Giles, This looks very good to me. I've one nit, and one suggestion. The nit is that I've never been a fan of putting a lower case 'v' in front of version numbers. For me at least, it's rare to see things that way, and suggest instead of `CloudStack v4.9`, simply `CloudStack 4.9`. Minimally, I doubt few people would search for v4.9 when compared to searching for 4.9.
The suggestion is to include a link to a "how to get involved" page. This was the best I could find (https://cloudstack.apache.org/contribute.html), and maybe it should be amended to include things like active meetup groups and the like. -tim On Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 9:11 AM, Giles Sirett <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > > [email protected] > www.shapeblue.com > 53 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, London WC2N 4HSUK > @shapeblue > > > > From: Sally Khudairi [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 17 August 2016 13:50 > To: Giles Sirett <[email protected]>; > [email protected] > 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 <[email protected]<mailto: > [email protected]>> > To: "[email protected]<mailto:marketing@ > cloudstack.apache.org>" <[email protected]<mailto:marketing@ > cloudstack.apache.org>> > Cc: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > 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 > > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > www.shapeblue.com<http://www.shapeblue.com> > @shapeblue > > > >
