This document provides an overview of OpenStack for beginners. It describes OpenStack as an open source cloud infrastructure platform that manages compute, storage, and networking resources. It outlines the main OpenStack components and projects, deployment options, ecosystem partners, considerations around enterprise readiness, use cases it can address, example companies using OpenStack, total cost of ownership factors, and ways for individuals to get started with OpenStack.

1. What a Beginner should know about OpenStack?
Anthony Chow
@vCloudernBeer
http://cloudn1n3.blogspot.com/
OpenStack Summit vBrownBag TechTalk
May 18, 2015

2. What is OpenStack?
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Open source cloud infrastructure (laaS)
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Manages compute, storage and networking
resources
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Python based
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Running platform - Linux

5. Components of OpenStack
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Bi-annual release cycle
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Main projects –
− Nova, Glance/Cinder/Swift and Neutron
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Other major projects -
− KeyStone, Horizon, Heat and Ceilometer
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RESTful API and Message Q systems
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Project classification
– Core
– Integrated/Incubation/External
– “Big Tent”

6. OpenStack DefCore
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Defending the OpenStack brand - OpenStack™
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Applies only to commercial uses of the OpenStack name.
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Establishes the required minimum feature set for OpenStack
products.

8. OpenStack Deployment Options
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In-house private cloud from GitHub
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In-house private cloud from distributions
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Hosted private cloud
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Public cloud
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Consultant and Integrators

9. OpenStack Ecosystem
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BigData
− Red Hat
− Cisco
− Rackspace
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Storage
− SolidFire
− SwiftStack
− Ceph
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Networking
− Akanda
− PLUMgrid
− Midikura
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PaaS
− Red Hat OpenShift
− IBM SoftLayer
− HP Helion

10. Is OpenStack “enterprise” ready?
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High Availability (HA)
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Security
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VIO
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2 releases per year may be too much
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Enough in-house expertise?

11. What problem can OpenStack solve?
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On demand and self serving
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Resource Pool
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Elastic/Agile

12. Companies that uses OpenStack
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CERN – European research institute
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Walmart - eCommerce
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BMW – Global Data center

13. TCO of OpenStack
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Able to run on commodity hardware
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Hidden cost for support and operations
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May be difficult to measure

14. How can I get ready for OpenStack?
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Architect, Developer or Testing engineer
− Test environment
− TryStack
− OpenStack meetup
− OpenStack summit
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C-level executives
− Tell your staffs to try it out.