OpenStack by the NumbersMyth-busting, disruptive trends & insights from the User Survey

Heidi Joy Tretheway, OpenStack FoundationShamail Tahir, IBMAugust 23, 2016

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It’s a science project—not ready for production

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Deployments show increasing maturity

Figure 4.1 from the OpenStack User Survey April 2016 (n=318)

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It’s impossible to keep up with the release cycles.

Which releases are all deployments using*?

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September 2015 February 2016n = 318*at the time of survey, February 2016

n = 348Results will not add to 100% as multiple responses were accepted.

Which releases are production deployments using*?

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September 2015 February 2016n = 207*at the time of survey, February 2016

n = 207Results will not add to 100% as multiple responses were accepted.

Comparison (all deployments are lighter)

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September 2015 February 2016n = 207*at the time of survey, February 2016

n = 207Results will not add to 100% as multiple responses were accepted.

OpenStack release adoption over time

Figure 4.5 from the OpenStack User Survey April 2016

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Most people just use OpenStack for computeand identity.

OpenStack projects with greatest adoption

Figure 4.6 from the OpenStack User Survey April 2016 (n=290)

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Figure 4.9 from the OpenStack User Survey April 2016 (n=256)

OpenStack’s future: top projects of interest

Figure 4.8 from the OpenStack User Survey April 2016 (n=290)

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Containers and NFVare the wild west of tech—not ready forprimetime.

OpenStack’s future: top projects of interest

Figure 4.8 from the OpenStack User Survey April 2016 (n=290)

Containers lead interest in emerging technologies

Figure 2.5 from the OpenStack User Survey April 2016 (n=1131)

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OpenStack isn’t as good as a commercial solution.

Production deployments rate OpenStack most highly

Figure 2.2 from the OpenStack User Survey April 2016 (n=313; NPS=41)

Steady growth in NPS scores for deployments

Figure 2.3

Steady growth in NPS scores overall

Figure 2.4

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Enough with telling me about the User Survey. I want to do my own data analysis.

openstack.org/survey-report

Resources

User Surveyopenstack.org/user-survey

Top 10 insights on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmu5r7BCY_U

Network Functions Virtualizationopenstack.org/telecoms-and-nfv/

Containersopenstack.org/containers

The Path to Cloudopenstack.org/enterprise

Mitaka release

Marketing preview has 1,300+ views on YouTube.

openstack.org/software/mitaka

USER SURVEY CREDITS

The OpenStack User Committee includes Edgar Magaña, Jonathan Proulx, and Shilla Saebi. Comment analysis and report review provided by the User Committee and the User Survey Team, including Carol Barrett, Kenny Johnston, Piet Kruithof, Yih Leong Sun, and Shamail Tahir.

Survey team participation is open to any community member and requires a confidentiality agreement.

Heidi Joy Tretheway from the OpenStack Foundation staff leads creation of the survey and report, with support from Anne Bertucio, Jonathan Bryce, Tom Fifield, Jimmy McArthur, and Lauren Sell.

The OpenStack Foundation partnered with independent data scientist Kelly Valade to analyze and chart the data.