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[OpenStack Marketing] Marketing Bulletin - Everything you need to know about the Vancouver Summit
by Allison Price 29 Mar '18

29 Mar '18

Everything you need to know about the Vancouver Summit March 29, 2018 The Vancouver Summit Schedule <https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2018/summit-schedule> is live! 300+ sessions are now available to build your schedule. Check out new users presenting like Progressive Insurance <https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2018/summit-schedule/events/2070…>, JPMorgan Chase <https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2018/summit-schedule/events/2139…> and Target <https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2018/summit-schedule/events/2118…> as well as a new tagging feature where you can find the 60+ sessions around Kubernetes <https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2018/summit-schedule/global-sear…> in addition to other open source projects like Ceph <https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2018/summit-schedule/global-sear…>, OPNFV <https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2018/summit-schedule/global-sear…>, Ansible <https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2018/summit-schedule/global-sear…> and more. Next week, Vancouver Summit ticket prices increase <https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2018/> from $699 to $999 (USD)- register NOW before prices increase April 4 at 11:59pm PT. Interested in sponsoring the Summit? <https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2018/sponsors/> We still have sponsorship packages available as well as exciting add-on opportunities such as branded community lounges, official coffee breaks, and more! Questions? Email summit(a)openstack.org <mailto:summit@openstack.org>. If you have customers that you want to do a case study with or promote at the Vancouver Summit, reach out to me at allison(a)openstack.org <mailto:allison@openstack.org>. OpenDev CI/CD <http://2018.opendevconf.com/> is a new cross-community event, co-located with the Vancouver Summit, that will run Tuesday - Wednesday in parallel with other Summit tracks. All CI/CD content during the week is included on the OpenDev CI/CD Schedule <http://2018.opendevconf.com/schedule/>. The event, programmed by leaders from Spinnaker, Jenkins, XCI, Mesos, Zuul and TravisCI, is comprised of keynotes, collaborative discussions and presentations. Summit attendees with Full Access level passes will be able to attend OpenDev CI/CD with their Summit badge. However, attendees who are only interested in CI/CD may register for OpenDev separately here <http://2018.opendevconf.com/register/>. For more info contact events(a)openstack.org <mailto:events@openstack.org> or Tweet @OpenDevConf <https://twitter.com/opendevconf>. Know someone who wants to become OpenStack certified? Don’t miss the COA + Full Access pass bundles to save on exam registration when you buy your Summit pass. Don’t forget to apply for your Visa invitation letter <https://openstackfoundation.formstack.com/forms/visa_form_vancouver_summit> - the deadline is quickly approaching! See you in Vancouver! Allison Allison Price OpenStack Foundation allison(a)openstack.org <mailto:allison@openstack.org>

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[OpenStack Marketing] Interested in working on the Rocky roadmap?
by Anne Bertucio 23 Mar '18

23 Mar '18

Hi all, It’s about time to start getting to work on the community-generated roadmap for Rocky. We’ve been transitioning the roadmap to provide more in-depth information on features and provide information based on use case to help users/potential users quickly see what’s relevant to them. If you’re interested in working on the Rocky roadmap, please let me know! We’ll get a kick off meeting for this cycle scheduled shortly. Cheers, Anne Bertucio OpenStack Foundation anne(a)openstack.org | irc: annabelleB

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[OpenStack Marketing] Vancouver Summit Schedule now live!
by Kendall Waters 15 Mar '18

15 Mar '18

The schedule is now live for the Vancouver Summit! Check out the 100+ sessions, demos, workshops and tutorials that will be featured at the Vancouver Summit, May 21-24. What’s New? As infrastructure has evolved, so has the Summit. In addition to OpenStack features and operations, you'll find a strong focus on cross-project integration and addressing new use cases like edge computing and machine learning. Sessions will feature user stories from the likes of JPMorgan Chase, Progressive Insurance, Target, Wells Fargo, and more, as well as the integration and use of projects like Kata Containers, Kubernetes, Istio, Ceph, ONAP, Ansible, and many others. The schedule is organized by new tracks according to use cases: private & hybrid cloud, public cloud, container infrastructure, CI / CD, edge computing, HPC / GPUs / AI, and telecom / NFV. You can sort within the schedule to find sessions and speakers around each topic or open source project (with new tags!). Please check out this Superuser article and help us promote it via social media: http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/whats-new-vancouver-summit/ <http://superuser.openstack.org/articles/whats-new-vancouver-summit/> Time to Register The early bird deadline is approaching, so please register https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2018/ <https://www.openstack.org/summit/vancouver-2018/> before prices increase on April 4 at 11:59pm PT. For speakers whose sessions were accepted, look for an email from speakersupport(a)openstack.org for next steps on registration. Additional Sponsorship Opportunities If you are not yet signed up to sponsor, jump in now to get the best booth selection. We also have new add-on sponsorships options, including lounges that can be branded alongside a particular vertical that's strategic to your company, such as containers or public cloud or edge computing. Contact me for options; we'd love to hear your creative ideas. Questions? Email summit(a)openstack.org. Cheers, Kendall Kendall Waters OpenStack Marketing kendall(a)openstack.org

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[OpenStack Marketing] OpenStack Queens, Edge White Paper Coverage
by Allison Price 01 Mar '18

01 Mar '18

OpenStack Queens, Edge White Paper Coverage March 1, 2018 OpenStack Queens Released February 28 OpenStack Queens was released yesterday and has earned great coverage across many publications. We have compiled published news here <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HYOq1JzVOD9ooVR8HcmRDPTlySuX9NH1KLffvlK…> and will continue to update this document as additional articles roll in. Edge Computing White Paper Published February 14 Two weeks ago, the Edge Computing Group published a white paper: Cloud Edge Computing: Beyond the Data Center <https://www.openstack.org/edge-computing/> which has also earned praise from the analyst community as well as some media coverage in The New Stack <https://thenewstack.io/open-infrastructure-operators-rally-around-edge-comp…> and Computer Weekly <http://www.computerweekly.com/news/252435050/OpenStack-Overcoming-edge-comp…>. You can also find additional coverage here <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HYOq1JzVOD9ooVR8HcmRDPTlySuX9NH1KLffvlK…>. A collaborative effort across 10 organizations (AT&T, B.Yond, Cisco, Ericsson, HPE, IMT Atlantique, Inmarsat, Red Hat, Verizon and Walmart Labs), the paper outlines use cases and technical requirements for edge computing. We encourage you and your marketing teams to help support these community initiatives via your social media accounts - below are a few tweets you can retweet if you would like. https://twitter.com/OpenStack/status/968865018291908609 <https://twitter.com/OpenStack/status/968865018291908609> https://twitter.com/OpenStack/status/968865018291908609 <https://twitter.com/OpenStack/status/968865018291908609> https://twitter.com/amitry/status/963810132269391873 <https://twitter.com/amitry/status/963810132269391873> Cheers, Allison Allison Price OpenStack Foundation allison(a)openstack.org <mailto:allison@openstack.org>

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