[Lilug Planning] looking in to having a puppet talk at Lilug

[Mark Drago]

Hey,

I posted that announcement about the Puppet seminar this morning, and
then I replied to the woman organizing it with the message below.  I
think it would be pretty neat to have a puppet talk at Lilug.  I don't
think we've had one before, but for some reason I have this vague
feeling that maybe we have.  I don't know.  I can't remember, and if i
can't remember then even if we did have one it's probably worth doing
it again.  Plus it's always nice to have an outside speaker from the
company that is supporting the technology in question, like the girl
from 10gen that spoke about mongo.

Mark.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Mark Drago <markdrago at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 09:28
Subject: Re: Please Post Announcement: Puppet software training in NY
To: Amy Hoang <amy at puppetlabs.com>


Amy,

I posted your announcement this morning.  Good luck with the seminar!
Maybe we could have someone from Puppet Labs give a talk about Puppet
at one of our Lilug meetings.  We meet every 2nd Tuesday at SUNY
Farmingdale at 8pm.  The meetings last 2 hours with about an hour and
a half of that being devoted to a talk.  The audience is split between
professional system administrators and enthusiasts with a sprinkling
of developers.  We get anywhere from 20 - 40 people at a meeting.  The
group is, as is probably expected, very open to technical discussions,
descriptions, and examples and pretty adverse to straight sales
pitches.  Let me know if this is something you'd be interested in.

Thanks,
Mark.

On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 18:26, Amy Hoang <amy at puppetlabs.com> wrote:
> Hello LILUG Administrator,
> I am looking to post an event that Puppet Labs, the creator of Puppet
> configuration management software, will be holding in the New York area.  As
> you may/may not know, our software is open source and targets *nix
> environments.  I have signed up to become a part of the LILUG mailing list;
> however, I was unsure of the etiquette of these groups and did not want to
> intrude.  So, I thought i'd email the owner first.  If possible, could you
> post the message below and send it out to the mailing list?  Please let me
> know if you have any questions.  It would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks!
> Amy Hoang
> Puppet Labs
> 503.575.9784
>
> ANNOUNCEMENT:
> SUBJ: NEW YORK CITY PUPPET MASTER TRAINING OCT 12-14
>
> Here's your chance to become a Puppet Master!  Puppet is the fastest
> growing configuration management automation solution in the marketplace.
> Join our training and learn how to create an efficient, scalable, and stable
> IT infrastructure by leveraging automation techniques that are being
> implemented by the best IT teams in the industry.
>
> When:  October 12-14, 2010
>
> Where: 90 Broad Street New York City, NY
>
> Register & Get More
> Information: http://new-york-city-oct-2010.eventbrite.com/
>
> Becoming a Puppet Master
> Puppet Training consists of 3 days of hands-on training performed by a
> Puppet Labs, Inc. professional. Attendees will be taught the principles and
> best practices of Puppet in a series of lectures and labs.  This training is
> ideal for systems administrators who want to learn how to effectively deploy
> Puppet in their organizations, take advantage of the latest features, and
> ensure that their implementation is maintainable and scalable.
>
> Topics covered include:
>
> Configuring Puppet and Puppetmaster
>
> Resource Types and the Resource Abstraction Layer
>
> Virtual Resources, Exported Resources and Stored Configs
>
> Meta-parameters, Dependencies and Events
>
> Classes, Modules and Definitions
>
> Tags and Environments
>
> Puppet Language Patterns and Best Practices
>
> About Puppet Labs, Inc.  Puppet Labs is the company behind Puppet, the
> leading open source solution for data center automation. Puppet enables IT
> staff to prescriptively automate the configuration of servers, ensuring that
> your systems are in a known good configuration and reverting them back to
> the intended state if they change.  Puppet helps you save time, achieve and
> maintain security regulation compliance, and ensures consistency across your
> IT infrastructure.
>
> Looking forward to seeing you there!  If you have any questions please don't
> hesitate to contact me at amy at pupppetlabs.com.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Amy Hoang
> Puppet Labs, Inc.
> (503) 575-9784
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