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It’s OpenStack Foundation Election Time!

December 5, 2013 Leave a comment Go to comments
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If you’re a member of the OpenStack community, you’re aware that the community is accepting nominations for the Foundation Board of Directors.
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I was fortunate enough to be nominated by a couple of folks so I thought I’d post some of my details on my blog.
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If you’re interested in getting me on the ballot (I need 10 nominations to do so), you can do so here: http://www.openstack.org/community/members/profile/1313
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What is your relationship to OpenStack, and why is its success important to you? What would you say is your biggest contribution to OpenStack’s success to date?

In addition to serving on the OpenStack Foundation Board of Directors as a Gold Member Director from Dell, I was also the product manager that brought Dell’s first hardware + software + services OpenStack solution to market in July of 2011.  Now leading a team of professionals on OpenStack, we have brought multiple OpenStack solutions to market, including enabling Hyper-V with a market solution.
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I believe OpenStack represents a trend that service providers and enterprise IT are making to deeper community collaboration on new technologies and practices, and I will continue to drive the initiative to make my customers and the community successful in a very real-world meaningful way.

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Describe your experience with other non profits or serving as a board member. How does your experience prepare you for the role of a board member?

I have been active in a number of community and local church capacities that have enabled me to serve as a board member.  That, in addition to my past year as an OpenStack board member, has provided me a pragmatic view of how to grow a community from both a technical and a business perspective.
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What do you see as the Board’s role in OpenStack’s success?

The Board should be the guardian of the business functions of the OpenStack community, as well as strategists as to where OpenStack CAN go and SHOULD go – to further attract more developers, more implementers, and more users.
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What do you think the top priority of the Board should be in 2014?

I see this as three main priorities, though not exclusive of other priorities:
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1.  Clarify the definition of OpenStack – what is core, what is compliant, and what is not.

2.  Understand where the strategic opportunities lie for OpenStack as a technology, and clear the path to ensure OpenStack gets there.

3.  Fully enable any and every new entrant to OpenStack in a real way – developers, implementers, and users – with the right level of documentation, tools, community support, and vendor support.

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Thanks, and appreciate your nomination to represent the OpenStack Foundation in 2014!

Until next time,

JOSEPH
@jbgeorge

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