O'Reilly Events

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Date   Event Location Jan 4-5, 2010 Permalink Dux Raymond Sy presents "Developing SharePoint Success" in Washington, DC Join Dux Raymond Sy (SharePoint for Project Management) as he facilitates a 2-day interactive workshop that steps you through best practices and practical techniques in establishing executive buy-in, effectively planning and managing SharePoint projects, developing a governance and adoption plan and many more. In addition, you will receive templates, checklists, project artifacts that's used in SharePoint projects. 1801 Rockville Pike, 2nd floor Rockville, MD United States Jan 19, 2010 Permalink Webcast - DRBD and MySQL - An HA Match Made In Heaven DRBD has grown in popularity as an excellent low-cost high availability solution for MySQL. It provides synchronous replication of your data without MySQL having to worry too much about the details. Combined with Linux Heartbeat, and you have automatic failover as well. By using this Operating System level replication, you avoid some of the problems of MySQL's statement based replication, data discrepencies between your nodes, and configuration file complexity. No more failing slave nodes! Jan 20, 2010 Permalink Webcast - Cloud Security & Privacy This 75-minute webcast will discuss current issues in cloud computing with regard to security and privacy. The presenters are the three coauthors of a recently published O'Reilly book, "Cloud Security and Privacy." In this webcast, they will discuss cloud issues with infrastructure and data security, identity management, security management, privacy considerations, audit and compliance, security-as-a-service (cloud-based security solutions), and the impact of cloud computing on traditional enterprise IT. The authors will present for 60 minutes, and then 15 minutes is reserved for Q&A.; The authors will also be answering questions live online during the webcast. Jan 20, 2010 Permalink Webcast - Cloud Security Deep Dive In this 90 minute webcast, the three coauthors of "Cloud Security and Privacy" (recently published by O'Reilly) will take a deep dive into cloud security issues and focus on three specific aspects: (1) data security; (2) identity management in the cloud, and; (3) governance in the cloud (in the context of managing a cloud service provider with respect to security obligations). Each of these three topics will be covered in a 30 minute segment that will include a presentation and Q&A; with the audience. Join us for this in-depth look at three of the most discussed security topics related to cloud computing. Jan 21, 2010 Permalink Webcast - Using ICT (Information & Communications Technology) to Create a Sustainable Business Sustainability is not a catch phrase or a flash-in-the pan endeavor; it is a guiding principle that drives a business’s value creation. It ensures that an organization is able to sustain long-term economic opportunities, competitive differentiation, and market relevance, which positively impacts all constituents. And the most sustainable businesses are those that are able to effectively tie their information and communications infrastructure to support their business objectives. Attend this webcast for tips on how to leverage ICT to create sustainable success. Jan 21, 2010 Permalink Kevin Kline at Memphis SQL Server User's Group New Horizons 4775 American Way Memphis, TN United States Jan 27, 2010 Permalink Tour the Top 10 Treats in Entity Framework 4 Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4.0 bring us a new version of ADO.NET Entity Framework, called Entity Framework 4. From the designer, to the APIs to entire new feature sets to support agile development, even former EF skeptics are getting excited about this version. There is a lot to see. In this one hour webcast, Julie Lerman, who is currently working on the 2nd edition of Programming Entity Framework, will highlight the ten most significant changes to the Entity Framework. Jan 28, 2010 Permalink The Science of Social Media Marketing More and more people are using social media sites like Twitter and Facebook to talk about companies and products with their friends and colleagues. Learn what drives people to share information and opinions online and learn scientifically proven best practices for spreading your content virally through social media. You'll have plenty of time for Q&A; with Dan Zarrella, social media and viral marketing scientist and author of "The Social Media Marketing Book." Feb 3, 2010 Permalink Francesco Cesarini --Tutorial: Practical Erlang Programming Francesco Cesarini (Erlang Programming) will give a tutorial on Practical Erlang Programming. The tutorial covers the basic, sequential and concurrent aspects of the Erlang programming language. The Caesar Room, Imperial Hotel Russell Square London, Great Britain Feb 10, 2010 Permalink Dux Raymond Sy facilitates "SharePoint 101" tutorial at SharePoint Technology Conference Dux Raymond Sy (SharePoint for Project Management) will facilitate a hands-on, introductory "SharePoint 101" workshop for business users. Participants will learn how to create SharePoint sites, define permissions, incorporate relevant lists and libraries, build management dashboards and create automated reporting capabilities. Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport 1333 Bayshore Hwy Burlingame, CA United States Feb 11, 2010 Permalink Dux Raymond Sy presents "Best Practices in Gathering Requirements for SharePoint Projects" at SharePoint Technology Conference Dux Raymond Sy (SharePoint for Project Management) presents "Best Practices in Gathering Requirements for SharePoint Projects." In this presentation, you will learn key techniques in effectively eliciting, analyzing, prioritizing, validating and documenting requirements for SharePoint projects. Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport 1333 Bayshore Hwy Burlingame, CA United States Feb 11, 2010 Permalink Dux Raymond Sy presents "Best Practices in SharePoint User Management" at SharePoint Technology Conference Dux Raymond Sy (SharePoint for Project Management) presents "Best Practices in SharePoint User Management." In this presentation, you will learn the fundamentals of SharePoint site membership, effective techniques in identifying user communication and information needs and best practices in managing SharePoint user permissions. Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport 1333 Bayshore Hwy Burlingame, CA United States Feb 22-24, 2010 Permalink Tools of Change for Publishing Conference (TOC) The sell-out conference has become a can't miss gathering for everyone not wanting to be left behind amidst the challenges and opportunities presented by today's rapidly changing publishing industry. Marriott Marquis in Times Square New York City, New York, Mar 1, 2010 Permalink Tim Mather at the Cloud Security Alliance Summit Author Tim Mather (Cloud Security & Privacy) will be speaking at this half-day event that provides broad coverage of cloud security domains and available best practices for governance, legal, compliance and technical issues. From encryption and virtualization to vendor management and electronic discovery, the speakers will provide guidance on key business and operational issues. The Summit will also present the latest findings from the CSA working groups for… Moscone Convention Center 747 Howard Street San Francisco, CA United States Mar 22-26, 2010 Permalink Francesco Cesarini, Simon Thompson, and Joe Armstrong at Erlang Factory SF Bay Area 2010 Join authors Francesco Cesarini and Simon Thompson (Erlang Programming) and Joe Armstrong (Programming Erlang) for Erlang Factory SF Bay Area 2010. The Erlang Factory offers opportunity for networking, learning and for sharing knowledge, experience and passion of the Erlang language. San Francisco, United States Mar 30-Apr 1, 2010 Permalink Where 2.0 At the 6th annual O'Reilly Where 2.0 Conference, we will expose the tools pushing the boundaries of the location frontier, track the emergence of new business models and services, and spend time examining new sources of data and the platforms for collecting them. San Jose Marriott 301 South Market Street San Jose, CA United States Apr 12-15, 2010 Permalink MySQL Conference & Expo Join us in 2010 for the 8th annual MySQL Conference & Expo. Mark your calendars for the largest gathering of MySQL developers, users, and DBAs worldwide. Santa Clara, CA United States Apr 14-17, 2010 Permalink Francesco Cesarini and ACCU 2010 Francesco Cesarini (Erlang Programming), founder of Erlang Training and Consulting and Erlang Solutions Ltd., will talk on Styling your Architecture in an Evolving Concurrent World. Barcelo Oxford Hotel Oxford, Great Britain Apr 19-20, 2010 Permalink Stéphane Faroult presents "SQL in Depth" at Oracle University's Celebrity Seminars Author Stéphane Faroult (The Art of SQL, Refactoring SQL Applications) presents SQL the way he sees it, and how theory meets practice when searching for performance. Delhi, India Apr 22-23, 2010 Permalink Stéphane Faroult presents "SQL in Depth" at Oracle University's Celebrity Seminars Author Stéphane Faroult (The Art of SQL, Refactoring SQL Applications) presents SQL the way he sees it, and how theory meets practice when searching for performance. Mumbai, India Apr 26-27, 2010 Permalink Stéphane Faroult presents "SQL in Depth" at Oracle University's Celebrity Seminars Author Stéphane Faroult (The Art of SQL, Refactoring SQL Applications) presents SQL the way he sees it, and how theory meets practice when searching for performance. Bangalore, India May 3-6, 2010 Permalink Web 2.0 Expo SF The 4th edition of Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco is scheduled for 2010 - Web 2.0 Expo will return to Moscone West May 3-6, 2010. Make sure to save the date! Moscone West 747 Howard St San Francisco, CA United States May 25-27, 2010 Permalink Gov 2.0 Expo Gov 2.0 Expo will showcase the real-world application of Web 2.0 technologies in government and municipal sectors, featuring a practical program that will teach government employees and contractors how to apply technology best practices to foster greater transparency, effi ciency, and collaboration. Walter E. Washington Convention Center 809 Mt Vernon Pl NW Washington, DC United States Jun 7-10, 2010 Permalink RailsConf The fifth edition of RailsConf is moving East! Co-produced by Ruby Central and O'Reilly Media, RailsConf is the official and largest gathering of the Ruby on Rails community. RailsConf incorporates keynotes, sessions, and tutorials to arm participants with the knowledge and skills they need to capitalize on the wealth of services and opportunities the Rails framework has to offer. Baltimore Convention Center 1 W Pratt St Baltimore, MD United States Jun 7-11, 2010 Permalink Francesco Cesarini at Erlang Factory London 2010 Join author Francesco Cesarini (Erlang Programming) for the Erlang Factory London 2010. Erlang Factory is the biggest Erlang gathering in the UK, which offers opportunity for networking, learning and for sharing knowledge, experience and passion of the Erlang language. London, Great Britain Jun 22-24, 2010 Permalink Velocity The Velocity conference is where to learn how to build websites and services that are fast, scalable, efficient, and reliable. We're bringing together people from around the world who are doing the best performance and operations work to improve the experience of web users worldwide. Santa Clara, CA United States