Neil Levine

Neil Levine
VP, Corporate Services, Canonical

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Neil Levine has been professionally using and deploying Linux and open-source software into the enterprise for over 15 years. After working as a systems and network administrator in the hosting and telecoms sector in the mid-90s, Neil joined Claranet in 1997 where as CTO he helped grow the company into the largest, independent internet service provider in Europe, covering nine countries, built almost exclusively on open-source software. In 2009, Neil joined Canonical, the commercial sponsor of the Ubuntu project, as Vice-President of Corporate Services, where he is responsible for enterprise and cloud strategy. Neil holds an MA in Political Science from Columbia University and a BSc in Economics from University College London.

Sessions

4:00pm Tuesday, 07/20/2010
The Future of Open Source 

Location: Portland_Ballroom
Tags: cloud
Neil Levine (Canonical)
Average rating: **...
(2.50, 2 ratings)
What will cloud mean to open source development and to linux distributions. Will anyone care about the distro anymore? 
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4:10pm Tuesday, 07/20/2010
The Debate - Open Source and the Cloud

Location: Portland_Ballroom
Tags: cloud, debate
Rick Clark (Cisco Systems), Neil Levine (Canonical), Mårten Mickos (Eucalyptus Systems), James Urquhart (CNET)
Average rating: **...
(2.80, 5 ratings)
Our panel of experts will examine the relationship between open source and cloud computing, answering questions from the audience. Read more.
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