[NBLUG/Announce] General Meeting (2007/08/14) -- Amazon Web Services

[Kyle Rankin]

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
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