MHVLUG is proud to announce our April 2009 meeting: EC2 & Cloud Computing
Have you been reading the news lately and been wondering what clouds have to do with computing? Have you gotten lost in the fog of buzzwords and marketing speak surrounding "cloud computing"? What does it all mean and what does it have to do with a company which started by selling books? Cloud computing (and in part EC2) is one of the great shifts in the computing industry and it is happening today. Servers of all sizes can be brought into existence and thrown away at a whim, with just a few simple web API calls and for a few cents per hour. Best of all, Linux is what powers and runs it all. Sean O'Connor will be providing a quick overview of what cloud computing is/means/can so as well as and introduction to Amazon's Linux based cloud computing offering, EC2. Concepts will be explained for all to understand and an entire cluster of virtual computers will be created and destroyed before a live audience. Some time will even be given to discuss the future cloud computing, local and hybrid clouds. Stop by our next meeting to learn more about what exactly is "cloud computing" and see what can be done with Amazon's EC2. Before the main talk we will do a series of lightning talks (up to 3), each 10 minutes or less, on something Open Source related. It could be a fun new program, a book, a blog post, or really anything you think the wider MHVLUG community would find some interest in. People that have posted their talk subject to the wiki in advance have priority. Time permitting, we'll also take impromptu lightning talks from the floor. If you are planning on using the projector for your lightning talk, please arrive at 5:30, to ensure we can work out any kinks with the projector prior to the meeting. We often have Ubuntu CDs, OpenCDs, or Prentice Hall technical books to give away. They will be given away on a first come first served basis, so be sure to get there on time. The meeting will take place at the Mid Hudson Library System Auditorium, in Poughkeepsie, NY, on Wednesday, April 1 from 6pm - 8pm. A nice map to the Auditorium can be found here: http://midhudson.org/help/mhls_building_map.htm. All meetings are *free* and open to the public, and everyone from all levels of expertise and interest in Linux and Open Source Software are encouraged to attend (and bring a friend or two)! In addition, after each meeting ends everyone is welcome to join in on an informal dinner gathering at the Palace Diner (http://www.thepalacediner.com/) on Washington St. This is a great opportunity to interact with members of the local Linux community, and a forum where questions and comments are strongly welcomed. For more details, please see http://mhvlug.org. You can also keep up to date with MHVLUG events via our public calendar: HTML: http://cal.mhvlug.org/events iCAL: http://cal.mhvlug.org/events.ics Hope to see you all there! -Sean
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_______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) MHVLS Auditorium Mar 7 - Web Hack-a-thon - SUNY Newpaltz Apr 1 - EC2 and Cloud Computer May 6 - TBD
