OpenStack Fundamentals: A beginners guide to OpenStack Cloud

Introduction to Openstack's use of compute, storage and networking resources to build public and private cloud networks

Created by: Michael Sheehy
AWS Solutions Architect

What Will I Learn?

• A core understanding of OpenStack
• A conceptual knowledge of the following OpenStack services
• Keystone (Identity)
• Horizon (Dashboard)
• Nova (Compute)
• Neutron (Networking) 
• Glance (Imaging)
• Swift (Object Storage)
• Cinder (Block Storage)
• Know how to use the Dashboard to access OpenStack
• Know how to use the CLI to access OpenStack
• We will cover the origins of OpenStack technology, the OpenStack community, and resources available for those interested in expanding their learning
• By the end of this course you will have a deep fundamental understanding of the core components needed to build and manage a public or private cloud environment using OpenStack

Requirements

• A basic knowledge of Networking.
• A basic knowledge of either Linux, Unix or Windows
• A basic knowledge of Virtual Machines
• A basic knowledge of Cloud Computing

Target audience

• This course is targeted towards those who are new to OpenStack technology