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Master the Core of Cloud Operations with Red Hat OpenStack Administration I (CL110)

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, organizations demand robust, scalable, and open infrastructure solutions to power their workloads. Red Hat OpenStack Platform is a proven IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service) solution designed for enterprise-scale deployments. But to manage and operate this powerful platform effectively, skilled domain operators are essential.

That’s where Red Hat OpenStack Administration I (CL110) comes in.

🚀 Why Learn OpenStack?

OpenStack is the foundation of private cloud for thousands of enterprises worldwide. It enables organizations to manage compute, storage, and networking resources through a unified dashboard and powerful APIs.

Whether you're a cloud administrator, system engineer, or IT professional seeking to upskill, CL110 offers you the operational expertise required to succeed in OpenStack-based environments.

📘 What You’ll Learn in CL110

Red Hat OpenStack Administration I focuses on core operations necessary for domain operators managing project resources in OpenStack. This course introduces you to both command-line tools and the Horizon web interface for efficient day-to-day cloud operations.

Key Learning Outcomes:

✅ Understanding the Red Hat OpenStack Platform architecture ✅ Managing cloud projects, users, roles, and quotas ✅ Launching and managing virtual machine instances ✅ Working with software-defined networking (SDN) in OpenStack ✅ Configuring persistent and ephemeral block storage ✅ Automating tasks using OpenStack CLI tools ✅ Managing security groups, key pairs, and cloud-init ✅ Troubleshooting common operational issues

This hands-on course is structured around real-world use cases and lab-based scenarios to make sure you're job-ready from Day 1.

🧑‍🏫 Who Should Attend?

This course is ideal for:

System administrators working in enterprise cloud environments

Domain/project operators managing OpenStack infrastructure

DevOps engineers needing to interact with OpenStack resources

IT professionals preparing for Red Hat Certified Specialist in Cloud Infrastructure

🛠️ Why Choose HawkStack Technologies?

At HawkStack Technologies, we are a Red Hat Certified Training Partner with a proven track record of delivering enterprise-grade cloud learning. Our CL110 training includes:

🔹 Instructor-led sessions by Red Hat Certified Architects 🔹 100% hands-on lab environment 🔹 Access to RHLS for extended practice 🔹 Post-training support and mentorship 🔹 Placement assistance for eligible learners

🎓 Certification Pathway

Upon completing CL110, learners are recommended to follow up with:

➡️ CL210: Red Hat OpenStack Administration II ➡️ EX210: Red Hat Certified System Administrator in Red Hat OpenStack

This puts you on the fast track to becoming a Red Hat Certified OpenStack professional.

🌐 Ready to Build and Operate the Cloud?

Whether you're modernizing your data center or building new cloud-native environments, mastering Red Hat OpenStack with CL110 is the critical first step. For more details www.hawkstack.com

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Jim Zemlin in taking a 'portfolio access' to Linux Foundation projects

The Linux Foundation has become something wrong over the years. It is extended beyond its roots as the Linux kernel administrator, emerging as a widespread umbrella dress for a thousand open -sourced projects that includes cloud infrastructure, security, digital wallets, enterprise search, fintech, maps, and more. Last month, the OPENENDFRA Foundation – best known to Openstack – became the latest…

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Jim Zemlin in taking a 'portfolio access' to Linux Foundation projects

The Linux Foundation has become something wrong over the years. It is extended beyond its roots as the Linux kernel administrator, emerging as a widespread umbrella dress for a thousand open -sourced projects that includes cloud infrastructure, security, digital wallets, enterprise search, fintech, maps, and more. Last month, the OPENENDFRA Foundation – best known to Openstack – became the latest…

