Real world lessons and war stories about Catalyst IT’s experience in rolling out an OpenStack based public cloud in New Zealand. This is an opportunity to learn first-hand about useful techniques we have used to increase service levels, perform in place upgrades and how the cost of your own OpenStack cloud compares to Amazon AWS.
Topics covered will include: selection of hardware for optimal costs, techniques that drive quality and service levels up, common deployment mistakes, in place upgrades, how to identify the maturity level of each project and decide what is ready for production, and much more. For the grand finale you will learn how the cost of your OpenStack cloud compares to Amazon AWS and whether you will save money by rolling your own.