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8:30am Monday, 07/19/2010
Git 101 Tutorial
Tools & Techniques
 Location: Portland 255
Tags: git, vcs, scm, github, version_control
Please note: to attend, your registration must include Tutorials.
Scott Chacon (GitHub)
Average rating: ****.
(4.16, 51 ratings)
Git is a new distributed version control system that is fast, flexible, works offline and supports powerful local branching and easy merging that encourages non-linear workflows and makes developers far more productive and efficient. This tutorial will introduce you to Git, rid you of your SVN sins, and teach you how to become more efficient and productive as a programmer. Read more.
1:30pm Monday, 07/19/2010
Database Server Health Check
Databases
 Location: Portland 252
Tags: database, postgresql, performance, tuneup
Please note: to attend, your registration must include Tutorials.
Josh Berkus (PostgreSQL Experts, Inc.)
Average rating: ***..
(3.75, 8 ratings)
Have you given your database server a checkup lately? If not, you probably should. "Sick" database servers are easy to prevent if you take a few simple steps <i>before</i> your server comes down with something. Read more.
8:30am Tuesday, 07/20/2010
Using Puppet - A Beginner's Tutorial
Operations
 Location: D136
Tags: operations, tutorial, puppet, configuration_management
Please note: to attend, your registration must include Tutorials.
James Turnbull (Puppet Labs), Jeff McCune (Puppet Labs)
Average rating: ***..
(3.91, 11 ratings)
Puppet is a powerful configuration management tool that makes life easier for people managing systems and applications. This tutorial gives you an in-depth and hands-on introduction to Puppet that is ideal for beginners to Puppet and configuration management. Read more.
8:30am Tuesday, 07/20/2010
Scalable Internet Architectures
Operations
 Location: Portland 256
Tags: scalability, best_practices, architecture
Please note: to attend, your registration must include Tutorials.
Theo Schlossnagle (OmniTI/Circonus)
Average rating: ****.
(4.24, 29 ratings)
Internet traffic spikes aren't what they used to be. It is now evident that even the smallest sites can suffer the attention of the global audience. This presentation dives into techniques to avoid collapse under dire circumstances. Looking at some real traffic spikes, we'll pinpoint what part of the architecture is crumbling under the load; then, walk though stop-gaps and complete solutions. Read more.
1:30pm Tuesday, 07/20/2010
Hands-on Cassandra
Databases
 Location: Portland 256
Tags: distributed, nosql, cassandra, databases, tutorial
Please note: to attend, your registration must include Tutorials.
Eric Evans (Rackspace)
Average rating: ***..
(3.08, 25 ratings)
Moore's Law has run its course, yet despite the growing demands placed on databases, traditional solutions offer little alternative to vertical scaling. Come learn step-by-step how to use Apache Cassandra to turn a cluster of inexpensive commodity servers in to a massively scalable distributed datastore. Read more.
  • Intel
  • Microsoft
  • Google
  • Facebook
  • Rackspace Hosting
  • (mt) Media Temple, Inc.
  • ActiveState
  • CommonPlaces
  • DB Relay
  • FireHost
  • GoDaddy
  • HP
  • HTSQL by Prometheus Research
  • Impetus Technologies Inc.
  • Infobright, Inc
  • JasperSoft
  • Kaltura
  • Marvell
  • Mashery
  • NorthScale, Inc.
  • Open Invention Network
  • OpSource
  • Oracle
  • Parallels
  • PayPal
  • Percona
  • Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc.
  • Rhomobile
  • Schooner Information Technology
  • Silicon Mechanics
  • SourceGear
  • Symbian
  • VoltDB
  • WSO2
  • Linux Pro Magazine

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