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[ad_1] The Linux Foundation has become something of a misnomer through the years. It has extended far beyond its roots as the steward of the Linux kernel, emerging as a sprawling umbrella outfit for a thousand open source projects spanning cloud infrastructure, security, digital wallets, enterprise search, fintech, maps, and more. Last month, the OpenInfra Foundation — best known for OpenStack — became the latest addition to its stable, further cementing the Linux Foundation’s status as a “foundation of foundations.” The Linux Foundation emerged in 2007 from the amalgamation of two Linux-focused not-for-profits: the Open Source Development Labs (OSDL) and the Free Standards Group (FSG). With founding members such as IBM, Intel, and Oracle, the Foundation’s raison d’être was challenging the “closed” platforms of that time — which basically meant doubling down on Linux in response to Windows’ domination. “Computing is entering a world dominated by two platforms: Linux and Windows,” the Linux Foundation’s executive director, Jim Zemlin (pictured above), said at the time. “While being managed under one roof has given Windows some consistency, Linux offers freedom of choice, customization and flexibility without forcing customers into vendor lock-in.” A “portfolio approach” Zemlin has led the charge at the Linux Foundation for some two decades, overseeing its transition through technological waves such as mobile, cloud, and — more recently — artificial intelligence. Its evolution from Linux-centricity to covering just about every technological nook is reflective of how technology itself doesn’t stand still — it evolves and, more importantly, it intersects. “Technology goes up and down — we’re not using iPods or floppy disks anymore,” Zemlin explained to TechCrunch in an interview during KubeCon in London last week. “What I realized early on was that if the Linux Foundation were to become an enduring body for collective software development, we needed to be able to bet on many different forms of technology.” This is what Zemlin refers to as a “portfolio approach,” similar to how a company diversifies so it’s not dependent on the success of a single product. Combining multiple critical projects under a single organization enables the Foundation to benefit from vertical-specific expertise in networking or automotive-grade Linux, for example, while tapping broader expertise in copyright, patents, data privacy, cybersecurity, marketing, and event organization. Being able to pool such resources across projects is more important than ever, as businesses contend with a growing array of regulations such as the EU AI Act and Cyber Resilience Act. Rather than each individual project having to fight the good fight alone, they have the support of a corporate-like foundation backed by some of the world’s biggest companies.  “At the Linux Foundation, we have specialists who work in vertical industry efforts, but they’re not lawyers or copyright experts or patent experts. They’re also not experts in running large-scale events, or in developer training,” Zemlin said. “And so that’s why the collective investment is important. We can create technology in an agile way through technical leadership at the project level, but then across all the projects have a set of tools that create long-term sustainability for all of them collectively.” The coming together of the Linux Foundation and OpenInfra Foundation last month underscored this very point. OpenStack, for the uninitiated, is an open source, open standards-based cloud computing platform that emerged from a joint project between Rackspace and NASA in 2010. It transitioned to an eponymous foundation in 2012, before rebranding as the OpenInfra Foundation after outgrowing its initial focus on OpenStack. Zemlin had known Jonathan Bryce, OpenInfra Foundation CEO and one of the original OpenStack creators, for years. The two foundations had already collaborated on shared initiatives, such as the Open Infrastructure Blueprint whitepaper. “We realized that together we could deal with some of the challenges that we’re seeing now around regulatory compliance, cybersecurity risk, legal challenges around open source — because it [open source] has become so pervasive,” Zemlin said. For the Linux Foundation, the merger also brought an experienced technical lead into the fold, someone who had worked in industry and built a product used by some of the world’s biggest organizations. “It is very hard to hire people to lead technical collaboration efforts, who have technical knowledge and understanding, who understand how to grow an ecosystem, who know how to run a business, and possess a level of humility that allows them to manage a super broad base of people without inserting their own ego in,” Zemlin said. “That ability to lead through influence — there’s not a lot of people who have that skill.” This portfolio approach extends beyond individual projects and foundations, and into a growing array of stand-alone regional entities. The most recent offshoot was LF India, which launched just a few months ago, but the Linux Foundation introduced a Japanese entity some years ago, while in 2022 it launched a European branch to support a growing regulatory and digital sovereignty agenda across the bloc. The Linux Foundation Europe, which houses a handful of projects such as The Open Wallet Foundation, allows European members to collaborate with one another in isolation, while also gaining reciprocal membership for the broader Linux Foundation global outfit. “There are times where, in the name of digital sovereignty, people want to collaborate with other EU organizations, or