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This year\u2019s\nevent will be taking place in Paris and online, on 23-24th November.\n",(0,a.kt)("a",{parentName:"p",href:"https://events.hubilo.com/cloudstack-collaboration-conference-2023/register"},"Registration is still\nopen"),",\nwith free tickets to anybody interested in the open-source project or cloud\ntechnology. The event\u2019s agenda has also been released, which you can see when\nregistering for the event."),(0,a.kt)("p",null,"I decided to interview the project\u2019s current VP, ",(0,a.kt)("a",{parentName:"p",href:"https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohityadavcloud/"},"Rohit\nYadav"),", to get his thoughts on the\nannual event."),(0,a.kt)("p",null,(0,a.kt)("strong",{parentName:"p"},"Why should individuals and organisations in the cloud industry be excited to\nattend CloudStack Collab 2023?")),(0,a.kt)("p",null,(0,a.kt)("em",{parentName:"p"},"\u201cI think the conference gives a great opportunity to everyone in the community,\nbe it an individual, a small and midsize business, or an enterprise, to\nparticipate, collaborate, learn about what is coming in CloudStack and to meet\nand network with people.")),(0,a.kt)("p",null,(0,a.kt)("em",{parentName:"p"},"CloudStack Conferences and events provide a neutral space for the community to\ncome together, interact and learn about ongoing and future development of the\nproject, influence the direction of the project and form potential partnership\nwith one-another to support their objectives. This can also ensure long-term\nstability of the contributor base, participation and health of the project.")),(0,a.kt)("p",null,(0,a.kt)("em",{parentName:"p"},"The benefit of a hybrid event is those who aren't able to attend the conference\nin person can still participate online, and watch the video streams or the\nrecordings later on.")),(0,a.kt)("p",null,(0,a.kt)("em",{parentName:"p"},"It can also benefit people looking to learn about reducing cloud costs. It is\nnot a new thing that companies around the world are under financial pressure. We\nhave seen through various scenarios in the past, that moving from VMware to\nCloudStack, or moving away from Hyperscalers to CloudStack can significantly\nreduce the cost of ownership. So, the conference and its videos can help a lot\nof people who are considering CloudStack, as well as those already implementing\nit.\u201d")),(0,a.kt)("p",null,(0,a.kt)("strong",{parentName:"p"},"Are there any specific talks that stand out to you and that you are most looking forward to?")),(0,a.kt)("p",null,(0,a.kt)("em",{parentName:"p"},"\u201cThere are certainly several talks that I am really excited about \u2013 these are new\nfeatures in Apache CloudStack, use-cases of CloudStack, as well as sessions from\nthought leaders who are going to talk about their perspective on CloudStack and\nopen-source. So, I am particularly excited about these talks.\u201d")),(0,a.kt)("p",null,(0,a.kt)("strong",{parentName:"p"},"Can you give a sneak peek into your \u2018State of the Union\u2019 talk?")),(0,a.kt)("p",null,(0,a.kt)("em",{parentName:"p"},"\u201cOne of the things I did was look at what previous VPs spoke about in their\nState of the Union talks. So, there will be content about the community, changes\nsince last years, updates about releases and reflecting on what happened in the\ncommunity, in the last year.")),(0,a.kt)("p",null,(0,a.kt)("em",{parentName:"p"},"I will also look into trends in the community, whether that is from the mailing\nlists or from GitHub, as well as discuss new initiatives in the community. I'm\nstill figuring out a theme to stitch the content that I already have and\nI am reaching out to people and organisations for quotes in support of\nCloudStack.\u201d")),(0,a.kt)("p",null,(0,a.kt)("strong",{parentName:"p"},"How do you feel the CloudStack community has evolved in recent years?")),(0,a.kt)("p",null,(0,a.kt)("em",{parentName:"p"},"\u201cJust like the project itself, the community has matured a lot alongside it. We\nhave over a decade of CloudStack releases, making it a stable and mature\nproduct. A lot of people have been with the project since the early days and\nthey have a stable and mature outlook on using CloudStack")),(0,a.kt)("p",null,(0,a.kt)("em",{parentName:"p"},"A term that can be applied here is ",(0,a.kt)("a",{parentName:"em",href:"https://wa.aws.amazon.com/wellarchitected/2020-07-02T19-33-23/wat.concept.mechanical-sympathy.en.html#:~:text=Mechanical%20sympathy%20is%20when%20you,Jackie%20Stewart%2C%20racing%20driver"},"mechanical\nsympathy"),",\nwhich can explain how and why some people can become more intuitive than others\nwhen it comes to the open-source software. As a result, CloudStack becomes an\nextension of somebody who understands it better, as they will know its\nlimitations, thus meaning they know where to push it and where not to push it.\u201d")),(0,a.kt)("p",null,(0,a.kt)("strong",{parentName:"p"},"How does the CloudStack Collaboration Conference contribute to fostering\ncollaboration among the CloudStack community members?")),(0,a.kt)("p",null,(0,a.kt)("em",{parentName:"p"},"\u201cThere are a lot of users/vendors who have their idea of where CloudStack could\nbe extended and used. One of the great perks of CCC is that it gives networking\nopportunities, where people can discuss their ideas, roadmaps and align with\nothers on where they want to see CloudStack go.")),(0,a.kt)("p",null,(0,a.kt)("em",{parentName:"p"},"We have seen in the past where multiple parties have come together to push\nCloudStack in a direction with respect to a feature or their roadmap or business\nstrategy.\u201d")),(0,a.kt)("p",null,(0,a.kt)("strong",{parentName:"p"},"Do you believe that open-source technologies will become more prevalent\namong MSP\u2019s and enterprises? If so, why? ")),(0,a.kt)("p",null,(0,a.kt)("em",{parentName:"p"},"\u201cYes, I believe so. Any open-source project would have a community around it\nand that it is easy to get access its the source code, modify and\nredistribute it. What that unlocks is that for the same software, there might be\nmultiple vendors, which means there is not a vendor lock-in and therefore the\ntotal cost of ownership is lower.")),(0,a.kt)("p",null,(0,a.kt)("em",{parentName:"p"},"Open-source also fosters innovation, as every MSP or enterprise will have their\nown roadmap and things they want to do with the software. Achieving these\nobjectives will require changes in the software, which is possible because\nthey\u2019re not dependent on a vendor, meaning they can do it themselves or they can\npartner with other parties in the relevant open-source ecosystem to achieve their\ngoals.\u201d")))}u.isMDXComponent=!0},27004:(e,t,n)=>{n.d(t,{Z:()=>o});const o=n.p+"assets/images/banner-c7e5f57a2665b2516df8e30e4bb56bda.png"}}]); |