propose topics and pick time slots
● Discuss passionate questions, burning ideas,
features, integrations or any topic of their choice
● Informal and tech-friendly environment

14. OpenNebula.org#OpenNebulaConf
“Any intelligent fool can make
things bigger and more complex...
It takes a touch of genius - and
a lot of courage to move in the
opposite direction”!
!
Albert Einstein!