a government wants to sponsor or endow a particular effort, and you need to have only EU organizations participate in that,” Zemlin said. “This [Linux Foundation Europe] allows us to thread the needle on two things — they can work locally and have digital sovereignty, but they’re not throwing out the global participation that makes open source so good.” The open source AI factor While AI is inarguably a major step-change both for the technology realm and society, it has also pushed the concept of “open source” into the mainstream arena in ways that traditional software hasn’t — with controversy in hot pursuit. Meta, for instance, has positioned its Llama brand of AI models as open source, even though they decidedly are not by most estimations. This has also highlighted some of the challenges of creating a definition of open source AI that everyone is happy with, and we’re now seeing AI models with a spectrum of “openness” in terms of access to code, datasets, and commercial restrictions. The Linux Foundation, already home to the LF AI & Data Foundation, which houses some 75 projects, last year published the Model Openness Framework (MOF), designed to bring a more nuanced approach to the definition of open source AI. The Open Source Initiative (OSI), stewards of the “open source definition,” used this framework in its own open source AI definition. “Most models lack the necessary components for full understanding, auditing, and reproducibility, and some model producers use restrictive licenses whilst claiming that their models are ‘open source,’” the MOF paper authors wrote at the time. And so the MOF serves a three-tiered classification system that rates models on their “completeness and openness,” with regards to code, data, model parameters, and documentation. Model Openness Framework classificationsImage Credits:Linux Foundation (opens in a new window) It’s basically a handy way to establish how “open” a model really is by assessing which components are public, and under what licenses. Just because a model isn’t strictly “open source” by one definition doesn’t mean that it isn’t open enough to help develop safety tools that reduce hallucinations, for example — and Zemlin says it’s important to address these distinctions. “I talk to a lot of people in the AI community, and it’s a much broader set of technology practitioners [compared to traditional software engineering],” Zemlin said. “What they tell me is that they understand the importance of open source meaning ‘something’ and the importance of open source as a definition. Where they get frustrated is being a little too pedantic at every layer. What they want is predictability and transparency and understanding of what they’re actually getting and using.” Chinese AI darling DeepSeek has also played a big part in the open source AI conversation, emerging with performant, efficient open source models that upended how the incumbent proprietary players such as OpenAI plan to release their own models in the future. But all this, according to Zemlin, is just another “moment” for open source. “I think it’s good that people recognize just how valuable open source is in developing any modern technology,” he said. “But open source has these moments — Linux was a moment for open source, where the open source community could produce a better operating system for cloud computing and enterprise computing and telecommunications than the biggest proprietary software company in the world. AI is having that moment right now, and DeepSeek is a big part of that.” VC in reverse A quick peek across the Linux Foundation’s array of projects reveals two broad categories: those it has acquired, as with the OpenInfra Foundation, and those it has created from within, as it has done with the likes of the Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF). While acquiring an existing project or foundation might be easier, starting a new project from scratch is arguably more important, as it’s striving to fulfill a need that is at least partially unmet. And this is where Zemlin says there is an “art and science” to succeeding. “The science is that you have to create value for the developers in these communities that are creating the artifact, the open source code that everybody wants — that’s where all the value comes from,” Zemlin said. “The art is trying to figure out where there’s a new opportunity for open source to have a big impact on an industry.” This is why Zemlin refers to what the Linux Foundation is doing as something akin to a “reverse venture capitalist” approach. A VC looks for product-market fit, and entrepreneurs they want to work with — all in the name of making money. “Instead, we look for ‘project-market’ fit — is this technology going to have a big impact on a specific industry? Can we bring the right team of developers and leaders together to make it happen? Is that market big enough? Is the technology impactful?” Zemlin said. “But instead of making a ton of money like a VC, we give it all away.” But however its vast array of projects came to fruition, there’s no ignoring the elephant in the room: The Linux Foundation is no longer all about Linux, and it hasn’t been for a long time. So should we ever expect a rebrand into something a little more prosaic, but encompassing — like the Open Technology Foundation? Don’t hold your breath. “When I wear Linux Foundation swag into a coffee shop, somebody will often say, ‘I love Linux’ or ‘I used Linux in college,’” Zemlin said. “It’s a powerful household brand, and it’s pretty hard to move away from that. Linux itself is such a positive idea, it’s so emblematic of truly impactful and successful ‘open source.’” [ad_2] Source link

