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[DRAFT]: News & BALUG 2006-10-17: Patrick McGovern of Splunk: Illuminating the issues in your Data Center
by Michael Paoli 05 Oct '06

05 Oct '06

[DRAFT]: News & BALUG 2006-10-17: Patrick McGovern of Splunk: Illuminating the issues in your Data Center Here's DRAFT for the "announce" list (also Bcced to Patrick McGovern). Let me(/us) know if anything should be added, changed, etc. I'll probably send it out sometime this Friday 2006-10-06: News & BALUG 2006-10-17: Patrick McGovern of Splunk: Illuminating the issues in your Data Center ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For our October 17th, 2006 BALUG meeting, we have: Splunk, a company that claims to take the SH out of IT: TOPIC: Splunk: Illuminating the issues in your Data Center. SPEAKER: Patrick McGovern BACKGROUND: Splunk, based in San Francisco, makes a web-based AJAX-enhanced search engine that allows system administrators and programmers to search all their incoming log files in real time (any type of log files: Sendmail, Cisco, MySQL, syslog, etc.) with a browser. It's a powerful tool to allow people to 'see' inside their systems as they are running. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Patrick is the Chief Community Splunker at Splunk, Inc. Prior to joining Splunk, Patrick McGovern managed SourceForge.net for five years for VA Software / OSTG. http://www.splunk.com/ http://www.balug.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monitoring SIG starts in San Francisco 2006-10-10: http://lists.balug.org/pipermail/balug-announce-balug.org/2006-October/0000… ------------------------------------------------------------------------ No BALUG meeting in December this year. Note that BALUG will not be meeting in December of this year. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.balug.org/

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BALUG website updated
by Michael Paoli 04 Oct '06

04 Oct '06

I've updated the BALUG website. It can probably use more tweaking/polishing, but at least the basic information on speaker/presentation for the 2006-10-17 meeting is now on the web page. If no one else beats me to it, I'll probably polish it up a bit by around the time we have our "announcement" polished off and sent out (as by then we may have additional details on how we may want to tweak text regarding speaker/presentation for the 2006-10-17 meeting).

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Re: [balug-admin] Bay Area Linux Users Group Speaker for 2006-10-17 meeting?
by Michael Paoli 04 Oct '06

04 Oct '06

Excellent. Thank you Patrick, and John. (Bcced to Patrick McGovern; also, FYI Patrick: the balug-admin(a)lists.balug.org list is publicly archived and includes the BALUG speaker coordinators, plus more folks that also do and/or are interested in following other BALUG administrivia (planning, etc.) matters). Patrick - John may have already asked/mentioned this, but we could use suitable "blurbs" for web site, etc. (we have at least one older one, see also information further below, including reference to the one we have from earlier). You can send/reply to the "speaker coordinators" (from some of the earlier e-mail sent to you), or to this list if you prefer. We have earlier description ("longish blurb" description) on: http://lists.balug.org/pipermail/balug-announce-balug.org/2006-August/00007… (look towards the bottom of that item). Let us know if you'd want us to tweak that. More about "blurbs" a bit further below. Quoting Michael Paoli: < If you can also get some suitable < blurb(s)/bio(s) on speaker(s) for updates on the web site, < announcements, etc., that's also highly useful (e.g. a short "title" < for the talk, a rather to quite short description (one to three < sentences), a somewhat longer description (up to about a longish < paragraph or two short paragraphs), and a bio for speaker(s) and/or < company/organization/project (up to a paragraph or two total, < emphasis on technical and other interesting (e.g. random personal) < stuff, (very!) light on the sales/marketing). I'll get the BALUG web site updated on information for the 2006-10-17 BALUG meeting speaker, and I'll plan for having an updated "announcement" drafted within 24 hours, and then plan to have it sent out within 24 hours of that. Anything else we want to add to updated announcement? I'm thinking: 2006-10-17 speaker/presentation information (brief) reminder (and reference to information) about monitoring SIG No BALUG meeting in Dec. Anything else? references/excerpts: Quoting John Mark Walker: > Pat is confirmed (and CC'd here) as of this afternoon. > > On Oct 3, 2006, at 9:04 PM, Michael Paoli wrote: > > > Any updates? Do we have confirmation for Patrick McGovern > > for the 2006-10-17 BALUG meeting

