OpenStack Marketing Bulletin
April 18, 2016
NEW RESOURCES
OpenStack’s seventh User Survey—the largest ever—is live. More than 1,600 people representing 1,111 different organizations contributed to the report, which reveals users’ attitudes and technology choices. Nearly two-thirds of deployments are now in production (33% more than a year ago), and 97% of users said standardizing around common APIs is a top reason to choose OpenStack.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Be sure join us for the Marketing Community Meeting on Thursday, April 28 from 11-12:30 p.m. in Austin. Join your colleagues in the OpenStack marketing community to evaluate our past projects and plan for future success. This is a roll-up-your-sleeves, conversation-oriented session. We’ll cover: 2016 content and campaigns performance
High-level messaging for 2016, including how themes emerge in user stories and content
Key marketing goals for the remainder of 2016
Marketing projects/deliverables for new content and campaigns: what would you recommend, how can you contribute, and how can you leverage it in your business?
Promoting your success stories, news and user stories
Superuser is evolving: in awards, a magazine and TV. Find out and recommend what’s next.
We encourage you to be part of this conversation and help shape our major projects in the year ahead. The session is Thursday, April 28 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. You can add it to your schedule here.
Please reply to Heidi Joy if you’re planning to attend, and include any questions you’d like us to prepare to address at the meeting. We’d also love to see the content your organization is creating associated with OpenStack—bonus points for bringing collateral to our meeting!
OPENSTACK EVENTS
OpenStack Summit Barcelona
It’s not too soon to start planning for the October 25-28, 2016 OpenStack Summit Barcelona. The Sponsorship Prospectus and Registration are available now; the Call for Speakers will open on June 1 and run through July 13. Sponsor sales will open on June 15. Continue to check the Barcelona website for updates.
INDUSTRY EVENTS
September 26 – 28, 2016 in Frankfurt, Germany
Call for Papers deadline: June 17, 2016
Cloud Foundry Summit Europe is a three-day event for developers, operators and managers leveraging the industry standard platform for cloud applications. This year’s event will gather 600+ Application Developers, IT Operations Experts, Technical Managers, Line-of-Business Leaders, Service Providers and Cloud Foundry Contributors.
Upcoming OpenStack Days Events:
There are a whopping 16 OpenStack Days events scheduled around the globe from May through September. We are adding new events each week. Interested in sponsoring an OpenStack Day event? Contact denise@openstack.org.
The OpenStack Foundation will be at the following industry events in May:
CoreOS Fest - May 9-10, 2016 in Berlin, Germany
OSCON - May 16-19, 2016, Austin, Texas
Big Communications Event - May 24-25, 2016, Austin, Texas
Cloud Foundry Summit - May 23-25, 2016, Santa Clara, CA
PyCon - May 28, 2016, Portland, Oregon
For additional information on OpenStack’s presence at these events, contact Denise Ridolfo.
Community Support Request
The OpenStack Foundation will have a booth at the OPNFV Summit on June 20-23, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. We could use your help! If you are planning to attend this event and would be interested in signing up for booth duty, please let us know.
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The OpenStack Marketing Bulletin is a resource for the OpenStack marketing community, distributed every 2-4 weeks to the marketing mailing list. You’ll find upcoming events, opportunities to participate, fresh content, and important dates. Watch for future marketing meetings (use this link to see past agendas, slides, and recordings too). The bulletin is edited by Heidi Joy Tretheway and your contributions are welcome.