Since 2010 I have been involved with the development and evangelism of open source technologies including Cloud.com, Apache CloudStack and Xen.org. Previously I worked with systems management companies to automate the deployment, configuration and monitoring of cloud computing infrastructure.
Mark is an open source expert and community manager for cloud computing, virtualization, systems management and Linux desktop software. He has served as the Editor-in-Chief for LinuxWorld magazine and has been published in publications online and in print and is a noted expert in commercialization of open source technology.
Since 2010 I have been involved with the development and evangelism of open source technologies including Cloud.com, Apache CloudStack and Xen.org. Previously I worked with systems management companies to automate the deployment, configuration and monitoring of cloud computing infrastructure.
Mark is an open source expert and community manager for cloud computing, virtualization, systems management and Linux desktop software. He has served as the Editor-in-Chief for LinuxWorld magazine and has been published in publications online and in print and is a noted expert in commercialization of open source technology.
The Software Freedom Conservancy has a plan to help all non-profit organizations (NPOs) by creating an Open Source and Free Software accounting system usable by non-technical bookkeepers, accountants, and non-profit managers. You can help them do it by donating now. To keep their books and produce annual government filings, most NPOs rely on proprietary software, [...]
This June 23-25 the CloudStack Community is holding their second open source cloud computing users conference in Santa Clara, CA. The conference is also your opportunity to share ideas, discuss plans for Apache CloudStack, and conduct workshops and sprints. There will be a hacker space where you can put ideas into practice assisted by members of [...]
This weekend I was at LinuxFest Northwest in Bellingham, Wa. I had the opportunity to see a lot of interesting talks. Here’s the talk I gave LinuxFest NW 2013: Hitchhiker’s Guide to Open Source Cloud Computing . Abstract: Imagine it’s eight o’clock on a Thursday morning and you awake to see a bulldozer out your window ready [...]
Today the Linux Foundation announced their newest collaborative project, the Open Daylight Project. “Daylight” is an open source project formed by industry leaders and others under the Linux Foundation with the mutual goal of furthering the adoption and innovation of Software Defined Networking (SDN) through the creation of a common vendor supported framework. OpenDaylight unites technology industry [...]
One of the best references for developing open source software is Karl Fogel’s Producing Open Source Software. This book is perhaps the best resource for individuals and companies who want to participate in the open source community. The thing I really admire about Karl’s book is that in keeping with the spirit of OSS it [...]
Citrix commissioned Wakefield Research to conduct a survey of over 1,000 American adults in August of this year via an online survey. The resulting survey generating the following results. 95% of those who think they’re not using the cloud, actually are 3 in 5 (59%) believe the “workplace of the future” will exist entirely in [...]
