Fw: BayLISA meets next Thurs, 18 Apr, 7:30 pm

Sat Apr 13 08:52:06 PDT 2002

Hi there:

Is there anybody going to this meeting who lives in the San
Carlos/Belmont/San Mateo area who would be willing to give me a ride home
afterwards?  I live right by the Carlmont Shopping Center, at Ralston and
the Alameda.

Thanks,
Pete De Vasto
----- Original Message -----
From: "Heather Stern" <star at gemini.starshine.org>
To: <baylisa at baylisa.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 1:38 PM
Subject: BayLISA meets next Thurs, 18 Apr, 7:30 pm

>
>   If you're the sort of person who knows for sure that they can't make it
>   to something unless it's solidmly marked in their schedule, then get
your
>   pen, PIM, or stylus ready...
>
>   BayLISA is meeting next week, on Thursday, in the evening.
>
>         Topic    - Avoiding Drowning in Your Own Log Files
>         Speaker  - Adam Sah
>         When     - 7:30 pm until oh, 9:30 or so... expect to get out
around 10.
>         Where    - Incyte Genomics HQ
>                    3160 Porter Drive
>                    Palo Alto
>
> ... The Topic
>
>    Server systems invariably write detailed activity logs, whose value is
>    widespread... just creating or storing a million records is a problem,
>    much less actually trying to get your real data back out of them.
>
>    Adam will discuss what sort of weaponry has been tried on the modern
>    version of the paper tiger, the technology Addamark is trying to bring
>    to the fray, and present, as he quotes Tom Lehrer "a modest example" --
>    running SQL+perl in parallel across a cluster of Linux-based PCs.
>
> ... The Speaker
>
>   Adam Sah bears an MS degree from Berkeley, where he specialized in
>   distributed databases and programming languages.  His MS thesis
(compiling
>   TCL) was accepted to the TCL language core in v8.0.   With years of
>   experience with the headaches of such large enterprises as Inktomi, Ovid
>   (now a division of Kluwer), Cohera (now part of PeopleSoft) and iPIX
>   (exclusive provider of eBay photohosting), Adam decided in 1995 to sign
>   up for the super-max-pack size.  He is currently the co-founder and CTO
>   of Addamark Technologies, which makes software to manage enterprise log
>   data, a source of recurring nightmares for him since 1995.  :D
>
> ... The Place
>
>   Porter Drive is between Foothill Expressway and El Camino, along Page
Mill i
>   Rd.
>
>   Travelling:
>      south (From Foothill/280) -- turn right
>      north (from El Camino)    -- turn left
>
>   It's the third driveway on the right:
>      1. Wall Street Journal
>      2. right next to 3
>      3. silver monolith with Lockheed Martin and Incyte Genomics logos on
it
>         - shiny enough that they're both hard to see.
>
>   Incyte is the building in the back.  We'll see you there if you can make
it :)
>
> ... The Usual
>
>   Do let us know on the wheels list, blw at baylisa.org, if you desire to
borrow
>   a past tape so we can bring it along.
>
>   Enjoying the meetings?  Good :D  We now have two methods for membership:
>   the good old fashioned "money in your pocket" method, make sure to bring
>   your checkbook or visit the ATM in the cafeteria;  and the brand new,
>   online with Paypal method.  Either one will help us bring in speakers
from
>   all over the place and maybe even provide a little Hospitality at the
area
>   conferemces.  For everyone who's already a member, thanks!
>
>   Corporate sponsorships are now being actively sought.  If your company
would
>   like to be known as a Sponsor of BayLISA contact Alberto Bagliomini via
>   email to treasurer at baylisa.org, for details and the benefits.  Some
present
>   corporate sponsors have expired so there is room for new interest.
>
>   A bunch of us like to go to a nearby restaurant afterwards for pizza,
>   sandwiches, snacks, drinks, and more conversation.  NOTE: This month we
>   intend to go to a new location... so make sure to stick around long
enough
>   for directions.
>
> -* Heather Stern * Arch (secretary) BayLISA Board *
http://www.baylisa.org/ *-
>
>