Of course --it's my pleasure. - - - Vice President Marketing & Publicity Vice President Sponsor Relations The Apache Software Foundation
Tel +1 617 921 8656 | [email protected] On Wed, Mar 20, 2019, at 08:08, Rohit Yadav wrote: > Fantastic. Thanks Sally and everyone! > > Regards. > > Regards, > Rohit Yadav > [email protected] > www.shapeblue.com > @shapeblue > > > > *From:* Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 20, 2019 3:42:17 PM > *To:* Rohit Yadav; Pierre-Luc Dion; Apache CloudStack Marketing > *Cc:* ASF Marketing & Publicity > *Subject:* Re: [Review] CloudMonkey v6.0.0 release announcement review > request > > Hello everyone --as promised, we are live: > > - GlobeNewswire > http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/03/20/1757591/0/en/The-Apache-Software-Foundation-Announces-Apache-CloudMonkey-v6-0.html > - ASF "Foundation" Blog https://s.apache.org/aznB > - @TheASF on Twitter https://twitter.com/TheASF/status/1108307949745778689 > - The ASF on LinkedIn > https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-apache-software-foundation > > ...plus to [email protected] and our dedicated media/analyst list. This will > appear on the apache.org homepage and archives within the hour. > > Thank you all for your help, and congratulations on this milestone! > > Warmly, > 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 17:56, Rohit Yadav wrote: >> Hi Sally, >> >> Given we've what we needed, I'm okay for the announcement tomorrow. Thanks. >> >> Regards. >> >> Regards, >> Rohit Yadav >> >> [email protected] >> www.shapeblue.com >> @shapeblue >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Sally Khudairi <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 19, 2019 11:23:50 PM >> *To:* Rohit Yadav; Pierre-Luc Dion; Apache CloudStack Marketing >> *Subject:* Re: [Review] CloudMonkey v6.0.0 release announcement review >> request >> >> 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 >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >> >
