MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The Portland Linux/Unix Group
will meet
7 PM Thursday 4 May 2000
at
Portland State University
in the
Smith Memorial Center
Room 294/296
On the block bounded by
SW Montgomery, SW Broadway (7th), SW Harrison, and SW Park (9th)
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PRESENTATION
Enterprise Management
Open Source Solutions to Proprietary Problems
by
Shane O'Donnell
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Level
Suitable for all
Prerequisites
Attendees are expected to understand basic data networking
concepts, basic network management concepts, and relate to the
problem of managing networks.
Description
We discuss the effect of the open source revolution on network/systems
management and compare technology in commercial platforms to
open source alternatives. Emphasis is on the four value
cornerstones of open source network management; speed, price,
customizability and technology.
Demonstration of OpenNMS.org software
There will be a 30-45 minutes demonstration of the software.
(This assumes that David Mandel is able to get the equipment.)
Biography
Shane speaks regularly on network management and business topics at
international user group and industry events. Shane's recent
focus is on leveraging Open Source tools in network management
and building the Open Source developer community at OpenNMS.org.
Received a M.S. degree in Applied Computer Science from Illinois State
University in 1998. Began his IT career in data processing with
the US Census Bureau in 1989. Shane moved on to work in network
support with Illinois State University and in network design and
network management automation with State Farm Insurance.
While at State Farm, Shane designed and deployed the network and
systems management solutions for the largest private network in
the world, including over 17,000 routers and over 20,000 NT &
Unix servers. Shane was an avid follower of the Bluebird
project since its inception, and joined OpenNMS.org in March 2000.
Shane is a certified OpenView consultant and has created and
taught network & systems management classes for clients such as
Hewlett-Packard, Wal-Mart, and State Farm Insurance, as well as
creating and deploying the latest network management platform
configuration for AT&T's Global Customer Support Center.
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Agenda:
7:00 - 7:30 Business
We will discuss the status of our ongoing projects including
the monthly hands on clinics, PLUG for Education, etc.
7:30 - 8:30 Presentation
See above
8:30 - 9:00 Demonstration of OpenNMS.org software
9:00 - ... Beer
The Lucky Labrador Brewing Company
915 SW Hawthorne
David Mandel
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
P.S. The Mid Willamette Valley Linux Users Group meets
at 2 PM on first Saturday of the month at Peak Inc in
Corvallis. They may change this in the near future,
but I haven't heard of any changes yet.
Contact Matthew Alexander <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
for details.
P.S. The Eugene Linux Users Group meets regularly at the:
PC Training Center #1
637 W 7th
Eugene, Oregon 97401
Contact Harald Sundt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for details.
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David Mandel - Independent Consultant - http://www.DavidMandel.com
Offices at
Avalon Technology Group
0607 SW Idaho St.
Portland, Oregon 97201
http://www.avalongroup.net
(503) 246-3630
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