[sllug-announce]: Dec. 13th, 2006 SLLUG Meeting: High perfomance and scaling in the data center

[sllug-announce at sllug.org]

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NOTICE: December meeting is one week earlier than usual!!!!
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The Salt Lake Linux Users Group ( SLLUG )
All are invited to the August 2006 SLLUG meeting:

Date: Wednesday, December 13th, 2006
Time: 7:10 PM
Cost: $0.00. Zip. Nada.
Place: Engineering and Mines Classroom Building (EMCB) room 101
Directions: See directions and map URL at the bottom of this page

Agenda:

     * Welcome and a brief "What's new in Linux"
       - Discuss news of interest to the Linux community
       - http://lwn.net/
       - http://lwn.net/daily/
       - http://slashdot.org/
       - http://freshmeat.net/
       - news:comp.os.linux.announce
       - news:utah.linux

     * Allen Parker will be presenting:

       A focus on high performance computing on a budget: how to get the
       most bang for your buck in web-based applications. I'll be
       touching on scalability concerns, software actually used in my
       production environments. What it's like to be the sysadmin for a
       site in alexa's top500 (3mos rank 404, Monday's rank 286);
       challenges in digital rights/copyright/dmca handling; basics of
       Linux server optimization for high volume production environments.

Directions/Parking:
Directions - [http://www.map.utah.edu/umaplink/0063.html]
Parking can be found just East of the EMCB building and there is a big
lot just North of the Merrill Engineering building (MEB).
Parking is free after 6:00 (Based on the signs posted. Always check in
case this changes.)


Special thanks go to (in alphabetical order):
- Prof. Lepreau and the U of U for providing the meeting room.
- Universal Systems Inc. http://www.usicomputer.com/
- Various Volunteers


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and general computer users dedicated to the use and development of
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