What this book covers

Chapter 1, Introduction to OpenStack, provides an overview of the OpenStack project. It covers the history, goals, governance, and components of the software. It also provides some examples of how the software has been used successfully in different industries to entice the reader to follow through the rest of the book. Finally, it provides the reader with an initial plan for architecting an OpenStack cloud.

Chapter 2, Architecting the Cloud, walks the reader through the initial set of choices that an organization makes when first designing their OpenStack cloud. Options are presented with guidance for software, hardware, network, and storage selection. In addition, physical site placement is discussed.

Chapter 3, Planning for Failure, covers design decisions that impact the scalability and availability of the cloud.

Chapter 4, Building the Deployment Pipeline, introduces the tenants of DevOps and translates them into a continuously integrated and delivered OpenStack deployment. The available configuration management system options for OpenStack are discussed, and the tools for driving automated builds are described. 

Chapter 5, Building to Operate, covers day 2 management of OpenStack clouds and how architects can simplify operations through planning. Various tools and methods for monitoring, orchestration, and analytics are introduced.

Chapter 6, Integrating the Platform, describes the various integration strategies available for OpenStack clouds. Topics ranging from active directory integration to SOA Governance and API contracts are covered.

Chapter 7, Securing the Cloud, covers design considerations for the virtual environment inside of the OpenStack cloud.

Chapter 8, OpenStack Use Cases, walks the reader through some of the most popular use cases for OpenStack. Physical and virtual considerations for each use case and sample configurations are given.

Chapter 9, Containers, shows that the adoption of containers is dramatically changing the way we deploy and use OpenStack today. This chapter explores how to best use them to improve deployments.

Chapter 10, Conclusion, provides some forward-looking guidance on emerging technologies in the OpenStack space and how to integrate them into the deployment from earlier in the book.