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Speaker Interview: Josh Berkus

Submitted by Larry Cafiero on Sun, 2015-02-08 14:13

Josh Berkus, another SCALE veteran, brings his wealth of PostgreSQL expertise to SCALE 13x in presenting "Shootout at the AWS Corral" on Sunday SCALE 13x at 3 p.m. The SCALE Team caught up with Josh, who talked about ongoing progress with his benchmarking project and what he plans to report at SCALE and subsequent upcoming FOSS shows.

Q: Could you please introduce yourself and tell us a little about your background?

Speaker Interview: Alison Chaiken

Submitted by Larry Cafiero on Sun, 2015-02-08 13:42

 

Alison Chaiken returns to speak at SCALE 13x this year, giving a talk on "systemd for Developers" on SCALE 13x Saturday at 11:30 a.m. The SCALE Team caught up with Alison for a brief interview, which touches on the types of sessions at SCALE as well as beer-soaked Dance Dance Revolution sessions. To find out more, read on.

Q: Could you please introduce yourself and tell us a little about your background?

Speaker Interview: Dave Stokes

Submitted by Larry Cafiero on Sun, 2015-02-08 08:55

 

Dave Stokes makes another speaking appearance at SCALE this year, giving a talk on "The Proper Care and Feeding of a MySQL Server for Busy Linux Admins" on SCALE 13x Sunday sessions at 3 p.m. The SCALE Team caught up with David and here's what he had to say about his talk, SCALE, and lunchtime at Carl's Jr.

Q: Could you please introduce yourself and tell us a little about your background?

 

Update: Hilton LAX full; lodging alternatives for SCALE 13x

Submitted by Larry Cafiero on Sat, 2015-02-07 12:32

Thanks to the Southern California Linux Expo SCALE 13x, the Hilton Los Angeles Airport hotel has reached capacity for the week/weekend of our event. However, the SCALE Team has currently contacted other hotels nearby for special prices for those who still require lodging.

The Marriott next to the Hilton is offering a special rate of $129 per night, plus tax, for SCALE 13x. To get the special rate, use this link to make your reservation: http://bit.ly/176nuee

UpSCALE

Submitted by Gareth Greenaway on Thu, 2015-02-05 08:24

Do you have something you're passionate about?  Do you think you can share it at SCALE in only 5 minutes?  Are you up for the pressure of having your slides change automatically?  If the answer to all of these questions is yes, then an UpSCALE talk might be for you!  

The UpSCALE talks are held in the style of the Ignite presentations made popular by various O'Reilly sponsored events. Participants are given five minutes to speak on a subject accompanied by 20 automatically-advanced slides, making this a fast paced, fun event for participants and audience.

Bad Voltage Live at SCALE

Submitted by Ilan Rabinovitch on Wed, 2015-02-04 23:11

We are delighted to share that on Friday evening at we have a special event taking place that you won't want to miss.

Bad Voltage is a popular Linux and Open Source podcast that is presented by Jono Bacon (Ubuntu, LugRadio, XPRIZE), Bryan Lunduke (Linux Action Show, NetworkWorld), Stuart Langridge (Ubuntu, LugRadio), and Jeremy Garcia (LinuxQuestions). In fact, SCALE regulars will recognize Jono and Jeremy, who have been coming to SCALE for over eight years!

SCALE Linux Training Class fills up!

Submitted by Orv Beach on Sat, 2015-01-31 17:06

The Linux Installfest + Training Class is full!

Conducted by trainers from OneSource Course and assisted by SCALE volunteers, this class has proven since its inception to be consistently popular.

Attendees will install Linux on a personal computer during a  Saturday morning installfest, then be trained in the basics of system maintenance in the afternoon.