THE LINUX BEGINNER'S TRAINING CLASS IS NOW FULL! NO MORE REGISTRATIONS CAN BE ACCOMMODATED THIS YEAR.
SCALE is reprising last year's very successful Linux Training class. It's an intensive, two-day training class the same weekend as the Linux Expo, co-located with the...
SCALE and the MySQL community are excited to bring you a full day track covering MySQL content. This event will be held February 22, 2013 at the LAX Hilton. Sessions will cover topics across the MySQL ecosystem including MySQL, MariaDB, SkySQL, and other variants.
The SCALE University training program continues to grow for SCALE 11X. The classes give a more intense and personal learning experience than a 45-minute seminar. This year courses will be provided by instructors from LOPSA, GitHub, OneCourseSource, and the Linux Professional Institute. We are...
PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system. It has more than 15 years of active development and a proven architecture that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, data integrity, and correctness. It runs on all major operating systems, including Linux,...
How do you build a successful free & open source community? When is a community considered successful? How do you successfully manage a free & open source project? If you find yourself asking these questions, then the FOSS Mentoring track at SCALE 11x is the track for you. We...
The Southern California Linux Expo will once again host the SCALE: The Next Generation conference. An event where the free & open source community leaders of tomorrow will be able to spotlight their talents and ideas!
The goal of conference will be as "youth driven" as possible. ...
Puppet Camp LA at SCALE is a community-oriented, regional gathering of Puppet users and developers. You’ll have the opportunity to talk to a diverse group of Puppet users, benefit from presentations delivered by prominent community members, and be able to share experiences and discuss potential...
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....
Build a Cloud Day will be dedicated to teaching users how to build and manage a cloud computing environment using free and open source software. The program is designed to...
Limited to 25 Students
Opscode instructors will be presenting a free morning of introductory Chef training, transitioning to an afternoon Hack Day for Chef users of all skill levels. The morning session will cover Chef fundamentals; introducing new users to concepts and...
The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organization, announced promotional exam labs for their Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC) at SCALE 13x at the Hilton Los Angeles International Airport Hotel, Los...
The BSD Certification Group (BSDCG) is pleased to offer the BSDA certification exam to attendees of SCALE. The exam will be paper based and in English. Exam information is available from the Certification page of the BSDCG website (...
Would you like to manage and understand your IT infrastructure more efficiently? Are you passionate about keeping systems stable to perform productive work?
Join us after SCALE for 4 days of high quality, hands-on training on CFEngine 3,...
Join OpenStack along with community members, Opscode and Rackspace for an in-booth Happy Hour Saturday, February 23 from 4-6pm (Booths #25-28).
Visit OpenStack.org to learn more about the fastest growing open-source project and how you can leverage...
Come learn about the exciting technology that is changing the devops landscape. An overview of Salt's capabilities and a quick bootcamp on how to get your environment Salted.
SCALE Game Night for Everyone!
You and your whole family will NOT want to miss this spectacular SCALE event! Game Night takes place in the Plaza Ballroom (down in the basement below the Hilton lobby).
Come see members of the free & open source community face off against each other, determining who has the greatest knowledge of geek culture.
Contestant line up for Weakest Geek:
Puppet Camps are one-day, regional events held around the world for people who are currently using or interested in using Puppet. You will have the opportunity to talk to a diverse group of Puppet users, benefit from presentations delivered by prominent community members, share experiences, and...
Infrastructure.Next is the event for people interested in the evolving tools and projects for managing large-scale IT infrastructure. From storage to configuration management to virtualization infrastructure, all the way to Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS). This is a one-day program that will...
DevOps Day LA is a full day event targeted at development and operations IT professionals, who wish to improve the interaction between these traditional silos. As IT projects grow in complexity it is critical for development and operations teams to collaborate and work together more closely in...
How do you build a successful free & open source community? When is a community considered successful? How do you successfully manage a free & open source project? If you find yourself asking these questions, then the FOSS Mentoring track at SCALE 12x is the track for you. We...
PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system. It has more than 15 years of active development and a proven architecture that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, data integrity, and correctness. It runs on all major operating systems, including Linux,...
The Southern California Linux Expo will once again host the SCALE: The Next Generation conference. An event where the free & open source community leaders of tomorrow will be able to spotlight their talents and ideas!
The goal of conference will be as "youth driven" as possible. ...
UbuCon will return to SCALE 12x and will be held Friday, February 21nd, prior to the main Expo in the Los Angeles A room.
Part unconference, part scheduled sessions, the SCALE 12x UbuCon will cover what is going on within the Ubuntu community and how to improve the community.
