During the hackathon, participants will work on exciting projects ranging from improving CloudStack features, developing new plugins, or tackling specific cloud-related problems. Expert mentors and CloudStack maintainers will be available to provide guidance and support, ensuring everyone can contribute and learn. The event will conclude with a showcase of the top solutions, with prizes awarded for the most innovative, impactful, and technically impressive projects.

Whether you’re here to code, network, or learn, the Hackathon promises a vibrant atmosphere of experimentation and collaboration. Let’s build the future of cloud computing together!

In an era where technological advancements shape the future of industries, open source stands at the precipice of the next major disruption. This keynote will explore the current state of the industry and highlight the immense potential for transformation through open-source technologies. Historically, every decade has witnessed a groundbreaking technological leap—from the rise of the internet in 1998 to the advent of virtualization and the iPhone in 2008, the shift to public cloud in 2012, and now, as we approach 2028, the question remains: What will be the next seismic shift?

 

In this keynote, John White, Chief Operating Officer at US Signal will address:

• The Why: The fundamental reasons driving the shift towards open source and its disruptive potential.
• Future State: Projections and possibilities for what the technological landscape might look like with widespread open-source adoption.
• Limiting Factors: Challenges and obstacles that could impede this transformation including compute processing limitations, government regulations, power constraints, AI oversight, vendor disruptions, and public cloud failures.
• Gotchas: Unforeseen pitfalls and considerations businesses must be aware of.

 

Join us as we chart a course towards a future where open source is the driving force in the technological revolution. Together, we will unlock new opportunities, mitigate risks, and help shape a more innovative, efficient, and inclusive digital world.

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In-depth session on the latest advancements in Apache CloudStack, with a special focus on the exciting new features and improvements in the 4.20 release. As one of the leading open-source cloud management platforms, CloudStack continues to evolve to meet the needs of modern cloud infrastructures. This session will cover key updates that enhance functionality, scalability, and user experience, empowering cloud operators and developers alike.

In this talk, we will explore the cutting-edge enhancements introduced in version 4.20, including new integrations, performance improvements, and security updates.

In the evolving world of virtualization, the need for competitive analysis has never been more urgent. Licensing models and associated costs from most hypervisor providers are shifting, prompting businesses to explore new alternatives that balance performance with economic feasibility.

Through comprehensive performance benchmarking and user testing, this study evaluates CloudStack’s competitiveness within the hypervisor ecosystem, particularly focusing on performance per dollar. For organizations managing virtualized workloads, “performance” is not just a technical requirement but an economic imperative.

In response to these industry shifts, US Signal initiated a research and development project aimed at exploring alternative virtualization solutions to the dominant Broadcom option. The goal for us all is to ensure predictability in both pricing and performance for our users which we will explore in this conversation.

Join Daven Winans, VP of Engineering at US Signal, as he uncovers insights and strategies that can empower you to make more informed decisions about your virtualization infrastructure. Don’t miss this opportunity to see how CloudStack measures up against other hypervisors and how it can elevate your cloud operations.

This talk will discuss the challenges and solutions of networking for GPU-based AI training clusters. It will also offer a Q&A to share experiences of launching GPUaaS clouds based on NVIDIA and Generic GPU and Networking stacks

The Apache CloudStack project is part of the large portfolio of ASF projects and acts as an independent software project under the Apache umbrella. It is bound by the Apache bylaws, but also has its own bylaws and traditions. As part of the ASF it is bound by an honour code of inclusivity. It is also a consent based democratic entity. What this all means will be explained in this talk.

With the rise of AI, VDI, cryptocurrency mining, simulations, and advanced graphics processing, the demand for GPU resources has surged dramatically. However, Apache CloudStack currently lacks first-class support for GPUs. This talk will cover the current state of GPU support in CloudStack, the challenges of managing GPU resources, and proposes a feature design to make GPU a first-class CloudStack resource. Attendees will gain insights into the technical hurdles and potential solutions to bring seamless GPU support into their IaaS platform.

In today’s cloud landscape, organizations face challenges in managing costs and optimizing performance. With VMware licensing fees rising after Broadcom’s acquisition, businesses must reassess their cloud strategies for financial and operational efficiency. Industry experts Patrick Cannon, Field CTO, and Daven Winans, VP of Engineering at US Signal, will explore cloud hosting solutions, focusing on CloudStack, VMware Private Cloud, AWS, and Azure.

The first segment presents a Comparative Costing Analysis, breaking down pricing models across providers and introducing a new tool to streamline cost evaluations. Attendees will learn how to compare costs effectively and understand the impact of VMware’s rising fees through practical tool demonstrations.

The second segment evaluates CloudStack’s performance against other hypervisors, emphasizing the importance of finding alternatives that balance performance and cost. Benchmarking and testing will highlight CloudStack’s competitiveness, focusing on performance-per-dollar metrics. Insights from US Signal’s R&D initiatives will offer strategies for maintaining pricing and performance predictability, equipping attendees with actionable knowledge to optimize their cloud operations.