Port80 Sydney: Openstack & The Cloud!

OpenStack is the hottest open source project on the planet right now. With the biggest names in the industry backing it and 1000s of people involved in its development, business across the world are taking notice of the unique opportunities it presents. In this talk Tristan and Sina will present on overview of OpenStack and include a demonstration of OpenStack creating virtual networks and servers in an OpenStack cloud.

http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/7/1/9/a/600_371489082.jpeg

Speakers:

Tristan Goode - CEO of Aptira (http://aptira.com/) and OpenStack Foundation (http://www.openstack.org/foundation/) Board Director. Over 25 years' experience in the IT industry has given Tristan a solid reputation as an innovative architect in systems infrastructure and enterprise solutions. Forward-thinking with strong attention to detail, Tristan has been responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining solutions for the likes of BTR Nylex, NEC, OzEmail, Intel, and iPrimus. Tristan has an unwavering commitment to exceed expectations for both the business and the customer, and is driven by his personal desire to create unique, effective solutions for any requirements Aptira's customers may present. Tristan is a founding and currently sitting Board Director of the OpenStack Foundation, an OpenStack Ambassador, and the founder of the Australian OpenStack User Group.

Sina Sadeghi - Director, Cloud Operations, Aptira (http://aptira.com/). After leading the engineering team that designed, built and operated the first 2 nodes of the world leading OpenStack based Australian University research cloud, NeCTAR, and prior to that working on HPC and large scale compute projects for the University of Melbourne and CSIRO, Sina is now focussed on the commercial delivery of OpenStack and related products and services in the service provider, enterprise and on premise cloud space. Sina is acknowledged in the global OpenStack community as a renowned thought leader for OpenStack, cloud and related technologies.

What can you expect from Port80?

A current, insightful and informative topic every month that matters to the web industry.

Excellent presenters that are leaders in their field and want to share first hand knowledge.

A good representation of both the business and technical aspects of our topics.

Great networking with your peers in the web industry, no sales pitches.

Learn something outside your comfort zone.

Convenient CBD location with free beer, pizza, and great views.

Who comes to port80?

eCommerce Entrepreneurs, C level Managers

Digital Managers, eCommerce Managers, Marketing Managers

Technical Managers, Developers, Designers, Sys Admins, Web Hosts, SaaS Providers, Tech Startups, Tech Students.

About Port80

Port80 is run by the Australian Web Industry Association (AWIA) (http://www.webindustry.asn.au/). Founded in 2002, Port80 is proud of its informal meetings, no long speeches, no admission fees, no forced networking. Just an interesting talk, great discussion, a few drinks and the chance to meet and share knowledge with others in your industry.

Facebook (https://plus.google.com/b/109827947859781788834/109827947859781788834/posts) | Google+ (https://plus.google.com/109827947859781788834/) | LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Port80-5088575) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/Port80Syd) | YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwUJ94m5J0Ty8_zrvVaw6Jg)

http://photos1.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/5/8/2/c/600_374182572.jpeg