Automated Security Hardening with OpenStack-Ansible

Deploying clouds involves plenty of moving pieces. A threat, actual OpenStack code, the dependencies, the operating system, and hardware. it is no surprise that functionality often takes priority over security, but OpenStack-Ansible security role is trying to make that process easier. The openstack-ansible-security role delivers strong security enhancements (based on the Security Technical Implementation Guide… Continue reading Automated Security Hardening with OpenStack-Ansible

Appvance Adds Unified Test Automation for Java Applications Without Coding

SAN JOSE: Appvance, Inc., the leader in DevOps unified testing and test automation has introduced codeless test creation for Java thick client applications. With no coding required, developers and testers can use our ground-breaking recording technology to test browser-based or stand alone Swing apps, AWT, SWT, Oracle forms, Oracle Fusion, Oracle Fuse, all J2ME CDLC-compliant… Continue reading Appvance Adds Unified Test Automation for Java Applications Without Coding

Deploying a Hybrid Cloud with OpenStack: Dynamic Service Automation

Hybrid cloud represents the next evolution in enterprise cloud architecture and enables businesses to enjoy the best of both worlds: infrastructure resource elasticity with the flexibility of a public cloud, and the security, control and regulatory compliance of a private cloud. As ideal as hybrid cloud may sound, it still can face challenges from both… Continue reading Deploying a Hybrid Cloud with OpenStack: Dynamic Service Automation

Delivering an end-to-end Automated and Carrier-class NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) Use Case

Managed Services is a top use-case for which all global telcos want to improve operational efficiency and accelerate time-to-market. However, there are challenges in simplifying and automating end-to-end service delivery, including secure Day-0 provisioning of the customer premise devices, pervasive and secure connectivity to the data centers / POPs / COs, and elastic scaling and… Continue reading Delivering an end-to-end Automated and Carrier-class NFV (Network Functions Virtualization) Use Case

Creating custom elements for Diskimage-builder

Diskimage-builder (DIB) is an awesome method for creating guest images for both metal and vm use. DIB is generally considered part of TripleO, but it can be used for any style cloud that would benefit from automated, repeatable, formula driven guest images. In this presentation, I would like to demonstrate some of the basics of… Continue reading Creating custom elements for Diskimage-builder

OpenStack: Group Based Policy Hands-on Lab

Group Based Policy (GBP) provides declarative abstractions for achieving scalable intent-based infrastructure automation within OpenStack. In this session, users will access a GBP + Neutron setup and have a tour through the most common use cases, including but not limited to policy-driven application life cycle management and advanced service chain deployment. Users will learn how… Continue reading OpenStack: Group Based Policy Hands-on Lab

Manila 101 & Use Cases

Manila provides an automated, on-demand, and scalable service for delivering shared and distributed file systems all via an open, standardized API developed within the OpenStack effort, but made available for usage independent of what cloud ecosystem is utilized. For the first time, cloud users can self-provision and manage shared file systems as first-class objects to… Continue reading Manila 101 & Use Cases

Pacemaker: OpenStack’s PID 1

My name is David Vossel. I’m a core developer of the Pacemaker project and author of Pacemaker Remote. I want to share our success with scaling the Pacemaker cluster resource manager to meet the requirements necessary automate recovery of OpenStack controller and compute nodes. OpenStack’s architecture consists of a set of distributed components capable of… Continue reading Pacemaker: OpenStack’s PID 1