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Serverless Architecture Market Expansion: Industry Size, Share & Analysis 2032

The Serverless Architecture Market was valued at USD 10.21 billion in 2023 and is expected to reach USD 78.12 billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 25.42% from 2024-2032

The Serverless Architecture market is experiencing rapid growth as businesses seek scalable and cost-effective cloud solutions. Organizations are moving away from traditional infrastructure, adopting serverless computing to enhance agility and reduce operational overhead. This shift is driven by the need for faster deployment, automatic scaling, and optimized resource utilization.

The Serverless Architecture market continues to expand as enterprises embrace cloud-native technologies to streamline application development. Serverless computing enables developers to focus on writing code without managing servers, leading to increased efficiency and reduced costs. The rise of microservices, API-driven applications, and event-driven computing is further fueling the adoption of serverless frameworks.

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Market Keyplayers:

Alibaba Group (Alibaba Cloud Function Compute, Alibaba Cloud API Gateway)

Cloudflare, Inc. (Cloudflare Workers, Cloudflare Pages)

Google (Google Cloud Functions, Google Cloud Run)

IBM Corporation (IBM Cloud Functions, IBM Cloud Foundry)

Microsoft (Azure Functions, Azure Logic Apps)

NTT DATA Group Corporation (NTT Smart Data Platform, NTT Cloud Functions)

Oracle (Oracle Functions, Oracle API Gateway)

TIBCO Software (Cloud Software Group, Inc.) (TIBCO Cloud Integration, TIBCO Cloud Mashery)

Amazon Web Services (AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway)

Rackspace Inc (Rackspace Serverless, Rackspace Cloud)

Salesforce.com, Inc. (Salesforce Functions, Salesforce Heroku)

Platform9 Systems, Inc. (Platform9 Serverless Kubernetes, Platform9 Cloud Managed Kubernetes)

OpenStack Foundation (OpenStack Functions, OpenStack Heat)

PubNub, Inc. (PubNub Functions, PubNub Real-time Messaging)

Spotinst Ltd. (Spotinst Functions, Spotinst Kubernetes)

5 Networks, Inc. (5G Serverless, 5G Edge Functions)

DigitalOcean, Inc. (DigitalOcean Functions, DigitalOcean App Platform)

Kong Inc. (Kong Gateway, Kong Enterprise)

Back4App (Back4App Functions, Back4App Serverless)

Netlify, Inc. (Netlify Functions, Netlify Edge Functions)

Vercel Inc. (Vercel Functions, Vercel Edge Functions)

Cisco Systems, Inc. (Cisco Cloud Functions, Cisco API Management)

VMware, Inc. (VMware Tanzu Application Service, VMware Cloud Functions)

Market Trends Driving Growth

1. Increased Adoption of Function-as-a-Service (FaaS)

FaaS platforms like AWS Lambda, Google Cloud Functions, and Azure Functions allow developers to execute code in response to events, eliminating the need for infrastructure management.

2. Cost-Effective and Scalable Solutions

Serverless computing follows a pay-as-you-go model, reducing costs by allocating resources only when needed. This dynamic scalability benefits businesses of all sizes.

3. Growth in Edge Computing and IoT

The integration of serverless computing with edge computing and IoT is revolutionizing real-time data processing, enabling faster response times and lower latency.

4. Expansion of Serverless Databases

Cloud providers are enhancing serverless database solutions like AWS Aurora Serverless and Google Firestore, offering seamless scaling without manual intervention.

5. Security and Compliance Enhancements

As serverless adoption grows, cloud providers are strengthening security measures, introducing identity and access management (IAM), encryption, and automated compliance monitoring.

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Market Segmentation:

By Services

Automation & Integration

API Management

Monitoring

Security

Support and Maintenance

Training and Consulting

Others

By Deployment

Public Cloud

Private Cloud

Hybrid Cloud

By Organization Size

Large Enterprise

SME

By Vertical

IT and Telecom

Healthcare

Retail and E-commerce

Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI)

Government

Education

Others

Market Analysis and Current Landscape

Cloud-Native Adoption: Businesses are transitioning from monolithic applications to microservices and event-driven architectures.

DevOps and Agile Integration: Serverless computing aligns with DevOps practices, enabling continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD).

Enterprise Demand for Automation: Automated scaling and event-driven workflows improve operational efficiency.

Vendor Innovation: Major cloud providers continue to enhance serverless capabilities with AI, analytics, and improved developer tools.

While serverless computing offers numerous advantages, challenges such as vendor lock-in, cold start latency, and debugging complexities remain. However, advancements in multi-cloud strategies and open-source serverless frameworks are helping businesses overcome these limitations.

Future Prospects: What Lies Ahead?

1. AI-Powered Serverless Solutions

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) will play a crucial role in optimizing serverless workloads, enabling intelligent automation and predictive scaling.

2. Multi-Cloud and Hybrid Serverless Adoption

Organizations will increasingly adopt multi-cloud strategies, leveraging serverless solutions across multiple cloud providers for flexibility and risk mitigation.

3. Enhanced Developer Experience with Low-Code/No-Code Platforms

Serverless computing will integrate with low-code and no-code platforms, simplifying application development for non-technical users.

4. Serverless Security Innovations

New security frameworks will emerge, focusing on identity-based access controls, runtime security, and proactive threat detection.

5. Growth of Serverless AI and Data Processing

The combination of serverless architecture and AI will revolutionize big data analytics, automating complex computations and decision-making processes.

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Conclusion

The Serverless Architecture market is on a strong growth trajectory, driven by its cost-efficiency, scalability, and ability to simplify cloud development. As businesses continue to prioritize agility and innovation, serverless computing will play a vital role in shaping the future of cloud applications. Organizations that embrace serverless technologies will gain a competitive edge by enhancing performance, reducing costs, and accelerating digital transformation.

