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<title>Introduction to the OpenStack Architecture Design
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Guide</title>
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<para>OpenStack is a leader in the cloud technology gold rush, as
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organizations of all stripes discover the increased
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flexibility and speed to market that self-service cloud and
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Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provides. To truly reap
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those benefits, however, the cloud must be designed and
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architected properly.</para>
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<para>A well-architected cloud provides a stable IT environment
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that offers easy access to needed resources, usage-based
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expenses, extra capacity on demand, disaster recovery, and a
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secure environment, but a well-architected cloud does not
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magically build itself. It requires careful consideration of a
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multitude of factors, both technical and non-technical.</para>
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<para>There is no single architecture that is "right" for an
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OpenStack cloud deployment. OpenStack can be used for any
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number of different purposes, and each of them has its own
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particular requirements and architectural
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peculiarities.</para>
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<para>This book is designed to look at some of the most common
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uses for OpenStack clouds (and even some that are less common,
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but provide a good example) and explain what issues need to be
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considered and why, along with a wealth of knowledge and
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advice to help an organization to design and build a
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well-architected OpenStack cloud that will fit its unique
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requirements.</para>
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