...
Have a passion you'd like to share? Is there a community you want to connect with? Want some open discussion on a topic?
If so, create or join a BoF session on either Friday or Saturday night at SCaLE 12x. The BoFs will be Friday and Saturday nights, February 21st and 22nd. The first...
Come see members of the free & open source community face off against each other, determining who has the greatest knowledge of geek culture.
Contestant line up for Weakest Geek:
Leslie Hawthorn
Jordan Sissel
Ruth Suele
Brendan Gregg
Deb Nicholson...
The Linux Professional Institute (LPI), the world's premier Linux certification organization, announced promotional exam preparation and exam labs sessions for their Linux Professional Institute Certification (LPIC) at SCALE 12x at the Hilton Los Angeles...
Chef is an automation platform that transforms infrastructure into code. This is a hands-on tutorial that will cover the basics that everyone needs to know about how to use Chef for system and infrastructure management. We'll discuss the server API, the code primitives, and the tools required...
The Coder's Corner will be an opportunity for attendees to explore and interact with various free & open source software projects including the OLPC, Sugar On A Stick, and Scratch. There will be mentors available on hand for any questions.
Computers will be available for hands-on...
The SCALE FOSS Camp is a new addition for SCALE 12X. These sessions give a more intense and personal learning experience than a 45-minute seminar. This year the camp will include an indepth session on using ...
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....
The Fedora Activity Day is on again at SCaLE 12x! The Fedora Project hosts its annual Fedora Activity Day at SCALE 12x on Friday, February 21, beginning at 10 a.m. They are going to be working on a new interactive kiosk for the Fedora booth. If you are a coder, designer or have UI skills, or...
The BSD Certification Group (BSDCG) is pleased to offer the BSDA certification exam to attendees of SCALE. The exam will be paper based and in English. Exam information is available from the Certification page of the BSDCG...
PGP Key Signing Party
Linux is a robust and secure operating system with a rich array of applications. The Southern California Linux Expo is once again providing those who want to start using Linux an opportunity to learn how. SCALE will provide a one-day Installfest + basic system administration class on Saturday...
Have a passion you'd like to share? Is there a community you want to connect with at SCaLE? Want some open discussion on a topic?
If so, create or join a BoF as SCaLE13x will continue the tradition of providing space for groups to meet and discuss their common interests.
BoFs...
The Ally Skills Workshop teaches men simple, everyday ways to support women in their workplaces and communities. Participants learn techniques that work at the office, at conferences, and online. The skills taught in this workshop are relevant everywhere, including skills particularly relevant...
The Southern California Linux Expo will once again host the SCALE: The Next Generation conference. An event where the free & open source community leaders of tomorrow will be able to spotlight their talents and ideas!
The goal of conference will be as "youth driven" as...
Come see members of the free & open source community face off against each other, determining who has the greatest knowledge of geek culture.
Contestant line up for Weakest Geek:
Coming Soon!
UbuCon will return to SCALE 13x and will be held Friday, February 20th, prior to the main Expo in the Los Angeles A room.
Part unconference, part scheduled sessions, the SCALE 13x UbuCon will cover what is going on within the Ubuntu community and how to improve the community.
...
The openSUSE mini Summit from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Feb. 19 will present visitors the opportunity to learn more about Tumbleweed, openSUSE’s development process, and tools like its Open Build Service and fully automated testing framework service openQA.
The openSUSE project is a worldwide...
Our Open Source Legal Training program is designed to provide legal education to practicing attorneys and law students who seek education on open source legal issues. Our presentations include topics such as Open Source Licensing & Compliance, Traditional Copyright Law, Patents/Open Patents...
"How was the presentation?" "It was ... um, OK. Kind of interesting."
Don't let the above be your talk! There's a lot more to doing a good talk than just knowing the code you're presenting. Join this tutorial to learn the ten steps to transform "um, OK" to "great!"
You know the...
PGP Key Signing Party
We are proud to announce 6th Annual DevOps Day LA, to be held Friday, January 22, 2016, co-located with the 14th Annual Southern California Linux Expo at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California, near Los Angeles....
UbuCon will returning to SCALE 14x and will be held Thursday January 21st and Friday, January 22nd, prior to the main Expo.
Part unconference, part scheduled sessions, the SCALE 14x UbuCon will cover what is going on within the Ubuntu community and how to improve the community.
A...
Chef is an automation platform that transforms infrastructure into code. This is a hands-on tutorial that will cover the basics that everyone needs to know about how to use Chef for system and infrastructure management. We'll discuss the server API, the code primitives, and the tools required...
