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The post Comparison of Software Defined Networking (SDN) Controllers. Part 7: Comparison and Product Rating appeared first on Aptira.

Back in March, I wrote Profiling WSGI Apps, describing one way to profile the placement service. It was useful enough that a version of it was added to the docs. Since then I've wanted something a bit more flexible. I maintain a container for placement on Docker hub. When I …

After working in open source for a while, I've been on both sides of the code submission dance: proposing a change, and reviewing a change. Proposing a change to a project can feel harrowing: you don't know how the maintainers are going to respond to it, you don't know whether …

We explore options to use CloudKitty to charge for OpenStack usage without a full Telemetry stack.

Today’s groundwork shapes tomorrow’s innovation. The post Building a virtuous circle with open infrastructure: Inclusive, global, adaptable appeared first on Superuser.

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Tutorials, community and making a business case The post Beating the learning curve at OSCON appeared first on Superuser.

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OK, so the title of this is a bit clickbait-y, but let me explain. By some measures, OpenStack is a tremendous success, being used to power several public clouds and many well-known businesses. But it has failed to become a powerful player in the ... [More] cloud space, and I believe the reason is not technical in … Continue reading "Why OpenStack Failed, or How I Came to Love the Idea of a BDFL" [Less]

Welcome to a rushed pupdate 19-29. My morning was consumed by other things. A reminder: The Placement project holds office hours every Wednesday at 1500 UTC in the #openstack-placement IRC channel. If you have a topic that needs some synchronous discussion, then is an ideal time. Just start talking! Most …