2019OpenStackFoundationAnnualReportChairman’sNote

DecemberandJanuaryareafavoritetimeofyearforreflectiononthingspastandanticipationforthingstocome.

2019OSFcommunityachievements,whichIwillleavetotheothersinthisreporttodetail,areproofofthesuccessfulopensourcenatureofourcommunityinbuildingtheopeninfrastructuresoftwarepoweringtoday’sandtomorrow’sdistributedcloudcentereddatacenters.

Asuperbigthankyoutoallthecommunitycontributors,leaders,staff,andusersthathaveallcometogethertomakethese2019excitingdevelopmentspossible.Inparticular,IwouldliketotakethismomenttothankthemembersoftheOpenStackFoundationboardforitsleadershipandcommitment.Boardmembersduring2019include:AlanClark,AllisonRandal,AndyCathrow,AnniLai,ArkadyKanevsky,BrianStein,ChangBoGuo(Eric),ChristopherPrice,Dr.ClemensHardewig,DanielBecker,EgleSigler,FredLi,ImadSousou,JeffMoyer,JohanChristenson,JosephWang,JunWeiLiu,MarkMcLoughlin,MarkSkarpness,MontyTaylor,PrakashRamchandran,RobEsker,RyanVanWyk,RyanBeisner,RuanHE,SeanMcGinnis,ShaneWang,TimBellandVijoyPandey.

2019successplacesOSFinauniqueandexcitingpositionfor2020andthefuture.Wecanallbeassuredthatchallengeswillbehad,achievementsmade,anddiscoveriesfoundthroughoutthecomingyear.Ihavestrongconfidencethatwe,asacommunity,willcontinuetodelivertheopeninfrastructureneededtopower,scale,anddiversifytomorrow'scloudtechnologyaswecontinuetostrategicallyalignwiththetransformationalchangesintomorrow’sinfrastructureneeds.

Twodaysagoa4yearoldandIwereconversingnearaBluetoothenabledspeakersystem.Imentionedtohimthatweshouldplaysomeholidaymusic.Hequicklyturnedtowardthespeakerandboldlysaid,“Speaker,playmymusiclist”.Atthatmomentitstruckmethattoday’suserexpectationshavetrulygonefromsimplyconnectedtobeingsmartlyconnected.Longgonearethedaysoftheunconnected.Everythingbeingsmartlyconnectedplacesrequirementsthattheinfrastructurebeintelligent!That’sourchallengeandanticipationfor2020.Aswelookto2020forprojectplansandnewprojectideaslet’sbuildintelligentinfrastructure!

Here’stoanexciting2020togetherasacommunity!

AlanClark,ChairmanoftheOpenStackFoundationBoardofDirectors

ALetterfromtheExecutiveDirector

Alittleovertwoyearsago,werecognizedthatthecommunityoftheOpenStackFoundationhadgrownbeyondasolefocusonOpenStackandhadcometocareaboutabroaderecosystemofopensourceprojects.WeembarkedonajourneytofindwhatroleOSFshouldhaveinspreadingtheOpenStackwayofcollaboratingandhowthestrengthsandcapabilitiesoftheOSFcouldhelpothersoftwarecommunitiesgrowandthrive.

Ourgoalwastodoitinafocusedway,orientedaroundemergingmarketsthatwereputtingnewdemandsonunderlyinginfrastructure.Wealsowantedtostaytruetoourvalues,showingnewcommunitiesthebenefitsoftheFourOpens,whilefocusingonapragmaticapproachthatprioritizedtheproductionofsoftware.

Thisyear,wesawthoseinitialeffortsreachanewlevelofmaturitywiththeconfirmationofthreepilotprojects,softwarereleasesfromallprojects,aneweventsmodelwiththecreationofthecombinedOpenInfrastructureSummitandPTG,andincreasedadoptionofourcommunities’software.Theseresultshaveshownthatourapproachworks.

Theconfirmationofthepilotprojectsvalidatedtheirprogressandalsotheprocessthatourcommunitydeveloped.Ibelievethatprocessandstructurestrikesanicebalancebetweenbeinglightweightenoughtoallowvariationbetweenindividualprojectswhilealsoensuringaconsistentlevelofopennessinourcommunities.

TheseconfirmationsalsogarneredpresscoverageandstartedtoraiseawarenessofourOSFexpansion.Andthenewprojectshaveopenedupopportunitiesforengagementwithmanynewcompanies,includingsomeofthelargesttechnologycompaniesintheworld,whohavenothistoricallybeeninvolvedinOpenStackdirectly.

Goingforward,thereareimprovementsandgrowthpossibleineachofourprojects,andourstaffislookingattakingthelessonslearnedin2018-2019tocreatemoredocumentationaroundourapproachandmodel.

WithintheOSFecosystem,weheldmanyin-personmeetingsthisyeartodiscussourprogressandstrategyandthevalueourcommunitybringstotheopensourceinfrastructureworld.ThesemeetingsincludedeveryOSFPlatinumandGoldMember,aswellasneworganizationsaroundtheworld.InsomecasesthesewerenewerorganizationslikeTroila,whoultimatelyjoinedasanewGoldMember.OthertimesweworkedwithdiverseuserssuchasBaidu,whodocumentedtheirlargescaleusageina40-pagewhitepaper,orautomanufacturerswhouseandcontributetoZuul.Wewerealsoabletoparticipateinjointeventsthroughouttheyear,speakingtothousandsofemployees,partnersandcustomers,givingustheopportunitytospreadourkeymessagesevenfarther.Thisisdefinitelyanactivitywewillcontinueinto2020.

Wedidallofthisagainstabackdropofglobaluncertaintyamidashiftinggeopolitical,technologyandopensourcelandscape.Duringoneofthemostsignificant“tradewars”inrecenthistory,wethrewasuccessfulglobalSummit+PTGinShanghaiwithattendeesfrom50countries.ThestaffoftheFoundationpulledtogetherinanincrediblewaytodeliveronourcommitmentstothecommunitiesweserve.Whileitdefinitelywasn’taneasyyear,thankstotheirefforts,itwasagoodyear.Aswelookforwardto2020,Iseeenormousopportunitiestobuildontheexperienceofthelastfewyearstocontinuetogrowoursoftwarecommunities,ourcommercialecosystemsandtheentireopensourcemovement.

OpenStackFoundationProjectUpdates

AirshipProjectUpdate

Airshipestablishedincrediblemomentumin2019,includingconfirmationbytheOSFasatop-levelprojectinOctober,acrucialstageofAirship’smaturity.Theconfirmationasatop-levelprojectsignifiesthecommunity’smanyaccomplishmentssincebeingannouncedasapilotprojectsupportedbytheOSFinMay2018,namely:

Airship'sdeepinvolvementwiththeOSFcommunityActiveparticipationinbothOpenInfrastructureSummitsandProjectTeamsGathering(PTG)EmbraceofthefouropenswithsourcecodehostedonOpenStackinfrastructureOpengovernanceandmatureoperationwithanopenweeklydesignmeetingCodereviewsthroughOpenStack-hostedGerritActiveparticipationinaFoundation-wideforumsessiononestablishingopengovernance

Airshipisarobustmechanismforcloudoperatorswhowanttoembracecontainersasthenewunitofinfrastructuredeliveryatscaletomanagetheentirelifecycleofdatacenterinfrastructureusingaunified,declarative,fullycontainerized,cloudnativeplatform.Airship1.0wasreleasedattheOpenInfrastructureSummitDenverinApril.Itsenterprise-readinessincludesenhancedplatformsecurity,resiliencyandplatformdeploymenttooling.Airship2.0designanddevelopmentwaskickedoffpost1.0release.Itstechnicalroadmapincludesleveragingmeta3-ioforbaremetalprovisioning,theCluster-APIforKubernetesbootstrappingandlifecyclemanagement,ContainerizedNetworkFunction(CNF)support,leveragecloudnativeworkflowmanagement(e.g.Argo),Helmv3andArmadaOperator,edgeusecases,andYAMLmanagementimprovement,etc.ThepicturebelowrepresentsthetargetAirship2.0architecture:

Keyhighlightsin2019

Airship1.0releasedinApril2019Confirmedasatop-levelprojectsupportedbytheOpenStackFoundationinOctober2019

AcontinuedtrendofcommunitygrowthreleaseafterreleaseofOpenStackEnhancementstoAirshipincluding:

Fullresiliencyagainstcontrolplanenodefailure(to1node)AddedsupportforOpenStackSteindeploymentviaAirship(Trainbeingdevelopednow)PerpatchsetvirtualizeddeploymentandtestingEndtoendencryptiononthewireandatrest

Theadoptionofformalgovernance–andestablishingbothaTechnicalandWorkingCommitteeRegularblogpostsofAirship2.0evolutionMonthlynewslettertopotentialsupportersofAirshipcommunity

TheAirshipteamisexcitedtosharethefutureplans–acompleterebuildofAirshipcorecodemigrationfromPythontoGolangwithanalphareleaseplannedforearly1Q2020,abetareleaselate2Q2020,andafull2.0releasein2020.Inaddition,Airship2.0willpenetrateintomoreindustrydomainssuchascommontelcoNFViand5Gtestbedetc.