The Unikernels and More: Cloud Innovators Forum (aka CIF16) is an event sponsored by the Xen Project which will highlight some of the newest technologies for virtualization, containers, and the cloud. The Xen Project ecosystem is filled with interesting...
PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system. It has more than 30 years of active development and a proven architecture that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, data integrity, and correctness. It runs on all major operating systems, including Linux,...
The Southern California Linux Expo will once again host the SCALE: The Next Generation conference. This is an event where the free & open source community leaders of tomorrow will be able to spotlight their talents and ideas! This year's program will include sessions on...
SCALE 14x is happy to welcome back the Apache Bigtop community. Bigtop is a project for the development of packaging and tests of the Apache Hadoop ecosystem. The primary goal of Bigtop is to build a community around the packaging and interoperability testing of Hadoop-related projects. This...
Have a passion you'd like to share? Is there a community you want to connect with at SCaLE? Want some open discussion on a topic?
If so, create or join a BoF as SCaLE14x will continue the tradition of providing space for groups to meet and discuss their common interests.
BoFs will...
This year GLADCamp will be partnering again with SCALE. GLAD stands for the Greater Los Angeles Drupal (users). Why would those attending a Linux expo want be interested in Drupal? Drupal is an Open Source CMS or...
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....
The Yocto Project is pleased to present a training session on how to use the Yocto Project tools, including the OpenEmbedded build system and the Poky reference distribution. All are welcome. This course will cover the basics of the build environment, concepts and terminology, and will provide a...
Linux is a robust and secure operating system with a rich array of applications. The Southern California Linux Expo is once again providing those who want to start using Linux an opportunity to learn how. SCALE will provide an Installfest + basic system administration class on...
How many ways can you dominate on Game Night?
Pool? Check. Air Hockey? Check. Vintage Video Games? Check. Board Games? Check. Nerf Artillery? Of course! Join your fellow SCALE attendees for drinks, games, food and fun at SCALE's 6th Annual Game Night on Saturday.
How were...
In the 14 years that the Southern California Linux Expo has existed, a lot has changed in the Free & Open Source Community. We've invited three very distinguished speakers from the SCALE community as well as the FLOSS community at large, Jon "Maddog" Hall, ...
SCALE has once again partnered with the Linux Professional Institute and BSD Certification Groups to offer discounted certification testing on site during SCALE 14x.
LPI Exams
All three levels of LPI’s professional certification program...
Come see members of the free & open source community face off against each other, determining who has the greatest knowledge of geek culture.
Contestant line up for Weakest Geek:
Corey Quinn
Hannah Anderson
Mark Shuttleworth
Ruth Suehle
Stuart...
For the first time ever at SCALE, we are offering amateur radio, or HAM license exams. The exams will be held on Sunday, from 11 to 3, walk-in's welcome. You will need to bring a Government issued photo-id, an FRN (this page is your friend:...
Join the Bad Voltage team for an entertaining live show with surprises, free beer, prizes (such as a Mycroft AI), and plenty of audience participation.
This must-see live event brings the team together to tape a live show in front of a live audience. The usual irreverent Bad Voltage style...
Our Open Source Legal Training program is designed to provide legal education to practicing attorneys and law students who seek education on open source legal issues. Our presentations include topics such as Open Source Licensing & Compliance, Traditional Copyright Law, Patents/Open Patents...
UbuCon will returning to SCALE 15x and will be held Thursday March 2nd and Friday, March 3rd, prior to the main Expo.
Part unconference, part scheduled sessions, the SCALE 15x UbuCon will cover what is going on within the Ubuntu community and how to improve the community.
As with...
Open Infra Day at SCaLE is a one day conference about infrastructure as an open source project, infrastructure supporting open source, and the communities that support these things. Presentations in the morning and unconference in the afternoon....
PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system. It has more than 30 years of active development and a proven architecture that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, data integrity, and correctness. It runs on all major operating systems, including Linux,...
We are proud to announce 7th Annual DevOps Day LA, to be held Friday, March 3, 2017, co-located with SCALE 15x, at the Pasadena Convention Center. DevOps Day LA is a single day event dedicated to the DevOps community, and professionals who wish to improve the interaction and integration between...
UpSCALE is a set of lightening talks held at SCALE in partnership with OpenSource.com, in the style of Ignite presentations. Speakers will get 5 minutes to enlighten the audience. Slides will auto-advance while chosen speakers deliver their message, a...
The Yocto Project is pleased to present two training sessions on how to use the Yocto Project tools, including the OpenEmbedded build system and the Poky reference distribution. All are welcome. A...
