Charter
The Atlanta OpenSolaris User Group (ATLOSUG) has been established to connect members of the community interested in OpenSolaris and Solaris, and to grow the OpenSolaris community in the Atlanta area. All are welcome - developers, open-source contributors, system administrator, architects, and any other interested parties.
Meetings
ATLOSUG holds its meetings on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. Meetings rotate between several locations: Sun's office in Alpharetta, Matrix Resources near Perimeter Mall, and GCA Technology Services off Northridge Rd in Sandy Springs. Meetings run from 7:00 to 9:00PM, with networking and light refreshments beginning at 6:30PM.
The November 17 meeting of ATLOSUG has been canceled due to a last minute conflict. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, December 8.
| Sun Microsystems | GCA Technology Services | Matrix Resources |
|---|---|---|
| 3655 North Point Parkway, Suite 600 Alpharetta, GA | 500 Northridge Rd, Suite 300 Atlanta, GA | 115 Perimeter Center Place Suite 250 Dunwoody, GA |
| Take GA 400 to Exit 10, Old MIlton Parkway. Take Old Milton Parkway east to North Point Parkway. Turn left (north) on North Point Parkway. Turn left into 2nd driveway. Sun is on the 6th floor. | GCA is located in the first office park west of GA 400 ("The Pointe". Take GA 400 to Exit 6, Northridge Rd. Go west on Northridge Rd. Turn right into the first office park ("The Pointe") GCA is in building 500, 3rd floor. | Matrix is located in the South Terraces office complex, across the street from Perimeter Mall Take GA 400 to Exit 5, Abernathy Rd. Go east on Perimeter Center West. Turn left on Perimeter Center Place Turn right into the first parking deck. Matrix is on the 2nd floor. |
Special thanks to Matrix and GCA for hosting our meetings.
Please try to arrive promptly for meetings as the building security staff locks the entry doors by 7:00PM. If doors are locked, a number will be posted that you can call for entry.
Next Meeting
The Atlanta OpenSolaris User Group will have its next meeting on November 17, 2009 at the GCA office in Sandy Springs.
What: ATLOSUG August Meeting
When: Tuesday, December 8, 2009, 7-9PM
Where: GCA Technology Services, 500 Northridge Rd, Suite 300, Atlanta, GA
Contact: Scott Dickson (scott.dickson@sun.com)
Topic: TBD
Abstract:
Upcoming Meeting Topics
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| TBD | Oracle RAC on Solaris | Mike Sweeney, Sun |
| TBD | OpenSolaris CIFS server and client | Don Deal, Sun |
| TBD | VirtualBox deep dive | |
| TBD | OpenSolaris development environments - Sun Studio and gcc | |
| TBD | OpenSolaris SourceJuicer | |
| TBD | OpenSolaris distributions and building your own distro | |
| TBD | OpenSolaris-based storage appliances | |
| TBD | OpenSolaris security and packet filtering | |
| TBD | Cool OpenSolaris distros - JeOS and the ARM port | |
| TBD | OpenSolaris Webstack - Building and deploying AMP applications on OpenSolaris |
Past Meeting Topics
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-08-11 | COMSTAR - Common Storage Target framework | Scott Dickson |
| 2009-09-08 | Sun OpenStorage Solutions | Chad Hendren |
Please send your suggestions for topics to scott.dickson@sun.com.
Contacts
| Scott Dickson | Sun Microsystems | Scott.Dickson@Sun.Com | 770-360-6442 |
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Email Discussion List
An email alias for the Atlanta OpenSolaris User Group is hosted at opensolaris.org. The list is called ug-atlosug@opensolaris.org. To subscribe, visit the mail list administration site at <http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/ug-atlosug>. Announcements and news will be sent to this list.