The document introduces the OpenStack Central Florida User Group and provides an overview of OpenStack as an open-source cloud computing platform initiated in 2010 through a merger of Rackspace and NASA projects. It highlights OpenStack's significance based on its technology-agnostic nature and rapid release cycle, along with key projects and resources for users. The document also encourages participation in future meetings and contributions to the group.

1. Intro to Open Stack
Central Florida Open Stack User Group
Donnie Hamlett
http://www.meetup.com/Orlando-Central-Florida-OpenStack-Meetup/

2. What is OpenStack
 Open source cloud computing platform
 OpenStack is the largest open source project in the world
 RackSpace acquired a company SliceHost they were working on way to
automate the build out of cloud resources
 NASA scientist developed a technology called Nova that could spin up
virtualized servers and make them available
 The two companies merged the two projects and created OpenStack in
2010
 OpenStack is written in Python

3. Why is OpenStack a big deal?
 OpenStack is a cloud platform that is technology agnostic
 It allows open source technologies as well as proprietary technology
solutions to be plugged into the various services that make it up
 Its openness simplifies the process of building IaaS Private Clouds, Public
Clouds and Hybrid Clouds
 Rapid release cycle new release every 6 months

4. Who uses OpenStack?

5. Who Supports OpenStack (just a few)

6. OpenStack Projects
 Nova – Compute
 Keystone – Identity Management
 Neutron – Networking
 Cinder – Block Storage
 Glance – Image Service
 Swift – Object Storage
 Horizon – Dashboard
 Heat – Orchestration
 Ceilometer – Telemetry (Tracking and Billing)

7. Architecture

8. Resources
 youtube.com – subscribe to OpenStack.org channel
 openstack.org website – documentation
 ubuntu.com – documentation of OpenStack on Ubuntu
 redhat.com – documentation of OpenStack on Red Hat and Centos
 Packstack – all the openstack compenents in a simple single server installation
 devstack.org – similar to packstack a single server installation of OpenStack
 ebay.com – devstack and packstack are great but to get proficient at setting up
OpenStack from scratch you will need two physical servers. Selllers on ebay sell used
servers for less than $130.

9. What’s Next?
 We are off to a great start!
 In the process of setting up future meetings
 Feel free to contribute in any way that works for you
 Stay in touch with what's happening the group via the meetup site