Austin
April 25-29, 2016

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Rackspace - "IS IT SAFE?" Taking Torture Out of OpenStack and Neutron
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The primary barriers to OpenStack adoption are complexity and lack of operational experience. According to a recent survey published on CIO.com, 50% of enterprises that tried to implement an OpenStack cloud failed. In this session, Rackspace's Darrin Hanson and Justin Shepherd will cover why delivering OpenStack "cas-a-service" matters to make innovation less painful (and OpenStack successful) and will share lessons from an OpenStack co-founder on deploying and operating OpenStack Neutron.

The primary barriers to OpenStack adoption are complexity and lack of operational experience. According to a recent survey published on CIO.com, 50% of enterprises that tried to implement an OpenStack cloud failed. In this session, Rackspace’s Darrin Hanson and Justin Shepherd will cover why delivering OpenStack “as-a-service” matters to make innovation less painful (and OpenStack successful) and will share lessons from an OpenStack co-founder on deploying and operating OpenStack Neutron.

Monday, April 25, 2:50pm-3:30pm (7:50pm - 8:30pm UTC)
Austin Convention Center - Level 4 - MR 18 A/B
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Difficulty Level: Beginner
Darrin Hanson
VP & GM of OpenStack Private Cloud
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Justin Shepherd
Rackspace
As a Distinguished Architect and Chief Technologist for Rackspace Private Cloud powered by OpenStack, Justin Shepherd is often traveling the globe talking with enterprises about their journey to the cloud. Justin joined Rackspace 13 years ago and brings over 20 years of experience in open source infrastructure. Justin has been part of OpenStack since the beginning, is a core contributor to... FULL PROFILE