Low-Cost Cloud Computing for Fun and Profit
Filed under: Computer, Computing, IEEE Societies, infrastructure
Large scale cloud computing services can be pricey and hard to get (or use!) for small business or personal use. Using open-source tools and low-cost web hosting providers, many applications and services that are as good or better than the big guys can be had for only a few dollars a month. This talk discusses what’s available, what to look for in a “cloud” hosting provider, and how to take advantage of these services for personal and business use.
About the Speaker
Karl Geiger has worked in the software, IT, and the ‘Net/Web for 30 years. He retired from his role as Director of Enterprise Architecture at Amgen in 2007 and has been working with small start-ups. Karl is the current Chair of the IEEE Buenaventura Section and the Vice-Chair of the IEEE Buenaventura Computer Society chapter,and a Senior Member of the IEEE.
Where:
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Nygreen Hall, Room 106
California Lutheran University
60 W. Olsen Rd, Thousand Oaks
When:
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6:30pm pizza, networking, 7pm presentation, Wed 14 Sep. 2011
Register
Presentation now online:
- Cheap Cloud Hosting for Fun and Profit (PDF, 1.04 MB)
Trends in Tiered Storage Management
Filed under: Communications, Computer, Data Management, Events, infrastructure, storage management
Wed. evening 13 July, Lawrence Sachartoff, Oracle Corp., presents current trends in storage technologies and their role in Tiered Storage Management solutions.
This is a joint meeting with the IEEE Buenaventura Communications Society chapter.
About the Speaker
Lawrence Sachartoff is a high-tech professional with over thirty years of experience. Starting as an avionics tech in the U.S. Air Force (back in the dark days of analogue electronics), Lawrence has built a career in IT technology working with manufacturers and end users such as Intel, Dell, Hughes Space and Communications, Arco and Countrywide. Lawrence is highly experienced with technologies used in the datacenter; servers, storage, backup, preservation and archiving are specialties Lawrence covers in his current role as a Storage Architect with Oracle Corporation.
Where:
- Richter Hall, Ahmanson Science Center, CLU, 60 W. Olsen Rd, Thousand Oaks
When:
- 6:30pm refreshments, networking; 7pm presentation and discussion
RSVP:
DreamWorks Animation
On Wednesday, June 8, Dr. Saty Raghavachary of DreamWorks Animation returns to show us how studios make computer-animated movies. Since last year’s talk, DreamWorks has released “Megamind” and “Kung Fu Panda 2″. Come hear what it takes to put these projects out!
About the Speaker
Saty joined DreamWorks in 1996, where he is now Senior Training Specialist. His film credits include “Kung Fu Panda 2″, “Megamind”, “Shrek Forever After”, “How to Train Your Dragon”, “Monsters vs Aliens”, “Madagascar”, “Madagascar 2?, “Kung Fu Panda”, “Bee Movie”, ”Flushed Away”, “Over the Hedge”, “Shark Tale”, “Shrek 2?, “Shrek 3?, “Sinbad”, “Spirit”, “The Road to El Dorado”, and “The Prince of Egypt”.
Saty is a part-time instructor at the University of Southern California and also teaches at Gnomon School of Visual Effects and TD College. He is the author of Rendering for Beginners: Image synthesis using RenderMan and a co-author of The RenderMan Shading Language Guide. Prior to joining DreamWorks he was Software Manager at MetroLight Studios. He holds three MS degrees and a PhD from The Ohio State University. He has a B.Tech degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and is a member of Association for Computing Machinery, the IEEE Computer Society, and American Mensa.
RSVP: http://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/7067 or events@ieee-bv-cs.org
RED Digital Cinema
On Wednesday, May 11, 2011, Ted Schilowitz from RED Digital Cinema will talk about RED’s Ultra High Definition camera technology and the software it takes to handle 14 megapixel images at 120 frames per second.
Ted is currently part of the development team at RED Digital Cinema, that is taking the Digital motion picture camera to the next level of resolution, functionality and design. With 5K and beyond acquisition, all in a revolutionary form factor, the EPIC Camera is all about innovation, from the concept, to the radical design, to the remarkable engineering, to the breakthrough price point… everything about the EPIC and RED Digital Cinema is about breaking the rules. The EPIC camera is simply a new breed of tool for Cinematography. 5k resolution, Raw workflow, PL mount for use with Cinema Grade Lenses, the REDCODE Codec, and the 5K Mysterium sensor which RED has created specifically for the EPIC all contribute to the remarkable advancements of this next generation 5K Digital Cinematography system.
RSVP: http://meetings.vtools.ieee.org/meeting_view/list_meeting/6603 or events@ieee-bv-cs.org
Conejo Robotics at the 2011 FRC
Filed under: Computer, Robotics, Robotics and Automation
The Conejo Robotics Club discusses their entry and the results in the 2011 FIRST Robotics Competition Wednesday evening, April 13th. Charles Seabury and high school students from Newbury Park, Thousand Oaks, and Westlake High in the Conejo Robotics Club will be on hand to show off and discuss their entry for this year’s competition.
The FIRST Robotics Competition challenges high-school teams to design, build, and compete, all in under six weeks. The 2011 competition, Logomotion, requires robots to coordinate and to work separately in order to build a sign made of inflated tubes:
This meeting is free and open to the public. Suggested ages: 8+.
Please register to attend as we would like to have an accurate headcount for refreshments. IEEE membership not required to register or attend.
Meeting location and information at the above link or see our meetings info page.
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- Samsung Creates a Graphene Transistor with a Band Gap and Electron Mobility 2012/05/18 Dexter Johnson
- This Robot Makes Its Own Custom Tools Out of Glue 2012/05/18 Evan Ackerman
Chapter Info
Buenaventura Section
Chapter C16 Location R6 01 09
Regular Meeting Info
Meets evenings, 2nd Wed of the month. See link above for meeting info.