On: Cloud computing set to be a "mega trend"
London CloudCamp 16th July
Yes Cloud Computing will be big come join us at CloudCamp and find out more....
CloudCamp London to Forecast Future of Cloud Computing
Agenda and Sponsor List Announced for Community-Driven "Unconference" and Party
London 2 July 2008 -- The agenda has been announced for CloudCamp London (http://london.cloudcamp.com), the second in a series of community-driven "unconferences" on cloud computing, to be held at The Crypt, Clerkenwell Green, London on Wednesday, 16 July 2008 from 18h30 to 20h00 followed by a networking party with free beer, wine and pizza. The first CloudCamp unconference took place in San Francisco on 25 June 2008 and was attended by over 300 cloud computing enthusiasts, practitioners and visionaries. 200 plus are expected to attend the London event, which is being organised to provide a common ground for the introduction and advancement of cloud computing.
Agenda
CloudCamp London will follow the popular "Open Space" format, encouraging an open exchange between presenters and participants. Attendees may propose and lead sessions on any area of interest to them. In addition, CloudCamp will feature "Lightning Talks" in which presenters expound on topics of interest in dense ten minute bolts. To submit speaking proposals and ideas please visit the CloudCamp web site to post your ideas, or contact program chairs Alexis Richardson or Chris Purrington (details below).
Following the camp, CloudBash a networking opportunity with drinks and pizza, compliments of our generous sponsors!
Additional agenda details:
Opening Remarks, Overview of Agenda and Format ? 18h30
CloudCamp Lightning Talks ? 18h45
Attendee-Driven Session Breakouts ? 19h30
Closing Remarks ? 20h00
Networking beer & pizza until 21h30 ish. Then on to the pub for those who want to keep going
Sponsors
As a community-supported gathering, we rely entirely on volunteers to organise the event and corporate sponsors to underwrite its costs.
CloudCamp London corporate sponsors include CohesiveFT, FlexiScale, Excelian, GigaSpaces, Skills Matter, Amazon, Enomaly and Google.
Media sponsors include Redmonk, 451Group, InfoQ and TechCrunch
Registration
Attending CloudCamp London is both free and fun. Please visit http://london.cloudcamp.com/436.0.html to register.
For additional information on CloudCamp, please visit http://london.cloudcamp.com.
Contacts
Media:
? Christine Gupta, 0131 476 3966, christine -at- guptapartnership.com, Twitter: Mrsboogie
? Chris Purrington, 07962 452661, chris.purrington-at-cohesiveft.com
Sponsorships:
? Chris Purrington chris.purrington-at-cohesiveft.com
Program:
? Alexis Richardson alexis.richardson@cohesiveft.com
Posted by: Chris Purrington, 04 Jul 2008
>Read the full article and comments On: Datacentres must be zero carbon by 2019
Effective data management is a critical component
While virtualisation continues to attract much attention in the green IT debate, the article is right to highlight that better and smarter data management also has an important role to play. Virtualisation is a great first step for organisations that need to rationalise their IT infrastructure and reduce power consumption. However, organisations should also consider how they manage their data more effectively as this drives their hardware and storage requirements.
For example, well defined database archiving strategies can dramatically reduce the horsepower needed to run production systems in the first place. While using the right archive store with cutting-edge new compression techniques can allow 20x-30x more data to be stored on existing hardware and storage platforms while keeping data accessible.
Virtualisation and effective data management are not mutually exclusive but you could argue that organisations should tackle the root cause of their IT infrastructure problems, explosive data growth, before determining what hardware and storage solutions are required to become carbon neutral.
Posted by: Julian Cook - Clearpace, 04 Jul 2008
>Read the full article and comments On: Imagine a new global leader
Drivel
What a load of drivel.
The demographers have been repeatedly and massively wrong about future population trends. If we cannot predict human numbers a few decades hence, what hope have we got of predicting the Earth's climate. Anyone who seriously believes we can predict the Earth's climate - and what impact, if any, humanity has on it - desperately needs to be kept away from sharp objects and matches.
And the only way we're going to get an 80% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2050 is by a forced de-urbanisation policy of the kind the Khmer Rouge carried-out in 1970s Cambodia.
Finally, I would like to repeat a question I've heard elsewhere: does the British government propose to fix the world's climate before or after it's fixed the schools and hospitals?
Posted by: ROBERT SEALEY, 03 Jul 2008
>Read the full article and comments On: US bank loses details of 4.5 million customers
comment to #1
They aren't too quick - legally they have to tell the people that are affected. If they did not tell them quickly and the people did not take the proper steps to protect their identities, the bank would be in a much bigger mess later on if it's found that they knew the data was missing and didn't report it immediately.
Posted by: Ross, 02 Jul 2008
>Read the full article and comments On: British Red Cross upgrades EpoS network
What a coincidence
Isn't the retail head of BRC the same as the one who replaced all the systems at Scope a couple of years ago, spending loads of money and almost sending them bankrupt?
