Meeting Reminder - COWPU meets tomorrow!
1 Comments Published by Jen F on Monday, June 30, 2008 at 6/30/2008.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 6:00pm
Topic: Amazon Web Services - Is "Cloud Computing" the answer?
Location: McKay Cottage
Learn more about the topic here. If you are interested in attending please contact Jen, or visit the page for this event at upcoming.org and click "I'm Going".
Hungry? Bring food for yourself... or better yet bring something yummy to share. Thirsty? Beverages are welcome too... as usual! Let us know what you're bringing in the comments or on the upcoming.org page.
Agenda:
6:00pm - Doors open, networking
6:15pm - Announcements and door prizes
6:30pm - Presentation
Topic: Amazon Web Services - Is "Cloud Computing" the answer?
Location: McKay Cottage
Learn more about the topic here. If you are interested in attending please contact Jen, or visit the page for this event at upcoming.org and click "I'm Going".
Hungry? Bring food for yourself... or better yet bring something yummy to share. Thirsty? Beverages are welcome too... as usual! Let us know what you're bringing in the comments or on the upcoming.org page.
Agenda:
6:00pm - Doors open, networking
6:15pm - Announcements and door prizes
6:30pm - Presentation
Labels: announcements, meetings
Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 6:00pm
Topic: Amazon Web Services - Is "Cloud Computing" the answer?
Location: McKay Cottage
So you've created a sweet web application... now what? Age old decisions come into play when determining where to host the application, who's going to manage the servers, and how much bandwidth is needed. Is "Cloud Computing" the answer? Can you really just "throw" your application on the cloud and have all your hosting nightmares disappear?
For the next COWPU meeting we will be discussing this new paradigm of cloud computing ushered in by Amazon Web Services. This new way of doing things forces developers and administrators to think in an entirely different way when implementing a solution on the cloud.
Need to serve images and video? Put them on S3 which has NO storage limit.
Need a server farm for a web application? Launch a load balancer, your app servers and database server in 5 min. When that server farm gets hammered with traffic, dynamically (programmatically) launch more app server on the fly... 5, 10, 50- No problem.
Do you have a batch processing task that takes 100 hours to crunch? Launch 100 servers and plow through it in a hour...
Total operational cost: $10.00.
We'll be discussing all the above scenarios as well as any negative downstream effects of cloud computing. Fore as we all know, with any new great way of doing things comes new challenges and considerations.
If you are interested in attending please contact Jen, or visit the page for this event at upcoming.org and click "I'm Going".
Agenda:
6:00pm - Doors open, networking
6:15pm - Announcements and door prizes
6:30pm - Presentation
Topic: Amazon Web Services - Is "Cloud Computing" the answer?
Location: McKay Cottage
So you've created a sweet web application... now what? Age old decisions come into play when determining where to host the application, who's going to manage the servers, and how much bandwidth is needed. Is "Cloud Computing" the answer? Can you really just "throw" your application on the cloud and have all your hosting nightmares disappear?
For the next COWPU meeting we will be discussing this new paradigm of cloud computing ushered in by Amazon Web Services. This new way of doing things forces developers and administrators to think in an entirely different way when implementing a solution on the cloud.
Need to serve images and video? Put them on S3 which has NO storage limit.
Need a server farm for a web application? Launch a load balancer, your app servers and database server in 5 min. When that server farm gets hammered with traffic, dynamically (programmatically) launch more app server on the fly... 5, 10, 50- No problem.
Do you have a batch processing task that takes 100 hours to crunch? Launch 100 servers and plow through it in a hour...
Total operational cost: $10.00.
We'll be discussing all the above scenarios as well as any negative downstream effects of cloud computing. Fore as we all know, with any new great way of doing things comes new challenges and considerations.
If you are interested in attending please contact Jen, or visit the page for this event at upcoming.org and click "I'm Going".
Agenda:
6:00pm - Doors open, networking
6:15pm - Announcements and door prizes
6:30pm - Presentation
Labels: meetings
June 2, 6:00pm
Topic: Nothing in particular
Location: McKay Cottage
Hello fellow Cowpuddlians!
