[svlug] [svlug-announce] SVLUG General Meeting, September 3rd, for "Xen: A View from the Trenches"

[Mark Weisler]

Join the Silicon Valley Linux Users Group (SVLUG) tonight to learn about Xen 
and get a "view from the trenches" from Luke Crawford and his sidekick Chris 
who work together on a Xen hosting venture at
prgmr.com testing out new and interesting technologies on a flock of
patient guinea pigs.  Their motto is "we don't assume you're stupid."
More information is here:
http://book.xen.prgmr.com/mediawiki/index.php/Xen:_a_view_from_the_trenches

WHEN:
   Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
   7pm-9pm
   The meeting will start at 7, please try to arrive at 6:45 or so. 

MAIN PRESENTATION:
Xen: A View from the Trenches

PRESENTED BY:
 Luke Crawford and his sidekick Chris.
  
 TOPIC SUMMARY:
 
Using Xen to provide Virtual Private Servers to anyone who can pay $5/month. 
Please see the link above.

   ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Chris and Luke work together on a Xen hosting venture at
prgmr.com testing out new and interesting technologies on a flock of
patient guinea pigs.  Their motto is "we don't assume you're stupid."
Luke informs us...

"Longer ago than we'd like to think about, No-starch press approached us
about writing a book on the virtualization technology we use, Xen.
The book will be out February, 2009."


Chris is a recent graduate, occasional Xen consultant, and itinerant
writer.  Currently he's biking about the Bay Area doing the occasional
bits of documentation, web design, and programming, in search of the
perfect sofa.

Luke has been working with virtualization since before it was cool,
selling virtual servers based on FreeBSD jails before diving headfirst
into Xen.  He currently works as a Consultant, helping a local fortune-1000 
company virtualize hundreds of servers.   His many interests include 
virtualization, market inefficiencies, pervasive computing, novel input 
devices,  anti-spam systems, IPv6, SAN storage, and ESD protection. 
(Luke firmly believes that static discharge blew up the Hindenberg.  It 
could happen to you too.)


 NIFTY OF THE MONTH:
Not this month.

 LOCATION:

   Symantec  (formerly Veritas Software Corp.)
   VCAFE Facility
   350 Ellis Street  (near E. Middlefield Road)
   Mountain View, CA 94043

   Directions on how to get there are listed at:
   http://www.svlug.org/directions/veritas.php

   We've tried our very best for these directions to be accurate.
   If you have any improvements to make, please let SVLUG's volunteers know!
   webmaster {at} svlug -dot- org


 MEETING REFRESHMENTS:
None are planned for this meeting.

 POST-MEETING GATHERING:

   If you just can't get enough, a smaller group usually goes to a local
   restaurant/diner after the meeting.  We'll announce the restaurant
   selection at the meeting.


 We look forward to seeing you there!
-- 
Mark Weisler   PGP: 0x68E462B6  http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/
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