WhattolookforwardtowithAirship2.0

SupportsmallerdeploymentsWorkflowswillbefullydeclarativeAdoptingupstreamentrenchedprojectsSimplerdocumentcreationandmanagement(AirshipYAMLwashard)Animprovedflowforexecutingupdates(changingthetireswhilethecarismovingishard)PenetrateintoNFVidomain,enablethereferenceimplementationofCommonTelcoNFVi(CNTT)andsupportitsVNFcertification.EricssonandDellaredonatinghardwareforAirshipcommunitylabtoleverageas3rd-partyCIEmpowerthe5GtestbedbyEricsson

AirshipChannelsandMeetings

IRC:#airshipitonFreenodeTwitterWebsiteYouTubeMailingLists(discussandannounce)DeveloperMeetings:Tuesdays9AMCSTin#airshipitonFreenodeDesignMeetings:Thursdays,10:00am-11:30amCST(seemailinglistforinvitation)SpecialInterestGroups:

YAML:Mondays,10:00am-11:00amCSTBootstrap:Wednesdays,9:00am-10:00amCSTUI:Fridays,12:00-1:00pmCST

KataContainers

KataContainersseamlesslydeliversthespeedofcontainerswiththesecurityofvirtualmachines.KataContainersbecameapilotprojectinDecember2017,inconjunctionwiththeOSF’sevolutionfrombeingthehomeforOpenStacktobecomingthehomeofopeninfrastructurecollaboration.InAprilof2019,KataContainerswasthefirstOSFpilotprojecttograduatetobecomeanofficialOSFopeninfrastructureproject.Thismilestoneacknowledgedtheproject'sstrategicrelevance,well-definedgovernanceprocedures,commitmenttotechnicalbestpracticesandopencollaboration,andmostimportantly,anactivelyengagedecosystemofdevelopersandusers

Theprojectenjoysaglobal,engagedandgrowingcommunityasevidencedbyits2019stats:3,164commitsmadeby110authorsrepresenting20+companies.

2019wasabreakthroughyearwithproductiondeploymentsofKataContainersbysomeoftheworld'slargestcloudserviceproviders,notablyinChinaandNorthAmerica.InNovemberof2019,BaiduwontheSuperuserawardattheOpenInfrastructureSummitforitsnumerousproductiondeploymentsofKatainboththeircloudaswellasedgeserviceofferings.Morethan20,000skillsfrom3,000developersruninKataContainersaspartofBaidu’sCloudFunctionComputingoffering.HuaweialsohasmultipleproductiondeploymentsofKataContainersinboththeirpubliccloudinfrastructureaswellastheirEnterpriseIntelligenceService,andinAlibabaanditsrelatedcompanyAntFinancial,KataContainershasbeendeployedinAlibaba'sCloudproductsandservices,suchasEdgeNodeService(ENS),andisbeingtestedformorecloudandfinancialapplications.Ontheinnovationfront,TencentispioneeringmassivescalingofsecurecloudgamingwithAndroidinKataContainers.Finally,inNorthAmerica,KatahasbeendeployedbyaleadingEdgeserviceprovideraswellasapopularsoftwarebuildservicesprovider.

Althoughcloudserviceproviders(CSPs)representtheearlyadoptersofKataContainers,inordertoexpandfurtherintoenterprise,supportandintegrationbyoperatingsystemvendors(OSVs)isessential.Tothatend,theprojectbenefitsfromthedeeptechnicalexpertiseofdevelopersfromRedHat(virtio-fseffort),SUSE(OBSandSLESintegration)andCanonical(snapimage,CharmedK8Sintegration).ThesnapimageforKataContainersintheSnapcraftstoreisuptonearly3,400weeklyactiveusers.

TheKataContainersArchitectureCommitteealsowentthroughtwoelectioncyclesinFebruaryandSeptermber2019.NowtheprojectisledbyEricErnst(Intel),SamuelOrtiz(Intel),XuWang(AntFinancial,arelatedcompanyofAlibaba),JustinHe(ARM)andHaominCai(Huawei).TheArchitectureCommitteemembersensurethatKataContainersstaystruetoitsgoalofopencollaborationandinnovationaroundcontainerspeedandsecurity.

KataContainersdevelopmentcontinuestothrivein2019.WithdevelopersinAsia,theAmericasandEurope,activityintheproject'sgitandslackchanneloccursaroundtheclock.Developerswithquestionsorissuesgenearallyreceivespeedyandthoroughresponses.Sincethe1.5releaseinJanuaryof2019,theprojecthasdeliveredasteadybeatofreleasestobothmaintainstabilityandintroducenewfeatures.The1.5releaseincludedFirecrackerhypervisorsupport,IBMs390architecturesupportandanewmethodtointegratewithcontainerdthatgreatlysimplifiedKataContainersarchitecture.The1.6releaseaddedopentracingsupport.The1.7releaseintroducedanearlypreviewofvirtio-fswhichwaspurposelydesignedandbuiltforKataContainersasareplacementof9pfs.The1.8releasefocusedonhypervisorimprovementsincludingqemu4.0andFirecrackerjailersupport,addingextrasecurityisolationforthevirtualmachinemanager(VMM)onthehost.The1.9releasetowardstheendof2019includedFirecrackervirtio-vsocksupport,rootlessKatawithpodman,experimentalsupportfortheACRNhypervisor,andperpodcustomconfigurationannotations.

TwoOSF-sponsoredopensourcehackathonswereheldinChinain2019andKataContainerswasafeaturedprojectinboth.ItattracteddevelopersfromAlibaba,Baidu,HuaweiandTencent.ParticipantsopenlysharedtheiradoptionplansandfeedbackontheKataContainersroadmap.TheKataContainerscommunitycontinuestoworkcloselywiththeOCI(OpenContainerInitiative)andKubernetescommunitiestoensurecompatibility.ThePodOverheadfeaturedevelopedbyKatacommunitywasmergedbyKubernetesasanalphafeature,toaccountfortheresourcesconsumedbythepodinfrastructureontopofthecontainerrequests&limits.FollowinginthefootstepsofRuntimeClass,PodOverheadmakesKubernetesmoreKatafriendly.

Throughout2019,inordertobuildawarenessandinterestfortheproject,theKataContainerscommunitypresentedtechnicalupdatesandhostedgatheringsatseveralglobaleventsincludingKubeCon+CloudNativeConBarcelona,OpenInfrastructureSummitDenver,KubeConShanghaiandtheOpenInfrastructureSummitShanghai.KataContainerswasalsofeaturedatseveralOpenInfraDays,OpenStackDaysandothercontainer-focusedmeetupsaroundtheworld.

Lookingaheadto2020,theKatacommunitywillfocusonsupportingitsgrowingusercommunity,drivinginnovationwiththeKata2.0roadmap,andcontinuingopencollaborationwiththerapidlyexpandingcontainerecosystem.