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OpenStack comes to Linux

In 2010, Rackspace and NASA launched a project called OpenStack, which was supposed to become an open option for the source to operate AWS cloud inside private data centers. After that, the two companies moved to OpenStack Foundation, who carefully sponsor the project through many climbing and landing. Currently, with controversy about Broadcom licensing changes on VMWARE offers, OpenStack is…

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Red Hat's Suite of Enterprise Solutions: Building a Future-Ready IT Foundation

In an era where agility, security, and scalability are paramount, Red Hat has established itself as a leader in enterprise solutions. From the robustness of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) to the transformative power of OpenShift, Red Hat offers a suite of tools designed to tackle the most demanding challenges faced by today’s businesses.

1. Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL): A Secure Foundation for Critical Applications

RHEL provides a solid and secure operating system foundation for applications critical to business operations. Known for its reliability and scalability, RHEL is trusted by organizations around the globe to support their most demanding workloads. With continuous updates focused on security and performance, RHEL remains at the forefront of enterprise-grade Linux solutions.

2. OpenShift: The Containerization Platform for Agile Architectures

Red Hat OpenShift is an industry-leading platform for containerized applications, offering a streamlined, secure approach to developing, deploying, and managing applications in Kubernetes. OpenShift reflects Red Hat's dedication to agile, modern architectures, allowing developers to focus on innovation rather than infrastructure management. For enterprises adopting DevOps and agile methodologies, OpenShift facilitates rapid, scalable application delivery, reducing time-to-market for digital solutions.

3. Ansible Automation: Simplifying IT Operations

As automation becomes a crucial element of IT infrastructure, Red Hat’s Ansible Automation Platform has gained popularity for its ability to automate repetitive tasks, integrate seamlessly with existing systems, and support complex workflows. Whether it's automating network configuration or managing multi-cloud deployments, Ansible helps teams achieve greater efficiency and operational consistency, aligning with the latest trends in agile and DevOps practices.

4. OpenStack: Flexibility and Scalability in the Cloud

Red Hat’s support for OpenStack showcases its commitment to open-source solutions in the cloud. As businesses shift towards hybrid cloud environments, OpenStack offers a flexible and scalable option for managing both private and public cloud resources. This level of adaptability helps organizations scale according to their unique needs, while reducing vendor lock-in and enhancing cost efficiency.

5. Enterprise Integration and Messaging Solutions (AMQ, Fuse, JBoss)

Red Hat’s solutions extend beyond OS and cloud, with tools like AMQ, Fuse, and JBoss. AMQ provides reliable, high-performance messaging, essential for data-driven enterprises needing seamless communication between applications and systems. Fuse, Red Hat's integration platform, simplifies the integration process, allowing businesses to connect disparate systems effortlessly. Meanwhile, JBoss, a Java-based application server, supports a wide range of business applications, making it ideal for enterprises with diverse software needs.

Conclusion: Red Hat’s Role in Modern IT Infrastructures

Red Hat’s portfolio reflects its commitment to innovation, open-source collaboration, and meeting the evolving needs of enterprises. Whether you’re in need of a secure OS, a robust containerization platform, or flexible cloud solutions, Red Hat offers the tools to build a future-ready IT environment. For businesses seeking agility, security, and scalability, Red Hat stands as a trusted partner in the digital age.

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Red Hat OpenStack Administration I (CL110): Core Operations for Domain Operators

Introduction

In today’s cloud-first world, organizations are rapidly adopting OpenStack for building and managing private and hybrid cloud environments. Red Hat, a trusted name in enterprise open source, offers a comprehensive training course — Red Hat OpenStack Administration I: Core Operations for Domain Operators (CL110) — to equip IT professionals with the essential skills to operate and manage Red Hat OpenStack Platform (RHOSP).

If you're an aspiring cloud administrator or a domain operator responsible for day-to-day operations within a tenant or project in OpenStack, this course is your stepping stone into the world of enterprise cloud operations.

🧠 What is CL110 All About?

CL110 focuses on the core operations needed by domain operators within a multi-tenant OpenStack environment. The course helps learners understand and practice essential tasks like:

Managing projects (tenants), users, and roles

Launching and managing virtual instances

Configuring networks and security groups

Working with block and object storage

Automating common cloud operations

The course uses Red Hat OpenStack Platform, providing a hands-on learning experience that mirrors real-world scenarios.

🎯 Who Should Take This Course?

