USENIX Large Installation System Administration Conference: Celebrating 20 Years as the Premier Forum for Presenting the Newest System and Network Advances

    WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- For the 20th consecutive year,
 USENIX, the Advanced Computing Systems Association, and SAGE, the USENIX
 SIG for Sysadmins, present the Large Installation System Administration
 Conference (LISA), the premier forum for addressing in-depth, real world IT
 challenges. Scheduled for December 3-8 in Washington, D.C., LISA '06
 http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa06/ features an impressive slate of
 speakers from companies including Google, Symantec, VMware, and Global
 Crossing.
     This year's keynote, "Hollywood's Secret War on Your NOC," delivered by
 science fiction author Cory Doctorow, promises to be insightful and
 entertaining. Doctorow, co-editor of Boing Boing and former Director of
 European Affairs for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, examines
 Hollywood's efforts in banning new technology.
     LISA '06, the largest conference exclusively for system and network
 administrators, delivers a program packed with over 50 full- and half-day
 sessions on the latest techniques and best strategies on topics including
 Ethereal and the Art of Debugging Networks; TCP/IP Weapons; Higher Order
 Perl; and Administering Linux in Production Environments.
     The invited talks cover a range of thought-provoking and informative
 topics including, "Site Reliability at Google/My First Year at Google," a
 discussion by Tom Limoncelli which explores some of the technologies that
 enable Google's Web services to maintain their high uptime. DJ Byrne of
 NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory presents "Open Source Software and Its
 Role in Space Exploration," and Eric Hennessey, Symantec Corp., discusses
 "High Availability: From Luxury to Commonplace Necessity in 10 Years."
     The popular Guru Is In sessions include Doug Hughes of Global Crossing
 on spam and VMware's John Arrasjid, John Gannon, and Andy Knosp on
 virtualization and the virtual infrastructure.
     Security remains a core theme, with this year's conference devoting an
 entire track to network security in areas including "Zombies and Botnets:
 Attacks on Messaging Security by Organized Criminal Enterprises," "Black
 Ops 2006: Pattern Recognition," and "Corporate Security: A Hacker
 Perspective."
     The results of the Sysadmin of the Year contest, sponsored by Splunk,
 will be announced at LISA '06. The contest honors the work of system
 administrators and recognizes individual system administrators for their
 outstanding achievements.
     The vendor exhibit at LISA '06 continues to grow, with over 50
 companies showcasing the latest technologies and tools from industry
 leaders, startups, and open source projects.
     Press Badges and Registration
     For complimentary press badges contact Wendy Grubow at 831-626-7503 or
 wendy@usenix.org
     20th Large Installation System Administration Conference (LISA '06)
      http://www.usenix.org/events/lisa06/
      Wardman Park Marriott Hotel
      Washington, D.C.
 
     About the USENIX Association
     USENIX is the Advanced Computing Systems Association. For over 30
 years, it has been the leading community for engineers, system
 administrators, scientists, and technicians working on the cutting edge of
 the computing world. USENIX conferences are the essential meeting grounds
 for the presentation and discussion of technical advances in all aspects of
 computing systems. For more information about the USENIX Association, visit
 http://www.usenix.org/.
 
 

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