Importance Of OpenStackAn Outsider Perspective

What am I going to talk?

Role of OSS in Cloud Computing Conventional Wisdom Debunking Conventional Wisdom Federation Is Key Cloud Wisdom Debunking Cloud Wisdom Open Source as an enabler of Federation Why OpenStack is important

Why I am talking here?

• Because I am an analyst

• 30000 feet view• No emotions

(Ideally)• Activist analyst?• Competitive market

is key

Open Source: Building Blocks For Cloud

Web Sites to Web Services to Cloud: Open Source Is The Enabler

License Freedom Economics Imagine AWS without OSS

Conventional Wisdom

• Mostly western pundits

• Economics of scarcity

• C O N S O L I D A T I O N

Meh

Why CW Worked?

Market was mostly US Forced to believe in the economics

of scarcity Open source was relatively new Barrier to entry for non-software

products was very high

Debunking Conventional Wisdom

World is flat and markets are global Global Investors making local play Handful of providers cannot meet

diverse needs Regulatory regimes are not going away Open source enlightenment

New Conventional Wisdom

Economics of abundance Open source showed the way Innovation and monetization at higher

orders Technology is pushing the markets towards

this trend Competition is key for the market system to

be successful

Federated Clouds

Conventional Wisdom(Economics of Scarcity)

Open Source Thinking(Economics of Abundance)

Federated Clouds

Federated Clouds as antidote against market monopoly

Federated clouds can meet global needs including regulatory requirements

Scalability? No worries. Federation can help Key for the Big Data world Different economics

Defining Federated Cloud Ecosystems

Multitude of players Heterogeneity of cloud platforms Interoperability and Portability No vendor lock-in Geographical distribution

Multitude of players

Central to the very idea of federated clouds

Datacenters are not turning into football fields

Critical to protect against market vulnerability - monopoly

Community Clouds and Regional Clouds

Heterogeneity of Cloud Platforms

Federation is possible with just one platform but

Shifts the danger of market vulnerability to the platform than the provider

Monopoly is bad even if it is open source Heterogeneity handles diversity Complex Adaptive Systems & Heterogeneous

Environments

Interoperability and Portability

Interoperability and Workload portability are critical

Needed to avoid any lock-inDon’t care about

standardization at this moment

Geographical Distribution

Geographical distribution is key Requirement for multiple providers

not enough Needs are diverse (performance,

customization, etc.) Regulatory needs

Tim O’ Reilly School Of Thought

Architecture Triumphs Licensing

Focus on Interfaces and Formats

Open Cloud Initiative

Open Cloud = No Vendor Lock In Open Cloud = Open Interfaces &

Open Formats But Weird Requirement: At least one

of the implementation should be open source

What #OCI Can Achieve?

It Can Avoid Vendor Lock-In Help You Ensure Business

Continuity

But, But, But ………

But?

It Doesn’t Actually Help Users Much

Why?

The “nature” of markets will lead to smaller number of players

Apple Mantra

Less Choice Is Good, Right?

Ya Think?

So

Open Source and Federation are key to enable a competitive

marketplace

Why Open Source?

Federation != Open Source

Why Open Source?

Why OpenStack Is Important?

First truly OSS Cloud Infrastructure project to gain widespread traction

Distributed architecture enables next gen services

Vibrant ecosystem Both enterprise and service provider

focus

Conclusion

Open Source = Rapid Innovation Federation = Competitive Cloud

Marketplace Open Source enables easy federation

and plays a role in keeping the market honest

OpenStack is critical

My Coordinates

Work: Principal Analyst, Rishidot Research and Editor, CloudAve.comEmail: krishnan@krishworld.comTwitter: @krishnanWebsite: www.rishidot.comBlog: www.cloudave.com/author/krishnan/