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+====== Openstack ======
+OpenStack is an open-source cloud computing platform that provides a set of software tools and services for building and managing public and private cloud infrastructure. It is designed to be flexible, scalable, and highly configurable, making it a popular choice for organizations and service providers looking to create and operate their own cloud environments. OpenStack is often referred to as an "Infrastructure as a Service" (IaaS) solution. Here's an overview of OpenStack:
+**Key Components of OpenStack:**
+. **Nova (Compute)**: Nova is the compute service in OpenStack, responsible for managing and provisioning virtual machines. It allows users to launch and manage instances (VMs) on the cloud infrastructure.
+. **Neutron (Networking)**: Neutron provides network connectivity services in OpenStack. It allows users to define and configure networks, routers, load balancers, and security groups.
+. **Cinder (Block Storage)**: Cinder manages block storage in OpenStack. It enables users to create and manage volumes, which can be attached to instances to provide persistent storage.
+. **Swift (Object Storage)**: Swift is the object storage service, suitable for storing and retrieving large amounts of unstructured data. It is designed for scalability and high availability.
+. **Glance (Image Service)**: Glance is the image service responsible for managing and storing virtual machine images. It allows users to create and manage templates for VMs.
+. **Keystone (Identity)**: Keystone provides identity and authentication services. It manages users, projects, roles, and credentials, ensuring secure access to OpenStack resources.
+. **Horizon (Dashboard)**: Horizon is the web-based dashboard for OpenStack, providing a graphical user interface (GUI) for managing and monitoring the cloud infrastructure.
+. **Ceilometer (Telemetry)**: Ceilometer is the telemetry and monitoring service. It collects and provides data on resource utilization and performance across the OpenStack environment.
+. **Heat (Orchestration)**: Heat is the orchestration service that enables users to define templates for infrastructure as code (IaC) and automate the deployment of complex applications and services.
+. **Trove (Database Service)**: Trove is the database service, allowing users to manage database instances as a service.
+. **Sahara (Data Processing)**: Sahara is designed for big data processing. It enables the provisioning and management of Hadoop and Spark clusters for data processing and analytics.
+. **Magnum (Container Orchestration)**: Magnum is used for container orchestration and management. It allows users to create and manage container clusters using technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
+OpenStack is known for its flexibility and the ability to be used in a variety of deployment scenarios, including private clouds, public clouds, hybrid clouds, and edge computing environments. It is supported by a large and active open-source community, and it has become a popular choice for organizations looking to build and manage cloud infrastructure using open standards and technologies.
+{{ :products:ict:virtualization:openstack-map-v20230501.pdf |Openstack Map of services and components}}
+[[https://www.redhat.com/en/topics/openstack|
+Understanding OpenStack]]
+OpenStack® gives you a modular cloud infrastructure that runs off of standard hardware—letting you deploy the tools you need, when you need them, all from one place.
 [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEgdZXzpE5U|
 What is OpenStack | Introduction and Architecture | Urdu | Faisal Imdad]]
+[[https://www.openstack.org/software/project-navigator/openstack-components#openstack-services|
+OpenStack Services]]
+An OpenStack deployment contains a number of components providing APIs to access infrastructure resources. This page lists the various services that can be deployed to provide such resources to cloud end users.