Join the Bad Voltage team for an entertaining live show with surprises, free beer, prizes, and plenty of audience participation.
This must-see live event brings the team together to tape a live show in front of a live audience. The usual irreverent Bad Voltage style will be in full form...
SCaLE 15x will be hosting its first Cyber Security Capture The Flag (CTF) competition this year. The purposes of this new event are to spark interest in cyber security, demonstrate the application of security skills on Linux, and bring attention to the current skills gap in the marketplace. ...
Have a passion you'd like to share? Is there a community you want to connect with at SCaLE? Want some open discussion on a topic?
If so, create or join a BoF as SCaLE15x continues the tradition of providing space for groups to meet and discuss their common interests.
BoFs will run...
SCALE will once again host a PGP Keysigning Party on Saturday evening! All the details are below.
SCALE: The Next Generation a youth focused STEM event will return to Pasadena on March 4th. This is an event where the free & open source community leaders of tomorrow will be able to spotlight their ideas, projects and talents! This year's program will include sessions on everything from...
Linux Professional Institute (LPI) will hold exams on Saturday, March 4, and Sunday, March 5 at Room 205. Following exams are planned for that day: Linux Essentials, LPIC-1, LPIC-2, LPIC-3. If attendants would like to register for exams online, they can do so on by using the LPI ...
By popular demand, returning for the third year, SCALE is offering amateur radio, or HAM license exams. The exams will be held on 10 March, Sunday, from 08:30 to 15:00, walk-in's welcome. You will need to bring a Government issued photo-id, an FRN (this page is your friend: ...
Once again, SCaLE is sponsoring a Special Events Amateur Radio Station, operating under the temporary, event-specific, call sign “N6S” (November-Six-SCaLE). The station will be operating live, from the front lobby of the Conference Center (i.e., the east-most...
Join your fellow SCALE attendees for drinks, games, food and fun at SCALE's 7th Annual Game Night on Saturday. Here's a lineup:
Brand new, and totally fascinating: The VR Realm
Enter the VR Realm in one of our back rooms, and find out...
We are proud to announce 8th Annual DevOps Day LA, to be held Friday, March 9, 2018, co-located with SCALE 16x, at the Pasadena Convention Center.
DevOps Day LA is a single day event held annually in Southern California. This volunteer organized conference is dedicated to the DevOps...
Linux is a robust and secure operating system with a rich array of applications. The Southern California Linux Expo is once again providing those who want to start using Linux an opportunity to learn how. SCALE will provide an Installfest + basic system administration class on Saturday, March...
The libre graphics community is a collection of artists, projects, developers, and users that strive to bring first-class tooling and processes to those who work with images in its many forms: photography, digital painting, pixel art, glitch, and more. Many libre graphics applications are cross-...
Our Open Source Legal Training program is designed to provide legal education to practicing attorneys and law students who seek education on open source legal issues. Our presentations include topics such as Open Source Licensing & Compliance, Traditional Copyright Law, Patents/Open Patents...
SCALE will once again host a PGP Keysigning Party on Friday evening! All the details are below.
PostgreSQL @ SCaLE is a two day, two track event which takes place on March 8-9, 2018, at Pasadena Convention Center, ahead of SCALE 16x. PostgreSQL @ SCaLE will present talks designed for a general audience of web developers, sysadmins, DBAs and open source users. Talks will have significant...
Have a passion you'd like to share? Is there a community you want to connect with at SCaLE? Want some open discussion on a topic?
If so, create or join a BoF as SCaLE 16x continues the tradition of providing space for groups to meet and discuss their common interests.
BoFs will run...
Container Days is a set of tracks and events co-located at SCALE. The event offers indepth technical presentations on containers, orchestrators and service meshes. Join the Los Angeles container community and dive into Kuberentes, Mesos, Istio and more.
UbuCon at SCALE is back to celebrate all things Ubuntu! We have speakers from the Ubuntu community to talk about the state of the art and future of Ubuntu, how it has evolved, new technologies and the exciting things you can do with an OS that is growing more each day. If you use Ubuntu, are...
Join your fellow SCaLE attendees for drinks, games, food and fun at Game Night on Saturday! This year we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of Open Source with the Open Source Initiative. And Troy, our SCaLE mascot, is turning 16.
Escape Room
Our brand...
This year the SCaLE CTF is expanding to three competitions! With the rise of available jobs in Cyber Security, it has never been a better time to master new skills. And with the rise of online threats affecting our daily...