The first of the month is just around the corner. Our group has McKay Cottage for June 2 at 6pm. The restaurant is offering a nice dinner for anyone that wishes to purchase a meal:
- Warm Goat Cheese Salad (Caramelized walnuts, roasted peppers, mixed greens, goat cheese and balsamic vinaigrette.)
- Pesto Chicken Pasta (Chicken and radiatori pasta served with a creamy pesto sauce, pine nuts, sun dried tomatoes, and mushrooms topped with fresh Parmesan.)
- Apple Cinnamon Bread Pudding (Egg bread custard with chunks of tart apples and cinnamon, served with whiskey sauce.)
$11.95
Yummm... sure sounds good, doesn't it?! Please contact Jen directly if you wish to purchase a meal.
There is no speaker for this meeting, unless someone would like to step forward at the last minute. On the other hand, this might be a nice opportunity for us to socialize and chat about our projects and summer plans.
Hope to see you there!
If you are interested in attending please contact Jen, or visit the page for this event at upcoming.org and click "I'm attending".
Agenda:
6:00pm - Doors open, networking
6:15pm - Announcements and door prizes
6:30pm - Dinner is served!
Topic: Nothing in particular
Location: McKay Cottage
Hello fellow Cowpuddlians!
The first of the month is just around the corner. Our group has McKay Cottage for June 2 at 6pm. The restaurant is offering a nice dinner for anyone that wishes to purchase a meal:
- Warm Goat Cheese Salad (Caramelized walnuts, roasted peppers, mixed greens, goat cheese and balsamic vinaigrette.)
- Pesto Chicken Pasta (Chicken and radiatori pasta served with a creamy pesto sauce, pine nuts, sun dried tomatoes, and mushrooms topped with fresh Parmesan.)
- Apple Cinnamon Bread Pudding (Egg bread custard with chunks of tart apples and cinnamon, served with whiskey sauce.)
$11.95
Yummm... sure sounds good, doesn't it?! Please contact Jen directly if you wish to purchase a meal.
There is no speaker for this meeting, unless someone would like to step forward at the last minute. On the other hand, this might be a nice opportunity for us to socialize and chat about our projects and summer plans.
Hope to see you there!
If you are interested in attending please contact Jen, or visit the page for this event at upcoming.org and click "I'm attending".
Agenda:
6:00pm - Doors open, networking
6:15pm - Announcements and door prizes
6:30pm - Dinner is served!
Labels: meetings
Central Oregon Blogger Meet-up... Take Two!
0 Comments Published by Jen on Monday, April 28, 2008 at 4/28/2008.
I've been busy with jury duty, hosting baby showers, getting hitched, and starting a new gig... so there won't be a May meeting. Sorry! Instead, think about going to the...
Central Oregon Blogger Meet-up
Wednesday, April 30, 5:30ish at the Summit, Downtown Bend
To RSVP visit this event's page on Upcoming and click "I'm Going!", leave a comment, or email me at jenblackledge at gmail.com
The first blogger meetup was a big success! Since then there's been a lot of growth and new folks have popped up in our local "blogosphere". Meetups like this are a nice chance for all of us to gather, unwind, and put some faces together with the blogs.
This event is primarily intended for bloggers who wish to meet other bloggers. If you don't have a blog, then this may not be the get-together for you. So, if you just can't stand not being there and don't already have a blog... what are you waiting for?!
Central Oregon Blogger Meet-up
Wednesday, April 30, 5:30ish at the Summit, Downtown Bend
To RSVP visit this event's page on Upcoming and click "I'm Going!", leave a comment, or email me at jenblackledge at gmail.com
The first blogger meetup was a big success! Since then there's been a lot of growth and new folks have popped up in our local "blogosphere". Meetups like this are a nice chance for all of us to gather, unwind, and put some faces together with the blogs.
This event is primarily intended for bloggers who wish to meet other bloggers. If you don't have a blog, then this may not be the get-together for you. So, if you just can't stand not being there and don't already have a blog... what are you waiting for?!
Labels: meetings
Work at home, flexible hours. Knowledge of web site management (FrontPage or Dreamweaver), Photoshop, email and occasional telephone required. SQL and code experience a plus though not required. Pay is commensurate with experience, initial expectation is 40-80 hrs/month.