ThecodeishostedonGithubundertheApache2license.Learnabouttheproject,howtocontributeandsupportthecommunityatkatacontainers.io.Jointhesechannelstogetinvolved:

GitHub:github.com/kata-containersSlack:bit.ly/katacontainersslackIRC:#kata-devonFreenodeMailinglistlists.katacontainers.io

OpenStackUpdates

Atotalof1,518uniquechangeauthorsapprovedmorethan47,500changesandpublishedtwomajorreleases,codenamedSteinandTrain(duetoourundyingloveofTrains).WestartedtoworkonUssuri,ournextrelease,tobedeliveredin2020.In2018,weintroducedthe"ExtendedMaintenance"concept,aperiodonwhichbugfixescanbeacceptedforprojectsfollowingit(butthesewon'tproducefurtherreleases).Asoftoday,Ocata,Pike,andQueensareinextendedmaintenance.

Likein2018,thecomponentprojectteamscompletedworkonstability,performance,andoperational/usabilityimprovements.TheyalsoworkedonthemesrelatedtointegratingwithotherOpenStackcomponents,otherOpenStackFoundationOpenInfrastructureProjects,andprojectsfromadjacentcommunities,forexampleKubernetesorAnsible.Wehaveintroducedadeploymenttoolscapabilitiesmap,tomakeiteveneasierfornewuserstoselecttheirdeploymenttoolofchoice.

Inadditiontocomponent-specificwork,wecontinuedtoimproveourOpenStack-wideprocessesbyaddingpopupteamsnexttogoals,inordertohavemoreflexibilityonachievinglargescalechanges.During2019,wehaveaddedtwopopupteams"ImageEncryption"(implementingencryptionanddecryptionofimagesandthehandlingofthoseimagesinOpenStack)andthe"SecureDefaultPolicies"(consistentpoliciesacrossOpenStack).ThisisinadditiontoourOpenStackwidegoals:wemadesurealltheprojectscanrendertheirdocumentationintoPDFs,ensuredthatOpenStackworksandistestedinIPv6onlyenvironments(notonlydualstacks!).Wearealsomakingsurethecommunityismovingupinthepythonversionswithanultimateremovalofpython2ofourdevelopmentpipelinesin2020.

TheTechnicalCommittee(TC)itselfhasevolvedin2019.Weplantoreduceourmembersto9in2020.Overthewholeyear,ChrisDent,DavanumSrinivas,SeanMcGinnis,DougHellmann,JeremyStanley,LanceBragstad,andJuliaKregerlefttheTC,tomakewayforfirst-timemembersAlexandraSettle,JimRollenhagen,RicoLin,KendallNelson,KevinCarter,NateJohnston,andJayBryant.

2019sawthebeginningsofatransitionfromOpenStackprojectinfrastructurehostingintoOpenDevprojecthosting.ThisprocesswilleventuallyseparateourprojecthostingtoolsfromOpenStackitselfsothattheymaybemoreclearlyreusedbyotherprojects.Weexpecttomakesignificantprogressonthistransitionin2020.

WiththeinputfromtheOpenStackFoundationboard,theOpenStackTCupdatedits"helpwantedlist"toactivelytrackwherebusinessandleadershipopportunitiescanbeforcompanieswillingtoinvestinOpenStack.

During2019,theOpenStackprojectinfrastructurewasrenamedopendev.org,tomakeitcleareritcanbeusedbeyondOpenStack.UsingOpendevnamespaces,wenowhaveaclearseparationbetweenofficialOpenStackprojectsandnon-OpenStackopensourceprojectsdevelopedunderthesamedevelopmenttooling.Intermsofprojectteams,themostvisiblechangein2019wastheextractionofPlacementfromtheNovateam.RegardingSIGs,wearelaunchinga"Multi-architecture"SIG(includingtheorginalworkfromthePowerVMprojectteamwhichbecamethePowerVMSIG...),AnsibleSIG,ContainersSIG,Auto-scalingSIG(whichisplannedtomergewiththeexistingself-healingSIGtoformanewAutomationSIGinthenearfuture),LargeScaleSIG,TechnicalWritingSIG,PublicCloudSIG(migratedfromPublicCloudWG),BareMetalSIG,andEdgeComputingSIG(renamedfromFEMDCSIG).Thisyear,wecloseddowntheUpgradeSIG,asweconsidertheirworkachievedandcompleted.Thisyear,alotofworkwasdonetohelpcreatingandmaintainingnewSIGs(thankstothe"MetaSIG"team).Thisincludesmoreguidelinesandreferencedocuments.Asusual,theTCmemberswillcontinuetheirworktoexposeSIGsbroadly,toensureallthedifferentprofilesandinterestsinOpenStackareefficientlyrepresented,working,andcollaboratingtogether.

In2019,theOpenStackUserCommittee(UC)broughtonboardseveralnewmembersincludingJohnStudarus(Februaryelectee),BelmiroMoreira(Februaryelectee),MohamedElsakhawy(Augustelectee),andJaesukAhn(Septemberelectee).AmyMarrichwasre-electedtocontinuetheirserviceontheUC.

InthisyearweworkedcloselywiththeOpenStackFoundationstafftoadoptnewpoliciestobettersupporttheusergroups.ThemigrationoftheusergroupsontoMeetup.comhasallowedustobettersupportgroupsthroughlocalleadershiptransitionsandreducetechnicalheadaches.WealsosmoothedtheprocessfornewusergroupstocomeonlineandbesupportedbytheFoundationincreasingthereachinthesenewandemergingregionsoftheworld.

Wecontinuetoidentifywaysinwhichthenewtechnologiesdevelopedcanbepromotedandevangelized.WebelievethecurrentAmbassadorprogram,whichiscurrentlyfocusedonsupportingtheusergroups,caneitherbemodified,oranewprogramcreatedtohelpsupportthoseindividualsactivelypromotingandevangelizeouropensourceofferings.

TheUCtookanactiveroleinupdatingtheSIGandWorkingGrouprecordstobetterreflecttheleadership,goals,andstatusoftheseentities.Wefeelthathavingaccuraterecordsallowsthoselookingtogetinvolvedtoreadilyfindtheactivecommunities.

TheUChasbeeninvestigatingreducingitsmembershipfromfive(5)tothree(3)memberswithplanstohavethemembershiprulesmodifiedintimefortheFebruary2020election.WebelievehavingfewerUCmemberswillmakeiteasiertokeeptheUCfullyelected.

StarlingXProjectUpdate

StarlingXisapilotprojectsupportedbytheOpenStackFoundationthatwasannouncedMay2018.Theprojectintegrateswell-knownopensourceprojectincludingOpenStack,Ceph,Kubernetes,andmoretocreateacloudplatformthatisfinetunedforedgeandIoTusecases.

During2019thecommunitywasworkingoncreatingafusionbetweenOpenStackandKubernetesservicestoprovideinfrastructuresoftwarethatcreatesaflexibleenvironmenttosupportvirtual,containerized,orbaremetalworkloads.

TheStarlingXcommunityputouttwomajorreleasesofthesoftwareduringtheyear:StarlingX2.0(latestversionis2.0.1)andStarlingX3.0.The2.0releaseintroducedfundamentalchangestothearchitectureincludingcontainerizingOpenStackandotherservicestoprovidemoreflexibility,robustness,andincreasedmanageability.Besidesarchitecturalchangescommunitymemberswerealsofocusingonfeaturestoimprovesecurityandperformanceincludingtostartworkoncreatingaperformancetestingframeworktoensuremaintaininghighstandardsonanongoingbasis.The3.0releaseaddacrucialcomponentcalledDistributedCloudarchitecturetoprovidesynchronizationacrossedgesites.ThefeatureisinlinewiththeDistributedControlPlanescenariooftheOSFEdgeComputingGroup’sReferenceArchitecturemodels.

ThelatestreleaseisalsointegratingtheTrainversionofOpenStack.ThiswasanimportantstepaswiththisstepStarlingXdoesn’tcarrymoreenhancementstotheprojectasextrapatchesandtheteammembersareactivelyworkingwiththeOpenStackcommunityonfurtherimprovementsandnewfunctionalityupstream.

