OpenStack is a leader in the cloud technology gold rush, as organizations of all stripes discover the increased flexibility and speed to market that self-service cloud and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provides. To truly reap those benefits, however, the cloud must be designed and architected properly. A well-architected cloud provides a stable IT environment that offers easy access to needed resources, usage-based expenses, extra capacity on demand, disaster recovery, and a secure environment, but a well-architected cloud does not magically build itself. It requires careful consideration of a multitude of factors, both technical and non-technical. There is no single architecture that is "right" for an OpenStack cloud deployment. OpenStack can be used for any number of different purposes, and each of them has its own particular requirements and architectural peculiarities. This book is designed to look at some of the most common uses for OpenStack clouds (and even some that are less common, but provide a good example) and explain what issues need to be considered and why, along with a wealth of knowledge and advice to help an organization to design and build a well-architected OpenStack cloud that will fit its unique requirements.