This is a list of Recent Presentations. For Previous years see:
Tue. 8 May 2007, CLUG
- Stephen Fergusson, of Smart Computer Systems Ltd., will be talking about Smart-Net - a solution in use in 600 New Zealand schools, designed for easy and simple network management, intranet tools and reliability.
Intended programme
- A very quick intro of the company, developers, philosophy and our dreams
- The Distro's we use and why
- Smart-Net GUI (Intranet) discussion and demo
- Smart-Net 'under the bonnet' discussion and demo
- Future directions
- Q&A and feedback
This evening is to be a demonstration of how Linux is being used very successfully in a 'non-geek' setting..
Tue. 09 October, CLUG at The St. Albans Resource Centre
- Caleb Sawtell demonstrating the Blender3D modelling software system.
http://www.blender.org/
Tue. 13 November, CLUG
- Brett Davidson continuuing his series on how to get LAMP up and running, concentrating on MySQL and PHP installation. If time permits, Dansguardian and Squid installation will also be covered.
Tue 12 February 2008
- Is Linux Right for Me Speakers Yuri and Julia de Groot Julia talked about her experiences as a non-techie user of Linux. Yuri gave guidelines for deciding whether or not Linux will meet your needs.
Mon 18 February 2008 International Speaker Mike Culver of Amazon Web Services.
Erskine Building on the University of Canterbury campus
Here was Mike's Announcement for his Talk Blurb and his Bio details:-
Amazon Web Services =================
Life in a Post Web 2.0 World What's possible in a post Web 2.0 world? Innovation continues at a mind-bending pace, and this presentation will showcase some thought-provoking new directions that Web Services are headed in. The presentation will provide an overview of Amazon Web Services, including a Web Service named Mechanical Turk that allows computers to make requests of people, an online storage service, a Virtual Server service, and more. There will also be a demo showing how to set up the virtual server. But mostly this will be an opportunity to have a discussion about innovation and entrepreneurial tools.
Amazon spent over a decade developing a world-class technology and content platform that powers Amazon web sites for millions of customers every day. Most people think "Amazon.com" when they hear the word; however developers are excited to learn that there is a separate technology arm of the company, known as Amazon Web Services or AWS. Using AWS, developers can build software applications leveraging the same robust, scalable, and reliable technology that powers Amazon's retail business. AWS has now launched ten services with open API's for developers to build applications, with the result that over 290,000 developers have registered on Amazon's developer site to create applications based on these services.
Presenter: Mike Culver, Evangelist for Amazon Web Services
Mike Culver joined the Developer Relations Group of Amazon Web Services in May, 2006. He brings with him fifteen years of technology leadership experience, including at companies such as Microsoft. In addition Mike has a strong background running an IT organization, with over a decade of experience in the Electrical Wholesale Distribution industry. As a Web Services Evangelist at Amazon, he helps developers take advantage of disruptive technologies that are going to change the way we think about computer applications, and the way that businesses compete.
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