Thecommunityhasreachedanothermilestonebyhavingafullyelectedleadership.TheTechnicalSteeringCommittee(TSC)hadtwoelectionsreplacinghalfofthegroupeachtimewhileProjectLeadsandTechnicalLeadsgotelectedduringthesecondhalfoftheyear.Electionswillbeheldonaregularbasisgoingforward.

Furtherhighpriorityitemsincludedcommunitybuildingandoutreach.Itisveryimportantfortheprojecttolowertheboundariesofentryandmakesurethatitiseasyfornewcomerstofindentrypoints.Thecommunityhasbeenactivelyworkingonimprovingdocumentationandcreatingmaterialstoguidenewcontributors.TheprojectheldaContributorMeetupintheUSAandfurthermeetupsandmeetupforrelease2.0andhackathonsinChinalastyearandcommunitymembersalsotookadvantageoftheProjectTeamGatheringsaswellastheOpenInfrastructureSummitsandForumstohavefacetofacediscussionsaswellastoonboardnewcomers.Someoftheteammembersputtogetherahands-onworkshopwhichguidesparticipantsthroughinstallingStarlingXandtryingoutsomeofthefeaturesitprovides.CommunitymembersranthetrainingatvariousOSFandindustryeventsthroughouttheyear.TheinfrastructureisrunningonhardwaredonatedbyPacket.com.

Theprojecthad3359changescommittedby147authorsfrommorethan10organizationsduringtheyear.

ThecodeishostedonGithubundertheApache2license.Learnabouttheproject,howtocontributeandsupportthecommunityatstarlingx.io.Jointhesechannelstogetinvolved:

GitHubIRC:#starlingxonFreenodeMailinglist

ZuulProjectUpdate

ZuulisanopensourceCI/CDplatformdesignedfortest-drivenopensourceprojectsandsoftwaredevelopmentorganizationswhoneedtogateagainstmultipleprojectsandsystemsbeforelandingasinglepatch.Since2012,ZuulhasbeenprovenatscaleasacriticalpartoftheOpenStackdevelopmentprocess.Asmoreusersandusecasesemerged,theteamhasbeendecouplingZuulfromOpenStack-specificsystems.2018'sZuulversion3.0releasewasamajorlandmarkinmakingZuulgenerallyusableoutsideoftheOpenStackproject.In2019Zuulhastakengeneralusabilityevenfuther,focusingonaddingfeaturesforavarietyofcodereviewsystems,cloudresourceproviders,andcontainerbasedtestingworkflows.

Morethan1,000changesweremadetoZuulin2019.InanefforttoensurenewfeaturesandbugfixesreachZuulusersquickly,Zuulhasbeenreleasingoften,publishing17releasesin2019.InthiscollectionofreleasessupportwasaddedforPagurecodereviewsystem,AWScloudresourceproviderinNodepool,OpenShiftcloudresourceproviderinNodepool,improvementstoliveconsolelogstreaming,builddashboardsandlognavigationandmuchmore.

Zuulversion3.7.0addedsupportformultipleversionsofAnsible.WithcurrentZuuldeployed,userscanselectwhichversionofAnsibletheywanttheirjobstorunwithoutofAnsibleversions2.6,2.7,2.8,and2.9.

Zuul'sstandardlibrarysawamajoradditionofcontainerawarejobs.ThesestandardcontainerbasejobsallowZuuluserstodospeculativegatingoftheircontainerimagesinadditiontotheirsourcerepositories.Thisfeaturehelpstoensurethattheimagesyoudeploytoproductionareidenticaltothosetestedandknowntoworkwhilestillhavingallofthebenfitsofspeculativemergegating.

Weseetheseimprovementsinproduction,whereZuulishelpingavarietyofusersatdifferentscalesproduceanddeployqualitysoftware.GoodMoney's900jobsamonthenablereliablesoftwaredeployments.AtFrance'sInternetfleamarket,leboncoin,60,000jobsamonthhelpyoufindforgottentreasure.OpenDev'sZuulranmorethan2millionjobstohelpproducetheOpenStackTrainrelease.

AnsiblefestandGerritUsersummitwereimportanteventsforusin2019.NotonlyhavewecontinuedtoseeinterestinZuulfromusersatAnsiblefest,butVexxhostlaunchedthefirstknownZuulasaServiceservicethere.AtGerritUserSummitwediscoveredVolvoisahappyZuuluser.WehavealsobeguncollaboratingwiththeGerritprojecttoaddGerritChecksAPIsupporttoZuul.OurgoalistohaveaZuulrunningtohelpgatetheGerritprojectoncethisfeatureisadded.

Lookingahead,theGerritChecksAPIisonlyoneofmanyfeatureswewouldliketoaddtoZuul.FromanintegrationstandpointGitlabandBitbucketsupportisunderactivedevelopment,changeshavebeguntomergetoaddGoogleComputeEnginesupporttoNodepool,andMicrosoftAzuredriverworkhasbegun.Westillhaveplanstoremovethecurrentsinglepointoffailurefortheschedulerprocessandmanagejobandqueuestatewiththedistributeddatabase.ThiswillmakeiteasiertorunZuulreliablywithoutdowntime.

Allofthisispossiblethroughtheworkofourglobalcommunity.Weareproudtosaywehavecontributorsfromacrosstheglobe,includingAfrica,Asia,Australia,NorthandSouthAmerica,andEurope.WethankthemforhelpingtomakeZuulpossible.

ZuulisfreeandopensourcesoftwarelicensedundertheApache2license.Ifyouwouldliketogetinvolved,joinus:

OnthemailinglistOnIRC:#zuulonFreenodeCodereview

PressandAnalystHighlights

PublicrelationseffortsareledbyadistributedteamofprofessionalsintheUnitedStates,Europe,andAsia.Thisteamengagedanalystsandjournalistsworldwideindialogue,proactivelydeliveringnews,commentary,andcontributedbylinecontentforboththeFoundationandforitsindividualprojects.CommunitynewshighlightsareavailableattheOpenStackFoundationnewspage.

MediaRelations

Keymediarelationsinitiativesincludedthefollowing:

OSFSoftwarereleases:OpenStackSteinandTrainreleases;Airship1.0StarlingX2.0

TheOSFandChinaElectronicsStandardizationInstitutecreatedapartnershiptoadvanceOpenStackinChinaAgendasfortheOpenInfrastructureSummitsinDenverandShanghai;TheadditionofTroilaasaGoldboardmemberoftheOpenStackFoundation;VexxhostandBaiduwontheSuperuserAwardsattheDenverandShanghaiSummitsrespectively;ConfirmationofKataContainers,Zuul,andAirshipasTop-LevelOpenInfrastructureProjectsoftheOpenStackFoundation;andMomentumofOSFprojectsinthebroadopeninfrastructureandcloudITlandscape

AnalysisshowsthatOpenStackFoundationnewscoveragecomprisedmorethan41,500totalplacementsin2019withapotentialreachof71billion.Mediacoveragewasmorethan93%positiveorneutral.(Socialmediacoverageaccountedforanadditional129,000mentions,withmorethan86%positiveorneutral).Mediacoveragewasdistributedglobally(54%APAC,34%NorthAmerica,12%Europe,byvolume),withAPACcoveragesurgingthisyearasaresultofayear-longemphasisontheOpenInfrastructureSummitinShanghai.

Asevidencedbythehighlightssharedbelow,mediaattentionhasshiftedfromquestionsaboutOpenStack’sfuturetoanactiveinterestinusecasesandtheprogressoftheotherprojectssupportedbytheOpenStackFoundation.

AnalystRelations

TheOpenStackFoundationconducted22privatebriefingsessionswithanalystsin2019inadditiontohostingahalf-dayAnalystBriefingandopenroundtablesattheOpenInfrastructureSummitinDenveraswellasapressconferenceandroundtablesattheOpenInfrastructureSummitinShanghai.

AnalystcoverageofOpenStackFoundationprojectsin2019portrayedafactualandpositivetoneforthemostpart,peakingwiththepublicationofOpenStackMarketMonitorby451ResearchinSeptember2019.

