Preface
OpenStack is open source software for building public and private clouds. It is now a global success and is developed and supported by thousands of people around the globe; backed by leading players in the cloud space today. This book is specifically designed to quickly help you get up to speed with OpenStack and give you the confidence and understanding to roll it out into your own data centers. From test installations of OpenStack running under VirtualBox to automated installation recipes that help you scale out production environments, this book covers a wide range of topics that help you install and configure a private cloud. This book will show you the following:
- How to install and configure all the core components of OpenStack to run an environment that can be managed and operated just like Rackspace, HP Helion, and other cloud environments
- How to master the complete private cloud stack; from scaling out Compute resources to managing object storage services for highly redundant, highly available storages
- Practical, real-world examples of each service built upon in each chapter, allowing you to progress with the confidence that they will work in your own environments
The OpenStack Cloud Computing Cookbook gives you clear, step-by-step instructions to install and run your own private cloud successfully. It is full of practical and applicable recipes that enable you to use the latest capabilities of OpenStack and implement them.