This course is ideal for:

Cloud and Linux system administrators

DevOps professionals

Infrastructure operators

Anyone responsible for managing tenants and workloads in OpenStack environments

If you're planning to move toward OpenStack Administration II (CL210) or become a Red Hat Certified OpenStack Administrator (EX210), this is your perfect starting point.

🧰 Key Skills You Will Learn

Navigate and use the Horizon dashboard and OpenStack CLI

Create and manage instances (VMs) using cloud images

Deploy and manage networks, routers, and floating IPs

Implement object and block storage solutions

Create security groups and configure access control

Understand project and user resource quotas

Automate operations using Heat orchestration templates

🧪 Hands-On Lab Experience

Every Red Hat course is lab-intensive, and CL110 is no different. Through practical labs, you'll:

Launch and troubleshoot instances

Configure and test network topologies

Set up self-service environments

Perform snapshot and volume operations

Simulate real-life operational challenges

This lab-driven approach ensures you're not just learning concepts — you're applying them.

📈 Why This Course Matters

With organizations looking to build agile, scalable private clouds, OpenStack administrators are in high demand. This course provides foundational knowledge and hands-on skills that employers look for in cloud engineers.

By mastering CL110, you’ll be better equipped to:

Handle day-to-day cloud operations

Support developers and DevOps teams

Manage infrastructure in a secure and scalable way

Progress toward OpenStack certification and career growth

🎓 Certification Path

After completing CL110, the next step is:

➡️ CL210: Red Hat OpenStack Administration II ➡️ EX210: Red Hat Certified OpenStack Administrator Exam

These credentials boost your credibility and open doors to roles like:

Cloud Administrator

DevOps Engineer

Infrastructure Consultant

Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

🏁 Final Thoughts

Red Hat OpenStack Administration I (CL110) is not just a course — it’s a career enabler. Whether you're managing a private cloud or supporting tenant workloads in a hybrid setup, CL110 gives you the confidence and skills to succeed in the OpenStack world.

🌐 Ready to level up your cloud skills? www.hawkstack.com  Talk to our training consultants at HawkStack Technologies and enroll in CL110 today.

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Openstack comes to Linux Foundation

In 2010, Rackspace and NASA launched a project called Openstack, which was intended to become an open source option for running an AWS -style cloud within private data centers. Both companies then moved Openstack to the Openstack Foundation, which has the project resolutely the project through its many landings and ups. Right now, with the controversy about Broadcom’s licensing changes in VMWARE…

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Openstack comes to Linux Foundation

In 2010, Rackspace and NASA launched a project called Openstack, which was intended to become an open source option for running an AWS -style cloud within private data centers. Both companies then moved Openstack to the Openstack Foundation, which has the project resolutely the project through its many landings and ups. Right now, with the controversy about Broadcom’s licensing changes in VMWARE…

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Exploring The World Of Software-Defined Data Centers

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In today’s digital age, where data is hailed as the new currency, businesses are constantly seeking innovative ways to manage, store, and process vast amounts of information efficiently and securely. Enter the Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) – a revolutionary approach to data center infrastructure that promises agility, scalability, and automation like never before. In this article, we delve into the concept of Software-Defined Data Centers, its key components, benefits, challenges, and the future outlook for this transformative technology.

Understanding Software-Defined Data Centers:

At its core, a Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) is an architectural framework that abstracts and virtualizes the entire data center infrastructure, including compute, storage, networking, and security resources. Unlike traditional data centers, where hardware dictates functionality and scalability, an SDDC decouples infrastructure from hardware, enabling administrators to manage and provision resources programmatically through software-defined policies and automation.

Key Components of SDDC:

Compute Virtualization:

Compute virtualization forms the foundation of an SDDC, allowing multiple virtual machines (VMs) to run on a single physical server or cluster of servers.

Hypervisor technologies, such as VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine), abstract compute resources and provide a platform for deploying and managing VMs.

Software-Defined Storage (SDS):

SDS abstracts storage resources from the underlying hardware, enabling dynamic allocation, provisioning, and management of storage capacity and performance.

Technologies like VMware vSAN, Nutanix Acropolis, and OpenStack Swift provide scalable, distributed storage solutions with features like data deduplication, replication, and automated tiering.

Software-Defined Networking (SDN):

SDN decouples network control from the underlying hardware and centralizes network management through software-defined policies and programmable APIs.

Platforms such as Cisco ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure), VMware NSX, and OpenFlow-based controllers enable network virtualization, micro-segmentation, and dynamic network provisioning.

Automation and Orchestration:

Automation and orchestration tools, such as VMware vRealize Automation, Ansible, and Kubernetes, streamline data center operations by automating routine tasks, workflows, and resource provisioning.