Are you an Embedded Engineer who is transitioning to using Linux? The Embedded Apprentice Linux Engineer (E-ALE) program provides a place at Embedded Linux conferences where you can get your questions answered. E-ALE is a set of 9 seminars over 3 days; take as...
Linux Professional Institute will offer discounted certication exams at SCaLE 16x. Please register in advance for any exams. While at SCALE, write the Linux for $65 USD, DevOps Tools Engineer for $99 USD or a LPIC for $99 USD.
Register now for one of the exam times and take advantage...
SCALE: The Next Generation a youth focused STEM event will return to Pasadena on March 10th. This is an event where the free & open source community leaders of tomorrow will be able to spotlight their ideas, projects and talents! This year's program will include sessions on everything from...
UpSCALE is a set of lightening talks held at SCALE in partnership with OpenSource.com, in the style of Ignite presentations. Speakers will get 5 minutes to enlighten the audience. Slides will auto-advance while chosen speakers deliver their message, a brief story of open source deliciousness....
openSUSE will have an summit at SCaLE17x on March 8, 2019, at the 17th annual Southern California Linux Expo at the Pasadena Convention Center. openSUSE will have a dedicated room to provide talks about openSUSE and open-source related topics....
Linux is a robust and secure operating system with a rich array of applications. SCALE is once again providing those who want to start using Linux an opportunity to learn how. SCALE will provide an installfest + basic system administration class to...
UbuCon return to SCALE in 2019 to celebrate all things Ubuntu! We have speakers from the Ubuntu community to talk about the state of the art and future of Ubuntu, how it has evolved, new technologies and the exciting things you can do with an OS that is growing more each day. If you use Ubuntu,...
Have a passion you'd like to share? Is there a community you want to connect with at SCaLE? Want some open discussion on a topic?
If so, create or join a BoF as SCaLE 17x continues the tradition of providing space for groups to meet and discuss their common interests.
BoFs will run...
PostgreSQL @ SCaLE is a two day, two track event which takes place on March 7-8, 2019, at Pasadena Convention Center, ahead of SCALE 17x. PostgreSQL @ SCaLE will present talks designed for a general audience of web developers, sysadmins, DBAs and open source users. Talks will have significant...
We are proud to announce 9th Annual DevOps Day LA, to be held Friday, March 8, 2019. Venue space for DevOpsDay is kindly donated to our community by with SCALE 17x, at the Pasadena...
UpSCALE is a set of lightening talks held at SCALE in partnership with OpenSource.com, in the style of Ignite presentations. Speakers will get 5 minutes to enlighten the audience. Slides will auto-advance while chosen speakers deliver their message, a brief story of open source deliciousness....
Linux Professional Institute is the global certification standard and career support organization for open source professionals. With more than 600,000 exams delivered, it's the world’s first and largest vendor-neutral Linux and open source certification body. LPI has certified professionals in...
FreeBSD is a free Unix-like operating system descended from Research Unix via the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), also known as “Berkeley Unix.” It’s known for its reliability, stability, and advanced networking and performance. Join us for a full day workshop that will teach you how to...
Kubeflow Day LA is a Kubeflow Community sponsored Machine Learning Day at SCaLE 17x. Kubeflow Day LA is a one day conference targeted at Business Leaders and Machine Learning Professionals: Data Scientists, Software and Data Engineers, and the DevOps...
Join the OpenEmbedded community for two days of workshops and presentations held along side SCALE 17x.
OpenEmbedded is a build framework for embedded Linux. OpenEmbedded offers a best-in-class cross...
Join your fellow SCaLE attendees for drinks, games, food and fun at our Game Night reception on Saturday!
Escape Rooms
There's no way any single attraction could top last year's NASA-themed Escape Room...So, this year we are bringing in TWO brand new...
Master new cyber security skills at our two-day SCaLE 17x Capture The Flag competition. Whether you're a beginner who's never tried a CTF before, an experienced competitor looking for an energizing challenge, or a professional who just wants to have fun, this event is for you. This...
SCALE: The Next Generation a youth focused STEM event will return to Pasadena on March 9th. This is an event where the free & open source community leaders of tomorrow will be able to spotlight their ideas, projects and talents! This year's program will include sessions on everything from...
Linux Professional Institute (LPI) is the global certification standard and career support organization for open source professionals. With more than 175,000 certification holders, it's the world’s first and largest vendor-neutral Linux and open source...
The Bad Voltage team return for their fifth show at SCALE which brings their fun, irreverent, tech show which is always a hit with SCALE audiences. The usual irreverent Bad Voltage style will be in full form with discussion and debate about Linux and Open...
