It is quite obvious by now that OpenStack is here to stay. This workshop will clarify where OpenStack plays a role in modern datacenter, enterprise, and small business computing. We will talk about some reasons for choosing OpenStack and suggest some of the latest resources for installing and using OpenStack. We will end our workshop with a demonstration/walkthrough of a working OpenStack environment built using OpenStack Ansible.
Expect to understand how we have moved from traditional DC computing to the concept of cloud computing and how OpenStack plays a part in this. Attendees will be given an all-in-one OpenStack cloud environment where we will walkthrough managing users, the instance life cycle, basic networking, and storage solutions. Attendees should expect to walk away with a great foundation of OpenStack knowledge to build upon further. Most importantly attendees will learn that OpenStack is a great tool for setting up private, public, and/or hybrid clouds and why now is a great time to get started with using it.