From announce at lists.nycbug.org Wed Oct 1 12:38:00 2014 From: announce at lists.nycbug.org (NYC*BUG Announcements) Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 12:38:00 -0400 Subject: [announce] NYC*BUG Tonight Message-ID: This month we're meeting informally at the bar/restaurant we have been visiting after our last couple of meetings: 645 PM BXL Cafe 125 W 43rd Street between 6th Avenue and Broadway We are looking to have informal discussions and mingling. Nothing fancy, and best of all, no RSVP list. We will also start a sign-up for OpenBSD CD releases as per Brian C's email to talk@ on Tuesday. From announce at lists.nycbug.org Fri Oct 31 21:45:09 2014 From: announce at lists.nycbug.org (NYC*BUG Announcements) Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 21:45:09 -0400 Subject: [announce] NYC*BUG Upcoming Message-ID: Upcoming NYC*BUG Events. Note the web site will be updated next week for the events, but sufficient details are below. Please tweet, forward, blog. ************************************* ** November 5 160 Varick Street 2 blocks above Spring 12th floor We need RSVPs by noon on Monday, but we'll have someone at the door from 6:20 PM to 6:45 PM for the stragglers. RSVP AT nycbug DOT org Scaling Startup Infrastructure: A Datacenter Move Story Focused on Open Source and "The BSD Mentality" approaches, this is an overview of a massive datacenter move project and systems rationalization. Startups grow organically, and as we all know, piles of organic material takes on a life of it's own- typically in the form of rot, fungus, parasites. >From the ground up, this presentation is about turning that swamp into bedrock- at an accelerated pace. With a focus on Open Source, and a de-emphasis on vendors or particular technologies, we'll cover key technical strategies for maintaining production systems and networks, while delivering what replaces it: - Key technologies to support High Availability systems - Cost Analysis, vendor relations, planning - Datacenters: what to look for, what to expect. - The cloud, your other datacenter. - Network design principles, (internet startup patterns). - Server design principles (and some tools). - Systems Automation principles, (and some tools). - Team coordination principles, when the challenges become total war. Through each section, with an internet-facing business, security considerations will be considered at every step. "Network Refactoring... or doing an oil change at 80 MPH." - Michael Lucas "...and for Startups, the vehicle in question is a commercial airliner." - .ike ---- Bio: .ike has rationalized infrastructure for NYC startups since the dot-com bubble, and has spent more than 15 years obsessed with high-availability systems on the internet. Lucky to stand on the shoulders of UNIX giants, his background includes partnering to run an early Virtual Server ISP (before there was a cloud), as well as having a long history standing up internet-facing applications on UNIX systems and networks. .ike has been a part of NYC*BUG since it was first launched in January 2004. He was a long-time member of the Lower East Side Mac Unix User Group, and is still in denial that this group no longer exists. His ACM membership has run out, but he'll get around to renewing it. He has spoken frequently on a number of UNIX and internet security topics at various venues, particularly on the issue of FreeBSD's jail(8), (a presentation now banned on several continents). .ike also likes POSIX shell programming, ssh, and digitizes rare books for fun. ************************************ ** December 3 meeting 7 PM, Location TBA Focused on the book launch of the new edition of "The Design and Implementation of the FreeBSD Operating System" by Kirk McKusick, George Neville-Neil and Robert Watson. There will be several speakers, including GNN himself, introducing the book. There will be copies of the book available for purchase. This meeting is sponsored, and food and beverages will be provided. ************************************* We are still waiting on details for the city-wide holiday party, but we'll convey once we know.