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Pre-Conference Workshops:
June 4: 10am - 5pm
Conference Hours:
June 5: 8:45am - 6:30pm
June 6: 9am - 5pm
Expo Hall Hours:
June 5: 11am - 6:30pm
June 6: 11am - 2:30pm
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Pre-Conference Workshop
Wednesday, June 4, 2003
New in the spring Enterprise Linux Forum Conference & Expo is a pre-conference day of workshops, designed to address Linux topics and tasks in an intimate, hands-on format. These workshops - delivered by Linux experts - are designed to improve your working knowledge of the Linux operating system.
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Registration Open |
| 10:00am - 12:00pm |
Workshop: Grid Computing in Linux Environments |
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Linux clusters are natural building blocks of the Grid. Current practice includes virtualizing cluster resources through the use of system software which provide a single system environment for users to access resources on the Grid. Two examples of existing technologies for implementing this single system environment include Platform Computing's MultiCluster and the Globus Toolkit.
This workshop will introduce concepts of Grid computing including an examination of some existing Grid technologies (Platform MultiCluster and the Globus Toolkit), a discussion of what types of applications are amenable to execution on the Grid, and an example of the phases of a Grid deployment within an enterprise. Finally, the convergence of Grid standards and Web Services in the form of the Open Grid Services Architecture (OGSA) will be presented.
Ahmar Abbas, Managing Director, Grid Technology Partners
Chris Smith, Integration Architect, Platform Computing
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| 10:00am - 12:00pm |
Workshop: Locking Down Linux with Bastille |
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Locking down operating systems focuses on preventing a cracker from breaking in or containing the damage that he can do. This work is very detailed, involving an audit of many operating system settings. Bastille Linux automates much of this process, while still giving a system or security administrator choices about exactly what settings are changed. Just as importantly, it educates that administrator to help her make the best choices possible, within the needs of the site. This talk will explore system hardening in general and Bastille's approach in particular. Bastille runs on five Linux distributions, HP-UX and Mac OS X.
Jay Beale, Security Specialist/Lead Developer, Bastille Project
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| 12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Lunch Break
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| 1:00pm - 3:00pm |
Workshop: OSDL Database Test Suite - Open Source Workloads |
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OSDL has created the OSDL Database Test Suite, consisting of open source, fair-use implementations of the Transaction Processing Performance Council's TPC-C (tm), TPC-H (tm), and TPC-W (tm) benchmarks. These implementations represent complex database workloads, similar to those created by "real life" applications.
This workshop will:
- Provide information about OSDL and its role in accelerating the adoption of Linux in the enterprise.
- Discuss the workloads in the context of enterprise testing.
- Show how they are being used at OSDL.
- Describe how to become involved with the open source projects that develop and maintain these workloads.
David Fuller, Technical Marketing Engineer, Open Source Development Labs (OSDL)
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| 1:00pm - 3:00pm |
Workshop: The Seven Most Deadly Sins of Linux Security |
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This workshop will address the seven most deadly Linux security sins and how to avoid them. Participants will learn how to decide what software to install while installing Linux and how to harden a Linux system after the installation to greatly reduce the likelihood of a break-in. This presentation is unique in that a few key techniques will be explained that allow any SysAdmin -- newbie or with decades of experience -- to harden a desktop, laptop, or server in an hour or two so that it will be orders of magnitude more difficult to compromise.
Bob Toxen, Author & Consultant
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| 3:00pm - 3:15pm |
Afternoon Break
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| 3:15pm - 5:00pm |
Workshop: Application Development with JBoss |
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The popular JBoss Open Source Java application server has a flexible microkernel like architecture that allows for arbitrary configurations and footprints. It can operate as a clustered enterprise application server with EJBs, Servlets, JMS, as well as a minimal network bootable JMX based microkernel capable of nothing more than JMX MBean deployment. The flexible JMX based microkernel behind the JBoss application server platform allows you to create component containers as you see fit. The workshop will discuss the JBoss architecture and how it has evolved from a EJB centric server to a flexible middleware platform.
Scott Stark, Chief Technology Officer, JBoss Group, LLC
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| 3:15pm - 5:00pm |
Workshop: Using Honeynets to Enhance Network Security |
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Honeynets are research networks designed to be attacked, probed, and generally misused and abused. Using Honeynets to Enhance Network Security explains how honeynets can provide data useful to both assessing the threats faced by a network and defending against those threats. The session also includes a description of popular honeynet architectures and a survey of software tools useful to honeynet operators.
Bill McCarty, Associate Professor of Web and Information Technology, Azusa Pacific University
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For further information about sponsor and exhibitor opportunities, please contact Elaine Mershon (if your company begins with A-L), at emershon@jupitermedia.com or call 508-533-4995, or Peter Westerholm (if your company begins with M-Z), at pwesterholm@jupitermedia.com or call 203-662-2917.
Registration questions please contact our Registration Department at
registration@jupitermedia.com or 203-662-2857.
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