Herearesomekeyexcerptsfrom451Research'sreport:

TheOpenStackmarketisprojectedtoreach$7.7billionUSDby2023;InAPAC,theOpenStackmarketisexpectedtogrow32%inthenext3years,accountingfor1/3oftheglobalOpenStackmarket;Addressingwhatisprojectedby451Researchtobeacombined$12billionmarketin2023forOpenStackandKubernetes,StarlingXandAirshipcombinethesetwotechnologiestotackleusecaseslikeedgecomputing.

FormoreinformationaboutanalystcoverageofOpenStackFoundationprojects,visittheOSFanalystspage.

OpenInfrastructureCommunityHighlights

OSFUserGroups

OSFusergroupsareanintegralpartofthecommunity,bringingtogetherOSFprojectusers,operators,anddevelopersallovertheworldtodiscusscommonproblems,usecases,andevenworkshopsincasualormoreformalsettings.

Inearly2019,wemovedallofourofficialUserGroupstoMeetupPro,whichallowsthemmorevisibilityandeaseofplanningevents.Thesegroupsheldmeetupsallaroundtheglobethroughouttheyear,passinganumberofmilestonesontheway.InJuly,25groupsfrom20countriescelebratednineyearsoftheOpenStackprojectandsevenyearsoftheOSF,withsomegroupsbringingasmanyas200attendeestogetherforthefestivities.Communitymembersgavepresentations,handedoutawards,printedt-shirtsandstickers,andatebirthdaycaketocelebrate“fortheloveofopen.”

BirthdaycelebrationfromtheIndonesiaOpenStackUserGroup

OpenInfrastructureCommunityNewsletter

TheOpenInfrastructureCommunityNewsletterregularlysharesthelatestdevelopmentsandactivitiesacrossopeninfrastructureprojects,events,anduserssupportedbytheOSF.ThenewslettersaresentouttothecommunityinEnglishthroughemail,andtheyarealsopublishedtotheOpenStackofficialWeChataccountinChinese.

SinceJanuary2019,18newslettershavebeendistributedtotheopeninfrastructurecommunity.Therehavebeenmorethan40,000peoplewhohaveopenedatleastonenewsletterforthepastyearandmorethan267,000viewsonallthenewsletters.

Lookingforwardto2020,wewillcontinuetodeliverthemostupdatedqualitycontenttotheopeninfrastructurecommunityandcreateawarenessamongthebroaderaudienceinthecommunity.Checkoutpastnewsletters,subscribetothenewsletter,andifyouwouldliketocontributecontent,pleaseemailcommunity@openstack.org.

Rust-VMM

Therust-vmmprojectwascreatedinearly2019byAWSandIntel.ThefoundationalideabehinditistocreateacollectionofRustcratesforbuildingcustomVirtualMachineMonitors(VMM).

Inoneyear,theprojecthasmovedfromanemptycommunityGitHubrepositorytoasetoffundamentalcratesprovidingtheinitialstepsforbuildingKVMbasedVMMs.AcommonsetoftestsandaunifiedContinuousIntegration(CI)pipelineautomaticallygateanynewcontributionsonthosecrates.

AfewprojectslikeAWSFirecracker,AlibabaDragonballorIntelCloudHypervisorareusingtherust-vmmcrates,leadingtoincreasedcontributionsfromthesecompanies.We’vealsoseenothercontributionsfrome.g.ARM,CloudbaseorRedHat.

Communitywise,theprojectanditsgoalshavebeenpresentedatvariousconferencesandeventsliketheOpenInfrastructureSummit,KubeCon,FOSDEMandtheKVMForum.Inordertoincreaseexternalcontributions,simpleguidelineshavebeendocumentedforaddingnewcrates,contributingtoexistingcrates,andunderstandinghowtherust-vmmreviewandmergeprocessworks.Lastbutnotleast,rust-vmmnowhasitsownlogos,thankstotheOpenStackFoundation.

Inoneyear,theprojectstructureditselfaroundtherust-vmmGitHuborganization.Asacommunity,itwasdecidedthateachVMMfeatureitwantedtosupportthroughrust-vmmwillbelivingunderitsowndedicatedgitrepositoryundertherust-vmmorganization.EachofthosereposisstructuredasastandaloneRustcrate,andcanthusbeconsumedandimportedassuchbydownstreamcomponents.Aspecialrepository,thecommunityone,isdedicatedtocommunityandarchitecturaldiscussions.

Rust-VMMCrates

Therearecurrently19reposundertherust-vmmGitHuborganization,includingthecommunityone.Roughly12ofthemareseeingactivedevelopmentalthoughcodematurityvariesbetweenrepos.Thecurrentrust-vmmcrateshavebeenclassifiedintothreedifferentbuckets:

1. Productionreadycrates:ThosecratesarereadytobeusedinproductionandassuchhavebeenpublishedtothecanonicalRustcratesrepository:crates.io.Therearecurrentlyfiverust-vmmcratesinthatstate:kvm-bindings,kvm-ioctls,vfio-bindings,virtio-bindings,andvmm-sys-util.

2. Work-In-Progress(WIP)crates:Thosecratesareinausablestatebutdonotyetqualifyforproductionreadiness.Criteriaforbeingdeclaredproductionreadyandpublishedtocrates.ioundertherust-vmmorganizationaredefinedinthecommunityrepository.CratesundertheWIPstatearetheonesthatusuallyseethehighestlevelofactivity,fromcodereviewtofundamentalarchitecturaldiscussions.Asof01/2020,therustWIPcratesarevm-memory,vm-device,vm-virtio,vhost,andvfio-bindings.

3. Emptycrates:Therust-vmmprojectalsocarriestemporarilyemptycrates.Throughthecommunityrepository,therust-vmmcommunityagreedonaddingnewcratestotheprojectandthustherepositoryitselfhasbeencreated.However,nocodecontributionhasbeenmergedyetandtherepositoryisthusempty.Thevm-allocator,vmm-epoll,vmm-vcpuandkvmrepositoriesareemptycrates.

Asaproject,thecommunityhasdefinedacommonsetoftestsandaunifiedbuildkitebasedContinuousIntegration(CI)pipeline.Eachnewrepositorycreatedundertherust-vmmorganizationwillusethatCIanditsdefaulttests.Thegoalbehindthisistoforceandmandateacommonsetofqualityandintegrationgatesforeachandeveryrust-vmmcrate.

Therust-vmmcrates'CIautomaticallyrunsonbaremetalinstances(BothARMandx86,64-bit)donatedtotheprojectbyAWS.

Community

Bynature,therust-vmmprojectisnotaneasyonetocontributeto.ExperiencewiththeRustlanguage,andfamiliaritywithhardwarevirtualizationandVMMconceptsarebasicrequirementsforcontributingtomostrust-vmmcrates.Asaconsequence,thecommunityisgrowingsteadilybutslowly.WehaveseensomecontributionsfromAWS,Intel,Alibaba,andRedHataswellascontributionsfromARMengineers.

Inordertomakecontributingeasierandtransparent,thecommunityhasworkedonafewthings:

Creatingagatekeepingteam,inordertoclearlydefinetherust-vmmcodeandreviewprocessbutalsotopreventpendingPRsfromstayinginactivefortoolong;TrackingandbuildinganalyticsaroundPRreviewandturnaroundtimes,throughpullpanda.Thisgivesthecommunityvisibilityanddatatoactuponforitscommunityactivity;Documentingreviewandcodecontributionprocess;Documentingcratespublishingcriteria.

AWSalsokindlyorganizedandhostedarust-vmmmeetupinBucharest.Mostoftheprojectcontributorsattendedtheevent,whichhelpedquiteabitwithnotonlymovingforwardtechnicallybutalsostrengtheningthenascentcommunitylinks.

