(Sorry for the html email, but wanted to retain links in the forward)<br><br>Seems the weather is continuing cloudy in IT land.<br><br>Below is a webinar invitation that I received from the ZenOs<br>announcement list. Subject notes PROMOtional for full disclosure,<br>
though the talks look to be hitting a variety of important areas<br>like Puppet.<br> <br>Also a reminder that the ALE-NW@SPSU meeting will be featuring<br>a presentation on OpenStack on on March 8th (full announcement<br>
pending).<br>
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Date: Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 11:09 AM<br>Subject: You're Invited: Build an Open Source Cloud Day (online event)<br>To: <a href="mailto:arxaaron@gmail.com">arxaaron@gmail.com</a><br><u></u>
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<p>Hi Aaron,</p>
<p>Next week, on February 28th and 29th, we'll be holding a two day online session focusing on the open source technologies you can use to build, manage and deploy an open source cloud compute environment as well as DevOps presentation on operational methodologies for managing "cloudy" infrastructure. The program will feature speakers from CloudStack, Citrix, Xen.org, Red Hat, Gluster, PuppetLabs, Opscode, Zenoss and enStratus. <br>
<br>Even if you can't attend all the sessions feel free to sign-up and we'll make our best effort to get you links to recordings and slide decks after the event.<br><br><span style="text-decoration:underline"><b>Day 1 Agenda</b></span><br>
Day 1 of Build an Open Source Cloud Day will focus on the infrastructure that compromises an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) cloud computing environment. The speakers will outline options for
virtualization, storage and orchestration that provide the foundation for an open source cloud compute environment.<br><br>To register for <a href="http://www3.zenoss.com/e/3432/ild-a-cloud-day-session-1-html/sdnym/377040378" target="_blank">Day 1</a> of this virtual event you must sign-up via the <a href="http://www3.zenoss.com/e/3432/egister-351956841/sdnzm/377040378" target="_blank">GoToMeeting Registration</a>. (All times are EST).</p>
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<li>10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m. - Welcome & Introduction to Open Source Cloud Computing - Mark Hinkle, Director, Cloud Computing Community, CloudStack.org</li>
<li>11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Cloud Computing with Xen Cloud Platform - Todd Deshane, Evangelist , Xen.org</li>
<li>1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Distributed Pedabyte Scale Cloud Storage with Gluster - John Mark Walker, Director of Communities, Red Hat/Gluster</li>
<li>2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Deploying Infrastructure-as-a-Service with CloudStack - David Nalley, Community Manager, CloudStack.org</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www3.zenoss.com/e/3432/ild-a-cloud-day-session-1-html/sdnym/377040378" target="_blank">Full details for Day 1 are available on CloudStack.org</a> <br><br><span style="text-decoration:underline"><b>Day 2 Agenda</b></span><br>
Build a Cloud <a href="http://www3.zenoss.com/e/3432/ild-a-cloud-day-session-2-html/sdnz9/377040378" target="_blank">Day 2</a> will focus on the tools you can use to manage and deploy cloud computing infrastructure. Find out how to rapidly provision and configure infrastructure using tools that automate your management tasks then learn about methodologies for deploying<br>
<br>To register for this live event via the <a href="http://www3.zenoss.com/e/3432/egister-276721432/sdnyy/377040378" target="_blank">GoToMeeting Registration</a>. (All times are EST).</p>
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<li>10:00 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. - Introduction to Puppet, Configuration Management and IT Automation Software, Luke Kanies, Founder PuppetLabs</li>
<li>11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Automating your Cloud Deployments with Opscode Chef, Matt Ray, Senior Technical Evangelist, Opscode</li>
<li><b>1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Monitoring the Cloud with Zenoss Core, Simon Jakesch, Principal Engineer, Zenoss</b></li>
<li>3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. - DevOps Your Competitive Advantage in the Cloud, John M. Willis, enStratus</li>
</ul>
<p><a href="http://www3.zenoss.com/e/3432/ild-a-cloud-day-session-2-html/sdnz9/377040378" target="_blank">Full details for Day 2 are available on CloudStack.org</a><br><br>Best Regards,<br><br>Leigh Anne<br><br><span style="font-size:10px"></span></p>
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<p><b style="color:rgb(0,154,200)"> Leigh Anne Reynolds</b> <span style="color:rgb(128,128,128)">| Marketing Manager</span><br><span style="color:rgb(128,128,128)"> Zenoss, Inc. | Transforming IT Operations</span><br>
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