[nylug-announce] TOMORROW! NYLUG presents (2/27) Jim Gleason on KVM, The Next Wave of Virtualization

[Ron Guerin]

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Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
6:30pm-8:00 PM
IBM
590 Madison Ave, 12th Floor
corner of 57th Street

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PLEASE NOTE: This meeting is at IBM, not Google!


                            Jim  Gleason
                               - on -
                  The Next Wave of Virtualization
     Kernel-based Virtual Machine and its impact on the desktop

  Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) is a Linux kernel
  virtualization infrastructure and open source hypervisor that
  provides both full and para-virtualization capabilities for Linux
  on commodity x86 hardware that contain the virtualization
  extensions from Intel and AMD.  KVM is currently implemented as a
  loadable Linux kernel module.  In late 2006, it was first included
  in Linux kernel 2.6.20 and and first shipped with OpenSuse 10.1
  and Fedora 6.

  Since is is part of Linux, KVM leverages the scheduler, memory
  management and other key resources in the Linux kernel, unlike
  VMware and Xen which must create their own custom mechanisms.
  Thus, KVM development focuses exclusively on the next-wave
  virtualization, while Xen and VMWare must also maintain these
  'forked' non-Linux resources.

  All of the core KVM developers, including Avi Kavity, work at
  the firm, Qumranet, which launched a desktop virtualization
  solution called Solid ICE that leverages KVM.  Qumranet is the
  creator, maintainer and global sponsor of the KVM Open Source
  Hypervisor Project.  Other high-ranking Linux kernel developers
  such as Rusty Russell and Anthony Liguori of IBM, Ingo Molnar
  of Red Hat, and Andrea Archangeli formerly of Novell, devote
  most of their time to KVM development.

  What is the Next Wave of Virtualization?

  Qumranet has gone beyond conventional server virtualization
  and application streaming by completely virtualizing end users'
  desktop machines.  From a browser on a thin client or PC, users
  access their desktop work environment over the network via a
  virtual machine running on a centralized server.  The end result
  is a seamless end user work experience, just like a physical PC
  on a LAN.

  This is a high-level talk which will focus on the breakthrough
  Linux technology KVM, and its impact on the virtualization
  market.

  Further Information:

  * KVM Homepage
    http://kvm.qumranet.com

  * Kernel-based Virtual Machine
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kernel-based_Virtual_Machine

  * KernelTrap interview with Avi Kavity
    http://kerneltrap.org/node/8088

  * Ubuntu chooses KVM
    http://www.news.com/8301-13580_3-9867657-39.html

  * Red Hat Endorses KVM
    http://www.news.com/Red-Hat-endorses-KVM-virtualization/2100-1016_3-6159528.html

  * KVM on OpenSuSE
    http://en.opensuse.org/KVM

  * LinuxJournal: Installing and Configuring KVM
    http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9764

About Jim Gleason:
  Jim has been providing emerging technology to early adopters in
  the Financial Serivces Sector for the past ten years.  Widely
  regarded as the person who brought Linux to Wall Street, Jim sold
  the first production Linux cluster to Goldman Sachs in 1998.  Jim
  was also an early Internet pioneer having closed deals for the
  first official web sites of Charles Schwab, VISA, and all of
  Hewlett-Packard's original web sites in 1993.

  Jim is also the Founder of the NY Linux Users Group and currently
  works at Qumranet in the capacity of Vice President of Sales.

Meeting Location:
  Please note that this meeting will be held at IBM, 590 Madison Ave,
  12th floor, corner of 57th Street, and not at Google.  This is
  the building with the IBM logo on the front of the building.

Map:
  http://tighturl.com/m

Books!!!
  Our friends at Prentice-Hall kindly provide us with review copies
  of various new titles.  One of these could be yours, all you have
  to do is agree to review the book within a reasonable period of
  time.

Swag (Give Away):
  During/after the meeting... unusually terrific swag may be given
  away.

Stammtisch:
  After the meeting ... You may wish to join up with other NYLUGgers
  over at TGI Fridays located at 677 Lexington Avenue and 56th
  Street, second floor. Northeast corner.

Python Workshops:
  We are rounding up a group that wants to learn Python.  This would
  be a great time to attend our workshop.
  
  Those interested in working on the new NYLYG Web site are
  strongly encouraged to attend also.  Work has just begun on the
  new NYLUG Jobs site.
  
  The workshops meet every other Tuesday, at the NY Public Library,
  Hudson Park Branch.  66 Leroy St. NY NY from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  Next meeting is March 4th, followed by March 18th.
  See the calendar at: http://tighturl.com/fp

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