Sorry, just saw this. I will do a once through and get back to you... On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 12:15 PM, Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> wrote:
> Thank you, Giles. > > Also, re: "v4.9" vs. "4.9", the ASF House Style is to write it as "v4.9" > in the heading of a press release and refer to it as "4.9" elsewhere. > > This is similar to our need to reference "CloudStack" as its full name, > "Apache CloudStack" in its initial mention (press release, Website, etc.). > This is a Trademarks/Brand Management thing, but still relevant. > > To that end, I will be going through the final draft of the press release > and ensuring that we're in synch with respect to House Style, trademarks > notice, etc., before going live. > > Of course, any proposed editorial changes will be forwarded to you before > anything happens on that front. > > As always, feel free to let me know if you need anything! > > Kind thanks, > Sally > > = = = = = > vox +1 617 921 8656 > gvox +1 646 598 4616 > skype sallykhudairi > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Giles Sirett <giles.sir...@shapeblue.com> > *To:* Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org>; "market...@cloudstack.apache.org" < > market...@cloudstack.apache.org>; "dev@cloudstack.apache.org" < > dev@cloudstack.apache.org> > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 17, 2016 12:10 PM > > *Subject:* RE: [draft for review] -4.9 -press release > > Sally > All noted. I’m asking some folks for a quote – will come back to you > > Kind Regards > Giles > > giles.sir...@shapeblue.com > www.shapeblue.com > @shapeblue > > > *From:* Sally Khudairi [mailto:s...@apache.org] > *Sent:* 17 August 2016 17:07 > *To:* market...@cloudstack.apache.org; Giles Sirett < > giles.sir...@shapeblue.com>; dev@cloudstack.apache.org; Sally Khudairi < > s...@apache.org> > *Subject:* Re: [draft for review] -4.9 -press release > > Hello again, everyone --I want to reiterate that it would be a very good > idea for us (= the Project) to solicit at few testimonials from the Apache > CloudStack user community. > > One thing that we tout is that CloudStack "just works". It would be > unusual for us to make a formal announcement regarding a major release and > not have any testimonials. > > As the ASF's VP Marketing & Publicity, I can attest that we have only had > one such announcement, which was received by the media/analyst community > with curiosity (to put it politely) ... "why won't anyone own up to using > your product?" is not something I'd like us to have to deal with, > particularly as that's not the case. > > To that end, I will be happy to help work with you on this front, and > strongly recommend that we consider holding off on issuing the press > release until we have secured some user quotes. > > Should we choose to do this, and if we can secure the quotes by Sunday > evening, I can issue the announcement as early as 4AM ET on Monday 22 > August. Yes, I'll be sleepy, but it's worth it <g> > > Thoughts? > > Warmly, > Sally > > = = = = = > vox +1 617 921 8656 > gvox +1 646 598 4616 > skype sallykhudairi > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> > *To:* Giles Sirett <giles.sir...@shapeblue.com>; " > market...@cloudstack.apache.org" <market...@cloudstack.apache.org>; " > dev@cloudstack.apache.org" <dev@cloudstack.apache.org> > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 17, 2016 10:32 AM > *Subject:* Re: [draft for review] -4.9 -press release > > Thanks, Giles. > > OK. Normally, we don't cross-collaborate on marketing/PR issues with > public lists, but we can't unstrike the bell at this point. > > I'll await your clearance. > > -Sally > > = = = = = > vox +1 617 921 8656 > gvox +1 646 598 4616 > skype sallykhudairi > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Giles Sirett <giles.sir...@shapeblue.com> > *To:* "market...@cloudstack.apache.org" <market...@cloudstack.apache.org>; > "dev@cloudstack.apache.org" <dev@cloudstack.apache.org> > *Cc:* Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 17, 2016 9:11 AM > *Subject:* RE: [draft for review] -4.9 -press release > > Sally > > I’m cross posting this to dev@ - we’ve not had much input on marketing@, > so I’d like some other eyeballs on this if we’re going to turn it around > today > > I agree, we need to get this finalised ASAP > > My view would be to roll with the PR immediately. I know Thurs/Fri aren’t > great but we’ve already actually announced this so run the risk of the PR > being 10 days after the event > > > Don’t think we’ll have time to get testimonials – unless somebody wants to > jump in here quickly > > I’ve drafted a quote for Will below. > I’ve also taken Madan’s feedback and changed the order of the feature list > Will – please chime in if you want something different in the quote, what > I’ve written is pretty bland > Is Will unable to confirm, you can attribute it to me as PMC member as an > alternative > > > > > Kind Regards > Giles > > giles.sir...@shapeblue.com > www.shapeblue.com > @shapeblue > > > *From:* Sally Khudairi [mailto:s...@apache.org <s...@apache.org>] > *Sent:* 17 August 2016 13:50 > *To:* Giles Sirett <giles.sir...@shapeblue.com>; > market...@cloudstack.apache.org > *Subject:* Re: [draft for review] -4.9 -press release > > Thanks so much, Giles. This is a great draft. Glad to see that the > template is still useful :-) > > Do let me know when the copy is locked in. I'll need the final draft by > 6PM ET prior to the day we'll be issuing the announcement over the wire. > > Seeing that we're at the end of the "ideal" release timeframe (Thursdays > and Fridays aren't best for global media visibility), were you wanting to > go announce on Monday or whenever you're ready? > > Also, if we could please include at least a quote from the PMC Chair, that > would be ideal. > > Are there any user testimonials you'd like to include? If so, those will > need to be secured. > > Thanking you in advance, > Sally > > = = = = = > vox +1 617 921 8656 > gvox +1 646 598 4616 > skype sallykhudairi > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Giles Sirett <giles.sir...