Cephalocon is just around the corner, taking place from December 4th to 5th, 2024! But what exactly is Cephalocon? The Ceph Foundation defines it as:
“Cephalocon is the yearly event that brings together the global community of operators, developers, and researchers for Ceph, the open source distributed storage system designed to provide excellent performance, reliability, and scalability. Join new and existing community members from around the world to learn more about Ceph and the future of the project from the developers writing the code and the operators deploying it at scale.”
This year, as silver sponsors, we are excited to bring a festive twist to the event with a Christmas-themed stand! Make sure to drop by, connect with our team, and share or expand your knowledge of Ceph.
When and where?
Cephalocon is an annual event that has previously taken place in cities like Amsterdam, Barcelona, London, and various locations in China. This year, Cephalocon 2024 will be hosted in Geneva, Switzerland. Not only is it the perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in the latest Ceph developments, but it also offers the chance to explore one of Europe’s most intriguing cities.
Geneva is renowned for its international charm and is home to CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research which is where the Cephalocon will take place. At CERN, you can witness groundbreaking research in physics, including the famous Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web. Combine your Cephalocon experience with a visit to this extraordinary scientific institution for a trip that’s both educational and inspiring.
What topics are covered?
Cephalocon discussions revolve around a range of subjects related to Ceph and cloud technology. In past years, 42on has shared valuable insights, such as:
- 10 ways to break your Ceph cluster Watch here
- Distributed open cloud storage Watch here
- Qemu librbd vs krbd performance Watch here
- RBD latency with QD=1 bs=4k Watch here
This year promises another lineup of engaging topics. Some talks that seem particularly interesting to us include:
- State of CephFS: Three easy pieces – Venky Shankar & Patrick Donnelly, IBM
- Deploy Ceph in Kubernetes: Rook deep dive – Travis Nielsen & Subham Rai, IBM
- Keeping Ceph RGW object storage consistent – Jane Zhu, Bloomberg
- Revisiting Ceph’s performance after 4 years – Wido den Hollander, Your.Online
For the full Cephalocon schedule, click here.
Our plans for Cephalocon 2024
As silver sponsors we are thrilled to be part of Cephalocon 2024 in Geneva, where we’ll be adding some festive cheer to our presence! Our Christmas-themed stand will be the perfect spot to meet, chat, and celebrate the season with fellow Ceph enthusiasts. Stop by to take an Instax Wide photo as a keepsake and pick up some special gifts.
Planning to attend? Make sure to visit us, and don’t hesitate to reach out for more information. We can’t wait to meet you at #christmaswith42on!