NYCPHP Meetup

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January General Meeting
Keeping Your Feet on the Ground with PHP in the Cloud
A developer's introduction to cloud hosting for PHP LAMP PHP development
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         Date: Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 at 6:30PM (sharp)
     Location: IBM, 590 Madison Avenue, New York, NY (12th Floor)
RSVP Required: http://www.nyphp.org/RSVP/197
 Post-Meeting: Continue the discussion with NYPHP at TGI Fridays, 56th &
Lex.

 Watch Online: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/new-york-php

Welcome to the future! Time marches on and with it the trends and concepts
in technology follow. While in 1912 we'd discuss exciting new developments
in metallurgy, the Titantic and vitamins, in 2012, innovation is a bit
loftier.

Originally over-hyped, subsequently confused, and still mis-understood,
cloud computing is evolving, and it's footprint on web development has
become real.

After a relaxing - and somewhat extended - holiday, NYPHP is right back in
action with January and February meetings that will bring the next
generation of hosting down to earth for PHP developers.

This January, join New York PHP Founder Hans Zaunere as he takes a
real-world look at cloud computing, and what it means for web development.

Then in February, join Justin DeMaris for a detailed look at the cloud's
heart - virtualization - and it's impact on web applications.


The cloud meme has taken the Internet by storm, often synonymous with modern
Internet development, and promises solutions to old problems that are
better, faster and cheaper. As a result, it's become a buzzword for many
non-developers, and a prerequisite for the right approach to web
applications - even with little to no actual understanding of the
technology.

But as developers, we come face-to-face with the technology and it's
technical minutia. We need to understand the nuts-and-bolts that's behind
the marketing, so that we can accurately assess, recommend and deploy
applications.

In this slide-led open discussion, New York PHP Founder Hans Zaunere works
to clear the air around the cloud with a technical-no-fluff look at
terminology, available offerings, what this new hosting paradigm really
means for developing PHP applications, and most importantly, the actual
technology in use and the challenges it can solve - and introduce.

Developers and non-developers will find in this talk:
 - What is the cloud? The utility concept and how it's different from
baremetal hosting.
 - Why the Cloud? Doesn't hosting work well already?
 - Types of cloud - what the word means in different circles.
 - Thunderstorms? A walk in the clouds - with a parachute.
 - Open discussion and Q&A.

Read the full description, details, and RSVP at http://www.nyphp.org/

As a service to our community, New York PHP Community meetings are always
free and open to the public.

         Date: Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 at 6:30PM (sharp)
     Location: IBM, 590 Madison Avenue, New York, NY (12th Floor)
RSVP Required: http://www.nyphp.org/RSVP/197
 Post-Meeting: Continue the discussion with NYPHP at TGI Fridays, 56th &
Lex.

 Watch Online: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/new-york-php

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