High Availability Update (Grizzly and Havana)

Posted on Wed 20 February 2013 in presentations • Tagged with OpenStack

Another update on OpenStack's progress in high availability, for the Grizzly and Havana releases. Presented at the Swiss OpenStack User Group meetup in Zurich, on February 19, 2013.


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High Availability in OpenStack

Posted on Thu 30 August 2012 in presentations • Tagged with Conference, OpenStack

An update on high-availability development during the OpenStack Folsom development cycle. This presentation was delivered August 30, 2012 in San Diego, California. It was part of the inaugural CloudOpen conference hosted by the Linux Foundation.

Following up on my earlier talks at OpenStack Summit and OSCON, I summarized the high-availability …


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Speaking and BoFing at CloudOpen in San Diego!

Posted on Mon 20 August 2012 in blog • Tagged with Ceph, Conference, high availability, OpenStack

Next week, I will be speaking at the inaugural CloudOpen conference in San Diego. This is your chance to learn about OpenStack high availability and Ceph!

August 29-31, San Diego hosts the first CloudOpen conference, colocated with LinuxCon North America. CloudOpen is the Linux Foundation's brand new, stack-agnostic cloud …


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Highly Available Cloud: Pacemaker integration with OpenStack

Posted on Tue 17 July 2012 in presentations • Tagged with Conference, OpenStack, Pacemaker

This presentation was delivered July 17, 2012 at OSCON in Portland, Oregon.

I summarize high availability in OpenStack Folsom, particularly OpenStack integration with the Pacemaker high availability cluster stack.

I talk about high availability shortcomings in OpenStack Essex, comparing OpenStack to some of its important competitors. I then explain how …


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A look back at my first OpenStack Design Summit & Conference

Posted on Tue 24 April 2012 in blog • Tagged with Conference, OpenStack

I've just returned from the OpenStack Folsom Design Summit and Spring 2012 Conference, and am finally getting rid of my jet lag. Here's a summary of what's been a mind-blowing conference experience for me.


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