LOPSA System Administration Master Class at YAPC::NA 2008

jessetrucks — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:34:26 -0700

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

May 7, 2008

Members of the League of Professional System Administrators (LOPSA) are teaching a two day System Administration Master Class at the Yet Another Perl Conference North America (YAPC::NA), in Chicago, IL, USA, on June 19 and 20.

The instructors, LOPSA Board Members David Parter and Jesse Trucks, will delve into more than a dozen areas of the profession of system administration critical to all system administrators of any discipline. The course will be technology neutral, appropriate to anyone managing all types of systems and networks.

LOPSA Live May 2008

dparter — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:29:52 -0700

Attached is the transcript of the May 2008 LOPSA Live session. We talked about the System Administration Master Class at the YAPC conference, plans for a LOPSA podcast, other training events, and other topics of interest to members.

Help with proposed LOPSA podcast

dparter — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:29:54 -0700

In the April Memo to Members, the Board announced that we are
considering a LOPSA podcast. This is a great opportunity for LOPSA to
share our knowledge, experience and committement to the profession and
at the same time expand our reach beyond the current membership.

We recognize that a podcast is a significant undertaking in both time,
money and reputation. Before moving forward, we need a more solid plan,
with input from the community on both content, production and technical
aspects.

We need volunteers with experience in audio and/or video editing
and production, as well as experience or interest in writing/producing or

April 2008 Memo to Members

palmer — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:32:58 -0700

In this memo:

Board Project Committments
LOPSA Sysadmin Master Class at YAPC::NA Chicago June 19-20.
LOPSA at TechBash May 10th in Wilkes-Barre, PA
LOPSA Live May 8th at 4-5 PM Eastern
Sponsor Thank Yous

LOPSA-Madison: Thur 05/01: Is that remote system compromised?

jessetrucks — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:04:06 -0700

Start: 2008-05-01 18:30

End: 2008-05-01 21:00

Timezone: US/Central

Please join the Madison chapter of The League of Professional System Administrators (LOPSA) for our May talk and discussion:

When:	Thursday, May 1, 2008 pizza at 6:30 (pizza provided by TDS Telecom) talk at 7:00

Where:	TDS Telecom, City Center West RM 2510 525 Junction Road Madison, WI 53717 [Park in the ramp in visitor stalls on the first level or on the top floor. Enter the building near the front fountain in the North Tower, which is opposite the Quizno's and not facing Junction Rd.]

Is that remote system compromised?

LOPSA Live April 2008

palmer — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:13:36 -0700

Attached is the transcript of the April 2008 LOPSA Live session. We talked about upcoming conferences and events that LOPSA will appear at, as well as website content and other topics.

March 2008 Memo to Members

palmer — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:10:57 -0700

In this memo:

Yet Another Perl Conference call for proposals
LOPSA Booth Volunteers needed for LugRadio Live USA
LOPSA Live Thursday 04/10 at 3PM Eastern
Privacy Settings Update
Sponsor Thank Yous

LOPSA Live! irc chat with the board and community - 2008/04/10

pckizer — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:32:17 -0700

Start: 2008-04-10 15:00

End: 2008-04-10 16:00

Timezone: US/Eastern

LOPSA Live is a chance for members of LOPSA to interact directly with members of the Board. You can ask questions, make suggestions and give feedback in a smaller, "focus group" online chat.

Join us on IRC on irc.lopsa.org in the channel #lopsa-live from 3-4 US/Eastern on Thursday, April 10th to talk about anything and everything LOPSA.

We are slightly earlier than last time time as we continue to move the timing around to ensure that people with regularly scheduled events that conflict with certain times will be able to participate eventually.

Please let us know if you have questions about LOPSA Live.

Professional Development in Toronto

Bruce Cole — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:44:51 -0700

Start: 2008-04-07 09:00

End: 2008-04-09 17:00

Timezone: US/Eastern

This year we have over 90 tutorials and breakout sessions including several sessions in Professional Development. Tom Limoncelli, Author, will be presenting "Time Management for System Administrators" and "Help! Everyone Hates Our IT Department (And How To Change That). We also have seminars on Risk Management Fundamentals, Negotiating for IT Products, IT Best Practice Standards and over 80 more sessions, keynotes and presentations.
Visit http://www.it360.ca/2008/conf_glance_day.cfm for all the details.
Two free keynotes are of particular interest by David Rice, Author of "Geekonomics: The Real Cost of Insecure Software" and Matthew Glotzbach, Product Management Director Google Inc.

