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    OpenStack Summit in Paris Puts Open-Source Cloud on Display

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    Sean Michael Kerner
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    November 12, 2014
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      1OpenStack Summit in Paris Puts Open-Source Cloud on Display

      1 - OpenStack Summit in Paris Puts Open-Source Cloud on Display

      by Sean Michael Kerner

      2OpenStack Is Enabling the Software-Defined Economy

      2 - OpenStack Is Enabling the Software-Defined Economy

      Jonathan Bryce, executive director of the OpenStack Foundation, detailed during his opening day keynote how the open-source cloud platform is driving the software-defined economy.

      3BMW Uses OpenStack

      3 - BMW Uses OpenStack

      Among the users that discussed OpenStack deployment was car maker BMW. A BMW i8 supercar was driven onto the OpenStack keynote stage and then moved to the OpenStack exhibitor area, where it was displayed.

      4Helping to Solve the Mysteries of the Universe at CERN

      4 - Helping to Solve the Mysteries of the Universe at CERN

      The CERN particle physics lab was also among the OpenStack users that discussed cloud deployment at the Paris Summit. Tim Bell, infrastructure services manager at CERN, detailed how his group is using OpenStack to solve some of the biggest mysteries in the universe.

      5Tapjoy Using OpenStack and Amazon AWS

      5 - Tapjoy Using OpenStack and Amazon AWS

      Weston Jossey, head of operations at Tapjoy, discussed in a keynote how his company is still using Amazon for public cloud deployment, while leveraging an OpenStack deployment for its private cloud needs.

      6The Cloud Conga Line

      6 - The Cloud Conga Line

      Rajeev Khanna, vice president of Global Infrastructure Services at Expedia, explained in his keynote how Expedia also uses both Amazon and OpenStack. Khanna also made reference to the complexity of a private cloud deployment as a “conga line” of different technologies and services that need to be deployed.

      7Dreading Heartbleed at OpenStack

      7 - Dreading Heartbleed at OpenStack

      Robert Clark, lead security architect at Hewlett-Packard Cloud Services, explained the DREAD approach to threat modeling at the Summit. DREAD is an acronym for Damage potential, Reproducibility, Exploitability, Affected users and Discoverability.

      8OpenStack Has a Zero Percent Unemployment Rate

      8 - OpenStack Has a Zero Percent Unemployment Rate

      A staple at every OpenStack Summit is the job posting board where vendors attempt to attract potential candidates.

      9OpenStack Market Showcases Vendor Products

      9 - OpenStack Market Showcases Vendor Products

      The OpenStack Marketplace provides vendors with the opportunity to engage with potential buyers and to hand out information.

      10Talking Cloud, Watching Star Trek

      10 - Talking Cloud, Watching Star Trek

      The OpenStack Summit provided attendees with the opportunity to watch Star Trek while enjoying lunch.

      11IBM Shows Off Power8 Servers

      11 - IBM Shows Off Power8 Servers

      While the cloud is often thought of as being about virtualization software, it still requires hardware infrastructure. Among the vendors showing hardware at the OpenStack Summit was IBM with its latest Power8 servers.

      12Designing OpenStack Kilo

      12 - Designing OpenStack Kilo

      A key part of the OpenStack event was the Design Summit, where developers gathered to discuss the next major release, known as Kilo, due out in the first half of 2015.

      13A Night of Culture at D’orsay

      13 - A Night of Culture at D'orsay

      Among the many evening and offsite events was a night at the D’orsay Museum, sponsored by Canonical and Juniper Networks.

      14Looking at Real Clouds and the Eiffel Tower

      14 - Looking at Real Clouds and the Eiffel Tower

      While OpenStack was held indoors to talk about the virtual cloud, many attendees took the time to step outside and see real clouds in Paris and visit the world famous Eiffel Tower.

      15Next Stop, Vancouver

      15 - Next Stop, Vancouver

      The next OpenStack Summit is scheduled to take place in Vancouver, British Columbia, May 18-22, 2015.

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