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By: Matthew Johns

November 6, 2018 9:25 am

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The future is bright, the future is open source.

It’s fair to say that open source is an important part of many industries today. Whether you’re looking at open source server hardware, open source Linux software, open source software-defined networking, open source cloud management platforms, or even open source cola, no-one can deny that it’s everywhere now. However, with so many […]

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August 22, 2018 12:25 pm

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Is Private Cloud Dead?

In previous blogs, I've covered topics including are private clouds cost effective or cost prohibitive, as well as are they just too complicated to bother with. This blog is going to look at if private cloud is a dying technology, and if not, why organisations should choose a private cloud. For no other reason than […]

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By: Matthew Johns

August 15, 2018 11:05 am

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The Agenda for the OpenStack Berlin Summit has been released

After a brief flurry of activity last month when the submitted talks for the OpenStack Berlin Summit were available to be voted on, the results are in and the agenda has now been released! It looks to be an exciting agenda, packed with lots of fascinating talks that will help those new to the world […]

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By: Matthew Johns

July 24, 2018 5:29 pm

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Voting is open for presentations at the OpenStack Berlin Summit

It seems like only yesterday that we were in Vancouver for the spring OpenStack Summit, enjoying the beautiful harbour and the amazing weather there. In just a few short months, the OpenStack community will descend en masse to the historic city of Berlin for the autumn Summit. As always, everyone has the opportunity to vote […]

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By: Matthew Johns

June 15, 2018 4:30 pm

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Poland OpenStack Day

Recently, I was in the beautiful city of Cracow at the Poland OpenStack Day. My colleagues from the Warsaw office had sponsored the event, and had asked me to come along to give one of the keynote talks. It was great to get to meet some more of my own colleagues, but to get to […]

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By: Matthew Johns

April 25, 2018 6:19 pm

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Open. Redefined. The 2018 London SUSE Expert Day

Yesterday was the SUSE Expert Day in London. Held at the historic Churchill War Rooms, part of the Imperial War Museum and a mere stone’s throw away from Downing Street and the Houses of Parliament. This underground nerve centre served not just as the base from which Winston Churchill and his inner circle directed […]

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By: Matthew Johns

March 28, 2018 6:02 pm

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A New Face at SUSE

As a relative newcomer to SUSE, it’s a pleasure to be writing my first blog to introduce myself, and to look at the recent OpenStack Queens release. Although I’ve only been with SUSE for just over a month now, I’ve been working in the as-a-Service and Cloud world for over twenty years […]

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