Beautiful! Thank you, PIerre-Luc! Question: may I write out "less than second" or "under a second" vs. "0.5s"? It would be OK if written, but as these are considered spoken quotes, it might read oddly as "oh-point-five-ess", if you know what I mean <g>
This is excellent. We have a well-written announcement, with enough community support to send the right message that reinforces that Apache CloudStack stable, reliable, dependable, and here to stay. So back to you, Rohit: shall we announce tomorrow? If so, I'll lock in the copy in a few hours. Warm thanks, everyone, for your help here. It really makes a difference! - - - Vice President Marketing & Publicity Vice President Sponsor Relations The Apache Software Foundation Tel +1 617 921 8656 | [email protected] On Tue, Mar 19, 2019, at 13:36, Rohit Yadav wrote: > Great, thanks PL! > > Sally, I've added Pierre-Luc's quote on the draft and also fixed a blog URL. > I think we've good set of quotes now. Kindly review, thanks. > > Regards, > Rohit Yadav > Software Architect, ShapeBlue > https://www.shapeblue.com > > [email protected] > www.shapeblue.com > @shapeblue > > > > *From:* Pierre-Luc Dion <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 19, 2019 10:40:51 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Cc:* Rohit Yadav > *Subject:* Re: [Review] CloudMonkey v6.0.0 release announcement review > request > > if I may contribute as a cloudmonkey fan and long timer user: > > Pierre-Luc Dion, cloud architect at cloud.ca: "CloudMonkey is now written in > Golang, and with version 6.0 loading speed has been drastically improved > (accessing the CLI in under 0.5s). This simplifies installation, deployments, > updates, and operational efficiency." > > Python version used to take 15s to load on my side ! > > PL > > On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 12:29 PM Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> wrote: >> __ >> OK, so we have a few adjustments to the quotes. Two from vendors, and two >> from the Apache CloudStack community. >> >> I've added a teeny tweak to the sub-head ("faster/easier"). >> >> We'd like the blog post to be referenceable from apache.org, if at all >> possible. >> >> Once that's in place, we can announce. As early as Wednesday <g> >> >> Kind thanks, >> Sally >> >> - - - >> Vice President Marketing & Publicity >> Vice President Sponsor Relations >> The Apache Software Foundation >> >> Tel +1 617 921 8656 | [email protected] >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 19, 2019, at 11:28, Sally Khudairi wrote: >>> ...two minutes later ... >>> >>> "Apache CloudStack is a significant part of our Cloud portfolio right now – >>> we run large deployments all over the world, often supporting critical >>> customer applications. CloudMonkey is an invaluable tool for interacting >>> with CloudStack-based clouds, and it's the go-to tool that we recommend to >>> our customers when they want to use command-line interaction with our >>> CloudStack platforms." --Robert van der Meulen, Product Strategy Lead, >>> Leaseweb Global B.V. >>> >>> :-D >>> >>> I've got a draft at >>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/14ER9WcNpHjsZBjHV0dL0J6InTDPfhFZmhHFnpr1XyV8/edit?usp=sharing >>> >>> Is Andrija a member of the PMC? We can work around this, possibly. >>> >>> Many thanks. >>> >>> - - - >>> Vice President Marketing & Publicity >>> Vice President Sponsor Relations >>> The Apache Software Foundation >>> >>> Tel +1 617 921 8656 | [email protected] >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2019, at 11:17, Sally Khudairi wrote: >>>> Thank you, but we also need some diversity here, please. >>>> >>>> The ASF is vendor-neutral and does not include multiple quotes from a >>>> single vendor. Right now we only have testimonials from folks employed by >>>> ShapeBlue. >>>> >>>> How is it that we cannot find a single other user to participate? >>>> >>>> @Rohit, I'd like us to consider holding off on announcing this until >>>> Monday. Let's give folks a chance to respond to the request. >>>> >>>> Is there a reason to rush this out for tomorrow? It's not CloudStack >>>> itself, and it's been a few years since the last major release, so there >>>> *should* be a bit of wiggle room here. >>>> >>>> Your thoughts on this? