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The New Era of Cloud Computing

Posted by Justin Martenstein on April 22, 2008 Closed

Wednesday, April 30th @ 6:30pm
Google, Fremont Campus
501 N. 34th St.

As both Amazon and Google start opening up their infrastructure to outside parties, the phrase on everyone’s lips is cloud computing. Systems like EC2 (from Amazon) and Hadoop (open source implementation of Google’s tools) are making the construction of scalable, distributed architectures ever easier. Virtual hardware is becoming so much of a commodity that you can order up any chunk of processing power or storage, specifically catered to your needs. Now’s your chance to get up close and personal and learn all about this new wave of distributed computing.

Aaron Kimball is a PhD student at UW and a consultant on scalable Hadoop systems. He’ll be speaking at the Google campus in Fremont on cloud computing, and some of the search giant’s specific implementations. The event is unfortunately already at capacity… but you can email the WTIA directly to get on the mailing list.

Google Seattle Open House

Posted by Stuart Maxwell on January 2, 2008 Closed

Tuesday, January 15, 2008, 6:00PM – 9:00PM
Waterside Building
651 North 34th Street

Ever wanted to get a peek inside the world’s biggest search company? Well, on January 15th, you can visit Google’s newest office in Fremont, their second in Seattle. Product demos, great food, office tours, and networking are all on the agenda, so be sure to RSVP.