Dries to visit the London ‘Drupal Beer and Chat’
Mon, Mar 8th 2010 15:11 Posted by BDCWilding
Monday the 29th March Dries Buytaert, founder of Drupal, will be visiting the London ‘Drupal Beer and Chat’ from 7pm to 11pm.
He will give a short presentation, followed by a question and answer session and then a few drinks.
It is free to attend and open to anyone interested in the world of OSS, especially Drupal. To attend please register here:
http://www.meetup.com/London-Drupal-Pub-Meet/calendar/12792369/
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“Question Time” on Open Source – Bournemouth 17/03/10
Mon, Jan 25th 2010 22:04 Posted by markelkins
In the style of the BBC program “Question Time”, join us for an evening of Q & A on Open Source software. BCS Dorset Branch welcomes the Open Source Specialist Group (OSSG) – for an entertaining evening debating this hot topic. Is Linux the answer to everything? Can Open Source software provide a real viable alternative in the business world?
A panel of “experts” will be available to answer your questions and adjudicating events will be the Dorset Branch Chair, Dr Andrew Main. If you have a question please submit this before the event to dorset_events@bcs.org.uk although, just like the real program, we will take some questions on the night.
Booking is required for this event – see Booking Form
Time – 7pm for 7:30pm start
Location – The Lees Lecture Theatre, Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus, Wallisdown Road, Poole – see location map
Panelists
Terry Coles a leading contributor and member of the Dorset Linux Users Group (DLUG) who is also an Engineering Manager and Consultant for EADS Test Engineering Services (UK) (formerly Racal Instruments) at Ferndown, Dorset.
Peter Dawes-Huish, CEO for LinuxIT, has been part of CRN’s A-List for two years in a row and is a member of the Society of Industry Leaders (SIL). In 2006 LinuxIT was chosen ‘IT Services Supplier of the Year’ at the Computing Awards for Excellence. LinuxIT helps companies throughout Europe by delivering IT consulting, technology and support services through the integration of Open Source solutions.
Simon Gardner a Technology neutral software developer, based in Bournemouth, currently specialising in content management technologies. Experience of delivering web projects using both open and closed source tools.
Nigel Wright, Sales Director, Abtech UK , West Moors, Dorset. Abtech UK is a local integrator of Open Source solutions. Abtech UK work with key open source vendors such as Red Hat/JBoss, Zimbra, Ingress and Alfresco. Abtech UK has carried out quite a lot of research on open source solutions and has a good understanding of the sector. Nigel has a real life viewpoint of how open source is received by the public and private sector as well as giving examples of where it is working well. He is also a BCS Elite member.
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Free and Open Introduction to Zenoss by Jane Curry – London 21/05/10
Mon, Jan 25th 2010 22:03 Posted by markelkins
Zenoss provides comprehensive Open Source network and systems management and uses a Commercial Open Source business model.
Jane Curry has been working with Zenoss for two years after a long background with IBM Tivoli products. She was made a Zenoss Master by Zenoss Inc. in February 2009. She will introduce Zenoss to the audience through a combination of presentation and demos.
This event is free and open to all and will be held at the BCS Central London Offices, First Floor, The Davidson Building, 5 Southampton Street, London WC2E 7HA (http://www.bcs.org/upload/pdf/london-office-guide.pdf)) on Friday 21st May 2010, from 1800 to 2030.
To book a place to attend this event please contact Mark Elkins via mark_elkins@bcs.org
Jane’s presentation intends to show that with Zenoss you can monitor all your servers and network devices:
* Know when a critical device goes down
* Alert operations staff when urgent action is needed
* Know how much traffic is flowing on critical network links
* Know how hard your servers are working
* Watch load trends and plan for the future
* Verify SLA compliance
Zenoss has a web interface so you can use it from anywhere. It uses industry-standard protocols like SNMP, ssh and WMI so it can monitor almost anything – Windows, Linux, Cisco, HP and more. There is an extension mechanism so it can adapt to new requirements.
The core functionality is available free of charge so you can get started with no risk. A fully-supported commercial version is available for Enterprise deployments. Zenoss is an excellent replacement for products like IBM NetView, HP Openview, and Nagios.
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Open Source in Telecommunications – London 22/04/10
Mon, Jan 25th 2010 22:01 Posted by markelkins
Telecommunications is an area with a deep history that involves complex, proprietary technologies, where the barrier to entry has typically been high and the majority of research and development led by incumbent network operators and equipment providers. More recently we are seeing this change with the growing popularity of IP telephony, the availability of open source softswitch implementations and the aggressive adoption of Linux in mobile handsets, home router/gateways and other customer-premises equipment (CPE). However, whilst the opportunities are significant, many challenges to open source adoption remain and the telecoms environment presents its own set of unique problems.
The BCS Open Source Specialist Group has joined forces with BT to bring an event that seeks to provide insights into the state of the art of open source in telecommunications. The event will consist of a series of talks followed by a panel-led, open discussion centred upon the opportunities that exist and the challenges that the telecommunications industry and open source community faces.
The event will be held at the BCS Central London Offices, First Floor, The Davidson Building, 5 Southampton Street, London WC2E 7HA (http://www.bcs.org/upload/pdf/london-office-guide.pdf) on Thursday 22nd April, 2010, from 10.00 to 17.30.
To book a place at this event, which is free and open to all, please contact Mark Elkins via mark_elkins@bcs.org
Further details to follow….
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BCS Bedfordshire Branch & Open Source SG Event – 11/05/10
Mon, Jan 25th 2010 22:00 Posted by markelkins
BCS Bedfordshire and the Open Source SG (OSSG) are planning a joint event to be held in the evening of 11th May 2010
A call for speakers on any aspect of Open Source is now invited for this event. Please contact Mark Elkins via mark_elkins@bcs.org
Further details to follow….
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