Monty Taylor
{{short description|American computer programmer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2016}}
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| name = Monty Taylor
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|8|12}}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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| occupation = Software developer
| alma_mater = Abilene Christian University
| employer = Oracle Corporation
| education = B.F.A. Theatre (Directing)
| known_for = OpenStack, Drizzle, Mysql
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| website = {{URL|inaugust.com/}}
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Monty Taylor (born 12 August 1975) is a free software{{cite web|url=https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/13x/presentations/lemmings-think-different-and-why-free-software-still-important |title=Lemmings, Think Different and Why Free Software is Still Important | SCALE 13x |website=Socallinuxexpo.org |date=2015-02-21 |access-date=2016-05-11}}
hacker, theatre director and lighting designer. He has been named one of the most
important people in cloud computing{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/most-important-people-in-cloud-computing-2014-4#no-22-hps-monty-taylor-changing-how-big-companies-build-clouds-18 |title=The 39 Most Important People in Cloud Computing |publisher=Businessinsider.com|access-date=2016-05-11}} and was featured by Wired
as part of 'The New Hackers'.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2013/04/new-hackers-taylor/ |title=Why Open Source Software Is Like Burning Man (Only Better) |magazine=WIRED |date=2013-04-29 |access-date=2016-05-11|last1=Metz |first1=Cade }}
Free software
= MySQL =
Monty was a Senior Consultant at MySQL AB.{{cite web|url=http://www.jebriggs.com/blog/2009/04/using-oprofile-with-the-mysql-server/ |title=Using oprofile with the MySQL Server | James' World |website=Jebriggs.com |date=2009-04-29 |access-date=2016-05-11}} While there
he was a specialist in High Availability and MySQL Cluster which led to
the creation of NDB-connector,{{cite web|url=http://conferences.oreilly.com/mysql2009/public/schedule/detail/6883 |title=Writing Efficient Java Applications for MySQL Cluster Using NDB/J : MySQL Conference & Expo 2009 - O'Reilly Conferences, April 20 - 23, 2009, Santa Clara, CA |website=Conferences.oreilly.com |access-date=2016-05-11}} a set of bindings to the
underlying NDB API of MySQL Cluster.
After MySQL was acquired by Sun, Monty joined the team working on Drizzle.{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/Txlf-DrizzleADatabaseDesignedForOperations |title=TXLF - Drizzle: A Database Designed for Operations : Monty Taylor : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive |website=Archive.org |access-date=2016-05-11}} which
subsequently moved to Rackspace after the Oracle acquisition of Sun.{{cite web|last=Rodrigues |first=Savio |url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/2628481/database/sun-drizzle-team-members-move-to-rackspace.html |title=Sun Drizzle team members move to Rackspace |publisher=InfoWorld |date=2010-03-12 |access-date=2016-05-11}}
= OpenStack =
While at Rackspace, Monty helped to launch the OpenStack project.{{cite web|url=https://launchpad.net/openstack |title=OpenStack in Launchpad |website=Launchpad.net |date=July 6, 2010 |access-date=2016-05-11}}
He was responsible for the original creation of OpenStack's "Gating" system{{cite web|url=http://docs.openstack.org/infra/publications/2012-jenkins-overview/ |title=Scaling OpenStack Development with Git, Gerrit, and Jenkins |website=Docs.openstack.org |date=2003-11-01 |access-date=2016-05-11}}
and is the founder and past PTL of the OpenStack Infra project.{{cite web|url=https://www.mirantis.com/blog/openstack-project-technical-lead-interview-series-2-monty-taylor-openstack-cicontinuous-integration-project/ |title=OpenStack TL Interview: Monty Taylor, OpenStack CI Project |website=Mirantis.com |date=May 20, 2013 |access-date=2016-05-11}} He is one of the top overall contributors to OpenStack over the history of the project.{{cite web|url=http://stackalytics.com/?metric=commits&release=all |title=OpenStack community contribution in all releases |publisher=Stackalytics |access-date=2016-05-11}}
Monty serves as an Individual Member on the OpenStack Foundation board of directors{{cite web|url=https://www.openstack.org/foundation/board-of-directors/ |title=Board of Directors » OpenStack Open Source Cloud Computing Software |website=Openstack.org |access-date=2016-05-11}} as well as the OpenStack Technical Committee{{cite web|url=https://www.openstack.org/foundation/tech-committee/ |title=Technical Committee » OpenStack Open Source Cloud Computing Software |website=Openstack.org |date=2015-03-17 |access-date=2016-05-11}}
In 2011, Monty moved from Rackspace to HP. There he formed a team that
developed TripleO project for deploying OpenStack{{cite magazine|author=s |url=https://www.wired.com/2013/04/rackspace-openstack-openstack/ |title=Welcome to the Mind-Bending World of Cloud-on-Cloud Computing |magazine=WIRED |date=2013-04-01 |access-date=2016-05-11}} which went on to become the
basis for the first release of HP's Helion OpenStack{{cite web|last=Havrila |first=Peter |url=http://networkgeekstuff.com/networking/introduction-and-lab-tutorial-of-hp-helion-community-edition-the-openstack-based-cloud-system-that-can-give-you-a-personal-cloud/ |title=Introduction and LAB tutorial of HP Helion Community Edition, the OpenStack based "cloud" system that can give you a personal cloud! |website=Networkgeekstuff.com |date=June 10, 2014 |access-date=2016-05-11}} and Red Hat's RDO{{cite web|url=https://keithtenzer.com/2015/10/14/howto-openstack-deployment-using-tripleo-and-the-red-hat-openstack-director/ |title=HOWTO: OpenStack Deployment using TripleO and the Red Hat OpenStack Director |publisher=Keith Tenzer |date=2015-10-14 |access-date=2016-05-11}}
In 2013, Monty was honored by the Brazilian Government for his contributions to
Free Software.{{cite web|url=http://2013.consegi.gov.br/press-room/news/consegi-receives-big-names |title=Consegi receives big names — consegi |website=2013.consegi.gov.br |access-date=2016-05-11}}{{cite web|url=http://2013.consegi.gov.br/sala-de-imprensa/noticias/vi-consegi-realiza-diferentes-formas-de-homenagens |title=Consegi realiza homenagens — consegi |language=pt|website=2013.consegi.gov.br |date=2013-07-25 |access-date=2016-05-11}}
In 2015, Monty moved to IBM{{cite web|url=https://www.blueboxcloud.com/insight/blog-article/a-coup-for-big-blue |title=A Coup for Big Blue | Blue Box |website=Blueboxcloud.com |date=2015-08-04 |access-date=2016-05-11}}{{cite web|first=Monty|last=Taylor |url=http://inaugust.com/posts/the-next-step.html |title=The Next Step |website=Inaugust.com |access-date=2016-05-11}} to lead the OpenStack
Innovation team as a Distinguished Engineer.
