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Everything about OpenStack

Cloud computing software

OpenStack is a free, open standard cloud computing platform. It is mostly deployed as infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) in both public and private clouds where virtual servers and other resources are made available to users. The software platform consists of interrelated components that control diverse, multi-vendor hardware pools of processing, storage, and networking resources throughout a data center. Users manage it either through a web-based dashboard, through command-line tools, or through RESTful web services. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: OpenStackA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Watch Out for Extrinsic Bugs! A Case Study of Their Impact in Just-In-Time Bug Prediction Models on the OpenStack ProjectInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Identity, authentication, and access management in OpenStackThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: OpenStack: Toward an Open-source Solution for Cloud ComputingCited 294 times
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🗂️ The subject at a glance

  1. History
  2. OpenStack development
  3. Components
  4. Compatibility with other cloud APIs
  5. Governance
  6. Appliances
  7. Vendors
  8. Challenges to implementation
  9. Deployment models
  10. Distributions

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.

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