How to Assemble A Cutting Edge Cloud Stack With Minimal Bleeding

We're far enough in to the private cloud era that there are plenty of vendors prepared to sell you neatly-stacked sets of cloud component and hardware -- but where's the fun in that?

Whether you end up opting for a vendor-charted or a DIY course, piecing together your own cloud environment is a great way to explore the latest available technologies, and to learn about potential issues that might not be spelled out in your vendor or project's marketing materials.

Attend this presentation to hear about lessons I've learned while making projects such as Gluster, oVirt, OpenStack, Fedora and CentOS play nicely with each other.