I think any offer or indication of a product or service that features CloudStack would be fine to the marketing list. I think this set-off a lot of spam filters because their were 7 image attachments. I think a plain text email is preferred since it's a mailing list. I think it's cool that a CloudStack-based solution is being promoted here or anywhere else and we should welcome that.
Regards, Mark On Nov 6, 2014, at 12:48 PM, Giles Sirett <[email protected]> wrote: > No, I doubt anybody on this list is going to rush out and buy an instance > from Ikoula. And I agree, that spam is a pain > > But this is a *marketing* list - and I would love to hear more stories from > folks doing things with Cloudstack; if that means hearing some of their > gotomarket then so be it. Some will be good, some will be dull and a few may > be great. We need to hear those great stories. > > That email wasn’t sent from a DB, Anne-Claire sent it herself. I guess > because she thought people may be interested (and I'm sure she also hopes > that some of us may buy something or tell our friends to buy something) and > has basically got a message saying "don’t do that again". IMO that is bad > form, especially after I pointed out that they are active supporters of this > community. > > So, when Ikoula do announce their *great* thing - we wont hear about it. > > A while back Anne-Claire sent a similar email (they had been graded as no2 > cloud provider in France behind SomebodyiCantRemember). It, too, was just a > piece of marketing from them > > It resulted in this: > @Ikoula beat @Cloudwatt in EVERY ranking for French #iaas market. > journaldunet.com/solutions/clou… > guess what its built on ? > #cloudstackworks > > And also partly contributed to a French journo contacting me to write a > piece about Cloudstack > http://www.lemondeinformatique.fr/les-dossiers/lire-openstack-clef-de-voute-du-cloud-open-source-666.html > > > > > > > Kind Regards > Giles > > D: +44 20 3603 0541 | M: +44 796 111 2055 > [email protected] > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David Nalley [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 06 November 2014 17:16 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Discover PICO Ikoula's new VM > > On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 11:56 AM, Giles Sirett <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Joe >> >> Ikoula are a cloudstack user, based in France, and are good friends of the >> CloudStack community. >> I think its great to see them developing new services based on >> Cloudstack and sharing that with the rest of us >> > > So I like that they use CloudStack. I like that they are developing new > services, based on CloudStack. I am just not sure how it's relevant in this > particular venue. > Find out more about ShapeBlue and our range of CloudStack related services > > IaaS Cloud Design & Build<http://shapeblue.com/iaas-cloud-design-and-build//> > CSForge – rapid IaaS deployment framework<http://shapeblue.com/csforge/> > CloudStack Consulting<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-consultancy/> > CloudStack Infrastructure > Support<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-infrastructure-support/> > CloudStack Bootcamp Training > Courses<http://shapeblue.com/cloudstack-training/> > > This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended > solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Any views or > opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not necessarily > represent those of Shape Blue Ltd or related companies. If you are not the > intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based upon > its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender if you > believe you have received this email in error. Shape Blue Ltd is a company > incorporated in England & Wales. ShapeBlue Services India LLP is a company > incorporated in India and is operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. > Shape Blue Brasil Consultoria Ltda is a company incorporated in Brasil and is > operated under license from Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue SA Pty Ltd is a company > registered by The Republic of South Africa and is traded under license from > Shape Blue Ltd. ShapeBlue is a registered trademark.
