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# Blog posts tagged "stuckstack"

#### [Four steps to mobilising legacy OpenStack and escaping StuckStack](https://canonical.com/blog/four-steps-to-mobilising-legacy-openstack-and-escaping-stuckstack)

According to figures from the OpenStack Foundation, just 20 per cent of users are using the latest version of the software. Companies that fall to far behind updates risk becoming stuck on an older version of OpenStack, leaving themselves in danger of higher costs, diminishing agility and reduced security. We call this condition StuckStac

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#### [Webinar: OpenStack Pike is here, what’s new?](https://canonical.com/blog/webinar-openstack-pike-is-here-whats-new)

Sign up for our new webinar about the Canonical OpenStack Pike release. Join us to learn about the new features and how to upgrade from Ocata to Pike using OpenStack Charms.

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#### [How modelling helps you avoid getting a stuck OpenStack](https://canonical.com/blog/stuckstack-how-modelling-helps-you-avoid-getting-a-stuck-openstack)

Lego model of an Airbus A380-800. Airbus run OpenStack A “StuckStack” is a deployment of OpenStack that usually, for technical but sometimes business reasons, is unable to be upgraded without significant disruption, time and expense. In the last post on this topic we discussed how many of these clouds became stuck and how the decisions

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#### [Webinar: How to upgrade your OpenStack cloud easily, without downtime](https://canonical.com/blog/webinar-how-to-upgrade-your-openstack-cloud-easily-without-downtime)

Live webinar It has become commonplace to see some OpenStack users choose to remain on old unsupported versions of OpenStack, forgoing new features and security updates rather than face the disruption, stress and complexity of upgrading. At Canonical we call this a StuckStack, a cloud that cannot or will not be upgraded. In this webinar

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#### [Stuck Stacks, the 7 year itch and the DevOps dilemma](https://canonical.com/blog/stuck-stacks-the-7-year-itch-and-the-devops-dilemma)

7 years in, where do we go from here? It is 7 years since OpenStack came into being. 7 short years comprised of long days and late nights bringing it all together to the point that global businesses such as Walmart, AT&T and Bloomberg are now running on OpenStack. Whilst most OpenStack implementations started

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