The document discusses OpenStack, an open source cloud computing platform. It lists several OpenStack community projects, technologies that can be used with OpenStack like Dell servers and Nexenta storage, and advantages of OpenStack such as its cloud management appliance and software. The document also briefly mentions other cloud platforms like VCE Vblock stack and asks whether OpenStack is better than existing solutions.

2. Virt/Cloud Computing Best Practice?

8. OpenStack: LAMP for the Cloud - Why everyone loves OpenStack! - What about Legacy Enterprise IT Stacks? -Blueprint for Open Cloud Best Practices?

21. In the beginning, 2009...

22. And now, 2011!

23. Invasion of the Cloud Stacks?

26. VCE Vblock Stack

45. Why Change?

53. What is a PUE? Where is Prineville, Oregon?

68. Anybody else?

79. Anything better?

88. Burrow – Msg Queuing for Multi Tenant Cloud

89. Cloud Gateway – Multi Cloud RightScale I/F

90. CrowBar – DevOps inspired, Dell fastconfig

91. Dashboard – single pane view; Comp/Stor/Net

92. Keystone – Auth; initially token -> Modules

93. Lunr – commodity storage; Nova Vol Mgr

94. Quantum – NAAS; Arista, Nicira, BigSwitch, etc

95. Red Dwarf – scalable RDBMS; SysAdmin focus

96. Topology – TAAS; Failure Zone mgr

101. OpenStack Wins

102. Cloud Management Appliance

103. Cloud Management Software

107. OpenStack Compute Nova

115. Dell “C” Series MicroServers

116. OpenStack Storage Swift

118. OpenStack Swift

123. OpenStack Networks Quantum