Intended audience
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This book has been written for architects and designers of OpenStack
clouds. For a guide on deploying and operating OpenStack, please refer
to the `OpenStack Operations Guide <http://docs.openstack.org/ops-guide/>`_.

Before reading this book, we recommend prior knowledge of cloud
architecture and principles, experience in enterprise system design,
Linux and virtualization experience, and a basic understanding of
networking principles and protocols.