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Sally >>>> >>>> - - - >>>> Vice President Marketing & Publicity >>>> Vice President Sponsor Relations >>>> The Apache Software Foundation >>>> >>>> Tel +1 617 921 8656 | [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2019, at 11:14, Rohit Yadav wrote: >>>>> Thanks Andrija. (add Sally on the thread) >>>>> >>>>> Kindly include Andrija's quote as well, for reference see the quote >>>>> below. Thanks. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Rohit Yadav >>>>> >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> www.shapeblue.com >>>>> @shapeblue >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *From:* Andrija Panic <[email protected]> >>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 19, 2019 6:26:45 PM >>>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>>> *Subject:* RE: [Review] CloudMonkey v6.0.0 release announcement review >>>>> request >>>>> >>>>> Hi Sally, >>>>> >>>>> Incoming.... : >>>>> >>>>> Andrija Panic, who recently joined ShapeBlue as a Cloud Architect, said: >>>>> "After many years of managing a production CloudStack deployments, I >>>>> consider CloudMonkey a core tool in anyone's CloudStack toolkit, and now >>>>> also being available for Windows makes me really happy. I can certainly >>>>> see a major speed improvements, but also having backward compatibility is >>>>> what is so great with this new release." >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> www.shapeblue.com >>>>> Amadeus House, Floral Street, London WC2E 9DPUK >>>>> @shapeblue >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: 19 March 2019 13:33 >>>>> To: Giles Sirett <[email protected]>; Apache CloudStack >>>>> Marketing <[email protected]> >>>>> Subject: Re: [Review] CloudMonkey v6.0.0 release announcement review >>>>> request >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, Giles. This is great. >>>>> >>>>> Ideally we'll have a quote from at least one other user... :-D >>>>> >>>>> I can ask someone from the CloudStack community if they can help. Not >>>>> sure of their availability due to time zones, but I'll keep you posted. >>>>> >>>>> Warm regards, >>>>> Sally >>>>> >>>>> - - - >>>>> Vice President Marketing & Publicity >>>>> Vice President Sponsor Relations >>>>> The Apache Software Foundation >>>>> >>>>> Tel +1 617 921 8656 | [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Mar 19, 2019, at 05:23, Giles Sirett wrote: >>>>> > Guys, if you want/need a quote: >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > Giles Sirett, CEO of ShapeBlue commented "Cloudmonkey is a effective >>>>> > tool for the operators of Cloudstack environments and it becomes >>>>> > essential in large-scale Cloudstack deployments. Its great to see this >>>>> > new version of cloudmonkey: having a CLI that can run on Windows >>>>> > desktops as well as linux and Mac is important as we see more enterise >>>>> > adoption of Apache Cloudstack" >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > Kind regards >>>>> > Giles >>>>> > >>>>> > [email protected] >>>>> > www.shapeblue.com >>>>> > Amadeus House, Floral Street, London WC2E 9DPUK @shapeblue >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > -----Original Message----- >>>>> > From: Rohit Yadav <[email protected]> >>>>> > Sent: 19 March 2019 07:37 >>>>> > To: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]>; [email protected]; >>>>> > Apache >>>>> > CloudStack Marketing <[email protected]>; >>>>> > [email protected] >>>>> > Subject: Re: [Review] CloudMonkey v6.0.0 release announcement review >>>>> > request >>>>> > >>>>> > Hi Sally, >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > Thanks for reviews, please proceed with the changes you've advised. >>>>> > >>>>> > While I've requested people already for their quotes, we don't have >>>>> > any so far. I've reached out to PMCs again today, so please include >>>>> > any quotes if they do arrive on this thread (on marketing@ ML). >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > I think let's lock on the date, 20th March 2019. After you can confirm >>>>> > the announcement, I'll send the email to various lists and put the >>>>> > same on cloudstack asf blog. >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > Regards, >>>>> > >>>>> > Rohit Yadav >>>>> > >>>>> > Software Architect, ShapeBlue >>>>> > >>>>> > https://www.shapeblue.com >>>>> > >>>>> > ________________________________ >>>>> > From: Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> >>>>> > Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 5:46:17 AM >>>>> > To: Rohit Yadav; [email protected]; Apache CloudStack >>>>> > Marketing; [email protected] >>>>> > Subject: Re: [Review] CloudMonkey v6.0.0 release announcement review >>>>> > request >>>>> > >>>>> > Hello again, Rohit --following up on this: >>>>> > >>>>> > - we need a headline and subhead; how about >>>>> > >>>>> > The Apache Software Foundation Announces Apache(r) CloudMonkey(r) v6.0 >>>>> > >>>>> > Popular Open Source Command Line Interface Tool Simplifies Apache >>>>> > CloudStack Configuration and Management >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > - we'll need to update the ASF boilerplate. I can do that on my end. >>>>> > >>>>> > If we're aiming to announce on 20 March, we'll need to lock in the >>>>> > copy no later than 6PM ET (UTC -5) on Tuesday 19 March. Do you have >>>>> > additional testimonials to include? >>>>> > >>>>> > Are there any outstanding issues that I can help with? >>>>> > >>>>> > Kind thanks, >>>>> > Sally >>>>> > >>>>> > - - - >>>>> > Vice President Marketing & Publicity >>>>> > Vice President Sponsor Relations >>>>> > The Apache Software Foundation >>>>> > >>>>> > Tel +1 617 921 8656 | [email protected] >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > [email protected] >>>>> > www.shapeblue.com >>>>> > Amadeus House, Floral Street, London WC2E 9DPUK @shapeblue >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > On Thu, Mar 14, 2019, at 04:56, Rohit Yadav wrote: >>>>> > >>>>> > All, >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > Kindly review the release announcement for CloudMonkey v6.0.0, and >>>>> > also share your quotes/comments that we can use in the release wrt >>>>> > cloudmonkey v6.0: >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > ### START ### >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > <Date: 20 March 2019> - The Apache Software Foundation (ASF), the >>>>> > all-volunteer developers, stewards, and incubators of more than 350 >>>>> > Open Source projects and initiatives, announced today Apache(r) >>>>> > CloudStack(r) CloudMonkey v6.0, the latest version of the turnkey >>>>> > enterprise Cloud orchestration platform's command line interface tool. >>>>> > >>>>> > Apache CloudStack is the proven, highly scalable, and easy-to-deploy >>>>> > IaaS platform used for rapidly creating private, public, and hybrid >>>>> > Cloud environments. Thousands of large-scale public Cloud providers >>>>> > and enterprise organizations use Apache CloudStack to enable billions >>>>> > of dollars worth of business transactions annually across their clouds. >>>>> > Apache CloudMonkey v6.0.0 is the latest major release since the >>>>> > previous major 5.x release in September 2013. CloudMonkey v6.0.0 is a >>>>> > rewrite of the original tool in Go programming language, and can be >>>>> > used both as an interactive shell and as a command line tool that >>>>> > simplifies CloudStack configuration and management. >>>>> > >>>>> > Some of the new features and major changes include: >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > * Rewrite in Go, ships as single binary for Linux, Mac, and Windows >>>>> > * Drop-in replacement for legacy Python-based cloudmonkey >>>>> > * About 5-20x faster than legacy Python-based cloudmonkey >>>>> > * Interactive UX for parameter and arg completion and selection >>>>> > * JSON is the default output format >>>>> > * New column based output >>>>> > * Enable debug mode using set debug true option, file-based logging >>>>> > removed >>>>> > * Per server profile based API cache >>>>> > * New syntax arg=@/path/to/file to pass the content of file as API >>>>> > argument value similar to curl >>>>> > * Improve help docs using -h argument >>>>> > * Removed: XML output, coloured output, several set options >>>>> > >>>>> > "This release is the work of over one year of