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LISA ’08: The 22nd Large Installation System Administration Conference
For the past 20 years LISA has been the focal point
for the global community of system and network administrators. This year LISA continues that
tradition, featuring innovative tools and techniques essential for your professional and technical
development.
Take advantage of the popular 6 days of training and return with the skills you need to take your
career to new heights. Select from over 50 tutorials taught by highly expert instructors,
including:
- Mark Burgess on Integrating Cfengine into Organizational Service Management
- Tom Christiansen on Advanced Perl
- David N. Blank-Edelman on Over the Edge System Administration
Plus, new in 2008, LISA is offering tracks on virtualization and on Solaris. These two 6-day series
include classes such as:
- Peter Baer Galvin on Solaris 10 Administration
- Jim Mauro on Solaris Dynamic Tracing (DTrace)
- Richard McDougall on VMware ESX Performance and Tuning
In addition to the training, 3 days of technical sessions include top-notch refereed papers,
informative invited talks, expert Guru Is In sessions, and a poster session.
Our 20+ invited talks feature our most impressive slate of speakers to date. They include:
- Keynote Address: “implementing Intellipedia Within a ‘Need to Know’ Culture,” by Sean Dennehy,
Chief of Intellipedia Development, Directorate of Intelligence, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency
- Plenary Session: “Reconceptualizing Security,” by Bruce Schneier, Chief Security Technology Officer, BT
- Plenary Session: “The State of Electronic Voting, 2008,” by David Wagner, University of California, Berkeley
LISA is the premier forum for presenting new research in system administration, with selected
papers showcasing state-of-the-art work on topics including configuration management, parallel
systems deployment, virtualization and security.
Bring your perplexing technical questions to experts at LISA’s Guru Is In sessions. Explore the
latest commercial innovations at the Vendor Exhibition. Benefit from opportunities for peer
interaction (a.k.a. the “Hallway Track”). Take advantage of the live streaming opportunities.
Early registration discounts for LISA 08, taking place November 9 - 14, 2008, in San Diego, Calif.
are now available. Register by Friday, October 17, and save up
to $300!
DMTF CDM Forum and SM Forum to Showcase CDM, DASH and SMASH Implementations - Come Meet the Experts
at MDC 2008
2008 MDC Showcase
The Fourth Annual Management Developers Conference (MDC) will
be held at the Santa Clara Marriott in Santa Clara, Calif. from November 17 - 20, 2008. The
Management Developers Conference is the industry's only developer conference dedicated to
standards-based system and network management technologies.
MDC is the premier educational event for DMTF members. This conference is a perfect opportunity for
DMTF members to be trained on developing standards by industry and technical experts. Training
sessions are available for any level of expertise, from introductory to advanced at the MDC
University days. A number of DMTF technologies will be showcased at MDC, including,
CDM,
DASH,
SMASH and the recently released VMAN Initiative
(VMAN) and
OVF 1.0 standard.
Check out the conference agenda to review MDC’s four days of
technical content. Don’t miss your opportunity to accelerate your learning curve and get the inside
track on developing and deploying standards-based enterprise management solutions.
Register now to take part in this industry event.
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