Appendix A. New Releases

As you are aware by now, our book is based on the Juno release of OpenStack. However, there have been newer releases during the writing of this book. In this section, we shall look at the major differences among the last three releases of OpenStack. The latest release is Liberty, which was launched on October 15, 2015, right before the publication of this book.

The core concepts and services of the releases were very similar in all the three releases, and most changes have been related to advanced concepts and a new "Big Tent" approach to services. The focus of our book has been primarily around the basic or mandatory services. Nevertheless, it is worthwhile to know the differences among the releases so as to keep our knowledge ...

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