MariaDB Galera cluster : Best practices

MariaDB Galera cluster is a synchronous multi-master cluster with many intriguing features like synchronous replication, active-active multi-master topology, automatic node provisioning, etc. This presentation will cover many of the best practices including pitfalls that Database Administrators and DevOps must keep in mind while managing the MariaDB Galera cluster. …Full session details here:

Pets vs Cattle – Meeting Enterprise SLAs in OpenStack

As organizations look to deploy production clouds based on OpenStack, one challenge is to meet service level agreements for business workloads as they move to the cloud. In this session, we will discuss the use of Linux high availability features to create a reliable control plan, coupled with cloud service assurance technologies from Intel to… Continue reading Pets vs Cattle – Meeting Enterprise SLAs in OpenStack

Supporting Virtualized Telco Functions with OpenStack

Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is starting to move from PoCs to early commercial stages. This talk discusses technical approaches to supporting telco NFV applications with OpenStack, with a focus on Neutron virtual networking. We work through a service chaining example to drive a discussion of how OpenStack can be used today for NFV and where… Continue reading Supporting Virtualized Telco Functions with OpenStack

OpenStack Swift is Revolutionizing Production at DreamWorks

DreamWorks is rewriting their production animation workflow from file-based to object based with Swift their creative process, starting with how the animation application stores and retrieves data. As an integral part of the Production Asset Management workflow, the team is able to speed up the editorial and workflow process, changing the game in media and… Continue reading OpenStack Swift is Revolutionizing Production at DreamWorks

10 Minutes OpenStack Upgrades? Done!

You have your cloud running. Now it’s time to upgrade. How to do this with minimal customer impact? At Symantec, we are upgrading our platform every 6 months in order to keep up with OpenStack release schedule. During our last upgrade, we went from Havana to Icehouse with zero downtime on the data plane and… Continue reading 10 Minutes OpenStack Upgrades? Done!

Deliver Cloud-ready Applications to End-users Using the Glance Artifact Repository

Deliver Cloud-ready Applications to End-users Using the Glance Artifact Repository As an application developer targeting the Openstack ecosystem you often face challenges delivering your software. Large clouds spanning multiple data centers, multi-tenant environments, and complex distribution scenarios – it is easy to get lost there, and hard to ensure that your application finds its way… Continue reading Deliver Cloud-ready Applications to End-users Using the Glance Artifact Repository

Bare Metal Hadoop and OpenStack: Together at Last!

OpenStack components have finally matured to the point where we can build Big Data projects under one framework. This session will exlore the foundational elements needed to deploy meaningful, long lived Hadoop clusters on bare metal via OpenStack APIs. In the past, Hadoop use cases were largely limited to deployments on virtual machines. With the… Continue reading Bare Metal Hadoop and OpenStack: Together at Last!

The Jenkings OpenStack plugin for Smooth DevOps Orchestration

The DevOps methodology is revolutionizing how enterprises approach rapid development, deployment, continuous integration and continuous delivery. It represents a fundamental change in the way businesses manage their operating environments. In this session we will discuss the tools and technologies from SUSE and the open-source community that can help you automate and streamline moving code from… Continue reading The Jenkings OpenStack plugin for Smooth DevOps Orchestration