The new open source cloud orchestration platform called OpenStack is the promise of flexible network virtualization, and network overlays are looking closer than ever. The vision of this platform is to enable the on-demand creation of many distinct networks on top of one underlying physical infrastructure in the cloud environment. The platform will support automated provisioning and management of large groups of virtual machines or compute resources, including extensive monitoring in the cloud.

There is still a lot of work to be done, as there are many concerns around the efficiency and simplicity of the management solution for the compute and storage resources. A mature solution will need to incorporate different approaches to interact within the intra-server provisioning, QoS and vNIC management. For example, by leaning on local network adapters that are capable of managing the requests by utilizing OpenFlow protocol, or by using a more standard approach which is managed by the switch.

Using only one method might create performance and efficiency penalties. Eli Karpilovski's session at 12th Cloud Expo | Cloud Expo New York [June 10-13, 2013] will discuss new and innovative methods that enable an end-to-end solution and management of the cloud, which can unleash the true power of this new promise.

Speaker Bio:
Eli Karpilovski manages the Cloud Market Development at Mellanox Technologies. In addition, he serves as the Cloud Advisory Council Chairman. Karpilovski served as Product Marketing Manager for the HCA Software division at Mellanox from 2010 to 2011. Prior to joining the company, he worked at Azimuth Systems.

• Cloud is Changing the Economics of Business
• Building the Case for a Cloud-Based Government
• Requirements of a Cloud Database
• Launching Hadoop into the Cloud in Three Clicks
• Calculating the True Value of Industry Specific Clouds
• The Big Challenge of Big Data and Hadoop Integration
• Best CIO Practices Shared from SHI’s Customers
• Patterns to Bring Enterprise and Social Identity to the Cloud
• Big Data into a Small Storage Package with Cloud Storage
• Managing Legal Risks in Cloud Computing
• Enabling Real-Time Analytics Using an In-Memory Data Grid
• Developing the World’s First IaaS Marketplace
• Flash Storage and Networking Innovations for Cloud Computing
• Understanding SSD Technology to Avoid the Rip-and-Replace Game
• Clouds Unchained – How Enterprises Will Seek a Better Network to the Cloud
• Learn How To Use Google Apps Script
• Environmental Pressures Driving an Evolution in File Storage
• The Answer to Data Scientist Scarcity Lies in Automation
• Convergence and Interoperability Will Define Next-Gen Cloud Architectures
• Time to Mission @ the Speed of Cloud
• Getting the Most From Hadoop Development and Real-Time Dedicated Clusters
• Go Beyond IaaS to Deliver "Anything-as-a-Service"
• Don’t Believe the Hype: Getting to the Promise of Big Data
• Business Transformation with Cloud – Is Your Organization 'Cloud-Ready'?
• The Who, What and How of Selling Cloud to SMBs