[Sussex] We have been offered a great talk!! Please help to promote it!!

[Fay Zee]

Correction: Angus's talk is on OpenShift, briefly mentioning OpenStack  
and Docker.

OpenShift is a cloud computing platform as a service product from Red  
Hat. The software that runs the service is open-sourced under the name  
OpenShift Origin, and is available on GitHub. Developers can use Git  
to deploy web applications in different languages on the platform.

Come and learn what a "gear" is. Find out which awards OpenShift  
Online public Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) has won. What is it like to  
work for RedHat? All these questions and more answered by Angus on  
Thursday 26th June (provided that enough people sign up - hint,  
hint)!!!!

Download an image suitable for running on a VM, build your own machine  
using Puppet, or deploy OpenShift Origin manually.

You can try the Free version without a credit card, the Bronze version  
from $0 per month or the Silver version from $20 per month.

Supported language environments:

     JavaScript
     Ruby
     Python
     PHP
     Perl
     Java
     Haskell
     .NET

Supported databases:

     MySQL
     PostgreSQL
     MongoDB
     Microsoft SQL Server[4


 From RedHat's FAQ:

Q. I would like to try out Openshift, Can I do this for free?

A. Openshift's free plan allows you to try out Openshift completely  
for free, for as long as you like. Then, once you're ready to upgrade  
to one of our paid plans you can do so at any time. See This FAQ for  
more information on how to upgrade.

Q. What are the benefits to having a paid plan?

A. Openshift's paid plans can provide users with various features and  
benefits. For the best look into what our plans offer, check out this  
comprehensive list on our Openshift Pricing Page.

Q. I have a paid plan, are free gears still included?

A. Yes, each paid plan includes 3 free small gears. So for example, If  
you are a bronze user, you will not start incurring charges until you  
spin up 4th small gear or start using some of the medium or large  
gears. The same goes for storage; you are given 1gb of storage per  
gear. If you go beyond that, you will start incurring charges based on  
your usage.


Best regards,
Fay
Attendance List Manager
Sussex Linux User Group


Quoting Fay Zee <sussex at eglug.org.uk>:

> Hi All,
>
> We are fortunate to have been offered a talk by a RedHat employee.  
> Let's not waste this chance, but instead show our appreciation and  
> enthusiasm by registering early for attendance. (Anyone who joins  
> these threads will automatically have their name placed on the  
> official Attendance List reminder nearer the time.)
>
> I have already been copied in on email promotions to friends, so  
> thanks for that!
>
> Has anyone else promoted to friends and work colleagues? Don't be  
> afraid to let me know :-)
>
> The talk is on OpenStack and Docker. Who else wants to learn about  
> hypervisors and managing cloud computing? Read more about it on  
> https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Docker
>
> I have asked Marcus to ask his friend to provide an outline of the  
> talk he is proposing, but please don't wait for that to arrive. I am  
> sure he will be willing to tailor the talk to suit this audience :)
>
> Best regards,
> Fay
> Attendance List Manager
> Sussex Linux User Group