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12-03-2009, 04:35 PM
When: Thursday, December 10, 2009
Live: 1:00 PM Eastern | 10:00 AM Pacific | 5:00 PM GMT

Hosts:
Moderator:
Bryan Richard, Editor-in-Chief, Linux Magazine

Presenter:
Erik Troan, founder & CTO of rPath, Inc.
Lee Thompson, DTO Solutions Consultant; formerly Chief Technologist at E*TRADE FINANCIAL

Duration: 60 minutes

Sponsor: rPath

Join this webinar to hear from some of the foremost Linux innovators on what it takes to achieve flexibility and control in low-cost and scalable management of customized Linux platforms. Presenters include:


Erik Troan, founder & CTO of rPath, Inc.; first engineer and former VP of Engineering at Red Hat
Lee Thompson, DTO Solutions Consultant; formerly Chief Technologist at E*TRADE FINANCIAL
Bryan Richard, Editor-in-Chief, Linux Magazine

You’ll learn about:


The organizational pressures forcing a managed model for Linux customizations
How to create hierarchical system definitions that combine standardization and customization
The importance of system version control in managing the lifecycle of platform variants
The management implications of virtualization and cloud computing
Innovative, real-world practices for scalable, low-overhead Linux management

All attendees will have the opportunity to participate in the discussion by asking questions during the event and posting to Twitter via #ManagingLinux. All registrants will receive complimentary copies of:


“Rethinking Application Delivery in the Age of Complexity,” by Erik Troan for The Cutter Consortium
“Combining Flexibility and Control: A New Model for OS/Platform Management”

For Registration information, go to http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7626 (http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7626)