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Introduction
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   introduction-intended-audience.rst
   introduction-how-this-book-is-organized.rst
   introduction-how-this-book-was-written.rst
   introduction-methodology.rst

:term:`OpenStack` is a fully-featured, self-service cloud. This book takes you
through some of the considerations you have to make when designing your
cloud.