Posted by: KB, 02 Jul 2008
>Read the full article and comments
London CloudCamp 16th July
Yes Cloud Computing will be big come join us at CloudCamp and find out more....
CloudCamp London to Forecast Future of Cloud Computing
Agenda and Sponsor List Announced for Community-Driven "Unconference" and Party
London 2 July 2008 -- The agenda has been announced for CloudCamp London (http://london.cloudcamp.com), the second in a series of community-driven "unconferences" on cloud computing, to be held at The Crypt, Clerkenwell Green, London on Wednesday, 16 July 2008 from 18h30 to 20h00 followed by a networking party with free beer, wine and pizza. The first CloudCamp unconference took place in San Francisco on 25 June 2008 and was attended by over 300 cloud computing enthusiasts, practitioners and visionaries. 200 plus are expected to attend the London event, which is being organised to provide a common ground for the introduction and advancement of cloud computing.
Agenda
CloudCamp London will follow the popular "Open Space" format, encouraging an open exchange between presenters and participants. Attendees may propose and lead sessions on any area of interest to them. In addition, CloudCamp will feature "Lightning Talks" in which presenters expound on topics of interest in dense ten minute bolts. To submit speaking proposals and ideas please visit the CloudCamp web site to post your ideas, or contact program chairs Alexis Richardson or Chris Purrington (details below).
Following the camp, CloudBash a networking opportunity with drinks and pizza, compliments of our generous sponsors!
Additional agenda details:
Opening Remarks, Overview of Agenda and Format ? 18h30
CloudCamp Lightning Talks ? 18h45
Attendee-Driven Session Breakouts ? 19h30
Closing Remarks ? 20h00
Networking beer & pizza until 21h30 ish. Then on to the pub for those who want to keep going
Sponsors
As a community-supported gathering, we rely entirely on volunteers to organise the event and corporate sponsors to underwrite its costs.
CloudCamp London corporate sponsors include CohesiveFT, FlexiScale, Excelian, GigaSpaces, Skills Matter, Amazon, Enomaly and Google.
Media sponsors include Redmonk, 451Group, InfoQ and TechCrunch
Registration
Attending CloudCamp London is both free and fun. Please visit http://london.cloudcamp.com/436.0.html to register.
For additional information on CloudCamp, please visit http://london.cloudcamp.com.
Contacts
Media:
? Christine Gupta, 0131 476 3966, christine -at- guptapartnership.com, Twitter: Mrsboogie
? Chris Purrington, 07962 452661, chris.purrington-at-cohesiveft.com
Sponsorships:
? Chris Purrington chris.purrington-at-cohesiveft.com
Program:
? Alexis Richardson alexis.richardson@cohesiveft.com
Posted by: Chris Purrington, 04 Jul 2008
>Read the full article and comments On: Datacentres must be zero carbon by 2019
Effective data management is a critical component
While virtualisation continues to attract much attention in the green IT debate, the article is right to highlight that better and smarter data management also has an important role to play. Virtualisation is a great first step for organisations that need to rationalise their IT infrastructure and reduce power consumption. However, organisations should also consider how they manage their data more effectively as this drives their hardware and storage requirements.
For example, well defined database archiving strategies can dramatically reduce the horsepower needed to run production systems in the first place. While using the right archive store with cutting-edge new compression techniques can allow 20x-30x more data to be stored on existing hardware and storage platforms while keeping data accessible.
Virtualisation and effective data management are not mutually exclusive but you could argue that organisations should tackle the root cause of their IT infrastructure problems, explosive data growth, before determining what hardware and storage solutions are required to become carbon neutral.
Posted by: Julian Cook - Clearpace, 04 Jul 2008
>Read the full article and comments On: Imagine a new global leader
Drivel
What a load of drivel.
The demographers have been repeatedly and massively wrong about future population trends. If we cannot predict human numbers a few decades hence, what hope have we got of predicting the Earth's climate. Anyone who seriously believes we can predict the Earth's climate - and what impact, if any, humanity has on it - desperately needs to be kept away from sharp objects and matches.
And the only way we're going to get an 80% reduction in CO2 emissions by 2050 is by a forced de-urbanisation policy of the kind the Khmer Rouge carried-out in 1970s Cambodia.
Finally, I would like to repeat a question I've heard elsewhere: does the British government propose to fix the world's climate before or after it's fixed the schools and hospitals?
Posted by: ROBERT SEALEY, 03 Jul 2008
>Read the full article and comments On: US bank loses details of 4.5 million customers
comment to #1
They aren't too quick - legally they have to tell the people that are affected. If they did not tell them quickly and the people did not take the proper steps to protect their identities, the bank would be in a much bigger mess later on if it's found that they knew the data was missing and didn't report it immediately.
Posted by: Ross, 02 Jul 2008
>Read the full article and comments On: British Red Cross upgrades EpoS network
What a coincidence
Isn't the retail head of BRC the same as the one who replaced all the systems at Scope a couple of years ago, spending loads of money and almost sending them bankrupt?
Posted by: KB, 02 Jul 2008
>Read the full article and comments
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