Design and manage a powerful OpenStack cloud with practical insights from real-world examples

Key Features

• Simplify the architecture complexity of the OpenStack ecosystem with new container and networking options
• Apply best practices to operate and manage large OpenStack deployments with confidence
• Design and implement hybrid cloud setups using OpenStack and public clouds

Book Description

OpenStack provides flexibility and control for designing and deploying robust and scalable cloud infrastructures, which has led to it having one of the largest open source communities in the cloud market. This book delves deep into the OpenStack architecture, dissecting each component to guide you in architecting your cloud with precision. From essential components to cutting-edge services, this book offers a step-by step approach, ensuring you grasp the fundamentals before exploring the latest advancements.

This updated edition guides you through the deployment process, integrating secure best practices inspired by the DevSecOps philosophy. You’ll also explore the Antelope release, covering new services such as container management and software-defined networking (SDN). The book outlines best practices for running and managing fault-tolerant, secure, monitored, and high-performing setups. In the last part, it navigates the convergence of public and private clouds, covering hybrid models through use cases of managing Kubernetes-based applications in OpenStack private and public clouds.

By the end of the book, you’ll be well versed in the latest OpenStack advancements, ready to lead your organization on a successful cloud journey.

What you will learn

• Explore the latest design patterns in the OpenStack ecosystem
• Implement DevSecOps practices for agile and secure deployment management
• Ensure resilience, fault tolerance, and performance in your cloud setup
• Stay up to date with OpenStack networking and storage advancements
• Master operational best practices for managing a large-scale cloud setup
• Discover logging and monitoring options for your cloud
• Get acquainted with new services such as SDN and containers
• Understand how to extend OpenStack's capabilities through a hybrid model

Who this book is for

This book is for OpenStack administrators, cloud and enterprise architects, and system and DevOps engineers looking to launch a private cloud with OpenStack. If you’re a cloud advisor, consultant, or evangelist, you’ll benefit from the expert insights, and if you’re a software developer or system operator aiming to accelerate your development cycle and agility, this book will help you bridge the gap between these roles. Basic knowledge of OpenStack, along with a prior understanding of systems, virtualization, and networking, is recommended.

Table of Contents

1. Revisiting OpenStack – Design Considerations
2. Kicking Off the OpenStack Setup – The Right Way (DevSecOps)
3. OpenStack Control Plane - Shared Services
4. OpenStack Compute – Compute Capacity and Flavors
5. OpenStack Storage - Block, Object, and File Shares
6. OpenStack Networking - Connectivity and Managed Service Options
7. Running a Highly Available Cloud – Meeting the SLA
8. Monitoring and Logging – Remediating Proactively
9. Benchmarking the Infrastructure – Evaluating Resource Capacity and Optimization
10. OpenStack Hybrid Cloud - Design Patterns
11. A Hybrid Cloud Hyperscale Use Case - Scaling a Kubernetes Workload

About the Author

Omar Khedher is a cloud architect with more than 12 years of experience in the cloud computing market. He has been involved in several private and public cloud projects, including OpenStack, AWS, and Azure. He has also authored several other books, including the first and second editions of Mastering OpenStack, OpenStack Sahara Essentials, and Extending OpenStack. Omar has a few academic publications about cloud performance. As a part of the Cloudreach team, an international cloud consulting company, he helps customers to design, advises on, and leads projects targeting cloud migration and innovation.