Have a passion you'd like to share? Is there a community you want to connect with at SCaLE? Want some open discussion on a topic?
If so, create or join a BoF as SCaLE 18x continues the tradition of providing space for groups to meet and discuss their common interests.
BoFs will run...
FreeBSD is a free Unix-like operating system descended from Research Unix via the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), also known as “Berkeley Unix.” It’s known for its reliability, stability, and advanced networking and performance. Join us for a full day workshop that will teach you how to...
PostgreSQL @ SCaLE is a two day, two track event which takes place on March 5-6, 2020, at Pasadena Convention Center, ahead of SCALE 18x. PostgreSQL @ SCaLE will present talks designed for a general audience of web developers, sysadmins, DBAs and open source users. Talks will have significant...
This year at SCALE 18x, the ALE team is presenting offer set of tutorials focused on helping you get up and running a building embedded systems using Linux.
The Embedded Apprentice Linux Engineer program, is a tutorial...
Join the CloudBees team for a full day of workshops on conintous delivery with Jeninks and JenkinsX.
UpSCALE is a set of lightening talks held at SCALE in partnership with OpenSource.com, in the style of Ignite presentations. Speakers will get 5 minutes to enlighten the audience. Slides will auto-advance while chosen speakers deliver their...
RaiseMe
SCALE is joining forces this year with Linuxfests' own RaiseMe volunteer team to create the first ever Career Day for our community. This event is not just for job hunters, it is also for established professionals who want to make the most out of the roles they...
SCALE will once again host a PGP Keysigning Party on Friday evening! All the details are below.
Join us on Friday afternoon to learn about the GitLab community and GitLab’s DevOps stages. GitLab's Community Relations team will provide an overview of our programs and resources available to the wider community. There will also be a hands-on workshop on how everyone can contribute to GitLab....
SCALE: The Next Generation a youth focused STEM event will return to Pasadena on March 7, 2020. This is an event where the free & open source community leaders of tomorrow will be able to spotlight their ideas, projects and talents! This year's program will include sessions on everything...
Master new cyber security skills at our three-day SCaLE 18x Capture The Flag competition. Whether you're a beginner who's never tried a CTF before, an experienced competitor looking for an energizing challenge, or a professional who just wants to have fun, this event is for you. This year we...
Join your fellow SCaLE attendees for drinks, games, food and fun at our Game Night reception on Saturday!
Casino Night
Beat the odds and enjoy gambling fun with our Casino Night theme this year. We have Poker, Blackjack, Roulette, and Craps. Join us for...
By popular demand, returning for the third year, SCALE is offering amateur radio, or HAM license exams. The exams will be held on 10 March, Sunday, walk-in's welcome. You will need to bring a Government issued photo-id, an...
We are proud to announce the 10th Annual DevOpsDayLA, will be held Friday, July 29, 2022. Venue space for DevOpsDayLA is kindly donated to our community by the SCALE 19x team.
DevOpsDayLA is a single-day event held...
PostgreSQL @ SCaLE is a two day, two track event which takes place on July 28-29, 2022, at Hilton LAX, ahead of SCALE 19x. PostgreSQL @ SCaLE will present talks designed for a general audience of web developers, sysadmins, DBAs and open source users. Talks will have significant technical content...
FreeBSD is a free Unix-like operating system descended from Research Unix via the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), also known as “Berkeley Unix.” It’s known for its reliability, stability, and advanced networking and performance. Join us for a full day workshop that will teach you how to...
The power of open source combined with the scalability of the cloud results in a fantastic environment for builders to create solutions for a wide range of challenges. Join AWS Open Source and our partners DataStax, InfluxData, and TriggerMesh to learn more about some of the incredible open...
IEEE SA OPEN has active communities creating open source and open hardware digital infrastructure technologies across a wide range of sectors such as healthcare, education, retail clothing, communications, design-automation, and more. During SCALE 19x, we will be hosting a day of collaborative...
UpSCALE is a set of lightening talks held at SCALE, in the style of Ignite presentations. Speakers will get 5 minutes to enlighten the audience. Slides will auto-advance while chosen speakers deliver their message, a brief story of open source deliciousness. The format makes for a fast paced,...
MC Frontalot will join for our world famous Game Night on July 30th. Come rock out with some geeky tunes, while enjoying the usual SCALE batch of family friendly, games, drinks, snacks and other activities.
Linux is a robust and secure operating system with a rich array of applications. SCALE is once again providing those who want to start using Linux an opportunity to learn how. SCALE will provide an installfest + basic system administration class to...