Thefollowingprojectsareusingrust-vmmcratestobuildtheircustomVMM:

AWSFirecrackerAlibabaDragonballIntelCloud-Hypervisor

OpenStackBareMetalProgram

ThisyearmarkedanimportantmilestoneforOpenStackandtheIronicteamastheOSFlaunchedtheOpenStackIronicBareMetalProgramonthekeynotestageoftheOpenInfrastructureSummitinDenver.IronichasbecomeavitalpartofOpenStackdeployments.Infact,accordingtothe2018OpenStackUserSurvey,“adoptionofIronicgrewrapidlywith24%ofproductiondeploymentsnowrelyingonit,upfromjust9%in2016.”ThepurposeofthisnewlylaunchedprogramwastobringmorevisibilitytotheusageofIronicandOpenStackonbaremetal.ThegoalofincreasingvisibilitywastonotonlyshowcasethesuccessofIronicandOpenStackinbaremetal,buttocreateanavenueforusers,operatorsanddeveloperstofurthercollaborate.Thelaunchwasasuccess,withmorethan30usersandvendorslikeTencent,CERN,andRedHatjoiningtheprogramwithseveralalsocontributingcasestudies.OneofthemostexcitingexamplesofbaremetalusedatscalewasVerizonMedia.JamesPenick,ArchitectDirector,spokeonthekeynotestageinDenverabouthowtheyuseIronictomanagehundredsofthousandsofbaremetalcomputeresourceswithover4millioncoresintheirdatacenters.LearnmorewiththelaunchoftheOpenStackIronicBareMetalProgramandJamesPenick’skeynote.

HerearetheparticipantsoftheOpenStackIronicBareMetalProgram:

OpenStackUpstreamInstitute

In2019OpenStackUpstreamInstitutewasheldinsevencountries,twoofwhichforthefirsttime.Intotalover200newcontributorswereon-boardedtotheOpenStackcommunity.ThetrainingattendeeslearnedaboutOpenStackgovernance,thereleaseprocess,and,mostimportantly,howtosetupandusethetoolsthecommunityleveragesonadailybasistocommunicateandcollaborate.

ThankstoLenovo,thetrainingwasheldprecedingbothSummitsthisyear.InDenveritwashostedasasingledayeventattheconferencevenuewithofficehoursthedaybeforetoansweranygettingstartedquestions.InShanghai,itwashostedatLenovo’sofficeasadayandahalflongevent.

TheOpenStackUpstreamInstitutetrainingteamhasworkedonmakingthetrainingastandalonepackagethatanyonecanpickupandrunlocallyeitherwithintheirorganizationorwithmemberswithintheirgeographicalregion.Twogreatexamplesofthisin2019wereinJapanandIndiawherethemajorityofthecommunitymemberswhowererunningthetrainingarenotcloselyinvolvedintheteamandwerestillabletomaketheircoursesasuccess.Inaddition,betweenthosetwosessionsalone,theselocalcommunitiesbroughtthetrainingtoandsharedknowledgewithover120attendees.

In2020,theteamhopestoevolvethetrainingevenmorethanthelastfewyears.Theteamplanstobreakitapartintotwomajormodules:onecontainingOpenStackspecificinformationandtheotherdescribingtheaforementionedtools(OpenDev).Thisimprovementwillprovidefurtherflexibilitytothetrainingtorunonlythedesiredparts.Withseparatingsectionsofthetrainingmaterial,themoduleswillbeapplicableandusableforanyprojectundertheOpenStackFoundationumbrellatopickupandbuildthemintotheirowncourses.

UpstreamInvestmentOpportunities(previouslycalled'HelpMostNeeded')

Overthelastfewyears,theOpenStackTechnicalCommittee(TC)maintainedthe'HelpMostNeeded'listthatenumeratedthefiveareaswheretheOpenStackcommunityneededcontributionstosignificantlyhelpOpenStackasawhole.ThiswaspromotedthroughvariousforumsincludingpresentationtotheBoardofDirectorstogethelpfromthecorporateaswellastheacademicside.

TheoriginalformatdidnotgarnerthehelptheTChadhopedsotheydecidedtocomeatitfromanotherangle.TheTCthoughtarestructuringwouldhelptomakeitclearthatthe'HelpMostNeeded'listisnotonlythedesiresofthecommunitybutalsoprovidesdirectvaluetosponsoringorganizationsofOpenStack.ThisyeartheTCrenamedthe'HelpMostNeeded'listto'UpstreamInvestmentOpportunities'andaddedbusinessvaluesforeachopportunity.

Aspernewprocess,theTCwillrefreshthelisteverycalendaryearandaddnewopportunitiesbyevaluatingthebusinesscasesthroughanunderstandingoftheneedsofpotentialcontributingorganizations.Youcanfindthe2019UpstreamInvestmentOpportunitieshere.

TravelSupportProgram

TheOpenStackFoundationhelpsnewandkeycontributorswhoareunabletosecuresponsorshiptoattendeventsbysubsidizingorcoveringthecostsfortravelandaccommodations.In2019,theFoundationsetasideabudgetforeachSummit&PTG,whichiscombinedwithdonationsfromindividualsfromthecommunitytofundthisprogram.

DenverSummit&PTG

TenadditionalcommunitymembersfromsevencountrieswereabletoattendtheDenverSummit&PTGinApril2019,thanksto$2,905indonationsfrom27individuals,combinedwithaninvestmentof$22,000fromtheOpenStackFoundation.

ShanghaiSummit&PTG

TwelvecommunitymembersfromsevencountrieswereabletoattendtheShanghaiSummit&PTGinNovember2019,thanksto$1,016indonationsfrom11individuals,combinedwithaninvestmentof$15,000fromtheOpenStackFoundation.

Internship&MentoringProgramssupportedbytheOpenStackFoundation

OutreachyInternshipProgram

May-August2019

Eachoftheseorganizationsfundedoneintern:Intel,OpenStackFoundation,RedHat,andOutreachyGeneralFundsFourinternsaccepted,threecompletedsuccessfully:

VarshaVermafromIndia,Sushy:"ExtendsushytosupportRAID"SolfromArgentina,ManilaandOpenStackClient:"OpenStackManilaIntegrationwithOpenStackCLI(OSC)"NishaBrahmankarfromIndia,Ironic:"ImproveIronicAgentImageBuilder"

December2019-March2020

FundingfromtheOpenStackFoundationandRedHatThreeinternsaccepted:

MaariTammfromEstonia,ManilaandOpenStackClient:"OpenStackClientintegration"AnastasiyaZhyrkevichfromBelarus,CinderandTempest:"ImproveCinderTempest"KhansaAmrounifromTunisia,Ironic:"BuildaRedfishcommand-lineclienttool"

GiveneachinternshipcostsUSD6,500,thetotalfundingfortheseveninternsisUSD45,500.

TheOregonStateUniversityInternshipProgram

DuringtheSummitinVancouverinMay2018,adiscussionstartedduringaForumsessionaboutgettingmoreuniversitystudentsinvolvedinOpenStack.TheOpenStackcommunityandprojectprovidesalotofpracticalexperienceandhastheopportunitytoteachstudentsskillsincollaborationinalarge,globalcommunitywhilehavingtheaddedbenefittoOpenStackofnewcontributorsworkingonbacklogsofactionitems.

HavingalreadybeenusingOpenStackinitscampuslabandalreadyhavingahistoryofrelationshipswiththeuniversityviaalumni,theOregonStateUniversitywasinterestedinhelpingtocoordinateaninternshipprogram.CollaboratingwithOpenStackcommunitymembers,itwasconcludedthatthetwoprojectsmostinneedofhelpwereGlance(theImageproject)andDesignate(theDNSproject).Contributorstotheseprojectsjoinedtheconversationsandhelpedbrainstormwherefundingforinternscouldbefound.Currently,theOpenStackFoundationissponsoringonestudentfromtheuniversitytoworkontheGlanceprojectwithplansformoreinternstoworkonDesignateiffundingfromotherorganizationscanbeestablished.