@shapeblue.com> > *To:* "market...@cloudstack.apache.org" <market...@cloudstack.apache.org> > *Cc:* Sally Khudairi <s...@apache.org> > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 17, 2016 6:15 AM > *Subject:* [draft for review] -4.9 -press release > > All > I’ve drafted the following for the 4.9 press release. > Please chime in with comments/changes/etc (bearing in mind, that we really > need to get a release out ASAP as its been already 5 days since the > [announce] was sent) > > Despite the scale of this release , there are not many > super-exciting/headline-grabbing new features so I’ve cherry picked these > for the Press release: > > - Enhancements to Cloudstack networking model including deeper integration > with Nuage VSP SDN > -Out of band power management of hosts through IPMI,iLO,DRAC > -User defined security roles > -Over 180 minor enhancements and issues fixed > > Happy if somebody else can help find some other headline features from the > release notes > (BTW – the 180 came from the complete list of issues fixed) > > > ##starts## > > [APACHE CLOUDSTACK LOGO] > > Announcing Apache™ CloudStack™ v4.9 > > Mature, easy-to-deploy Open Source Cloud computing software continues to > meet the demands of the worlds largest cloud providers. > > [DATELINE] —[date]—The Apache CloudStack project today announced the > immediate > availability of Apache CloudStack v4.9, the latest version of the turnkey > Open Source cloud > computing software platform used for creating private-, public-, and > hybrid cloud environments. > > Apache CloudStack clouds enable billions of dollars' worth of business > transactions annually > across their clouds, and its maturity, stability and ease of deployment > has led it to has become the Open Source > platform for many service providers to set up on-demand, elastic public > cloud computing services, > as well as enterprises and others to set up a private or hybrid cloud for > use by their own > employees. > > CloudStack includes an intuitive user interface and rich APIs for managing > the compute, networking, software, and storage infrastructure resources. It > supports a broad range of integration points for both traditional and > cloud-native workloads. > > CloudStack v4.9 reflects dozens of new features and improvements, > including: > > -Out of band power management of hosts through IPMI,iLO,DRAC > - Enhancements to Cloudstack networking model including deeper integration > with Nuage VSP SDN > -User defined security roles > -Over 180 minor enhancements and issues fixed > > A complete overview of all new enhancements can be found in the project > release notes at http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/projects/cloudstack- > release-notes/en/4.9.0/ > > CloudStack has been used by thousands of organizations worldwide and is in > use/production > at Alcatel-Lucent, Autodesk, BT Cloud, China Telecom, DataPipe, Exoscale, > Globo.com, GreenQloud, > Hokkaido University, IDC Frontier, Ikoula, Interoute, KDDI, KT/Korea > Telecom, LeaseWeb, NTT, Orange, > PCextreme, Schuberg Philis, Shopzilla, Slovak Telekom, Tata, Trader > Media Group, TomTom, University of Melbourne, University of Sao Paolo, > Verizon and WebMD among many others. > A list of known users of the software can be found at > http://cloudstack.apache.org/users.html > > Will Stevens, VP of Apache Cloudstack commented on the release: “we’re > delighted to be releasing 4.9 of Apache CloudStack. This version brings > many new exciting features, with the continued emphasis on making Apache > Cloudstack the easiest to deploy and most reliable platform for running > IaaS environments. The release is the culmination of many months of hard > work by our broad developer community.” > > Availability > CloudStack v4.9 is available immediately as a free download from > http://cloudstack.apache.org/downloads.html. > Apache CloudStack software is released under the Apache License v2.0. > > Governance and Oversight > Apache CloudStack is overseen by a self-selected team of active > contributors to the project. > A Project Management Committee (PMC) guides the Project's day-to-day > operations, including > community development and product releases. > > Get Involved! > Apache CloudStack welcomes contribution and community participation > through mailing lists > as well as attending face-to-face MeetUps, developer trainings, and user > events. > > > About Apache CloudStack > Apache CloudStack is a mature, turnkey integrated > Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Open > Source software platform that allows users to build feature-rich public > and private cloud > environments. Hailed by Gartner Group as "a solid product", CloudStack > includes an intuitive > user interface and rich APIs for managing the compute, networking, > software, and storage infrastructure > resources. CloudStack entered the Apache Incubator in April 2012 and > became an Apache Top-level > Project in March 2013. For downloads, documentation, and ways to become > involved with Apache > CloudStack, visit http://cloudstack.apache.org/ and > https://twitter.com/CloudStack > > ##ends## > > > Kind Regards > Giles > > giles.sir...@shapeblue.com > www.shapeblue.com > @shapeblue > > > > > > > >
