OpenStack and its potential impacts on developing countries Vietnam update.

Nguyen The Trung

DTT CEO and

VietOpenStack founder

08/11/2013Hong Kong OpenStack Summit

VFOSSA, Ho Chi Minh, Danang city, Ministry of Transportation, Health, StatisticsCompanies: Netnam, VNG, DTT …

Hoangsa Archipelago

Truongsa Archipelago

E-SCHOOL?E-SCHOOL? E-HEALTH?E-HEALTH?

E-GOVERNMENT?E-GOVERNMENT? SMART CITY?SMART CITY?

90 millions people, 50% below 30 years old. Fastest growing mobile users in the world.

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OpenStack's vision in Vietnam

l The OpenStack Open Source Cloud Mission: to produce the ubiquitous Open Source Cloud Computing platform that will meet the needs of public and private clouds regardless of size, by being simple to implement and massively scalable.

To power Vietnam economy growth with Open Source OpenStack cloud technologies that Vietnamese can openly collaborate and innovate with global partners and friends.

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Viet OpenStack facts

l Start date : 29/11/2012l Members: about 300l Active: about 100

l Google Group: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/vietnamopenstack?hl=vi

l Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VietOpenStack l Mail Openstack-vi Archives :

http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-vi l Mailing lists : openstackvi@lists.openstack.org

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How are we growing

l Steadily getting attention from ISP, Universities, Government, Enterprises.

l Activities:l - 5 meet ups since 11/2012l - participate in 2 national

conferencesl - Organize VFOSSA Summer

of Code project in OpenStack

l Focus: l Government and Studentsl Reason: Culture

Ho Chi Minh City

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Culturel This is not just about

technologies, it’s an attempt to build a community in Vietnam that has no difference from the world in terms of mission, spirit and practice.

l Hence the Culture challenges:l Trust: who reach out first.l Collaboration: Open ><

Closedl Innovation: Strategic &

Disruptive >< Tactical & Practical

l Motivation: from with-in >< commercials driven

Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam OpenStack

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How to sustain and growth

l Community governance: DTT hands over the community to run by itself ( In progress), More meetups, new website.

l Gain more mindshare: Work with Influencers to ensure the community continued to gain recognition:

1. Government agencies: outreach to all CIOs, CTOs

2. Association: join various association: VFOSSA, HCA, DSA …

3. Users out reach: l Success stories:

l 2 ISP case studies – in progress, production before Atlanta Summitl 2 government agencies – production before Atlanta Summitl 2 Financial & enterprises case studies – to be done

l Public Test Cloud:l The first OpenStack test cloud to be launched in Q1, 2014

l Universities and students:l Develop a Vietnamese training curriculumnl More meet ups in university

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Some recommendations

The board to set some strategy for developing countries that:l Take into account of delayed awareness versus commercials driven forcesl Set to solve some big practical problem for developing countriesl Help to spread the OpenStack culture, multiply and adapting to local culturel Have someone dedicated for this.

The user committee / marketing to have some plan for:

Gaining mindshare from potential users at developing countries

Survey why users leave OpenStack for others

Websites in other languages

The community in general to set some outreach program for developing countries by:

Have a volunteers hub

World tour of OpenStack VIPs

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Thank you.lDrop me a line: trung@dtt.vn

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