Hi Everyone,
I?d like to invite everyone in the Vancouver area or those visiting, to join us on May 22nd (Wednesday) for the Vancouver Sysadmin meeting.
This month?s topics are ?Drowning in data; drowning in waste? and ?Cooling 101?
Drowning in data; drowning in waste:The growth of the world's data is phenomenal and well-documented. ?Much is made of big data, of our modern digital life, and of our propensity to capture information about the world around us. ?Less is said about the waste that accompanies our packrat data storage activities, and the where that waste comes from. ?Peter Godman explores sources of waste, both mundane and exotic, in how we apply money and effort to data storage..
Cooling 101: David will be presenting ?Cooling for IT Spaces?. ?This presentation will include discussion on the basics of cooling, precision versus comfort, provide an overview of the cooling technologies (air cooled, water cooled, chilled water, glycol cooled and free cooling) and when to apply them and will conclude the presentation with a discussion on cooling designs for both low density (4kW per rack) and high density (30kW per rack) applications. A demonstration of different equipment will be part of this presentation.
Biographies:
Peter Godman, CEO, Qumulo
Peter Godman brings 20 years of industry systems experience to Qumulo. As VP of Engineering and CEO of Corensic, Peter brought the world's first thin-hypervisor based product to market. As Director of Software Engineering at Isilon, he led development of several major releases of Isilon's award-winning OneFS distributed filesystem and was inventor of 18 patented technologies. Peter studied math and computer science at MIT.
David Toralez
David is an Environmental Regional Manager for Emerson Network Power and is based out of California. ?He has had over 20 years of industry experience in computer room cooling applications and designs and has been part of the Emerson Network Power team for 10 years.
Details for the meeting:
Location: Centre for Digital Media, 685 Great Northern Way ? The new building beside 577
Date and time: Wed May 22, 2013, from 6 PM to 8ish PM.
Refreshments: Yes, we?re providing pizza and beer and we?ll figure out something for the few of you who are vegans. We will be going to the Tap and Barrel in Olympic Village after the meeting.
Very important: Parking: You will be given a parking pass when you arrive.
A rough agenda:
5:30PM: People can mingle in the lounge
6:00: Welcome and quick introductions
6:10: Presentation by Peter Godman
7:10: Presentation by David Toralez
8:00 After the presentation we?ll have an open group discussion. Bring your questions, and hopefully others will have answers.
8:30 PM: Go to the Pub for a beer.
Please let me know if you?re able to attend. Either by an email rsvp to me or an online rsvp via the Studiosysadmin website.
Cheers,
Scott