In the lead up to OpenStack Summit Hong Kong, the last OpenStack Summit held in the Asia-Pacific region, Radhesh Balakrishnan - General Manager for OpenStack at Red Hat - defined this site as the place to follow us on our journey taking community projects to enterprise products and solutions.

We are excited to now be preparing to head back to the Asia-Pacific region for OpenStack Summit Tokyo - October 27-30 - to share just how far we have come on that journey with host of session proposals focussing on enterprise requirements and the success of OpenStack in this space. The OpenStack Foundation manages voting by allowing its members to choose the topics and presentations they would like to see.

To vote, click on the session title below and you will be directed to the voting page. If you are a member of the OpenStack Foundation, just login. If you are not, you are welcome to join now - it is simple and free.

Vote for your favorites by midnight Pacific Standard Time on July 30th and we will see you in Tokyo!

Is OpenStack ready for the enterprise? Is the enterprise ready for OpenStack?

Can I use OpenStack to build an enterprise cloud?
  • Alessandro Perilli - General Manager, Cloud Management Strategies @ Red Hat
Elephant in the Room: What's the TCO for an OpenStack cloud?
  • Massimo Ferrari - Director, Cloud Management Strategy @ Red Hat
  • Erich Morisse - Director, Cloud Management Strategy @ Red Hat
The Journey to Enterprise Primetime
  • Arkady Kanevsky - Director of Development @ Dell
  • Das Kamhout - Principal Engineer @ Intel
  • Fabio Di Nitto - Manager, Software Engineering @ Red Hat
  • Nick Barcet - Director of OpenStack Product Management @ Red Hat
Organizing IT to Deliver OpenStack
  • Brent Holden - Chief Cloud Architect @ Red Hat
  • Michael Solberg - Chief Field Architect @ Red Hat
How Customers use OpenStack to deliver Business Applications
  • Matthias Pfützner - Cloud Solution Architect @ Red Hat
Stop thinking traditional infrastructure - Think Cloud! A recipe to build a successful cloud environment
  • Laurent Domb - Cloud Solution Architect @ Red Hat
  • Narendra Narang - Cloud Storage Solution Architect @ Red Hat
Breaking the OpenStack Dream - OpenStack deployments with business goals in mind
  • Laurent Domb - Cloud Solution Architect @ Red Hat
  • Narendra Narang - Cloud Storage Solution Architect @ Red Hat

Enterprise Success Stories

OpenStack for robust and reliable enterprise private cloud: An analysis of current capabilities, gaps, and how they can be addressed.
  • Tushar Katarki - Integration Architect @ Red Hat
  • Rama Nishtala - Architect @ Cisco
  • Nick Gerasimatos - Senior Director of Cloud Services - Engineering @ FICO
  • Das Kamhout - Principal Engineer @ Intel
Verizon's NFV Learnings
  • Bowen Ross - Global Account Manager @ Red Hat
  • David Harris - Manager, Network Element Evolution Planning @ Verizon
Cloud automation with Red Hat CloudForms: Migrating 1000+ servers from VMWare to OpenStack
  • Lan Chen - Senior Consultant @ Red Hat
  • Bill Helgeson - Principal Domain Architect @ Red Hat
  • Shawn Lower - Enterprise Architect @ Red Hat

Solutions for the Enterprise

RHCI: A comprehensive Solution for Private IaaS Clouds
  • Todd Sanders - Director of Engineering @ Red Hat
  • Jason Rist - Senior Software Engineer @ Red Hat
  • John Matthews - Senior Software Engineer @ Red Hat
  • Tzu-Mainn Chen - Senior Software Engineer @ Red Hat
Cisco UCS Integrated Infrastructure for Red Hat OpenStack
  • Guil Barros - Principal Product Manager, OpenStack @ Red Hat
  • Vish Jakka - Product Manager, UCS Solutions @ Cisco
Cisco UCS & Red Hat OpenStack: Upstream Partnership to Streamline OpenStack
  • Guil Barros - Principal Product Manager, OpenStack @ Red Hat
  • Vish Jakka - Product Manager, UCS Solutions @ Cisco
  • Arek Chylinski - Technologist @ Intel
Deploying and Integrating OpenShift on Dell’s OpenStack Cloud Reference Architecture
  • Judd Maltin - Systems Principal Engineer @ Dell
  • Diane Mueller - Director Community Development, OpenShift @ Red Hat
Scalable and Successful OpenStack Deployments on FlexPod
  • Muhammad Afzal - Architect, Engineering @ Cisco
  • Dave Cain Reference Architect and Technical Marketing Engineer @ NetApp
Simplifying Openstack in the Enterprise with Cisco and Red Hat
  • Karthik Prabhakar - Global Cloud Technologist @ Red Hat
  • Duane DeCapite - Director of Product Management, OpenStack @ Cisco
It's a team sport: building a hardened enterprise ecosystem
  • Hugo Rivero - Senior Manager, Ecosystem Technology Certification @ Red Hat
Dude, this isn't where I parked my instance!?
  • Steve Gordon - Senior Technical Product Manager, OpenStack @ Red Hat
Libguestfs: the ultimate disk-image multi-tool
  • Luigi Toscano - Senior Quality Engineer @ Red Hat
  • Pino Toscano - Software Engineer @ Red Hat
Which Third party OpenStack Solutions should I use in my Cloud?
  • Rohan Kande - Senior Software Engineer @ Red Hat
  • Anshul Behl - Associate Quality Engineer @ Red Hat

Securing OpenStack for the Enterprise

Everything You Need to Know to Secure an OpenStack Cloud (but Were Afraid to Ask)
  • Jonathan Gershater - Senior Principal Product Marketing Manager @ Red Hat
  • Ted Brunell - Senior Solution Architect @ Red Hat
Towards a more Secure OpenStack Cloud
  • Paul Lancaster - Strategic Partner Development Manager @ Red Hat
  • Malini Bhandaru - Architect & Engineering Manager @ Intel
  • Dan Yocum - Senior Operations Manager, Red Hat
Hands-on lab: configuring Keystone to trust your favorite OpenID Connect Provider.
  • Pedro Navarro Perez - Openstack Specialized Solution Architect @ Red Hat
  • Francesco Vollero - Openstack Specialized Solution Architect @ Red Hat
  • Pablo Sanchez - Openstack Specialized Solution Architect @ Red Hat
Securing OpenStack with Identity Management in Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Nathan Kinder - Software Engineering Manager @ Red Hat
Securing your Application Stacks on OpenStack
  • Jonathan Gershater - Senior Principal Product Marketing Manager @ Red Hat
  • Diane Mueller - Director, Community Development for OpenShift @ Red Hat