These tools empower administrators to define policies, templates, and workflows for deploying, scaling, and managing infrastructure and applications.

Benefits of Software-Defined Data Centers:

Agility and Flexibility:

SDDCs offer unparalleled agility and flexibility, enabling organizations to provision and scale resources on-demand to meet changing business requirements.

With automated provisioning and self-service portals, IT teams can rapidly deploy applications and services without manual intervention, reducing time-to-market and improving agility.

Cost Efficiency:

By abstracting hardware and embracing commodity components, Software-Defined Data Centers lower capital expenditures (CapEx) and operational expenses (OpEx) associated with traditional data center infrastructure.

Consolidating workloads onto fewer physical servers and optimizing resource utilization leads to cost savings through reduced hardware procurement, power consumption, and data center footprint.

Scalability and Elasticity:

Software-Defined Data Centers are inherently scalable and elastic, allowing organizations to scale resources up or down dynamically in response to workload demands.

By pooling and abstracting resources across the data center, SDDCs support elastic scaling of compute, storage, and networking resources, ensuring optimal performance and resource utilization.

Enhanced Security and Compliance:

With network micro-segmentation and policy-based controls, SDDCs strengthen security posture by isolating workloads, enforcing access controls, and implementing encryption and threat detection mechanisms.

Compliance frameworks, such as PCI DSS, HIPAA, and GDPR, are easier to adhere to in Software-Defined Data Centers, as policies and controls can be centrally defined, enforced, and audited across the entire infrastructure.

Challenges and Considerations:

Complexity and Skill Gap:

Implementing and managing Software-Defined Data Centers require specialized skills and expertise in virtualization, networking, automation, and cloud technologies.

Organizations may face challenges in recruiting and retaining talent with the requisite knowledge and experience to design, deploy, and operate SDDC environments effectively.

Integration and Interoperability:

Integrating disparate technologies and legacy systems into a cohesive SDDC architecture can be complex and time-consuming.

Ensuring interoperability between hardware, software, and management tools from different vendors requires careful planning, testing, and integration efforts.

Performance and Latency:

While SDDCs offer scalability and flexibility, organizations must carefully monitor and manage performance to avoid latency and bottlenecks.

Network latency, storage I/O performance, and VM sprawl are common challenges that can impact application performance and user experience in SDDC environments.

Future Outlook:

The future of Software-Defined Data Centers (SDDCs) looks promising, with ongoing advancements in virtualization, automation, and cloud-native technologies driving innovation and adoption. Key trends shaping the future of SDDCs include:

Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Adoption:

Organizations are embracing hybrid and multi-cloud strategies, leveraging SDDC principles to build and manage distributed, heterogeneous environments across on-premises data centers and public cloud platforms.

Edge Computing and IoT:

The proliferation of edge computing and Internet of Things (IoT) devices is driving the need for edge-native SDDC solutions that deliver computing, storage, and networking capabilities at the edge of the network.

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning:

AI and ML technologies are being integrated into SDDC platforms to automate operations, optimize resource allocation, and improve predictive analytics for capacity planning and performance optimization.

Zero-Trust Security:

Zero-trust security models are becoming increasingly important in SDDCs, with a focus on identity-centric security, encryption, and continuous authentication to protect against evolving cyber threats and data breaches.

Conclusion:

Software-Defined Data Centers (SDDCs) represent a paradigm shift in data center infrastructure, offering organizations unprecedented agility, scalability, and automation capabilities. By abstracting and virtualizing computing, storage, networking, and security resources, SDDCs empower businesses to optimize resource utilization, streamline operations, and accelerate digital transformation initiatives. While challenges such as complexity and integration persist, the benefits of SDDCs in terms of cost efficiency, flexibility, and security position them as a cornerstone of modern IT infrastructure in the digital era.

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Mastering OpenStack Backup and Recovery: A Comprehensive Guide

In the dynamic landscape of cloud computing, OpenStack has emerged as a powerful and versatile platform for managing and orchestrating cloud infrastructure. As organizations increasingly rely on OpenStack for their critical workloads, ensuring robust backup and recovery processes becomes paramount. In this comprehensive guide, we delve into the intricacies of mastering OpenStack backup and recovery to safeguard your data and maintain business continuity.

Understanding the Importance of OpenStack Backup:

The first step in mastering OpenStack backup and recovery is recognizing the critical role it plays in ensuring data integrity and availability. OpenStack environments consist of various components such as compute, storage, and networking, making a comprehensive backup strategy essential for safeguarding against data loss or system failures.

