As I was learning Neutron networking and started to present my experiences to audiences, I coined a phrase that I continue to stand by: Networking is hard. Networking is the most complex component in OpenStack and for good reason. This is because networking is a complex part of computing. It takes time and hard work to understand networking. It is often left to the network administrators and neglected by others. Hats off to you network administrators. I spent 7 years of my professional career avoiding learning some of the core concepts of networking and leaving it to the folks that did networking. OpenStack is where it caught up with me and bowled me over. To administer an OpenStack cloud that uses Neutron networking, you have to understand some of the core concepts used in networking. As we work through the rest of this book, I will make sure to explain these concepts as we come across them so that if you're not a networking guru, you will hopefully come out on the...
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Dan Radez joined the OpenStack community in 2012 in an operator role. His experience is focused on installing, maintaining, and integrating OpenStack clusters. He has been given the opportunity to internationally present OpenStack content to a range of audiences of varying expertise. In January 2015, Dan joined the OPNFV community and has been working to integrate RDO Manager with SDN controllers and the networking features necessary for NFV. Dan's experience includes web application programming, systems release engineering, and virtualization product development. Most of these roles have had an open source community focus to them. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife and three boys, training for and racing triathlons, and tinkering with electronics projects.
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Dan Radez joined the OpenStack community in 2012 in an operator role. His experience is focused on installing, maintaining, and integrating OpenStack clusters. He has been given the opportunity to internationally present OpenStack content to a range of audiences of varying expertise. In January 2015, Dan joined the OPNFV community and has been working to integrate RDO Manager with SDN controllers and the networking features necessary for NFV. Dan's experience includes web application programming, systems release engineering, and virtualization product development. Most of these roles have had an open source community focus to them. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife and three boys, training for and racing triathlons, and tinkering with electronics projects.
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