OpenStack Havana New version simplifies application development and deployment

October 18, 2013, OpenStack Havana Software released its eighth version today. The new version of Open source software, which develops public, private, and mixed clouds, has nearly 400 new features to support software development and data and application infrastructure management. The new increased metering and choreography capabilities combine enhanced existing functionality, such as the QoS capabilities of global object storage clusters and block storage, to support OpenStack as an ideal choice for enterprise development and deployment applications.

"If software development, data management, and application infrastructure runs strategically for your business, OpenStack can help you save time and create value," said Jonathan Bryce, executive director of the OpenStack Foundation. There are so many users directly for Havana software contribution is unprecedented, this fully demonstrates that the user's enthusiasm has been fully mobilized, they are willing to according to their actual needs and practice to promote the development of OpenStack. ”

The OpenStack community has been speeding up its innovations, and the Havana version has attracted 910 developers, a 60% increase from the grizzly version released 6 months ago. More than 145 OpenStack ecosystem member companies and organizations have hired developers who have contributed to this release, including Canonical, DreamHost, Enovance, HP, IBM, Intel, Mirantis, Rackspace, Red Hat, SUSE and Yahoo. According to the latest findings, OpenStack platforms have been deployed in 358 cities in over 72 countries.

New features of Openstackhavana

The open source cloud platform adds nearly 400 new features, including computing, storage, networking, and cross-platform services. The new development of the layout and measurement of these two functions in the grizzly version of the incubation period, currently in the Havana version to achieve. New features include:

Program-driven: As one of the new features of the Havana version, the OpenStack choreography feature is a template-driven service for describing and automating application-related computing, storage, and network resource deployments. The new global object Storage Cluster feature helps you cut costs and improve performance by replicating and delivering data from around the world. The QoS functionality across block storage ensures that your application performance requirements are met. In addition, support services are added to accelerate application deployment using containers.

Upgrade Operation Experience: The new version of the performance improvement efforts will be reflected through the control Panel. The new team of user experience Specialists is also involved in improving the user interface, workflow, and productivity. The Havana version provides a new metering function that helps users perform independent data source activities based on OpenStack services, such as enterprise refunds and system monitoring tools.

More Enterprise-class features: OpenStack continuously perfects and supports enterprise-driven capabilities, such as point-to-point encryption for all block storage drivers, SSL support for all API services, new VPN and firewall services, support for rolling upgrades, and boot from volumes, and a good foundation for real-time migrations. In addition, some of the most popular storage and network vendors are constantly refining and writing new plug-ins for OpenStack, making it easier for business users to better leverage existing infrastructure and collaborate with suppliers they trust.

Hong Kong OpenStack Summit

The new OpenStack summit, to be held in Hong Kong from November 5, 2013 to 8th, brings together open source developers, business leaders and OpenStack users around the world to explore the future of cloud computing. The OpenStack summit is a grand open source cloud event this year. The conference will share the cloud deployment case and provide the best practice opportunity, subject to the interest of IT staff, and identify the development route for the "Icehouse"-Next edition OpenStack. The main sponsors include Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Red Hat and canonical-supported Ubuntu, from Baidu, CERN, Concur, Ctrip, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, MIT, PayPal, Qihoo 360, Archie, Rackspace, Shutterstock and Executives at OpenStack users such as Workday will deliver a speech at the summit.