Inside Open Infrastructure: January 2025
2024 — A Year in Review
As mentioned in Jonathan Bryce's blog post and introduction to the 2024 OpenInfra Foundation Annual Report, 2024 was a good year for OpenInfra. Partnered with a surge in open source momentum, the global community rallied around three OpenInfra goals to advance development and adoption of open infrastructure:
- Protect the OpenInfra Vision of Open Source
- Support and Strengthen OpenInfra Projects
- Increase OpenInfra Impact
The 2024 OpenInfra Foundation Annual Report provides highlights from not only the milestones achieved by the community but also how we responded to the drivers behind open source momentum include AI redefining infrastructure, as well as concerns around digital sovereignty, licensing changes, or security.
OpenInfra Foundation News
- Voting is open now for the 2025 OpenInfra Foundation Individual Director Election until Friday, January 17 at 1900 UTC. You must have joined the Open Infrastructure Foundation as an Individual Member by Sunday, July 14, 2024 to vote in this election, per the bylaws. To vote, check your email (or your spam folder) for your personal link to vote. The subject line is: OpenInfra Foundation 2025 Individual Director Election
- 2024 was a great year for OpenInfra Foundation Members and we are excited for an even more impactful 2025! If you’re interested in expanding your organization’s reach in 2025, consider membership at the OpenInfra Foundation! Contact Jimmy McArthur today to find out more!
OpenStack: Open source software for creating private and public clouds
- The results are in! OpenStack 2025.2 will be known as Flamingo!
- Technical elections are coming up soon! If you’re considering running for a seat on the TC or as a PTL, the nomination period opens on February 5 and runs for two weeks. See the OpenStack Election page for further details.
- We are seeking OpenStack upgrade success stories! Ahead of the OpenStack 2025.1 ‘Epoxy’ release, the OpenInfra Foundation marketing team wants to work with the OpenStack community to highlight how upgrades have become simplified with the implementation of SLURP. We are collecting names of volunteers who can either review materials promoting the upstream progress or share operator success stories.
Kata Containers: The speed of containers, the security of VMs
- The upcoming version of Kata Containers is 3.13. Keep an eye on the mailing list for updates as the community prepares to put out the release in the second half of January.
- If you’re evaluating or using Kata Containers, please take a few minutes to fill out the User Survey and provide feedback to the community!
StarlingX: A fully featured cloud for the distributed edge
- The StarlingX 10.0 release is coming soon, look out for news and updates on the mailing list!
- If you’re evaluating or using StarlingX, please take a few minutes to fill out the User Survey and provide feedback to the community!
Zuul: Stop merging broken code
- The Zuul team is excited to announce that Zuul 11.2.0 has arrived!
Community Events
Upcoming OpenInfra and Community Events
OpenStack is turning 15
To celebrate OpenStack's 15th birthday, OpenInfra user groups around the globe are throwing birthday parties throughout 2025. If you are interested in participating in a birthday party by hosting the event or sponsoring, please reach out to us at [email protected] for more information.
Join us in Celebrating OpenStack's 15th Birthday at FOSDEM!
- February 1, 2025
- Brussels. Belgium
- RSVP to join us!
OpenInfra Days North America 2025
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Co-located with SCaLE in Pasadena, CA
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OpenInfra Days North America will take place on March 6 & 7, SCaLE will continue until March 9.
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Apply for a free Diveristy Ticket, provided by OpenMetal
The OpenInfra Days North America planning committee is making a meaningful change in how they will utilize the $1,000 sponsorship provided by the OpenInfra Foundation. Initially intended to be used to celebrate OpenStack’s 15th Birthday, they have chosen instead to donate these funds to World Central Kitchen. Our hearts go out to those affected by these tragic events and this decision gives the community the opportunity to provide critical support to first responders, community members and their families impacted by the devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area.
There are still plans to host a casual gathering during OpenInfra Days North America to celebrate OpenStack’s 15th Birthday. Stay tuned for details, and thank you for your support!