On 31/12/14 05:09, Stuart Fox wrote: > Hi James > > Great question and some good answers so far although I think they done > go far enough. > They have (mostly) focused on other operators who, while a very > important part of any cloud, are not the primary audience. > Think more about the end users: devs, qa, marketing, data dudes etc etc.
Yes, these are exactly the people I'm interested in making excited. I'm interested in all the ways that OpenStack can be effectively presented to these people. > Focus less on running a cloud and more about how to use the cloud. > As a simple example with huge ramifications, a fully automated and > dynamic build and release pipeline driven by (something like) Jenkins. Exactly. Jenkins / Gerrit is the first thing that devs tend to build / ask for. It makes their lives a lot easier. > All this took place using common tools and the Openstack API's. Once > the pipeline is defined, there is little need for human interaction. > Think about ideas like Canary testing, Continuos Deployment, Rapid > Prototyping. I think Rapid Prototyping is a great way to engage users of OpenStack because it cuts to the core of what devs are interested in: building new stuff. As opposed to CI infrastructure, which I see as more of an enabling technology. I'd be keen to hear about any rapid prototyping demos that people use to sell their cloud. > Hope thats helpful. Very much, thanks! Cheers, James -- James Dempsey Senior Cloud Engineer Catalyst IT Limited https://catalyst.net.nz/cloud +64 4 803 2264 -- _______________________________________________ OpenStack-operators mailing list OpenStack-operators@lists.openstack.org http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-operators