LOPSA-Madison: Thur 04/03: iSCSI Experiences

jessetrucks — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 13:02:01 -0700

Start: 2008-04-03 18:30

End: 2008-04-03 21:00

Timezone: US/Central

Please join the Madison chapter of The League of Professional System Administrators (LOPSA) for our April talk and discussion:

When:	Thursday, April 3, 2008 pizza at 6:30 (pizza provided by TDS Telecom) talk at 7:00

Where:	TDS Telecom, City Center West RM 2510 525 Junction Road Madison, WI 53717 [Park in the ramp in visitor stalls on the first level or on the top floor. Enter the building near the front fountain in the North Tower, which is opposite the Quizno's and not facing Junction Rd.]

iSCSI Experiences

YAPC:NA Call for Proposals

palmer — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:10:32 -0700

LOPSA is teaming up with the Chicago Perl Mongers to help make this year's Yet Another Perl Conference North America (YAPC::NA) better than ever.

YAPC::NA will take place June 16th-18th in Chicago, IL. We're extending a special call for proposals to you. Many LOPSA members are exceptional Perl programmers, using Perl daily and managing large Perl installations. If you have special insights, tricks, new ideas or a gift for gab, submit your proposal now to deliver a talk at YAPC:NA.

LOPSA-US-AZ: Puppet and OLPC

lufthans — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:37:20 -0700

Start: 2008-03-13 19:00

End: 2008-03-13 22:00

Timezone: America/Phoenix

LOPSA-US-AZ is co-sponsoring PLUG's March east side meeting. Topics will include Puppet and an OLPC demo by LOPSA members.

Topic: Puppet. This month's presentation will cover and introduction of the Puppet configuration management system, followed by a demonstration of a new linux system being configured in real time.

Bio: Michael Garfias is a long time systems administrator with thirteen years of professional experience. He has worked for IBM, Network Associates, a number of unsuccessful startups and one successful (so far) startup. Michael's primary Linux interest is in large highly available installations, and keeping those running smoothly.

March 2008 LOPSA Live Transcript

palmer — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:13:02 -0800

After the jump, find the transcript of our LOPSA Live session on Thursday, March 5th 2008.

The Board is in the midst of planning monthly LOPSA Live sessions; they'll likely be on early Thursdays of each month, but we'll probably stagger times so those folks with long standing commitments of the timezone or meeting variety can still participate.

LOPSA-Madison: give-n-take presention on perl 1-liner sysadmin reports

jessetrucks — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:23:14 -0800

Start: 2008-03-06 18:30

End: 2008-03-06 21:00

Timezone: US/Central

Please join the Madison chapter of The League of Professional System Administrators (LOPSA) for our January talk and discussion:

When:	Thursday, March 6, 2008 pizza at 6:30 (pizza provided by TDS Telecom) talk at 7:00

Where:	TDS Telecom, City Center West RM 2510 525 Junction Road Madison, WI 53717 [Park in the ramp in visitor stalls on the first level or on the top floor. Enter the building near the front fountain in the North Tower, which is opposite the Quizno's and not facing Junction Rd.]

give-n-take presention on perl 1-liner sysadmin reports

February 2008 Memo to Members

palmer — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 07:38:30 -0800

In this memo:

1. LOPSA Live Thursday 03/06 at 4PM EDT
2. New Website Look
3. Thank you to Greg Rose
4. Local Chapters Update
5. Sponsor Thank-yous

League of Professional System Administrators - leagues ahead

LOPSA System Administration Master Class at YAPC::NA 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LOPSA Live May 2008

Help with proposed LOPSA podcast

April 2008 Memo to Members

LOPSA-Madison: Thur 05/01: Is that remote system compromised?

LOPSA Live April 2008

March 2008 Memo to Members

LOPSA Live! irc chat with the board and community - 2008/04/10

Professional Development in Toronto

LOPSA-Madison: Thur 04/03: iSCSI Experiences

YAPC:NA Call for Proposals

LOPSA-US-AZ: Puppet and OLPC

March 2008 LOPSA Live Transcript

LOPSA-Madison: give-n-take presention on perl 1-liner sysadmin reports

February 2008 Memo to Members