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Welcome to the SysAdmin Hallway Track, Episode 1

Submitted by joey on June 25, 2013 - 5:17 pm

Earlier this month, Ben Cotton and Matt Simmons held their first G+ SysAdmin Hallway Track hangout. Watch the recording and let us know your thoughts in the comments.

Do you have topic ideas for our next SysAdmin Hallway Track hangout? If so, email them to me at rikki AT usenix DOT org for a chance to win a Puppet book.

Sysadmins in the Spotlight

Submitted by rikki on June 24, 2013 - 1:55 pm

LISA '13

NSF's PRObE CFP: 1000 Nodes for Systems Research Experiments

Submitted by rikki on June 19, 2013 - 9:57 am

In our June issue of USENIX ;login: magazine, Garth Gibson, Gary Grider, Andree Jacobson, and Wyatt Lloyd contributed an article called PRObE: A Thousand-Node Experimental Cluster for Computer Systems Research.

Back from Texas Linux Fest, Gearing Up for FCW'13 and OSCON

Submitted by rikki on June 13, 2013 - 8:28 am

In addition to being a media sponsor for Texas Linux Fest 2013, USENIX had a booth on the expo floor earlier this month. I've wanted to attend TXLF since it started, but the schedule never worked out for me before. I was not disappointed.

Interview with ESOS '13 Co-Chair, Professor Christian Müller-Schloer

Submitted by rikki on June 13, 2013 - 6:11 am

In this interview, Professor Christian Müller-Schloer offers a preview of ESOS '13. ESOS '13 will take place in conjunction with the 10th International Conference on Autonomic Computing (ICAC ’13) during USENIX Federated Conferences Week.

Rikki: The Workshop on Embedded Self-Organizing Systems is new at FCW '13. What was your vision as you planned for the 2013 event?

Interview with Phil and Keila Banks: Part 2 (Keila)

Submitted by rikki on May 24, 2013 - 9:43 am

I'm going to 2013 Federated Conferences Week

 

Interview with Phil and Keila Banks: Part 1 (Phil)

Submitted by rikki on May 24, 2013 - 9:22 am

I first met Phil Banks a few years ago when I attended the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE). When I saw that his daughter would be speaking at Federated Conferences Week next month in San Jose, I knew I had to interview both of them. In Part 1, Phil talks about how his family is involved in open source. He also discusses the extra effort he makes to help his daughter, Keila, be involved in technology and connect with other women in IT.

WiAC '13 Schedule: USENIX Women in Advanced Computing Summit (June 26-27)

Submitted by rikki on May 21, 2013 - 9:55 am

Registration is now open and the schedule is posted for our 2013 USENIX Women in Advanced Computing Summit, which will be held during Federated Conferences Week in June. Our first summit was a huge success, so we've turned our June 2013 event into a two-day summit.

Not sure what to expect at the WiAC '13 Summit? Watch these open access videos from WiAC '12:

Strategies for a Successful Career in Computing

USENIX Community Roundup: May 20, 2013

Submitted by rikki on May 20, 2013 - 8:53 am

Survey: Have you filled out the 2013 USENIX Community Survey yet? If not, you're in luck because we extended the deadline. You have until May 22 (noon PT) to participate in the survey and raffle for a 16GB Nexus 7.

WiAC Interview: Promita Bose, Bioinformatics Analyst/Developer

Submitted by rikki on April 30, 2013 - 9:57 am

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