What is OpenStack and how to leverage it by James Mackenzie from OVH

OpenStack is a leading open-source cloud computing platform mostly deployed as an infrastructure as a service interface. James Mackenzie, Solution Architect at OVH will explain what is OpenStack and demo some use cases.

The meetup will cover:

• Live Demo of OVH’s OpenStack-based public cloud service

• Creating instances

• Linking them with the vRack

• Building a basic or complex infrastructure

• Scaling + deploying on demand, brief look at the API

• Q&A

Bring your laptop and an ID.

Important: We will check IDs at the entrance. You will not be able to enter the school if you are not on the list. Please give us your real name when you register to this meetup.

About the James Mackenzie

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James (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesovh/) is a business development rep and evangelist for OVH. Particularly proficient in the technical field as well as in customer relations and communications. He is specialized in infrastructure consultation and Cloud Computing for corporate clients. James loves to build client relationships, speaking at conferences, meetups, and other technical events. He strives at designing and developing both cloud and dedicated infrastructures for my clients with a view to providing the best and easiest solution to help them achieve their goals.

About OVH

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OVH is a cloud computing company, that offers VPS, dedicated servers and other web services. The company has seventeen datacenters housing around 250,000 machines. The company offers localized services (such as customer service offices) in many European countries, as well as in North America and Africa.

About Holberton School

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Holberton School (https://www.holbertonschool.com/) is a community-driven school. We train full-stack software engineers in two years, using peer and project-based learning. Most of our keynotes and meetups are open to the community. Read more on the website (https://www.holbertonschool.com/)