NorthDakotaStateUniversityMentorshipProgram

Attheendoflastyear,LanceBragstad,aNorthDakotaStateUniversityalumniandformerKeystonePTL,reachedoutthemailinglistlookingformentorstoparticipateinaCapstoneprojectforstudentsattheuniversity.Studentswoulddorealworkinthecommunitythroughoutthesemesterledbyoneormorementors.ChrisHoge,KendallNelson,andJeremyStanleyworkedwiththreestudentstoaccomplishworkacrosstwodifferentOpenStackprojects.TheyworkedonacleanroomimplementationofthepuppetsetupforaversioncontrolsystemandamigrationscriptformovingbugsfromLaunchpadtoStoryBoard.WhiletheworkitselfwasimportanttotheOpenStackcommunity,theskillsthestudentslearnedworkinginacommunityaslargeanddiverseasOpenStackwillbenefitthemlongaftergraduation.

Theprofessorlikedtheresultsofthecommunity’sworkwiththestudentssomuchthathehasaskedthecommunitytoparticipateagain.Forthenextroundofstudents,startinginJanuary,MichaelJohnson,AdamHarwell,andKendallNelsonwillmentorstudentsworkingonOctavia,theloadbalancerOpenStackproject.

OSFContributorRecognition

Thisyear,16peoplewereaddedtothelistofCommunityContributorAwardrecipients.TheseamazingpeoplehavehelpednotjusttheOpenStackproject,buttheentireopeninfrastructurecommunity.RecipientsrepresentedothertoplevelprojectsbeyondjustOpenStacksuchasAirship,KataContainers,andStarlingXwherehistoricallyonlycontributorstoOpenStackhadbeenrepresented.

InDenver,EricErnstandKendallNelsonpresentedawardstothefollowingpeople:

StigTelfer-The‘Doesanyoneactuallyusethis?’TrophySlawekKaplonski-TheBugCzarAwardJohnDickinson-TheKeytoStackCityAllisonRandal-TheOpenInfrastructureShieldSamueldeMedeirosQueiroz-TheMentorofMentorsAwardGabrielaCervantesTellez&SalvadorFuentes-TheBonsaiCaretakerAwardCarlosVenegasMunoz&MarcoVedovati-TheFriendsofMikeRowe,DoersoftheDirtyJobsAwardJamesO.D.Hunt-TheGivingTreeAwardIanJoliffe-TheHeroofthePeopleAward

InShanghai,XuWangandKendallNelsonpresentedawardstothefollowingpeople:

JamesPenick-TheKeytoStackCityFupanLi-TheDuctTapeMedalBelmiroMoreira-The‘Doesanyoneactuallyusethis?’TrophyDonnyDavis-TheWhendoyouSleep?AwardAustinSun-TheMentorofMentorsAward

Alsonewthisyear,theawardsarenowrecordedontheirfoundationmemberprofiles.Eachrecipienthastheawardandplacetheyreceiveditatlisted.Iftheyhavereceivedmultipleawards,theyareenumeratedtogether.

EventHighlights

TheOpenInfrastructureSummits-DenverandShanghai

OpenInfrastructurestartswithOpenStack,andusersareincreasinglyrelyingontheintegrationofadditionalopentechnologiestopowertheirworkloads.In2019,theOpenStackSummitwasrenamedtotheOpenInfrastructureSummittoreflectthistrendandcreateamorediversefocusontheopen-sourceprojectsbeingbuilttosupportopeninfrastructure.

OpenInfrastructureSummitDenver

ThefirstOpenInfrastructureSummitwasheldinDenver,ColoradoinApril2019,gatheringattendeesfrom50+differentcountriestodiscuss30+opensourceprojects.InadditiontousecasesfromuserslikeAT&T,BlizzardEntertainment,Box,RelianceJio,VerizonMedia,andmore,therewereseveralannouncementsmadeinDenver:

KataContainersandZuulwerethefirstpilotprojectsconfirmedastop-levelopeninfrastructureprojectsbytheOSFBoardofDirectors.TheOSFlaunchedtheOpenStackIronicBareMetalProgramhighlightingthecommercialecosystemforIronic,at-scaledeploymentsofIronic,andevolutionofOpenStackbeyondvirtualmachines.Over30organizationssignedupatlaunch,andSuperuserhasbeenpostingcasestudieshighlightingthediverseusecases.TheAirshipcommunityreleasedversion1.0whichwasalreadyinproductionatAT&TandSKT.Thefirstreleasedeliveredawiderangeofenhancementstosecurity,resiliency,continuousintegrationanddocumentation,aswellasupgradestotheplatform,deploymentandtoolingfeatures.VexxhostwontheSuperuserAwardforitsOpenStack-poweredpubliccloudandprivatecloudofferings,aswellastheirinvolvementintheupstreamOpenStackcommunity.

SummitvideosareavailableontheSummitvideospage.ThankyoutoourSummitsponsorsforsupportingtheevent!

OpenInfrastructureSummitShanghai

ThesecondOpenInfrastructureSummitbroughtattendeesfromover45countriestoShanghai,ChinainNovember2019,andwasfollowedbytheProjectTeamsGathering(PTG).Usecases,tutorials,anddemoscovering40+opensourceprojectsincludingAirship,Ceph,Hadoop,KataContainers,Kubernetes,OpenStack,StarlingX,andZuulwerefeaturedattheSummit.InadditiontousecasesfromuserslikeChinaRailway,ChinaMobile,WalmartLabs,LINEandChinaUnionPay,andmore,therewereseveralannouncementsmadeinShanghai:

TheBoardofDirectorsoftheOpenStackFoundationelectedTroilaTechnology,acloudproviderservingtheenterpriseandgovernmentsectorsinChina,asanewGoldMemberoftheFoundation.TroilaTechnologyisthe11thcompanytobeapprovedasaGoldMemberthatisbasedinChina,aregionexpectingsignificantgrowthinaglobalmarketvaluedat53.9billionyuan($7.7billionUSD)in2023.RepresentativesofpowerhouseOpenStackusersinChina—Baidu,ChinaMobile,ChinaTelecom,ChinaUnicom,Intel,andTencent—tooktothekeynotestageattheOpenInfrastructureSummit.Theseat-scaleuserssharedhowadditionalopensourceinfrastructuresoftwareprojectssuchasKataContainersandStarlingXplayacrucialroleintheirbusinessstrategiesfor5Gandedgecomputing.TheseusersareinstrumentalintherapidlygrowingOpenStackmarketintheAPACregionwhichisexpectedtogrowanadditional36percentinthenextfouryears,accountingforone-thirdofthe$7.7billionUSDglobalmarketin2023.TheOpenStackFoundationandChinaElectronicsStandardizationInstitute(CESI)announcedastrategicpartnershiptoimplementnewtechnology,assessmentandcertificationforOpenStacksoftwareinChina.ThecollaborationhighlightsthevalidationofOpenStackastheopensourceinfrastructurecloudstandardinChinapartneredwiththeOSF’scommitmenttothegrowingOpenStackcommunityinChina.BaiduwontheSuperuserAwardforitsKataContainersusecasethatalsointegrateswithOpenStackandKubernetesfortheirAIcloud.TheBaiduteamalsopublishedawhitepaperdetailingitsextensiveopeninfrastructureusecase.

SummitvideosarenowavailableontheSummitvideospage.ThankyoutoourShanghaiSummitsponsorsforsupportingtheevent!

ProjectTeamsGathering(PTGs)andForums

Havingswitchedfromlastyear’smodelofstandaloneProjectTeamsGatherings,thisyearbotheventswereco-locatedwithOpenInfrastructureSummits.Atthebeginningofthisyear,followingtheDenverSummit,thefirstcolocatedPTGwasheld.Therewere391attendeesacross46teamswhoattendedthePTGinDenver.InShanghai,approximately300attendeesacross44teamsattended,includingtherecentlyconfirmedtoplevelprojectAirship.StarlingXandKataContainersalsometatbothPTGs.

Botheventswereorganizedsimilarlyintermsofschedule.Dependingontheteam’srequestfortimeandspace,theyhadvaryingamountsofspaceandtime,but,roughly,thefirstdayortwowerehorizontalteams-SpecialInterestGroupsandWorkingGroups-whiletherestoftheweekwasfilledwithverticalteams-Cinder,Neutron,Nova,KataContainers,etc.Tomakesuretoaccommodateallteams,botheventshadreservablespaceforgroupsthatdidnotformallyrequesttime/spacetomeet.

