SUSE aims to help companies become cloud service providers through their open source SUSE OpenStack Cloud product. SUSE OpenStack Cloud is an enterprise OpenStack distribution that can rapidly deploy and easily manage highly available, mixed hypervisor infrastructure-as-a-service clouds. It is based on the latest OpenStack release and integrates with SUSE solutions like SUSE Enterprise Storage and SUSE Manager to provide a full private, public, or hybrid cloud platform and management tools. SUSE is a platinum member of the OpenStack Foundation and is actively involved in the OpenStack community and technical contributions to help ensure the long-term viability of OpenStack.

1. SUSE® OpenStack Cloud
Become Your Company's Cloud Service Provider
Simon Briggs
UK Sales Engineer
simon@suse.com

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Why an Open Source Cloud?
Drivers Concerns
Cost Savings
Open Standards
No Vendor Lock-In
Portability
Flexibility
Lack of Support
Security
Ecosystem
Integration
Maturity

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SUSE Strategy for Cloud Computing
Public Cloud
Broadly deploy SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server
through SUSE Cloud
Public Program
Private Cloud
Deliver cloud
infrastructure solution
powered by OpenStack
Hybrid Cloud
Tightly integrate SUSE
Studio and SUSE
Manager with SUSE
Cloud to deliver a platform
and tools that enable
enterprise hybrid clouds

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The OpenStack Transformation
• Leading open source project for building IaaS clouds
• Active developer community
• Rapid innovation: Juno release has 342 new features
• Massive industry ecosystem
• Growing enterprise adoption
• OpenStack Foundation ensures long-term viability

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SUSE Participation in OpenStack
Platinum Member Alan Clark
Chairman of the
Board
Technical
Contributions
Promotion in
openSUSE
Community
OpenStack
Distribution

6. SUSE OpenStack Cloud Overview

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SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5
Enterprise OpenStack distribution
that rapidly deploys and easily
manages highly available, mixed
hypervisor IaaS Clouds
• Increase business agility
• Economically scale IT capabilities
• Easily deliver future innovations

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SUSE® Cloud Structure
Administration
Server
Customer
Center
Crowbar + PXE Boot
Compute Nodes
Storage Nodes
Control Node
SLE-HAE

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SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 Highlights
• Based on latest release of OpenStack (Juno)
• Support for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 Compute Nodes
• Integration with SUSE Enterprise Storage
• 342 new features and enhancements
• Incorporates fixes and enhancements from POC feedback
• More networking options → Flexibility
• HA improvements → Stability
• Database as a Service → Simplifies application development
• Analytics as a Service → Enables “big data” cloud
• Improved log handling → Operational efficiency

10. SUSE OpenStack 5 Architecture

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SUSE Cloud Partner Ecosystem
Maximize Current Investments, while Expanding Capabilities
Hardware
Storage
Networking
Management
Hypervisor
PaaS

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Package OS and Apps
‒ Avoid conflicts and user install hassles
‒ Use of approved repositories
Build for Multiple Hypervisors
‒ Perfect for hybrid environments
Integrated with Cloud and Management Solutions
‒ Automatic connection for security and patching
‒ Ensures compliance
Integrated Workload Control
Packaging with SUSE Studio

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SUSE Studio Package
Mainframe
Integrated Workload Control
Direct Cloud Deployment
Physical Rack
Private
Cloud

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Centralized Management Point
‒ Patch, provision, configure, monitor
Multiple Platforms
‒ Multiple hardware, multiple software
Multiple Tenants
‒ Scalable to thousands of nodes
Integration with SUSE Studio and SUSE Cloud
Integrated Workload Control
Maintaining with SUSE Manager

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Platform Package Deploy Maintain
Integrated Workload Control
The Complete Toolkit

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• On-site in your facility
• Meet us after today's
meeting to discuss
your specific goals

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