Choosing the Right Backup Solution:

Selecting the appropriate backup solution is crucial for a seamless OpenStack environment. Whether utilizing native OpenStack tools or third-party solutions, it is essential to consider factors such as scalability, efficiency, and compatibility with your specific OpenStack deployment. Implementing a well-defined backup strategy ensures that you can recover data quickly and efficiently when needed.

Creating Regular Backup Schedules:

To effectively manage OpenStack backup and recovery, it is imperative to establish regular backup schedules. Automated and periodic backups reduce the risk of data loss and provide a consistent point-in-time recovery option. This approach helps organizations maintain data consistency and meet recovery time objectives (RTOs) in case of unforeseen incidents.

Testing and Validating Backups:

Mastering OpenStack backup involves more than just creating backups; it requires regularly testing and validating the backup processes. Conducting recovery drills ensures that the backup procedures are reliable and that the recovery point objectives (RPOs) are met. Regular testing also allows for adjustments to be made based on the evolving needs of the OpenStack environment.

Implementing Disaster Recovery Strategies:

In addition to routine backups, organizations must develop robust disaster recovery strategies. This involves identifying potential points of failure, implementing redundant systems, and creating well-defined procedures for swift recovery in case of a catastrophic event. Disaster recovery planning is essential for minimizing downtime and maintaining business continuity.

In conclusion, mastering OpenStack backup and recovery is an integral aspect of managing a resilient and efficient cloud infrastructure. By understanding the importance of backup, choosing the right solutions, establishing regular schedules, and implementing disaster recovery strategies, organizations can safeguard their OpenStack environments and ensure the availability and integrity of their data. Stay proactive, and your OpenStack environment will remain a reliable foundation for your business operations.

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What is Fedora? [English]

Fedora is a Linux distribution that stands out for its timeliness, diversity and freedom. Fedora offers different editions and spins that are tailored to different use cases and user groups. Whether you are a developer, a maker, a server administrator or an IoT enthusiast, Fedora has something for you.

Fedora Workstation is the most popular edition of Fedora, which offers an elegant and user-friendly desktop with a range of tools for software development. Fedora Workstation is based on the GNOME Shell, which provides a modern and intuitive user interface. Fedora Workstation also includes many useful applications such as Firefox, LibreOffice, GIMP, Rhythmbox and more. Fedora Workstation is ideal for laptops and desktop computers that you can use for your daily tasks or creative projects.

Fedora Server is a powerful and flexible edition of Fedora that includes the latest and best technologies for data centers. Fedora Server offers a simple and secure management of your servers with the Cockpit web interface. Fedora Server also supports different roles that you can assign to your server, such as database, web server, domain controller and more. Fedora Server is perfect for small and medium businesses that are looking for a reliable and scalable server solution.

Fedora IoT is an edition of Fedora that provides a trusted open source platform as a solid foundation for IoT ecosystems. Fedora IoT is a minimal and automatically updating operating system that focuses on containers. Fedora IoT allows you to easily manage and update your IoT devices, as well as run applications and services on them. Fedora IoT is ideal for edge computing, smart home, industry 4.0 and other IoT scenarios.

Fedora Cloud is an edition of Fedora that provides a powerful and minimalist base operating system image for the cloud. Fedora Cloud offers customized images for different cloud providers and environments, such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, OpenStack and more. Fedora Cloud is optimized for the cloud and offers high performance, security and portability. Fedora Cloud is the best choice for cloud-native applications, microservices and DevOps.

Fedora CoreOS is an edition of Fedora that is an automatically updating, minimal, container-focused operating system. Fedora CoreOS is the successor distribution of Fedora Atomic Host and is based on the CoreOS Container Linux project. Fedora CoreOS is designed for cluster computing, Kubernetes, Docker and other container platforms. Fedora CoreOS is the future-proof solution for your container infrastructure.

Fedora is more than just a Linux distribution. Fedora is a community of people who promote free software and create an operating system for a diverse audience. Fedora is a registered digital public good that is led by Red Hat. Fedora is your operating system.

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OpenStack Stein launches with improved Kubernetes support The OpenStack project, which powers more than 75 public and thousands of independent clouds, launched the 19th model of its program this week.

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OpenStack’s latest release focuses on bare metal clouds and easier upgrades

OpenStack’s latest release focuses on bare metal clouds and easier upgrades

The OpenStack Foundation today released the 18th version of its namesake open-source cloud infrastructure software. The project has had its ups and downs, but it remains the de facto standard for running and managing large private clouds.

What’s been interesting to watch over the years is how the project’s releases have mirrored what’s been happening in the wider world of enterprise software. The…