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== <font color="#00A6A0">Chuck Davis, IT Consultant, CNBB Securities</font>==
 
===''"I wish someone would give me a quote"''===
 
===''"I wish someone would give me a quote"''===
 
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=====<font color="#00B0DA"> Daily Horizon Usage</font>=====
 
=====<font color="#00B0DA"> Daily Horizon Usage</font>=====
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2 hours
 
=====<font color="#00B0DA"> Location</font>=====
 
=====<font color="#00B0DA"> Location</font>=====
 
New York City
 
New York City
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====<font color="#00B0DA"> How do you use OpenStack and Horizon Today? </font>====
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====<font color="#00B0DA"> How do you use 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.
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We don't really use it other than to just play with it. From what I’ve seen, I’m not sure Horizon’s
 
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something I’m going to use a lot, even once we get more vested in OpenStack.
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.  
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Our developers have a small test and development cloud that they use for development
 
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projects, and I think some of the more casual users tend to use Horizon.
  
 
====<font color="#00B0DA">What are your main responsibilities?</font> ====
 
====<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.
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Blah, blah, blah
  
 
====<font color="#00B0DA">What do you think about working with the OpenStack Community?</font> ====
 
====<font color="#00B0DA">What do you think about working with the OpenStack Community?</font> ====
We encourage our employees to contirbute to the community on their own time, but we don't spend much time in the code ourselves. Our infrastrucure 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.
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Frankly, I sort of understand how some people may find the whole “community” thing
 
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appealing, but it’s not a big draw for me, at least in terms of participating myself. I just
Of course, we expect our employees to submit bug reports when they find them.
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don’t have the time at work, and I’d rather spend my free time with my family. I’m not
 
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some kid that spends his or her evenings coding.
 
 
  
 
==== <font color="#00B0DA">What are the key obstacles that you see with OpenStack Today? </font>====
 
==== <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.
 
The general consensus in my team is that OpenStack isn’t a mature technology.
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
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We’re interested in tracking its progress, but using it within our own IT infrastructure,
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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
 
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.
 
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
 
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
 
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.
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direction is through contributing code, and that’s certainly not how I want to spend my days.

Revision as of 02:04, 15 July 2014

  • Company Info
  • Carmen (IT Director)
  • Chuck (IT Architect Architect/Cloud admin)
  • Calvin (Lead Developer/Cloud user)

Chuck Davis, IT Consultant, CNBB Securities

"I wish someone would give me a quote"

Daily Horizon Usage

2 hours

Location

New York City

CNBB Securities

CNBB Securities is a large financial services company. They have a large IT infrastructure that runs many mission-critical applications. They are rarely on the cutting edge of new technologies but they are aware of them. They value solid, industry standard technology backed up by vendor support.

How do you use Horizon Today?

We don't really use it other than to just play with it. From what I’ve seen, I’m not sure Horizon’s something I’m going to use a lot, even once we get more vested in OpenStack. Our developers have a small test and development cloud that they use for development projects, and I think some of the more casual users tend to use Horizon.

What are your main responsibilities?

Blah, blah, blah

What do you think about working with the OpenStack Community?

Frankly, I sort of understand how some people may find the whole “community” thing appealing, but it’s not a big draw for me, at least in terms of participating myself. I just don’t have the time at work, and I’d rather spend my free time with my family. I’m not some kid that spends his or her evenings coding.

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

The general consensus in my team is that OpenStack isn’t a mature technology. We’re interested in tracking its progress, but using it within our own IT infrastructure, 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 to spend my days.