effort and driven by the >>>>> > people operating CloudStack clouds," said Rohit Yadav, Apache >>>>> > CloudStack CloudMonkey v6.0 author, and release manager. "I would like >>>>> > to thank the contributors across all of these organizations for >>>>> > supporting this release, which reflects both the user-driven nature of >>>>> > our community and the Apache CloudStack project's commitment to >>>>> > continue to be the most stable, easily deployable, scalable Open >>>>> > Source platform for IaaS. Along with ease of installation, usage and >>>>> > availability of cross-platform dependency-free builds including >>>>> > Windows builds, v6.0 brings many changes and optimizations such as >>>>> > more interactive shell for parameter completion, faster API requests >>>>> > processing, server profile specific API caching, improved API help >>>>> > docs and a new syntax to pass content of files as API parameter >>>>> > argument." >>>>> > The background and story of v6.0 effort was recently blogged here: >>>>> > https://www.shapeblue.com/whats-coming-in-the-new-cloudmonkey-6-0/ >>>>> > >>>>> > <stick more quotes from community members, kindly share your >>>>> > comments!> >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > Downloads and Documentation >>>>> > >>>>> > The official source code for CloudMonkey v6.0.0 can be downloaded from >>>>> > http://cloudstack.apache.org/downloads.html. The community-maintained >>>>> > builds are available at the project's Github release page at >>>>> > https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-cloudmonkey/releases >>>>> > >>>>> > CloudMonkey's usage is documented at >>>>> > https://github.com/apache/cloudstack-cloudmonkey/wiki >>>>> > >>>>> > Availability and Oversight >>>>> > >>>>> > Apache CloudStack software is released under the Apache License v2.0 >>>>> > and 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. For downloads, documentation, and ways to become involved >>>>> > with Apache CloudStack, visit http://cloudstack.apache.org/ and >>>>> > https://twitter.com/CloudStack >>>>> > >>>>> > About The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) >>>>> > >>>>> > Established in 1999, the all-volunteer Foundation oversees more than >>>>> > 350 leading Open Source projects, including Apache HTTP Server --the >>>>> > world's most popular Web server software. Through the ASF's >>>>> > meritocratic process known as "The Apache Way," more than 680 >>>>> > individual Members and 6,500 Committers across six continents >>>>> > successfully collaborate to develop freely available enterprise-grade >>>>> > software, benefiting millions of users worldwide: thousands of >>>>> > software solutions are distributed under the Apache License; and the >>>>> > community actively participates in ASF mailing lists, mentoring >>>>> > initiatives, and ApacheCon, the Foundation's official user conference, >>>>> > trainings, and expo. The ASF is a US 501(c)(3) charitable >>>>> > organization, funded by individual donations and corporate sponsors >>>>> > including Aetna, Alibaba Cloud Computing, ARM, Baidu, Bloomberg, >>>>> > Budget Direct, Capital One, Cash Store, Cerner, Cloudera, Comcast, >>>>> > Facebook, Google, Hortonworks, Huawei, IBM, Inspur, iSIGMA, ODPi, >>>>> > LeaseWeb, Microsoft, PhoenixNAP, Pivotal, Private Internet Access, Red >>>>> > Hat, Target, Union Investment, and Yahoo. For more information, visit >>>>> > http://apache.org/ and https://twitter.com/TheASF >>>>> > >>>>> > (c) The Apache Software Foundation. "Apache", "CloudStack", "Apache >>>>> > CloudStack", and "ApacheCon" are registered trademarks or trademarks >>>>> > of the Apache Software Foundation in the United States and/or other >>>>> > countries. All other brands and trademarks are the property of their >>>>> > respective owners. >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > ### END ### >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > Regards, >>>>> > >>>>> > Rohit Yadav >>>>> > >>>>> > Software Architect, ShapeBlue >>>>> > >>>>> > https://www.shapeblue.com >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > [email protected] >>>>> > www.shapeblue.com >>>>> > @shapeblue >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> >>> >>