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Re: [balug-admin] [balug-announce] Inaugural Monitoring SIG meeting Tuesday, Oct. 10, 7PM
by Michael Paoli 04 Oct '06

04 Oct '06

Quoting Peter Mui: > (Hi Michael et al, is this announcement an appropriate post to BALUG? > We don't want to be perceived as spamming. Thanks! -Peter) Well, ... I guess at least one of the approvers thought it was okay, as it seems it got approved, and went out: http://lists.balug.org/pipermail/balug-announce-balug.org/2006-October/0000… I was hoping by now we'd have more general BALUG announcement out, and could have also mentioned it in with that, ... but seems we're still getting speaker stuff squared away and confirmed for Oct., so that announcement stuff for BALUG isn't out ... at least yet, anyway.

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Re: [balug-admin] Bay Area Linux Users Group Speaker? (fwd)
by Larry Platzek 02 Oct '06

02 Oct '06

Jim, I had first made contact with Patrick and then letting others continue the scheduling. Ann E. W. has said she did the miss scheduling for August meeting. But I think Patrick says that he would do the October meeting. As to my opion who should speak I could go for any you suggested in today balug-admin posting. Am I wrong in my thought that Patrick saying hr would speak in October? Larry Platzek larryp(a)inow.com ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 08:46:30 -0700 From: Patrick McGovern <pat(a)splunk.com> To: Larry Platzek <larryp(a)inow.com> Cc: ann(a)annaction.com Subject: Re: Bay Area Linux Users Group Speaker? Hi Larry, Oct 17th looks good on my schedule. The anniversary of the 1989 earthquake seems appropriate somehow. ;-) I look forward to seeing you at the show on the 16th. Ann, I hope you feel better. :-) Pat- -- Patrick McGovern pat(a)splunk.com splunk> Now IT has an Easy Button. On Aug 2, 2006, at 7:12 PM, Larry Platzek wrote: > Hi Patrick, > I this point can we put you down for october 17 (The third Tuesday > of the month.). November is open but attendence is not ually good > and Decembe we might not meet. > I expect to attend LinuxWorld with a friend on August 16, hope to > see you then. > Sorry I had not caught the scheduling error! > Larry > > On Wed, 2 Aug 2006, Patrick McGovern wrote: > >> Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 10:55:21 -0700 >> From: Patrick McGovern <pat(a)splunk.com> >> To: Larry Platzek <larryp(a)inow.com> >> Cc: ann(a)annaction.com >> Subject: Re: Bay Area Linux Users Group Speaker? >> Hi Larry, >> >> Thanks for the note. >> >> The Splunk LinuxWorld party, which I'm managing, is indeed taking >> place on the 15th in the evening. >> >> I regret, with the timing mixup, that I will not to be able to >> speak on the 15th. I am still very interested in participating >> at a future event. Perhaps October or November. (Sept will >> likely be tough with the pregnancy). Let me know if either of >> those times work for you. >> >> BTW: Splunk , DIGG, Slash, USENIX and others are having a contest >> called SysAdmin of the year. Www.sysadminoftheyear.com. The >> first 2500 nominations receive a free THinkgeek Tshirt. It might >> be of interest to your LUG. >> >> Are you going to be at LinuxWorld. Perhaps we can meet there. >> >> Pat- >> >> -- >> Patrick McGovern >> pat(a)splunk.com >> >> splunk> Be an IT superhero. Go home early. >> >> >> >> >> >> On Aug 1, 2006, at 10:45 PM, Larry Platzek wrote: >> >>> Hi Patrick, >>> I waited to here from you today. >>> I hope you can make the August meeting but can understand if it >>> will not work. >>> Hope all goes well with the addition to your family! >>> Please let me know so as to update web site if needed. >>> Larry >>> On Mon, 31 Jul 2006, Patrick McGovern wrote: >>>> Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 