cloudstack in bt research
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Laurence Forgiel talks about BT's cloud journey at the European User Group, London, October 23, 2014,TRANSCRIPT
Using CloudStack in BT ResearchLaurence ForgielCloudStack European User GroupOctober 23rd 2014
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• How BT Research came to use CloudStack• Evolution of usage• Current uses of CloudStack in Research
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How we came to use CloudStack
• Back in 2011 - Call from BT Global Services – how can we improve VDC?
• Tried out cloud.com’s CloudStack version 2• Used standard VDC blades / storage / network and proved
the model– Alpha platform
• Moved to Beta platform– real trial customers
• Built out toBT Cloud Compute
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Evolution
• Alpha cycles – burn & build not upgrade– Clean build for major revisions
• Huawei involvement for Alpha2 - 2012– CloudStack 3.0.5 CloudPortal 1.4.5
• Precursor to Hybrid cloud – Alcatel Lucent CloudBand
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Current Use:Alpha Compute
• 3rd iteration of Alpha• Private cloud allowing researchers to self serve compute• No limits – free for all!• Uses CloudPlatform 4.3 & CloudPortal 2.1• Rough alignment to GS’ “BT cloud compute”
• Runs alongside standard Virtual Clusters - Xenserver / VMware. Not everything is cloudifiable!
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Current Use:Hybrid Cloud
• Allows seamless connectivity of Customers on site infrastructure and Cloud Compute data centre
• Removes barriers to cloud adoption• See Christian for more details… he’s the man!
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Current Use:MK:Smart incubator
• Integral part of Milton Keynes Smart City collaboration• Used for Data Hub• Direct access by Students, SMEs , Innovation Projects
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Current Use:Micro Clouds
• Where people can’t use the Alpha• E.g. Security cloud.
– Single host– Directly modifying CloudPlatform with Citrix– Adding “Secure VMs”
• E.g. Micro public cloud– Using real public IPs, only had 8 addresses!
