Hey, Amy. Apologies if my Gmail swallowed an earlier reply from you folks before I could see it and respond. Now that a couple of the others have chimed in last night, would you prefer to coordinate, or should I work with them directly?
Many thanks! William ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *William Van Winkle | williamvanwinkle.com <http://williamvanwinkle.com>* 446 NE 60th Ave. | Hillsboro, OR 97124 office: 503-213-3199 | cell: 503-809-9406 On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 6:23 AM, Amy Lindberg <[email protected]> wrote: > William, > > I can still arrange for this but I never heard back from you. If you would > still like to speak with him, let me know and I will set up a call as well. > Sorry for the confusion. > > *Amy Lindberg* > Director of Operations > > Office +1.800.735.7104 | Direct +1.515.612.7792 > Mobile +1.515.250.7003 | www.appcore.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > The information in this message is intended for the named recipients only. > It may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise > protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are > hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking > of any action in reliance on the contents of this message is strictly > prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, do not print it or > disseminate it or its contents. In such event, please notify the sender by > return e-mail and delete the e-mail file immediately thereafter. Thank you. > > On Wed, Jan 21, 2015 at 2:24 AM, Giles Sirett <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi William >> >> Sorry, some crossed wires here: I thought Amy had arranged for you to >> speak with Nate. >> >> >> >> If not, then yes, I’m happy to do a call with you. I’m based in UK (GMT) >> , so send me some timeslots when you’d like to do a call and I’ll set up a >> conference bridge >> >> >> >> Kind Regards >> >> Giles >> >> >> >> D: +44 20 3603 0541 | M: +44 796 111 2055 >> >> [email protected] <[email protected]> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* William Van Winkle [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* 21 January 2015 00:03 >> *To:* Giles Sirett; [email protected]; David Nalley; >> sebgoa; Julio Urquidi >> *Subject:* Fwd: CloudStack questions... >> >> >> >> Hi, all. Just circling back on this. Any thoughts? Would it be easier if >> I could catch one of you on the phone? >> >> >> >> Many thanks! >> >> >> >> William >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> *William Van Winkle | williamvanwinkle.com >> <http://williamvanwinkle.com>* >> 446 NE 60th Ave. | Hillsboro, OR 97124 >> office: 503-213-3199 | cell: 503-809-9406 >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: *William Van Winkle* <[email protected]> >> Date: Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 8:36 PM >> Subject: Re: CloudStack questions... >> To: Julio Urquidi <[email protected]> >> Cc: Giles Sirett <[email protected]>, " >> [email protected]" <[email protected]>, >> David Nalley <[email protected]>, sebgoa <[email protected]> >> >> Hello, Team! Thanks to you all for being available and willing to help >> with my research for this project. >> >> >> >> I'll open with a small plea of ignorance. I'm not half as informed on >> IaaS as I should be, which leaves me twice as in need of pointers on >> background and some patient hand-holding. As such, I'd be most comfortable >> offering up the topical outline that Julio baked up the other day, then >> working with whomever you feel would be the best fit for setting the right >> pieces in play by email. This might be one article, or it might merit >> breaking up into a series. I guess we'll play that by ear, and I'll take my >> cue from you guys. But my overall mission is to provide a high-level, >> comparative overview of CloudStack and OpenStack to general IT workers and >> decision makers. Your help in guiding this would be incredibly appreciated. >> >> >> >> That all said, here's the tentative outline: >> >> >> >> *·* *Intro* >> >> *·* *IaaS Options* >> >> *o* *Vendor (RackSpace, Amazon, MS, etc)* >> >> *o* *Open Source (OpenStack, CloudStack)* >> >> *§* *Vendor provided OpenStack, CloudStack (ie RedHat, HP)* >> >> *o* *Advantages of Open Source vs Vendor IaaS* >> >> *o* *Disadvantages of Open Source vs Vendor IaaS* >> >> *·* *Features (Comparison starts here)* >> >> *o* *Architecture* >> >> *§* *Basics (Hypervisor used, OSes supported,* >> >> *§* *Complexity (ex. how many techs needed to manage)* >> >> *§* *Key Modules (I would refer to a vendor and get their input on >> necessity vs optional modules)* >> >> *§* *Scalability* >> >> *o* *Infrastructure needed (hardware/VMs)* >> >> *o* *Management (cloud tools, UIs, API’s)* >> >> *§* *Expertise needed (or is convergence a key factor that might >> simplify management)* >> >> *o* *Support (big part of pricing)* >> >> *·* *Deployment Options* >> >> *o* *Is there a business case for going with a Vendor provided >> product?* >> >> *·* *When does using OpenStack make sense?* >> >> *·* *When does using CloudStack make sense?* >> >> >> >> What makes sense and what doesn't? Please ping me back at your earliest >> convenience. Thank you! >> >> >> >> William >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> *William Van Winkle | williamvanwinkle.com >> <http://williamvanwinkle.com>* >> 446 NE 60th Ave. | Hillsboro, OR 97124 >> office: 503-213-3199 | cell: 503-809-9406 >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 12:38 PM, Julio Urquidi <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> Thanks folks. >> >> I'll be cc'ing our writer, William Van Winkle as he's currently working >> on an article about open source IaaS. I'm sure he'll appreciate any help >> you can give him. >> >> William, meet the CloudStack Team! >> >> julio >> >> Julio Urquidi >> Senior Editor >> Tom’s Hardware – http://tomshardware.com >> Tom's IT Pro - http://tomsitpro.com >> [email protected] >> Twitter: @tomsitprojulio >> Mobile: 310 351-3757 >> Tom’s IT Pro | Tom’s Hardware >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Giles Sirett [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 6:46 AM >> To: [email protected]; Julio Urquidi >> Cc: David Nalley; sebgoa >> Subject: RE: CloudStack questions... >> >> thanks Joe >> >> Hi Julio >> >> >> Either myself, David or Sebastien I'm sure would be able to help you. >> What have you got in mind ? an interview ? - in which case, I would >> suggest that you give us an idea of time slots and a summary of what you >> need to know and we'll get the best person to speak to you >> >> >> >> Kind Regards >> Giles >> >> D: +44 20 3603 0541 | M: +44 796 111 2055 [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Joe Brockmeier [mailto:[email protected]] >> > Sent: 14 January 2015 14:38 >> > To: Julio Urquidi; [email protected] >> > Subject: Re: CloudStack questions... >> > >> > Hi Julio, >> > >> > On 01/13/2015 05:18 PM, Julio Urquidi wrote: >> > > We're working on a Open Source cloud article and need to reach >> > > someone involved with CloudStack. Would that be you or can you >> > > introduce me to someone who we can speak to? >> > >> > I'm CC'ing [email protected], as I'm sure someone on the >> > marketing list will be able to help you out. My involvement with >> > CloudStack is a bit limited these days, so I'd prefer to put you in >> > touch with someone who's doing CloudStack-related work more regularly. >> > >> > Hope that helps! 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