Have a passion you'd like to share? Is there a community you want to connect with at SCaLE? Want some open discussion on a topic?
If so, create or join a BoF as SCaLE 17x continues the tradition of providing space for groups to meet and discuss their common interests.
BoFs...
Join your fellow SCaLE attendees for drinks, games, food and fun at our Game Night reception on Saturday with music provided by MC Frontalot!
Casino Night
Beat the odds...
DevOpsDayLA returns for its 12th year and will be held Friday, March 10, 2023 at the Pasadena Convention Center. Venue space for DevOpsDayLA is kindly donated to our community by the...
PostgreSQL @ SCaLE is a two day, two track event which takes place on March 9-10, 2023, at Pasadena Convention Center, ahead of SCALE 20x. PostgreSQL @ SCaLE will present talks designed for a general audience of web developers, sysadmins, DBAs and open source users. Talks will have significant...
SCALE: The Next Generation, a youth-focused STEM event will return to Pasadena on March 11th. This is an event where the free & open source community leaders of tomorrow will be able to spotlight their ideas, projects and talents! This year's program will include sessions on everything...
SCALE 20x is proud to host Los Angeles' inaugural 2-day Kubernetes Community Day (KCD) on the Thursday and Friday of the event. Please join us there!
Having long hosted Cloud...
Embedded Apprentice Linux Engineer (E-ALE) is a series of seminars over 2 days at SCALE. The seminars will each represent a key topic relevant to Engineers new to Embedded Linux. Each seminar first gives a lecture or presentation on one subject, followed by lab...
A full-day event dedicated to sharing Ceph’s transformative power and fostering the vibrant Ceph community co-located at SCALE - The Southern California Linux Expo. The expert Ceph team, Ceph’s customers and partners, and the Ceph community join forces to discuss things like the status of the...
Linux is a robust and secure operating system with a rich array of applications. SCALE is once again providing those who want to start using Linux an opportunity to learn how. SCALE will provide an installfest + basic system administration class to...
Join your fellow SCaLE attendees for drinks, games, food and fun at our annual Game Night reception on Saturday March 11, 2023 at the Pasadena Convention Center.
Casino Night
Beat the odds and enjoy gambling fun with our Casino Night theme this...
Open Source Career Day (OSCD) returns for SCaLE 20x. SCALE is again joining forces this year with Linuxfests' own RaiseMe volunteer team. OSCD features career consulting sessions ( resume reviews, career guidance and mock interviews ) and a full day of talks on Sunday March 12, 2023.
The...
With the rise of available jobs in Cyber Security, it has never been a better time to master new skills. And with the rise of online threats affecting our daily lives, it has never been a better time to educate ourselves.
In partnership with Cal Poly Pomona’s student...
UpSCALE is a set of lightening talks held at SCALE, in the style of Ignite presentations. Speakers will get 5 minutes to enlighten the audience. Slides will auto-advance while chosen speakers deliver their message, a brief story of open source deliciousness. The format makes for a fast paced,...
FreeBSD is a free Unix-like operating system descended from Research Unix via the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), also known as “Berkeley Unix.” It’s known for its reliability, stability, and advanced networking and performance. Join us for a full day workshop that will teach you how to...
Have a passion you'd like to share? Is there a community you want to connect with at SCaLE? Want some open discussion on a topic? If so, create or join a BoF as SCaLE 20x continues the tradition of providing space for groups to meet and discuss their common interests. BoFs will run on Thursday,...
Welcome to DevOpsDayLA, the heart of Southern California's DevOps movement! As we step into our 13th year, we remain committed to fostering a local community of practitioners, enthusiasts, and learners in the vibrant landscape of...
PostgreSQL @SCaLE is a two day, multi-track event which takes place on March 14-15, 2024, at Pasadena Convention Center, ahead of SCaLE 21x. PostgreSQL @SCaLE will present talks designed for a general audience of web developers, sysadmins, DBAs and open source users....
SCaLE 21x is proud to host Los Angeles' second annual Kubernetes Community Day (KCD) on March 14 and 15, 2024. Please join us there!
After a successful first year joining the SCaLE family, Kubernetes Community Day is back in the Los...
SCALE: The Next Generation, a youth-focused tech event will return to Pasadena on Saturday, March 16th, from 11am to 5pm. This is an event where the free & open source community leaders of tomorrow...
MySQL Day LA returns Friday, March 15th, 2024, at the Pasadena Convention Center, ahead of SCaLE 21x. This track will present talks designed for a general audience of web developers, sysadmins, DBAs, and open-source users. Talks will have significant technical content and include both seminars...
