OpenStack Summit May 2014 Atlanta

Cinder and Swift are two OpenStack projects that provide storage as a service. There are significant differences between the two however, in design, architecture, and use cases. This presentation by their respective project leads will clear up some of the confusion regarding the differences between these to projects as well as highlight their ideal use cases. While taking a closer look at the differences, we'll also talk about how each of them complement each other and desribe why using both is ideal for building a complete Cloud solution whether it be Public or Private.