On 04/25/2012 12:51 PM, Sam Johnston wrote: > Does anyone fancy heading down to sunny San Diego late August?
I might go there representing Canonical. > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > *From:* Jennifer Cloer [jenni...@linuxfoundation.org > <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto:jejenni...@linuxfoundatin.org> >
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