Part 1: Architecting the OpenStack Ecosystem

The first part of the book will go through the latest updates of OpenStack, including Antelope and subsequent releases. This will highlight any new additions and required changes to prepare for the deployment of a private cloud setup. This part will review all the required core components to design a robust layout and implement it with the most stable operational capabilities, which will include all the required services with different configuration options for both the control and data plane. This first part of the book is an essential stage for the next parts, as it will tackle the ways of deploying different OpenStack services through Infrastructure as Code and DevSecOps styles.

This part has the following chapters:

• Chapter 1, Revisiting OpenStack – Design Considerations
• Chapter 2, Kicking Off the OpenStack Setup – The Right Way (DevSecOps)
• Chapter 3, OpenStack Control Plane – Shared Services
• Chapter 4, OpenStack Compute – Compute Capacity and Flavors
• Chapter 5, OpenStack Storage – Block, Object, and File Shares
• Chapter 6, OpenStack Networking – Connectivity and Managed Service Options