Mohammed Naser

Founder and CEO @vexxhost. @OpenStack Board Member, Technical Committee.

[Mohammed Naser @_mnaser]

I don’t like getting very sales-y but It’s tools like this that we build entirely in the open at @vexxhost to both help the community and improve the type of public and private cloud services we offer for all our clients. nothing behind closed-source walls.

[Mohammed Naser @_mnaser]

I spent the day building a small project which configured tempest automatically using python-tempestconf, ran @OpenStack Tempest and took the subunit results and pushed them to a @PrometheusIO push gateway: https://t.co/tDvrHuWTFu

[VEXXHOST, Inc. @vexxhost]

Start with0⃣. Scale on demand.📈

The latest Magnum update lets you deploy control plane–only #k8s clusters and autoscale node groups down to zero. No idle workers. No wasted compute.

@_mnaser explains how - https://t.co/pfUDaUI5HD

[OpenInfra Foundation @openinfradev]

🚀Big news for #OpenSource! The OpenInfra Foundation is taking the next steps to join forces with the @linuxfoundation, strengthening collaboration and innovation across the community.

[OpenInfra Foundation @openinfradev]

Today, alongside the @linuxfoundation, we are excited to announce the plan to create a stronger, united open source ecosystem! 🎉 With unanimous approval from both boards, we have the opportunity to become a member foundation of the LF.

Let’s celebrate this new chapter in OSS!

[Mohammed Naser @_mnaser]

I can't wait to finally port all of our code to just plain o'l Rust (and anything that interacts with Python through PyO3).

Everything is just so much faster, and uses so much less resources.

One of those days I'll write up something for the TC to open up Rust in OpenStack.

[Mohammed Naser @_mnaser]

https://t.co/TQLeXlzTmg if you're interested in the code. :)

[Mohammed Naser @_mnaser]

We're doing a lot with Rust these days, part of that is working on a strong FRR-K8S + OVN integration for exposing floating IPs over BGP. One of the steps is building a OVSDB crate:

https://t.co/3tcVTqWOTh

We've got that shipped now with crates with helper crates.

The helper crates are useful for the ability of building strong typed Rust structs that get serialized and deserialized to the RFC7047 spec.

Next up, get this going and build a lightweight, reliable and fast agent to sync these floating IPs to BGP.

[Mohammed Naser @_mnaser]

I've been building Rust bindings for OVSDB, thanks to existing tooling the JSONRPC part has been nice and easy, but I've spent a stupid amount of time on sets because the RFC says:

Either an <atom>, representing a set with exactly one element, or a 2-element JSON array that represents a database set value.

Why couldn't we just have a list of a single item instead of just a single item, and needing to figure out if it's a list or not _based on the schema_.

[Mohammed Naser @_mnaser]

I think there is a lot of future of @rustlang in OpenStack for us to make things a lot more reliable and fast. The work by Artem in the rust ecosystem is pretty game changer.

https://t.co/LHKmOVgaCD

We're pledging to sponsor his work for at least a year in @github sponsors!

[VEXXHOST, Inc. @vexxhost]

Most migrations = downtime. MigrateKit flips the script.

At #OIDNA 2024, @_mnaser broke down how MigrateKit moves workloads to @OpenStack while keeping VMs online.

How? Watch the full recap to find out. 🎥 https://t.co/z1K3MtMYh4

[Mohammed Naser @_mnaser]

👀

https://t.co/Gns3afBju9

[VEXXHOST, Inc. @vexxhost]

Want to keep your VMs running during migration?

At #OpenInfraDay NA, @_mnaser will share real-world case studies to show how companies are using MigrateKit to make the transition with minimal disruption.

🕒Oct 16, 2:20pm - 2:40pm 📍@IUPUI

[Mohammed Naser @_mnaser]

I know I don’t post much here but part of it is @vexxhost helping @GEICO in this big transformation to @OpenStack with Atmosphere and MigrateKit

https://t.co/6tFdjAWiun

[VEXXHOST, Inc. @vexxhost]

Bonjour Paris! 🇫🇷

Join us later this afternoon at the #OpenInfraDay in Paris-Saclay, France.

Our CEO, @_mnaser will be talking about how to simplify and scale Kubernetes with OpenStack, while maintaining control over your costs and environment.

[VEXXHOST, Inc. @vexxhost]

Had a blast at #OpenInfraDay in Berlin! 🌟
We loved meeting and interacting with so many of you. Thank you for joining us at the live hacking panel, The Battle for Loki.

And a huge thanks to the @OpenInfraDev for an amazing event! 🚀

[OpenInfra Foundation @openinfradev]

@tcarrez @sparkycollier @vexxhost @CleuraCloud A massive thank you goes out to @volvocars hosting the event as well as @canarybit for their marketing and event coordination support!

Additionally, thank you to @acmegating and @vexxhost for sponsoring the event's evening happy hour!

[OpenInfra Foundation @openinfradev]

Last week, the community in Sweden gathered at Volvohallen in Gothenburg for #OpenInfra Days Sweden! The event hosted a full day of topics covering #OpenStack, #Kubernetes, #Zuul, Confidential Computing and more!

Picture credits: @tcarrez, @sparkycollier, @vexxhost, @CleuraCloud

[Mohammed Naser @_mnaser]

I just finally made it to Gothenburg. I haven’t been to Sweden in a hot minute but I’m excited for this talk!

[VEXXHOST, Inc. @vexxhost]

If you're in Gothenburg on May 7, swing by Volvohallen for #OpenInfra day! Catch VEXXHOST's CEO, @_mnaser as talk about "Modernizing OpenStack with Kubernetes, Cluster API, Keycloak (...and Rust?)"
#VEXXHOST #OpenStack #OpenInfraDays #oidsweden2024

[VEXXHOST, Inc. @vexxhost]

🎉 We've got big news!

VEXXHOST's Atmosphere 1.11.0 is here to take your cloud experience to the next level!

Enhanced stability ✅
Amplified security ✅
Streamlined operations ✅

It's what your cloud has been waiting for. Get all the details here 👉 https://t.co/rTg78ARwom

[OpenInfra Foundation @openinfradev]

The schedule for #OpenInfra Day Sweden 2024 is live! https://t.co/BsN0NvzKzk

Join us in Gothenburg, Sweden on 7 May for a day full of talks around #Zuul, #OpenStack, #Kubernetes, and more!

OpenInfra Day Sweden will be conducted in English.

[VEXXHOST, Inc. @vexxhost]

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉
We are thrilled to announce that @_mnaser , the CEO of #VEXXHOST, will be sharing his insights on "Modernizing OpenStack with Kubernetes, Cluster API, Keycloak (...and Rust?)" at the upcoming OpenInfra Day Sweden 2024 on May 7th. 🌐💡

The session promises to delve into the evolution of #OpenStack, embracing cloud-native tools, enhanced authentication mechanisms, and the potential performance boosts from Rust.

With over a decade of experience and serving in many leadership positions within the OpenStack community, Mohammed brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the table. As a former chair of the technical committee, a board member of OpenInfra, and a core contributor to several projects, his perspective on modernizing technology is one not to be missed.

🙏 We extend our heartfelt thanks to @openinfradev for providing the platform for this engaging and forward-thinking discussion.

To everyone interested in the future of #cloudinfrastructure and OpenStack's transformation: this talk is for you! 🚀

📅 Mark your calendars! See you there on May 7th! 📅
https://t.co/hRrjFR9Tfm