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The BayLISA Monitoring SIG is proud to offer this fantastic lineup of activities in conjunction with LinuxWorld Expo August 4-8 (that's next week!) Register for a free exhibits pass in advance (to avoid long lines) at:<BR>
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<A HREF="http://linuxworldexpo.com/live/12/register//SN335015">http://linuxworldexpo.com/live/12/register//SN335015</A><BR>
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(Use GroundWork Open Source's Priority Code VPL712 to see if that gets you anything extra.)<BR>
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The activities are:<BR>
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1) Tuesday, Aug 5, 11:30-12:30: Conference Session on IT Monitoring ("Just Add Water...")<BR>
2) Wednesday, Aug 6, 6PM IT Monitoring BoF (BoF 17)<BR>
3) Wednesday, Aug 6, 7:30PM Meet-n-Greet Reception and Dinner at Henry's Hunan, 110 Natoma<BR>
4) All Week: Cacti "Project in Residence" at GroundWork Open Source<BR>
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Here are details of the events:<BR>
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1) Conference Session on IT Monitoring: Just Add Water: Tips to Managing, Monitoring and Scaling the Wild and Wooly IT Environment<BR>
Tuesday, August 5 2008, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm<BR>
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(Caution: You may need a full conference registration to attend this session.)<BR>
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2) IT Monitoring BoF Wednesday, 6PM (BOF17)<BR>
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BOF17: Common Mistakes when Installing or Configuring OSS Monitoring Tools<BR>
Wednesday, Aug 6 2007, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM<BR>
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(Notes: 1) You only need a free exhibits pass to attend this BoF 2) This BoF is immediately followed by (3) below)<BR>
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3) What: BayLISA Monitoring SIG XVI: LinuxWorld Meet-n-Greet Reception featuring 1) Special Guests Cacti Development Team and 2) Ganglia Project "We're Almost There..." v 3.1 Pre-release Celebration<BR>
Who: Anyone interested in IT monitoring issues and tools (newbies particularly welcome!)<BR>
When: Wednesday, August 6, 7:30 PM<BR>
Where: Henry's Hunan Chinese Restaurant, 110 Natoma St. (Between 2nd and New Montgomery -- Near Moscone) (415) 546-4999<BR>
How: Consider making a day of it by signing up for a free exhibit hall pass for LinuxWorld at:<BR>
<A HREF="http://linuxworldexpo.com/live/12/register//SN335015">http://linuxworldexpo.com/live/12/register//SN335015</A><BR>
You can get into the exhibits hall, attend the GroundWork BoF from 6-7, and then come to the reception.<BR>
Cost: Free, but RSVP mandatory (see below)<BR>
RSVP: Email Peter Mui, pmui@groundworkopensource.com<BR>
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4) All Week: Cacti "Project in Residence" at GroundWork Open Source<BR>
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The Cacti Team will be the "Project in Residence" at GroundWork Open Souce LinuxWorld week: they'll be fixing bugs, assessing feature requests, and setting priorities for the direction of Cacti. Their meetings are open, and Cacti enthusiasts are invited as observers: email Peter Mui, pmui@groundworkopensource.com if you want to attend.<BR>
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Let me know if you have questions, hope to see you (multiple times) next week! -Peter<BR>
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Peter Mui, Community Director<BR>
GROUNDWORK Open Source, Inc.<BR>
139 Townsend Street, Suite 100<BR>
San Francisco, CA 94107-1946<BR>
+1 415 992 4573<BR>
pmui@groundworkopensource.com<BR>
www.groundworkopensource.com<BR>
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