pdxdevops is a Portland, Oregon user group that explores the glorious intersection of software development and systems operations, and shares practical advice on working effectively in an era of agile infrastructure, server automation and cloud computing. The group welcomes participants interested in any related products, technologies and methodologies. The group has been meeting regularly since August 2010 for presentations, demos and discussions applicable to all skill levels, from newbies and experts.
Participate
There are many ways to participate in pdxdevops:
- Attend our meetings, they are usually on the third Monday of the month. If you have presentations, discussion topics or activities you would like to see, please post them to the mailing list or mention them at the beginning of meetings.
- Subscribe to our online mailing list to receive meeting announcements and notes, get suggestions of interesting events, and participate in technical discussions. You may post jobs and gigs for devops-related work within ~100 miles of Portland.
- Follow us on Twitter for meeting announcements and notes.
- Join us on ePDX to tell the world that you're part of this user group and find others.
Notes and topics from past meetings
Every pdxdevops meeting is full of awesome, but we often forget to take notes, so this is just a fraction of what we talk about in person. The most recent content is at the top:
- SSD (Solid-State Disk) Overview and Case-Study by Corey Osman
- Automating BIOS settings by Corey Osman
- RemoteAdmin mobile app for Puppet and Foreman by Corey Osman
- Effectively Organizaing DevOps by Igal Koshevoy
- DevOps Case-Study: Open Source Bridge by Igal Koshevoy
- Introduction to Chef by Igal Koshevoy
- Top 10 Things to Setup on New and Existing Servers by Igal Koshevoy