From 2016 to 2020, Monty was a Member of Technical Staff at Red Hathttps://www.linkedin.com/in/montytaylor/ {{Self-published source|date=June 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.openstack.org/summit/barcelona-2016/summit-schedule/speakers/1604|title = Monty Taylor - OpenStack Infrastructure}} working on CI with Zuul and Ansible.
Theatre
Monty started his Theatre career as a stagehand at Stewart Theatre in Raleigh, North Carolina{{cite web|url=https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/rec.arts.theatre.stagecraft/jFELfeoaRK8 |title=Google Groups |website=Groups.google.com |access-date=2016-05-11}} while enrolled at North Carolina State University.
Monty later transferred to Abilene Christian University where he got a BFA in Theatre with a focus on directing. While there, he served as
lighting designer and technical director for ACU's Sing Song event.{{cite web |url=http://www.acuoptimist.com/2003/02/technical-staff-works-behind-the-scenes-students-prepare-sing-song-set/ |title=Technical staff works behind the scenes: Students prepare Sing Song set | Optimist |website=Acuoptimist.com |access-date=2016-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604045412/http://www.acuoptimist.com/2003/02/technical-staff-works-behind-the-scenes-students-prepare-sing-song-set/ |archive-date=June 4, 2016 |url-status=dead }}
{{cite web|url=http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth101803/m1/4/ |title=The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 29, Ed. 1, Friday, January 17, 2003, Sequence: 4 | The Portal to Texas History |website=Texashistory.unt.edu |date=2003-01-17 |access-date=2016-05-11}} He continued his education in the MFA program at CalArts, but left and moved to Seattle in 2005.
Monty directed a mildly controversial adaptation of Shakespeare's Henry V called
King Henry for Ghostlight Theatricals.{{cite web|last=Adcock |first=Joe |url=http://www.seattlepi.com/ae/article/On-Stage-Pippin-is-all-flash-and-razzmatazz-1202977.php |title=On Stage: 'Pippin' is all flash and razzmatazz |website=Seattlepi.com |date=2006-05-08 |access-date=2016-05-11}}{{cite web|last=Nelson |first=Sean |url=http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/on-stage/Content?oid=32260 |title=On Stage - Theater |publisher=The Stranger |date=2006-05-11 |access-date=2016-05-11}}
He was also a frequent collaborator at Taproot Theatre in Seattle,{{cite news|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/theater-review-taproot-company-knows-way-around-jules-vernes-world |title=Theater review | Taproot company knows way around Jules Verne's "World" |newspaper=The Seattle Times |date=2009-05-27 |access-date=2016-05-11}}
{{cite news|url=http://seattlepostglobe.org/2009/10/06/theater-review-a-soothing-and-sunny-enchanted-april/ |title=Theater Review: A Soothing and Sunny "Enchanted April" |newspaper=Seattle Post Globe |date=2009-10-06 |access-date=2016-05-11}}
{{cite news|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/arts/2011-06-24/i-love-you-because/ |title=Review: I Love You Because - Arts |newspaper=The Austin Chronicle |date=2011-06-24 |access-date=2016-05-11}}
and with The Bengsons on their rock opera Hundred Days in Seattle, New York and San Francisco.{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/zspace/docs/hundreddays_prospectus_2014_small_i_61151f3fafb19c |title=100 Days prospectus 2014 by Ulla |website=Issuu.com |date=January 8, 2014 |access-date=2016-05-11}} In celebration of the first day of legal same-sex marriage in the State of Washington, Monty lit Seattle's City Hall.
Monty is an associate artist with Seattle's The Satori Group.{{cite web|url=http://www.satori-group.com/associate-artists/ |title=Associate Artists |publisher=The Satori Group |access-date=2016-05-11}} He designed the lighting for all of Satori's productions from
2009–2011. During that time, The Satori Group was runner up for the Seattle Times' "Friskiest Fringe
Establishment" award in 2009,{{cite news|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/drum-roll-the-footlight-awards-for-excellence-in-local-theater/ |title=Drum roll! The Footlight Awards for excellence in local theater |newspaper=The Seattle Times |access-date=2016-05-11}} and won the "Avant-garde Afterglow" award for their production
of and adaptation of George Saunders' short story "Winky".{{cite news|url=http://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/best-of-2010-in-seattle-area-theater-the-footlight-awards/ |title=Best of 2010 in Seattle-area theater: the Footlight Awards |newspaper=The Seattle Times |date=2011-01-01 |access-date=2016-05-11}}
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