OpenStack Training in Västra Götaland

The primary objective of this course is to provide a comprehensive understanding of the OpenStack environment, addressing both operational and administrative perspectives. Following a concise overview of cloud computing fundamentals, participants will be provisioned with their own OpenStack instance to engage in practical operational and administrative tasks. The curriculum encompasses all essential OpenStack components, ranging from high-level architecture to day-to-day cloud administration. With approximately 75% of the course dedicated to hands-on workshops within a live OpenStack environment, learners gain valuable real-world experience.

This course offers comprehensive training on OpenStack. It begins with an introduction to the system, progresses through hands-on workshops to provide practical knowledge for managing OpenStack-based private clouds, and concludes with troubleshooting and advanced architectural topics. The primary goal is to familiarize participants with the OpenStack ecosystem while establishing a strong foundation for further cloud expansion and optimization. The curriculum covers all subjects required for the OpenStack Administrator certification exam, with 75% of the course dedicated to hands-on workshops in a real OpenStack training environment.

This intensive OpenStack training provides practical, hands-on experience in deploying, managing, troubleshooting, and optimizing private cloud environments based on OpenStack. Designed as an extended bootcamp, the course covers core administration topics, real-world troubleshooting scenarios, and advanced architectural concepts aligned with the Certified OpenStack Administrator exam objectives. With 75% workshop-based learning in a live OpenStack lab, participants build the skills needed to confidently administer and further develop enterprise OpenStack infrastructures.

This course provides in-depth training on OpenStack networking. It begins with an introduction to OpenStack and its architecture, followed by a clarification of core OpenStack projects: the Identity service (Keystone), Image service (Glance), Compute service (Nova), and Block storage (Cinder). This context helps describe the networking environment within OpenStack, with a primary focus on the Networking project (Neutron). The virtual network infrastructure is explained, drawing on the Open Virtual Network project, Open vSwitch, and OpenFlow. The course aims to help participants understand the basic operations and architecture of OpenStack while familiarizing them with the networking technologies underlying OpenStack, including extended information on OVN, flow tables, resources, and tools.

Customization options

The training can be condensed into a 2-day program focusing on core aspects relevant to the customer. Alternatively, the training can be expanded to cover administrative, design, networking, and/or troubleshooting topics related to OpenStack deployments. It is also possible to explore other underlying SDN solutions such as Linux Bridge or OvS.

This course provides comprehensive training on OpenStack. It starts with an introduction to the system, followed by practical workshops that equip participants with the skills to manage private clouds based on OpenStack. The program concludes with troubleshooting techniques and advanced architectural topics. The primary objective is to familiarize learners with the OpenStack ecosystem while establishing a solid foundation for further expansion and optimization of OpenStack clouds. The course covers all necessary topics to prepare for the OpenStack Administrator Certificate exam.

This instructor-led, live training (available online or on-site) is aimed at system administrators and infrastructure engineers who wish to design, deploy, and manage private OpenStack cloud infrastructure for enterprise environments.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to understand OpenStack architecture, deploy private cloud infrastructure, manage compute and storage resources, implement security with Keystone, and apply enterprise best practices.