I'll be going too. On 04/25/2012 05:51 AM, Sam Johnston wrote: > Does anyone fancy heading down to sunny San Diego late August? > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > *From:* Jennifer Cloer [jenni...@linuxfoundation.org] > *Sent:* 25 April 2012 05:00 > *To:* Jennifer Cloer > *Subject:* NEWS: Open Cloud Projects, Companies to Collaborate this Summer > > Hi colleagues, > > The Linux Foundation on Wednesday will announce a new event: CloudOpen. > > This event will bring together all the companies, communities and products > that are helping advance open source software in cloud computing. All the > details about why this event is being launched now, who is participating > and how it will have an impact are below. > > It takes place August 29-31, 2012 in San Diego. If you would like to > attend, please just let me know and I'll arrange a press pass for you. > > If you have any questions, just let me know. > Jennifer > > Jennifer Cloer > The Linux Foundation > Director of Communications > Phone: 503-867-2304 > e-Mail: jenni...@linuxfoundation.org > Twitter: @jennifercloer > Skype: jencloer > > The Linux Foundation Launches New Event: CloudOpen > * > > Dell, Canonical, Citrix, Eucalyptus, HP, IBM, Intel, OpenStack and SUSE to > participate in new conference to advance openness in the cloud* > > > SAN FRANCISCO, April 25, 2012 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit > organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux, today announced > the creation of CloudOpen, a technical conference that will bring together > in a vendor-neutral environment the open source projects, products and > companies that are driving cloud and big data ecosystems. > > > The inaugural CloudOpen event will take place in parallel with LinuxCon > North America on August 29-31, 2012 in San Diego, Calif. Designed for > software developers and IT managers responsible for deploying and > developing cloud solutions, CloudOpen will feature technical content that > includes, but is not limited to Chef, Gluster, Hadoop, KVM, Linux, oVirt, > Puppet, and Xen, as well as big data strategies and open cloud platforms > and tools. This conference will also cover open source best practices and > how they relate to topics such as company data and APIs. > > > > The Call for Proposals (CFP) is open now and closes June 1, 2012, along > with the CFP for LinuxCon North America: > http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/cloudopen/cfp > > > What is generally referred to as “cloud computing” is made up of a variety > of open source projects and technologies. Usage of the cloud by enterprise > users has been steadily climbing. In a recent survey of enterprise end > users for instance, The Linux Foundation and Yeoman Technologies found a 34 > percent increase over the previous year in organizations migrating > applications to cloud-based computing. Of users in the cloud, 66 percent > reported that they are using Linux as their primary platform. > > Much-hyped for some time, it is clear that cloud computing this year is > becoming a reality for businesses large and small, prompting The Linux > Foundation and its members to debut this event designed to provide a > collaboration and education space that educates users about open cloud > technologies and open source best practices as they apply to the cloud. > > “This conference is built on one belief: open works. We know this from > experience and know that the cloud demands it in order to be successful for > the long term,” said Amanda McPherson, vice president of marketing and > developer services at The Linux Foundation. “Because Linux, open source > software and collaborative development are the foundations of the cloud, > it’s important to provide a vendor-neutral forum where those who are > committed to openness can advance this work and users and industry can > learn about ‘open’ as it is related to the cloud.” > > “The cloud is enabling companies to transform their businesses in ways not > even imagined only a few years ago,” said Marten Mickos, CEO of Eucalyptus > Systems <http://www.eucalyptus.com/>. “While many conferences address cloud > computing, most do not have a dedicated focus to open source software and > development. These ingredients are essential for fueling new levels of > innovation and adoption.” > > The CloudOpen program committee includes: > · Greg DeKoenigsberg, vice president of community, Eucalyptus Systems > · Mark Hinkle, director of cloud computing community, Citrix > · Gerrit Huzienga, cloud architect, IBM > · Amanda McPherson, vice president of marketing and developer > services, The Linux Foundation > · Stefano Maffulli, community manager, OpenStack > · Stephen Spector, cloud evangelist, Dell > · John Mark Walker, director of communities, Red Hat > > Founding sponsors of CloudOpen include Dell, Canonical, Citrix, Eucalyptus > Systems, HP, Hitachi, IBM, Intel, NEC, Puppet Labs and SUSE. > > Keynote presenters, program and special event information will be > available shortly. Early bird registration is $400 and is open through > April 29, 2012. Registration thereafter will be $500. Attendees can also > attend LinuxCon with their CloudOpen registration at no additional cost. > For more information or to register for CloudOpen, please visit: > http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/cloudopen/ > > > *About The Linux Foundation* > > The Linux Foundation <http://www.linuxfoundation.org> is a nonprofit > consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2000, the > organization sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and > promotes, protects and advances the Linux operating system by marshaling > the resources of its members and the open source development community. The > Linux Foundation provides a neutral forum for collaboration and education > by hosting Linux conferences, <http://events.linuxfoundation.org> including > LinuxCon <http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon>, and > generating original Linux > research<http://www.linuxfoundation.org/publications>, > Linux videos <http://video.linux.com> and content that advances the > understanding of the Linux platform. Its web properties, including > Linux.com, <http://www.linux.com> reach approximately two million people > per month. The organization also provides extensive Linux > training<http://training.linuxfoundation.org>opportunities that > feature the Linux kernel community’s leading experts as > instructors. Follow The Linux Foundation on > Twitter.<http://www.twitter.com/linuxfoundation> > > ### > > *Trademarks: The Linux Foundation, Linux Standard Base, Tizen and Yocto > are trademarks of The Linux Foundation. Linux is a trademark of Linus > Torvalds. * > * * > Media Contact > Jennifer Cloer > The Linux Foundation > 503-867-2304 > jenni...@linuxfoundation.org <jejenni...@linuxfoundatin.org> >
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