OpenStack as a Backend for Selling Cloud & VPS Services · • We use OpenStack for cloud services....
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OpenStack as a Backend for Selling
Cloud & VPS Services
Mladen StojanovicCo-founder & Executive VP
A quick introduction to AtomiaBefore we get started We provide a complete software solution
for running a hosting business.
• Hosting and admin control panels
• Billing system
• Hosting automation & provisioning
• We use OpenStack for cloud services
Enough talk about us. Hosting providers need to hop on the OpenStack train today.
What exactly is OpenStack?OpenStack is an open source software for managing public and private clouds. OpenStack is:
• Compute cloud management software
• Object store management software
• Networking management software
Openstack IS NOT:
• Marketplace or billing software
First things first
2010-2011Initial versions
2011, DiabloMultiple NICs,
Multiple Volume Types, Snapshots
2013, Havana:Ceilometer, Load
Balancer
2014, Juno:Sahara - Hadoop on OpenStack (and similar)
2012, Folsom: Networking
(Quantum, later Neutron)
2014, IceHouse:Trove – Database
Service
2012, Essex:Horizon - OpenStack
Dashboard
OpenStack timeline2015, Kilo
Ironic, Zaqar, Manila, Designate, Barbican
Why OpenStack?• Technical Reasons
Flexibility to match your cloud product offering to any kind of scenaio.
• Economic ReasonsNo license cost means you are free to design your margins to suit your business case.
• Marketing ReasonsPosition yourself as an innovative company among influencers and early adopters.
• Strategic Reasons 1. No technology lock-in. 2. The community of OpenStack – keep up with the market.
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Let’s go through some common myths about OpenStack...
Common myths• OpenStack is expensive to set up and maintain
• OpenStack requires extensive in-house knowledge
• OpenStack is not production ready
• OpenStack is only suitable for enterprise private clouds
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Are you planning to build a public cloud on OpenStack?
Undecided/thinking about it
Already in progress
Firm plans (start within 3-6 months)
Firm plans, awaiting budget
Source: Atomia + Canonical Webinar, February 2015 – https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/6793/143271
OpenStack survey
60%
14%
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12%
Are you planning to build a public cloud on OpenStack?
For implementation, what do you anticipate your main challenges to be?
Undecided/thinking about it Lack of OpenStack experience
Already in progress Support and ongoing operation
Firm plans (start within 3-6 months) High/unpredictable cost
Slipping timeframesFirm plans, awaiting budget
Source: Atomia + Canonical Webinar, February 2015 – https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/6793/143271
OpenStack survey
60% 62%
24%
10%
4%
14%
14%
12%
Are you planning to build a public cloud on OpenStack?
For implementation, what do you anticipate your main challenges to be?
Do you plan to outsource parts of the project?
Undecided/thinking about it Lack of OpenStack experience No
Already in progress Support and ongoing operation Outsource building
Firm plans (start within 3-6 months) High/unpredictable cost Outsource operation
Slipping timeframesFirm plans, awaiting budget Outsource building and operation
Source: Atomia + Canonical Webinar, February 2015 – https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/6793/143271
OpenStack survey
60% 62% 50%
30%
10%
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24%
10%
4%
14%
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12%
Big Guys
Or just google: “OpenStack
Marketplace”
Ok, so who did you say can help us?
All right, it’s easy to get OpenStack. But what can we do with it?
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Cloud/IaaS• With or without Horizon
Horizon is OpenStack’s Dashboard (http://docs.openstack.org/developer/horizon/)
• With or without minimum commitment
• Sell• Instance hours
• Bandwidth
• Additional volumes
• Load balancing
...But alsoShared
• Technically the same thing as Cloud
• Bill differently: VPS – prepaid
• Upsell potential
• Internal server management
• Autoscale hosting clusters
• Upgrade from Shared to VPS or to Cloud
• Websites• Databases
• Ironic
• “Kilo” version (April 2015)
• Volume service
Bare MetalVPS
What lies ahead for OpenStack?
Source: http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=OpenStack
searches for
“OpenStack”
Let’s sum things up!
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Conclusion15 years ago: Apache and MySQL Today: OpenStack
• Already used by hosting companies
• Easy to get and maintain
• A new opportunity
• Atomia can help, WHD.usa booth 34
Come say hello!
Thank you and keep in touch!
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