Russ Pavlicek
2014-Jul-31 14:34 UTC
Xen Project User Summit Lineup Announced: Sept 15 in New York City
We are pleased to announce the speaker lineup for the Xen Project User Summit in New York City on September 15, 2014! Our second annual meeting for Xen Projects users, integrators, and service providers includes a great range talks for little more than the price of a good meal! - What's Coming in the 4.5 Release Konrad Wilk, 4.5 Release Manager (Oracle), describes the wide array of enhancements expected in the upcoming 4.5 release. If you use Xen Project software, this session alone is reason to attend! - Xen Project Status Lars Kurth, Community Manager and Chairman of the Xen Project Advisory Board (Citrix) will give a health check on the project, along with a progress report since Xen Project joined the Linux Foundation last year. - VM Security: From the Outside Looking in Steven Maresca (Zentific LLC) describes the use of the Zazen security framework and how it can improve your implementation. - Xen in Openstack: An Overview with SUSE Cloud Peter Linnell (SUSE) talks about Xen Project support in Openstack with a demonstration. With all the buzz about Openstack these days, this is an excellent chance to see how Xen Project can play a role in your current or future Openstack implementation. - Using and Understand Xen4CentOS Johnny Hughes (CentOS Project) will outline how to use the Xen4CentOS project to enable the Xen Project Hypervisor on CentOS. He will also discuss the new CentOS Virtualization SIG which has grown from the Xen4CentOS effort. - Deploying C and Java Applications Directly on Xen using OSv Don Marti (Cloudius) discusses how to use OSv to create lightweight VMs directly on the Hypervisor without the burden of virtualizing a full multiuser operating system like Linux. The result is small, fast VMs like those promised with the latest Linux Container technologies, but with an EXCELLENT security footprint! - Xen Orchestra: a Web-based Interface for XAPI and XenServer Olivier Lambert (Vates LLC) will present the current state of this project and plans for the future. If you've ever wished for a good Web-based UI for Xen Project, you'll want to attend! - Unikernels: Who, What, Where, When, Why Adam Wick (Galois Inc.) covers the whole spectrum of Unikernels: small, dedicated operating systems used in virtualization to power specialized devices for networking, security, etc. Unikernel technologies are giving birth to a whole new way of thinking about VMs. - XenServer Creedence: XenServer One Year After Being Open-Sourced Tim Mackey, XenServer Community Manager (Citrix), brings us the latest information about the XenServer refresh coming with the Creedence release. Anyone using or considering XenServer will want to hear this. - COLO: An Introduction to this High Availability Project Will Auld (Intel) introduces the work being done in the COLO project. This project (still in development) produces a non-stop solution with utilizing on-demand VM replication. This is exciting work for folks who need high availability for specific VMs. - Provisioning a Large Number of XAPI-based Security Appliances Grant McWilliams (Sound Linux Training and Consulting) delivers a stimulating account of provisioning special security devices built with the Xen Project Hypervisor. Even if you don't plan on doing something similar, this talk provides some interesting and challenging information. - Introduction to the Advanced Security Features of the Xen Project Hypervisor Russ Pavlicek, Xen Project Evangelist (Citrix), covers many of the security features of the hypervisor, many of which are not known even by established users. While not difficult to use, they do require someone to make the decision to use them, so this talk will educate attendees as to their options. - User Jam This is your chance to discuss anything which is of interest to the user community. We'll cover the current state of the user community and solicit input for future events and software development, as well as general feedback. You can find the full details of User Summit here: http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/xen-project-user-summit/program/schedule All of this is for just US$79! If you use the Xen Project Hypervisor, you will want to attend this meeting. Register soon so you'll be guaranteed to get your seat! Press the "REGISTER NOW" button on the page above so you don't miss out! And please FORWARD THIS NOTICE TO YOUR INTERESTED TEAM MEMBERS! We have two tracks most of the day, so you may want more than one attendee from your organization to cover all the great information! We hope to see you in New York City in September! Russ Pavlicek Xen Project Evangelist Program Coordinator, Xen Project User Summit