Difference between revisions of "Calvin, Lead Developer & Cloud user, CNBB Securities"

Latest revision as of 20:51, 3 September 2014

CNBB Securities
Carmen (IT Director)
Chuck (IT Architect Architect/Cloud admin)
Calvin (Lead Developer/Cloud user)

We have a cloud based on OpenStack. I use it as a test and development environment. I use Horizon sometimes, but normally I just run a script to update my VM with the latest build. I use Horizon when I need a version of the code other than the latest one, which is what the script deploys, or a different size VM than the default one. I also use it when I have to clean up.

What are your main responsibilities?

I am a developer for one of our customer-facing web applications.

What do you think about working with the OpenStack Community?

My employer welcomes our participation in the community and it is a good way to grow, but right now I'm focused on learning our backend code.

What are the key obstacles that you see with OpenStack Today?

It seems to work most of the time. Our Admin does a good job keeping it going. Some of the messages are confusing though and I have to look up some of the UI terms. The networking is confusing too. I only use it a few minutes a day, so it would be better to minimize the number of choices I have to make.

Status: Provisional

Data source: Some feedback from enterprise cloud end users in IT development organization

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+'''[[OpenStack_Personas | OpenStack Personas]]'''
+* '''[[CNBB_Securities_Comany_Overview | CNBB Securities]]'''
 * '''[[Carmen,_IT_Director,_CNBB_Securities | Carmen]]''' (IT Director)
 * '''[[Chuck_Davis,_Cloud_Administrator_%26_IT_Architect,_CNBB_Securities | Chuck]]''' (IT Architect Architect/Cloud admin)
 * '''Calvin''' (Lead Developer/Cloud user)
-== <font color="#00A6A0">Calvin, IT Director, CNBB Securities</font>==
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+===''"I just need to get a VM fast without a lot of process"''===
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 =====<font color="#00B0DA"> Daily Horizon Usage</font>=====
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 New York City
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 ====<font color="#00B0DA"> How do you use OpenStack and Horizon Today? </font>====
-I don't personally use it, but our company sees it as the direction that the industry is going. Chuck has set up a test and development environment and is also investigating how we might use it more broadly.
+We have a cloud based on OpenStack. I use it as a test and development environment. I use Horizon sometimes, but normally I just run a script to update my VM with the latest build. I use Horizon when I need a version of the code other than the latest one, which is what the script deploys, or a different size VM than the default one. I also use it when I have to clean up.
-Like OpenStack, Horizon has come a long way, but still has a long way to go. We expect to get there, but we are looking for rock-solid vendor support.
+====<font color="#00B0DA">What are your main responsibilities?</font> ====
+I am a developer for one of our customer-facing web applications.
-====<font color="#00B0DA">What are your main responsibilities?</font> ====
-I oversee the central IT infrastructure organization. We built a cloud for one of the development groups and are looking at some additional ones.
 ====<font color="#00B0DA">What do you think about working with the OpenStack Community?</font> ====
-We encourage our employees to contribute to the community on their own time, but we don't spend much time in the code ourselves. Our infrastructure is working well now and we have many mission-critical systems running on it, so we are only going to replace that with code that is ready for deployment. If it is not ready, then we can't use it.
+My employer welcomes our participation in the community and it is a good way to grow, but right now I'm focused on learning our backend code.
+==== <font color="#00B0DA">What are the key obstacles that you see with OpenStack Today? </font>====
+It seems to work most of the time. Our Admin does a good job keeping it going. Some of the messages are confusing though and I have to look up some of the UI terms. The networking is confusing too. I only use it a few minutes a day, so it would be better to minimize the number of choices I have to make.
-Of course, we expect our employees to submit bug reports when they find them.
+'''Status:''' Provisional
+'''Data source:''' Some feedback from enterprise cloud end users in IT development organization
-==== <font color="#00B0DA">What are the key obstacles that you see with OpenStack Today? </font>====
-The general consensus in my team is that OpenStack isn’t a mature technology.
+'''[[Talk:Calvin,_Developer_%26_Cloud_User,_CNBB_Securities | Make a Comment]]'''
-We’re interested in tracking its progress, but using it within our own IT infrastructure for noncritical applications. At least right now, in my mind exposes us to too much risk. This is a conservative industry
-that’s traditionally slow to change, especially when there is any chance of a negative
-impact on security or disaster recovery. That’s just not something we can afford.
-And open source is a different ball game for us. We have a lot of clout with our vendors
-given our size, but when you get to something like OpenStack, the only way to influence
-direction is through contributing code, and that’s certainly not how I want my team to spend their days, maybe they can spend their nights on it.

Difference between revisions of "Calvin, Lead Developer & Cloud user, CNBB Securities"

Latest revision as of 20:51, 3 September 2014

Contents

"I just need to get a VM fast without a lot of process"

Daily Horizon Usage

Location

CNBB Securities

How do you use OpenStack and Horizon Today?

What are your main responsibilities?

What do you think about working with the OpenStack Community?

What are the key obstacles that you see with OpenStack Today?