Web Mentors has an immediate opening for self-motivated, customer oriented professional. This is an exciting position ideal for someone with their own PC, broadband internet connection and experience managing websites. You will help customers enhance their existing websites by taking text, photos, PDF, audio and video and contributing to the web. Approximately 15% of the support requests are graphical in nature, requiring manipulation in graphic programs such as Photoshop and Fireworks. We have many happy customers and while most work is done online, there is a periodic need to speak by telephone for clarification, and professionalism is a must when doing so. While the initial need is website management, the ideal candidate also has some experience in technologies such as SQL, and web programming. Occasionally updates to the source code are also required and this is an anticipated area of training and growth for the position.
Please email resume and short explanation of your experience in the areas we are seeking as well as availability to begin work.
Read the COWPU job posting policy.
Web Mentors has an immediate opening for self-motivated, customer oriented professional. This is an exciting position ideal for someone with their own PC, broadband internet connection and experience managing websites. You will help customers enhance their existing websites by taking text, photos, PDF, audio and video and contributing to the web. Approximately 15% of the support requests are graphical in nature, requiring manipulation in graphic programs such as Photoshop and Fireworks. We have many happy customers and while most work is done online, there is a periodic need to speak by telephone for clarification, and professionalism is a must when doing so. While the initial need is website management, the ideal candidate also has some experience in technologies such as SQL, and web programming. Occasionally updates to the source code are also required and this is an anticipated area of training and growth for the position.
Please email resume and short explanation of your experience in the areas we are seeking as well as availability to begin work.
Read the COWPU job posting policy.
Labels: jobs
Apr 17th PubTalk - hear the founder of Jive Software
0 Comments Published by Jen on Friday, April 11, 2008 at 4/11/2008.
JOIN US FOR A LIVELY TECH DOUBLE HITTER!
Keynote Speaker: Dave Hersh, Jive Software
As CEO of Jive Software, Dave Hersh is responsible for overseeing the company's strategic direction, planning and implementation. In six short years, Dave has led Jive Software from a small open source project to an Inc. 500 company with 100 percent annual growth rates.
Previously, Dave held the roles of CFO and product strategist at 4charity. Prior to that, he was a management consultant to Hewlett Packard, focused on HP's Worldwide Information Management Strategy. Dave began his career as a strategy and change management consultant at VIA International in Chicago and London.Dave has gained a reputation for his deep industry knowledge of collaboration, knowledge management and open source, and he is frequently tapped to present at industry events and serve as a media reference. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from DePauw University.
Early Stage Presentation: Lloyd Fassett, Azteria
Lloyd Fassett is CEO and co-founder of Azteria, a Bend-based company specializing in national recruiting and career management for the health care industry. Azteria takes an open database approach to common recruiting problems, making it easier for employer and candidate to connect. Fassett and co-founder Jim Smith bring real world experience to their solution with backgrounds in travel nursing, and software development for enterprise supply chain management and the Internet.
Get ahead of the game and reserve your spot today. Fast forward to valuable networking and save time at the door.
Sign up online, or
Call EDCO offices at 541-388-3236.
Economic Development For Central Oregon
109 NW Greenwood Ave., Suite 102, Bend, OR 97701
(541) 388-3236 or (800) 342-4135
Labels: announcements
The O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) is returning to Portland, Oregon. Once again we're offering a special discount to the locals--User Group members in Oregon and Washington. With this "locals only" discount, you get 20% off the registration price for OSCON. Use code "os08pdxug" when you register.
To register, go to: https://en.oreilly.com/oscon2008/public/register
Join the OSCON Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=11018041402
Or Contribute to the OSCON 2008 Wiki: http://wiki.oreillynet.com/oscon2008/index.cgi?HomePage
Hope to see you there!
To register, go to: https://en.oreilly.com/oscon2008/public/register
Join the OSCON Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=11018041402
Or Contribute to the OSCON 2008 Wiki: http://wiki.oreillynet.com/oscon2008/index.cgi?HomePage
Hope to see you there!
Labels: announcements, conferences
