Start: 2007/09/11 - 7:30pm
End: 2007/09/11 - 9:00pm
Location:
O'Reilly, Sebastopol, CA
http://nblug.org/genloc
Speaker: Kyle Rankin
Description:
In this talk Kyle will cover the basics of how DNS (Domain Name System)
works. The talk will include a short history of the service, how it
works today, and a step-by-step walk-through of what happens between
entering a domain into a web browser and getting back an IP address.
Also covered is how you could use this new-found knowledge to take down
the Internet. Specific implementations of DNS (BIND, djbdns, PowerDNS)
will not be covered.
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Kyle Rankin
NBLUG President
The North Bay Linux Users Group
http://nblug.org
IRC: greenfly(a)irc.freenode.net #nblug
kyle(a)nblug.org
Start: 2007/08/14 - 7:30pm
End: 2007/08/14 - 9:00pm
Location:
O'Reilly, Sebastopol, CA
http://nblug.org/genloc
Speaker: Mike Culver
Description:
What's possible in a post Web 2.0 world?
Innovation continues at a mind-bending pace, and this presentation will
showcase some thought-provoking new directions that Web Services are
headed in. The presentation will provide an overview of Amazon Web
Services, including a Web Service named Mechanical Turk that allows
computers to make requests of people, an online storage service, a
Virtual Server controlled by a Web service, and more. There will also
be a demo showing how to set up a virtual server. But mostly this will
be an opportunity to have a discussion about innovation and
entrepreneurial tools.
Amazon spent ten years and over $1 billion developing a world-class
technology and content platform that powers Amazon web sites for
millions of customers every day. Most people think "Amazon.com" when
they hear the word; however developers are excited to learn that there
is a separate technology arm of the company, known as Amazon Web
Services or AWS. Using AWS, developers can build software applications
leveraging the same robust, scalable, and reliable technology that
powers Amazon's retail business. AWS has now launched ten services with
open APIs for developers to build applications, with the result that
over 200,000 developers have registered on Amazon's developer site to
create applications based on these services.
Bio
Mike Culver joined the Developer Relations Group of Amazon Web Services
in May, 2006. Mike brings with him fifteen years of technology
leadership experience, including at companies such as Microsoft. In
addition Mr. Culver has a strong background running an IT organization,
with over a decade of experience in the Electrical Wholesale
Distribution industry. As a Web Services Evangelist at Amazon, he helps
developers take advantage of disruptive technologies that are going to
change the way we think about computer applications, and the way that
businesses compete.
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Kyle Rankin
NBLUG President
The North Bay Linux Users Group
http://nblug.org
IRC: greenfly(a)irc.freenode.net #nblug
kyle(a)nblug.org
