Re: [PLUG] [plug-announce] Wed July 3 - PLUG Central - "Linux on Mainframes: Past, present, and future" by Elizabeth K. Joseph (7pm at USP)

[Walt Mankowski <waltman@pobox.com>]

Two more notes:

* Lyz's middle initial is K, not J. Sorry about that!

* Lyz is the last speaker we've got on the schedule. Summer conference
  season is upon us and PLUG meetings are a great chance to practice
  your talk. See http://www.phillylinux.org/meetings.html for a list
  of open meeting slots for July and August.

Walt

On Mon, Jul 01, 2019 at 11:57:19AM -0400, Walt Mankowski wrote:
> Just a reminder that Lyz will be speaking at Central on Wednesday
> night. She won't be at FOSSCON this year, so if you've been hoping to
> hear her talk about her new gig at IBM where she gets to work with
> Linux on mainframes, this will be your only chance in the Philly area
> this year. So if you're in town on 4th of July Eve try to attend!
> 
> Walt
> 
> On Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 09:43:32PM -0400, Walt Mankowski wrote:
> > ------------------ PLEASE NOTE ------------------
> > If the doors to Griffith Hall are locked, USP
> > security will let you into the building if you
> > call them. Please see below in this message for
> > full instructions.
> > -------------------------------------------------
> > 
> > PLUG Central will be meeting on Wednesday, July 3 at USP in
> > Philadelphia, beginning at 7pm. Directions to the meeting location at
> > the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia can be found at the end
> > of this email.
> > 
> > This month, PLUG welcomes back Elizabeth J. Joseph. Lyz will be giving
> > a talk entitled "Linux on Mainframes: Past, present, and future".
> > 
> >   The discourse around where to host your Linux-based infrastructure
> >   tends to center around whether you should use the cloud or your own
> >   on-premises x86 hardware, but mainframes are rarely discussed. In
> >   this talk we'll have a look at how VM technology that got its start
> >   in the 1970s allowed Linux to be run on the mainframe by a group of
> >   hobbyists in the late 1990s. Then on to how it was swiftly noticed
> >   by IBM and development continued for the polished product line of
> >   mainframes that exclusively run Linux (officially RHEL, SLE, and
> >   Ubuntu) today.
> > 
> >   For the security-conscious, encryption technology built into the
> >   processor and on additional PCIe cryptography cards is accessible in
> >   Linux on the mainframe with your standard OpenSSL libraries,
> >   allowing for end-to-end encryption of data at rest and in flight
> >   that doesn't burn all of your regular processor resources.
> >   Enterprise-grade hardware that also has built-in redundancy reduces
> >   the need for management of a fleet of x86 servers, and the entry
> >   level Linux-only mainframes today even fit into a 19" rack space in
> >   the datacenter.
> > 
> >   Looking at the future, it's likely that even more pervasive
> >   encryption and reductions power consumption will be high on the list
> >   of requirements, and running Linux on a mainframe can help with
> >   those too!
> > 
> > The meeting will be held at our usual location:
> > 
> >   University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (USP)
> >   Griffith Hall (Room "C" or "A", look for the signs)
> >   600 South 43rd Street
> >   Philadelphia, PA 19104-4495
> > 
> > USP is located in University City. Driving directions are
> > available at http://www.phillylinux.org/locations/usp.html, or
> > http://www.usip.edu/directions, both of which have an aerial view
> > of the campus buildings. USP is also easily accessible by public
> > transportation.
> > 
> > For those attending PLUG Central, if you arrive and the doors are
> > locked you can call UCS's public safety number at 215.895.1117 and
> > they will radio personnel in the guard booth or someone else to unlock
> > the door.  If you are asked who is sponsoring the meeting you can say
> > "Zhiwei Liu" in the Chemistry department.
> > 
> > There will be an open Question & Answer session at 7PM, prior to the
> > main presentation at 8PM. This is an open meeting; all are welcome and
> > encouraged to attend.
> > 
> > Usually, a number of members get together after the meeting at a
> > nearby restaurant for food and perhaps a beer or two. Come join the
> > camaraderie!
> 
> 
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