ThePTGbotcontinuestobeanassettothisevent.Itallowsteamstoreserveextratimeandspaceintheschedule.Italsogivesteamstheabilitytoannouncewhattheyaretalkingaboutsothatpeopleinterestedinthetopicsbeingdiscussedknowwhentochangeroomsiftheyareinvolvedinmorethanoneteam.

InShanghai,thePTGhadadayandahalfofoverlapwiththeSummitanditwasthefirstPTGthatwashostedwherethemajorityofteamssharedonelargespacetogetherratherthanallhavingtheirseparaterooms.ShanghaialsobroughtadifferentfocusforthePTG.Withthepotentialforalotofnewfacestoattend,projectonboardingwashostedduringthePTGinsteadofduringtheSummit,whichhelpedseveralteamsgainnewcontributors.

OpenStackDaysandOpenInfraDays

Theglobalopeninfrastructurecommunityorganized12OpenStack/OpenInfraDayeventsinGermany,Indonesia,twoinItaly,Japan,Korea,Poland,Taiwan,Sweden,atCERNinSwitzerland,UK,andVietnam-educatingcloseto5,000attendeesaroundtheworld.

ThetypicalattendeereachedattheselocaleventsarecloudandITarchitects,softwaredevelopers,platformandsolutionengineersandproductmanagement.

TheseoneortwodayregionaleventsareorganizedbythelocalcommunityandsupportedbytheOSFtoincludeprojectworkshops,upstreamtraining,andboothsfromthelocalecosystem.Theseeventscontinuetobeanexcellenttouchstoneforthecommunitytoengagewithourecosystem,andtogatherlocalopensourcedevelopersanduserstocollaborate,shareusecases,andsupportfortheOSFprojects.

AWordfromOSFPlatinumandGoldMembers

“99Cloud,foundedin2012,isoneoftheearliestandmostfamouscompaniesinopeninfrastructure.WewitnessedthebirthandgrowthoftheOpenStackcommunityandhavebeenheavilycontributingtothecommunityfor8yearswithhighrankinginmanyaspects.WeservecustomerswithOpenStackingovernment,financialbanking,telco,energy,etc.“What'spastisprologue”.5Giscoming.99CloudextendsthestrategyfromcloudtoedgebasedonourexpertiseinOpenStack.WewillcontinueparticipatingintheOpenStackcommunityandinvolvinginnewprojectssuchasStarlingXandAirship,implementingopenedgecloudsolution.WeweregladtoseethattheOpenInfrastructureSummitShanghaiburnedwithpassioninChinaandwelookforwardtothecontinuousprosperityofthecommunityin2020.”-ShuquanHuang,TechnicalDirector,99Cloud

“TheOpenStackcommunity–andtheOpenInfrastructureProjectsitsupports–remainsvitaltothetransformationtosoftwaredefinednetworks.TheOpenStackFoundation’ssupportoftheAirshipprojectwascriticaltoitachievingconfirmationin2019.TheprojectisnowrapidlymaturingtonotonlysupportpredictabledeploymentsofOpenStackclouds,butalsoenableanin-placeevolutionin2020andbeyondofthosecloudstosupportbothVNFsandCNFsonthesamefootprint.AtAT&T,wewillcontinuetosupporttheOpenStackFoundationandcommunitythroughcodecontributionandmembershipin2020."-RyanvanWyk–VPNetworkCloud,AT&T

“Asanestablishedleaderinthecloudmarket,CanonicalhasbeeninvolvedinOpenStackdevelopmentsincetheveryearlydays.Thismarksthecompany’slong-termcommitmenttoopeninfrastructureandimprovingthecostofcloudoperations.CanonicalisdelightedtocontinuetosupporttheOpenStackFoundation,inpartnershipwithleadingsystemintegrators,tohelpenterprisesaddressnewchallengessuchasbringingOpenStackfromthecloudtotheedge.”-TytusKurek,ProductManager,Canonical

"2019provedtobetheyearwhenregulationstookalargerroleinaworldwherethefewdominatethecloudspace.Nationswokeupandrealizedthatdatasovereigntyisimportantandmaybenationstrulyneedtohavecontrolofcertaindata?ThisisthenormalsituationwhenyouworkwithbanksandotherheavilyregulatedindustrieslikeCityNetworkdoes.Thatfeelingofcontrolhasexpandeddramatically-tootherindustriesandtonations.OpenStackhasagainproventobetheoneplatformthosecountriesandindustriesrelyonforbothprivate-andpublicofferingsinordertosatisfythoseregulatoryrequirements.Innovationhascreptupasalongertermkeyaspectinwhatplatformstochoose-aswellashowtobuildthosehybridsolutions.TheOpenStackFoundationfilledthatvoidnotonlybydeliveringanimprovedOpenStackbutalsofournewprojectsthatcontinuetoexpandandalloworganizationstoinnovateonopenplatforms.2020willbeanexcitingyearfortheOSFastheneedforchoicecontinuestoexpand."-JohanChristenson,CEO,CityNetwork

“RedHatcontinuestobeexcitedaboutourongoingcollaborationwiththeOpenStackcommunity.FormanyofRedHat’slargestcustomers,OpenStackistheheartofcurrentandfuturedeploymentplans.Withaproventrackrecordofsecurity,stabilityandthereliabilitywhichusecasessuchastelecommunicationsandedgeinfrastructurerequire,OpenStackiscriticalforourcustomers,theirpartnersandforthemillionsofconsumersofservicesrunningonthatinfrastructure.WelookforwardtoanexcitingfutureforRedHat’scontinuedstrongpartnershipwiththeOpenStackFoundationandcommunityaswedeliveronthevisionoftheOpenHybridCloud.”-DanielBecker,DirectorofEngineering,RedHat

“TroilaTechnologyhasalwaysbeencommittedtotransformingoutstandingopensourcetechnologyintothecommercialvalueofcustomers.TroilaKunlunCloudisourmostsuccessfulbusinesspracticeundertheOpenStacktechnologyarchitecture.In2019,webecametheGoldMemberoftheOSFandconductedin-depthexchangesandcooperationwithOSF.Wefirmlybelievethattheopensourcevalueisnotonlythecodecontribution,butalsoweshouldpaymoreattentiontotheworkbeyondthecode.Asastrategicpartner,in2020weplantobuildajointlaboratorywithOSFfortheR&DandtestingofOpenStackproject,buildamorecompleteopen-sourceecosystem,andcontinuetopromotetheinnovativeapplicationofOpenStackinChina.Wewillalsoparticipatemoreactivelyincommunityactivities,closelycommunicatewiththeFoundation,maintainadvancedtechnology,andcontinuetocontributeexcellentcodestothecommunity.Ofcourse,wewillalsoprovidecustomerswithmoremature,stableandefficientcloudproductsandsolutionsbasedonOpenStack,andsharemoreindustrypractices.”-ZhangKunyu,TroilaTechnology

OpenStackWorkingGroupUpdates

DiversityWorkingGroup

TheDiversityWorkingGroupsharedtheresultsfromthetwoDiversitySurveyswiththeCHAOSSprojectandOpenSourcecommunitiesinordertogiveinsighttothetypesofquestionsweusedaswellasthestatusofdiversitywithintheOpenStackprojectovertime.WecontinuedwithhavingsponsoredDiversityNetworkingLunchinbothDenverandShanghaiattheSummits.WealsohadpronounstickersavailableattheSummitinDenverWearecontinuingtoworkonrevitalizingtheCohortMentoringprogramandgainednewleaders(MegHeislerandPeteVanderGiessen)fortheprogramduringtheBoFsessionheldinDenver.

Lookingforwardto2020,wewillbereachingouttotheotherOSFprojectsandinvitingthemtojoinoureffortsaswearenotOpenStackspecificandhopetocontinueofferingopportunitiesfordiversityateventsandinthecommunity.