February NCLUG Meeting

[Matt Taggart]

Hi NCLUGers,

What: February NCLUG Meeting
When: Tuesday February 4, 6pm
Where: Home State Bank, 303 E. Mountain Ave (map on the website)
Food afterwards: Suehiro Japanese Restaurant, 223 Linden St

Presenter: John L. Bass <jbass at dmsd.com>
Title:	What Mamma Didn't Tell You:
	Well Kept Professional Secrets

Abstract:
   Reflections on the tech industry, computers, Unix/Linux, practical
   system administration, system design processes and system architectures.
   Examples and strategies that separate wannabie sysadmins, programmers,
   architects and managers from those that really know the "why" and "how"
   of their job. A fun lively talk with lots of "trick" questions.

   One of the most frustrating professional experiences is doing
   everything by the book and failing miseribly.  Especially for the
   local "expert" on the subject. Case histories on such failures
   frequently uncover "we've always done it that way because ...",
   "everybody knows that you must ...", and other mindset traps that
   slow/prevent progress toward obvious solutions to the problem(s).

   This talk will explore several critical strategies that professional
   "expert" consultants in all fields use to help failing project teams
   to think outside their "broken box" and and get back on track by taking
   a fresh look at their projects fundamental architecture, tradeoff's,
   and design.  Learn how to be part of the solution, and not part of
   the problem.

   Examples for this talk will be taken from a dozen or so interesting
   real-life Unix/Linux and network/internet "failures", most of which
   continue to happen today because "everyone has ALWAYS done it that
   way".  Interesting case histories, that apply to most production
   systems today - each to give the audience a fresh perspective on
   attacking everyday problems or planning your next killer system. 

   For the non-techies, a couple examples will be taken from the tech
   industry and market. Core "thinking outside the box" strategies
   to re-evaluate peoples jobs, companies, and stock market funds
   by rethinking "why" and "how" of boom and bust business cycles.


See you there!

-- 
Matt Taggart
matt at lackof.org