Talk at OpenStack Minnesota Meetup about the OpenStack Training Project

1. OpenStack Training
Lowering the barrier to entry for OpenStack
Connected VSPEX
Connected VSPEX
Colin McNamara CCIE#18233
Chief Cloud Architect
OPEN@NEXUS
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2. My Perspective
 CCIE / VCP / OpenStack
Contributor
 Serial instigator for OpenStack
Community
 Core - OpenStack Manuals
 Co-Founder – OpenStack Training
 Linux user since 98
 VMware user since 99
 Big fan of beards and old photo’s
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3. OpenStack Training - Goals
 Lower the barrier to entry of OpenStack
 Increase accuracy and usability of docs
 Create survivable, usable content in the
world of a 6 month release cycle
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4. OpenStack Training - Goals
 Align to the upcoming
Certification program
 Increase the hiring pool of
talented engineers
 enable underrepresented &
econnomically disadvantaged
groups to develop marketable
skills
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5. Program Structure
 Openstack associate engineer
 Openstack operations engineer
 Openstack development
engineer
 Openstack DevOps architect
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6. Current focus – Associate Guide Full Lifecycle
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7. Skill Goals - Associate
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create an instance
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understand conf and log files
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understand basics of APIs and framework architecture
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understand shared components
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work off a single node OpenStack implementation
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get on IRC, mailing lists
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able to deploy applications to OpenStack clouds
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able to leverage basic functions including pools IPs and multiple disks
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able to deploy multi-tier applications to OpenStack clouds
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advanced knowledge of OpenStack components including new and incubated projects
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able to create complicated network topologies
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able to leverage advanced application topologies
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basic knowledge of core OpenStack components (Compute, Block, Network, Dashboard)
able to operate and manage projects and elements via Horizon, and some CLI
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8. Methods
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9. OpenStack Training
Delivery Methods
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Self Paced
Book
Corporate
Instructor Led
Community
Instructor Led

10. Methods – Avoid Content going stale
 6M release cycle kills
books
 Create structure for
surviving that cycle
 Re-Use Code
 Engage End-Users
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11. Methods – Open Source Training
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12. Methods – Treat training like source code
 Run it like it’s own project
 Continuously Integrated
 Using same XML as docs
 Focus on code re-use
 Using Agile Methodologies
 Scrum-ban
 Trello
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13. Status – Current Supporters
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14. Status (pre-oct burndown not shown properly)
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15. Challenges
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16. Challenges / Lessons Learned - Politics
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17. Challenges / Lessons Learned - Infrastructure
 Project infrastructure
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Repositories
CI Systems
Standards
Wiki's
Kanban tools
Meeting structure / Schedules

18. Challenges / Lessons Learned
 Corporate Support is essential
 OpenStack – 92% Corporate
 Training – 80% Individual
 9-5 work is critical
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19. What’s Next?
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20. Call to Action – Contributors Count
 Always need more
contributors
 Small work matters
 2 cards a week = 1 week
less work
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21. Call to Action – Associate Course Alpha
 Need Proctors
 Need Students
 Need quality bugs and
feedback
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22. Open Discussion
Thank you
@colinmcnamara
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