Open Source Career Day (OSCD) returns to SCaLE 21x, presented in collaboration with Linuxfests' RaiseMe volunteer team. Join us on Sunday, March 17, 2024, for a day dedicated to enhancing your career prospects in the open source industry. Whether you're a job seeker, an established professional...
SCaLE 21x is proud to host Data on Kubernetes Day at the March 2024 event. Please join us there!
Kubernetes is increasingly used to run databases and other stateful workloads, unlocking new potential for leveraging your data.
Data on Kubernetes Day (DOK Day) celebrates the work...
UbuCon is a community-led gathering of folks from the Ubuntu community sharing their stories, networking with fellow users, and learning from experts. UbuCons take place all over the world, and we are excited to be returning to Pasadena in...
FreeBSD is a free Unix-like operating system descended from Research Unix via the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), also known as “Berkeley Unix.” It’s known for its reliability, stability, and advanced networking and performance. Join us for a full-day workshop to teach you how to install...
We're proud to announce that the first NixCon North America event will be co-located with SCaLE 21x at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, CA on March 14th and 15th, 2024. We invite you to share your work on projects using Nix/NixOS and introduce new Nix users to the community.
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"Interested in cybersecurity? Join us for SCaLE's Annual Capture the Flag (CTF) game presented by Cal Poly Fast. The general CTF features jeopardy-style challenges focusing on cryptography, networking, operating systems, programming, and more. Made to be an educational and instructional...
Kwaai is a non-profit, volunteer based, open source development organization focused on democratizing artificial intelligence by designing, building and maintaining a free, self-sovereign, Personal AI.
Join us for our day long membership summit during SCaLE 21x to learn about our progress...
Have a passion you'd like to share? Is there a community you want to connect with at SCaLE? Want some open discussion on a topic? If so, create or join a BoF as SCaLE 21x continues the tradition of providing space for groups to meet and discuss their common interests. BoFs will run on Thursday,...
PlanetNix is an annual gathering of Nix users and developers, and you are invited!
Attend and hack with fellow Nixers - be you cadet or commodore - and earn valuable skill promotions! Coagulate into workshops and boggle as you learn surprising and new...
OpenInfra Days North America will take place in conjunction with SCaLE and is being jointly organized by the OpenInfra communities from the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Sessions will cover open source projects used to build data center...
SCaLE: The Next Generation (TNG) is a youth-focused tech event—returning to Pasadena on Saturday, March 8th, 2025 from 11 am to 5 pm. This event provides a platform for the future leaders of the free and open-source...
Welcome to DevOpsDayLA, the heart of Southern California's DevOps movement!
DevOpsDayLA is back for its 14th year, bringing together the vibrant Southern California DevOps community. This annual event is Southern...
PostgreSQL @SCALE is a two day, multi-track event which takes place on March 6-7, 2025, at Pasadena Convention Center, ahead of SCaLE 22x. PostgreSQL@SCaLE will present talks designed for a general audience of web developers,...
Cloud Native Days LA is back! Formerly known at KCD LA, the event is heading back to Los Angeles area with a new name and being hosted along side SCaLE 22x. We plan to have workshops, talks, and lightning talks covering...
Join us at the Kwaai Personal AI Summit, where AI innovation meets personal empowerment and augmentation. This premier event showcases the future of Personal AI, featuring pAIOS, the open-source Personal AI Operating System designed to put users in control of their data, digital identity and...
Linux is a robust and secure operating system with a rich array of applications. SCALE is once again providing those who want to start using Linux an opportunity to learn how. SCALE will provide an installfest plus basic system administration class to help you hit the ground running with Linux...
Open Source Career Day is back for SCaLE 22x, offering a dedicated space for professionals and aspiring technologists to advance their careers in the open source industry. Whether you're looking to break into IT, re-career from another field, or take your existing career to new heights, this...
Have a passion you'd like to share? Is there a community you want to connect with at SCaLE? Want some open discussion on a topic? If so, create or join a BoF as SCaLE 22x continues the tradition of providing space for groups to meet and discuss their common interests. BoFs will run on Thursday,...
Join your fellow SCaLE attendees for drinks, games, food and fun at our Game Night reception on Saturday from 7:30pm to 11:30pm
Uncoded presents Trivia Night
How much knowledge do you have about technology or pop culture? Come find out as...
Interested in cybersecurity? Join us for SCaLE's Annual Capture the Flag (CTF) game presented by Cal Poly FAST and Pacific Hackers. The general CTF features jeopardy-style challenges focusing on cryptography, networking, operating systems, programming, and more. Made to be an educational and...
