SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 is an enterprise-ready OpenStack distribution that rapidly deploys and easily manages highly available private and hybrid clouds. It provides automated provisioning, self-service capabilities, and integration with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, SUSE Manager, and SUSE Studio to deliver a platform for building enterprise hybrid clouds. SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 is based on the Juno release of OpenStack and supports multiple network types, theming of the dashboard, upgrading from version 4, and a technology preview of Trove.
3. 3
Promise of Cloud Computing
● Lower Costs
● Increased Agility
● Greater Control
and Security
4. 4
Why an Open Source Cloud?
Drivers Concerns
Cost Savings
Open Standards
No Vendor Lock-In
Portability
Flexibility
Lack of Support
Security
Ecosystem
Integration
Maturity
5. 5
SUSE Strategy for Cloud Computing
Public Cloud
Broadly deploy SUSE
Linux Enterprise Server
through SUSE Cloud
Public Program
Private Cloud
Deliver cloud
infrastructure solution
powered by
OpenStack
Hybrid Cloud
Tightly integrate SUSE
Studio and SUSE
Manager with SUSE
Cloud to deliver a platform
and tools that enable
enterprise hybrid clouds
6. 6
How SUSE Cloud Helps Business
Enhanced
Virtualization
Development
& Test
New
Activities
Batch/Peak
Workloads
Geographic
Expansion
Examples
Expansion
Beyond
VMware
R&D Projects;
Non-
Production
Workloads
Product
Launch; Test
Market;
Promotions
Modeling;
Big Data;
Seasonality;
Quarter Close
Branches;
Stores;
Factories;
Warehouses
Why
Cloud?
Performance
and License
Cost
Optimization for
Multiple
Hypervisors
Immediate
Resource Needs
Fast Roll-Out;
Limit Investment
Short-Term;
Standardized
Workloads;
Increase
Utilization
Standardized
Systems and Apps;
Reduces Roll-Out
Costs
Critical
Features?
Automation;
Mixed
Hypervisor
Management
Automated
Provisioning;
Self-Service
Automated
Provisioning;
Rapid Scalability;
Central Set-Up
Rapid
Scalability;
Self-Service
Catalog
Orchestration
Centralized Set-
Up & Management;
Remote Access;
Orchestration
Speed and Lower Cost
Through Automation and Improved Resource Utilization
16. 16
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 Update
• The product formerly known as SUSE Cloud
• SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 based on release of
OpenStack (Juno)
• Incorporates fixes and enhancements from
customer feedback
• Support for SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 Compute
Nodes
• Integration with SUSE Enterprise Storage
17. 17
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5
• Supports multiple network types (VLAN and
GRE) at the same time
• OpenStack Dashboard (Horizon) can be themed
• Upgrading to SUSE Cloud 5 is supported from
SUSE Cloud 4
• Technology Previews: Trove
18. 18
SUSE Ruling the Stack in Vancouver
• SUSE Wins "Rule the Stack" Competition
Linkki
19. 19
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 Summary
• SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 is mature and production ready
- Launched in 2012 and now in version 5
• SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 is hardened and enterprise ready
- Built on a highly available, clustered architecture
- The leading “Towards Zero Downtime” OpenStack cloud solution
• SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 is fast to deploy and easy to use
Vanilla OpenStack is complex and difficult to deploy
SUSE OpenStack Cloud deploys in hours - not days or weeks
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