Fwd: RSVP open, Sept 12: NYLUG: Open Source Cloud storage systems with Ceph, a distributed Object store, Block Store and File system

[Brian Gupta]

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From: Brian Gupta <brian...@brandorr.com>
Date: Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 10:46 PM
Subject: RSVP open, Sept 12: NYLUG: Open Source Cloud storage systems
with Ceph, a distributed Object store, Block Store and File system

RSVP here: http://www.meetup.com/nylug-meetings/events/82182162/

NYLUG presents:

Patrick McGarry
-on-
Open Source Cloud storage systems with Ceph, a distributed Object
store, Block Store and File system

Ceph is a Free Software unified storage platform designed to present
object, block, and file storage from a single distributed cluster.
Ceph’s main goals are to be completely distributed without a single
point of failure, scalable to the exabyte level, and freely-available.
The data is seamlessly replicated, making it fault tolerant. Ceph is a
software-based solution and runs on commodity hardware. The system is
designed to be both self-healing and self-managing and strives to
reduce both administrator and budget overhead.

This talk will provide a quick overview of Ceph architecture and its
primary use cases. Examples will include cloud applications using
object and block as well as pure storage configurations. We'll also
examine the current state of the community, the near future of the
Ceph project, and ways the community can get involved. Projects range
from 'low-hanging-fruit' suitable for non-technical or novice
developers to more robust architectural work for seasoned developers.
Anyone with an interest in Ceph, especially as it pertains to helping
this project grow, is encouraged to attend.

Afterwards:

Join us afterwards for drinks at McKenna's Pub where we'll continue
the discussion over drinks. McKenna's is located at 250 W 14th St. Our
reservation is for 8pm.

Links:
Ceph Homepage: http://ceph.com/

Speaker Bio:
Patrick McGarry is currently incarnated as a community monkey working
to spread the Ceph gospel for Inktank. An experienced community
manager, gamer, mischief maker, and all around geek, Patrick spent
five years writing and managing Slashdot under the nomme du keyboard
'scuttlemonkey.' Patrick enthusiastically helps companies to
understand and adopt Open Source ideals and continues to be a strong
advocate of FOSS on the desktop and in the enterprise. He still hates
writing these bios.