13:27:03 -0700 >>>> From: Patrick McGovern <pat(a)splunk.com> >>>> To: Larry Platzek <larryp(a)inow.com> >>>> Cc: ann(a)annaction.com >>>> Subject: Re: Bay Area Linux Users Group Speaker? >>>> Hi Larry, >>>> Thanks for the note. I still might be able to do the 15th...I >>>> should know tomorrow morning. >>>> The 19th of Sept...may work. My wife is pregnant with twins and >>>> the due date is essentially at that time. There is a reasonable >>>> change that I might be a new father at that time....dealing with >>>> the panic of trying to take care two two day old screaming kids. >>>> I think this month or October would be better. Let me get back >>>> to you tomorrow morning. I'll know if we're having an event on >>>> the 15th. >>>> I'm sorry to hear that Ann is going under Chemo. I seem to >>>> know too many people going through that right now. I'm hope >>>> she feels better soon. >>>> Pat- >>>> -- >>>> Patrick McGovern >>>> pat(a)splunk.com >>>> When it rains it pours IT data. Get Splunk. >>>> On Jul 31, 2006, at 11:44 AM, Larry Platzek wrote: >>>>> Hi Patrick, >>>>> I am sorry to say the August Balaylug meeting is on the 15th >>>>> not the 21! >>>>> Can we reschedule for September 19th? >>>>> I am glad you sent a copy of your email, Ann may not see your >>>>> email for a while, she is under going chemotherapy with 40+ >>>>> weekly treatmemts to under go. >>>>> I am back to trying to arrange for speakers for balug. >>>>> I can be reached at (408)219-0639 please do not pass my number >>>>> around. >>>>> I normally give Dick Verna (408)921-1480 as contact person for >>>>> balug. >>>>> Will you be at booth on August 16th? Just to say "hi" and chat. >>>>> Larry >>>>> On Sun, 30 Jul 2006, Patrick McGovern wrote: >>>>>> Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 21:21:50 -0700 >>>>>> From: Patrick McGovern <pat(a)splunk.com> >>>>>> To: ann(a)annaction.com >>>>>> Cc: larryp(a)inow.com >>>>>> Subject: Re: Bay Area Linux Users Group Speaker? >>>>>> Hi Ann, >>>>>> I hope you've had a good weekend. >>>>>> I'm trying get a sense of my schedule for the coming month. I >>>>>> confirmed with you for August 21st. I just looked at the >>>>>> BALUG website, and it says the 15th of August. I'm >>>>>> confused. The 15th is during LinuxWorld and I may not be >>>>>> free at that time. (Technically I'm suppose to be planning/ >>>>>> attend a Splunk party for that evening.). >>>>>> Let's chat tomorrow. Is there a good number to reach you? >>>>>> Pat- >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Patrick McGovern >>>>>> pat(a)splunk.com >>>>>> splunk> Performing algorithmic acts of kindness. >>>>>> On Jun 21, 2006, at 4:44 PM, Ann E. Worley wrote: >>>>>>> Hi Patrick, >>>>>>> I am very happy to hear that you are available! You are on >>>>>>> the BALUG schedule for August 21. >>>>>>> We usually post a few lines of promotion for the speaker on >>>>>>> www.balug.org. What should I write for your presentation? I >>>>>>> was going to say something like: >>>>>>> At the August 21 meeting Patrick McGovern will introduce >>>>>>> Splunk, a free AJAX-enhanced search engine that analyzes log >>>>>>> files in real time from a web interface. >>>>>>> We have a few weeks to think about it. BTW, I love the line >>>>>>> "takes the SH out of IT"!! >>>>>>> Let me know if you want me to mention sf.net (Source Forge?) >>>>>>> Thanks very much! >>>>>>> ~Ann >>>>>>> Quoting Patrick McGovern <pat(a)splunk.com>: >>>>>>>> Hi Ann, >>>>>>>> Thanks for the note. >>>>>>>> Yes, I am still interested in speaking at BALUG. I'm also >>>>>>>> available >>>>>>>> to speak on the 21st of August. >>>>>>>> Pat- >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Patrick McGovern >>>>>>>> pat(a)splunk.com >>>>>>>> splunk> The ultimate troubleshooting machine. >>>>>>>> On Jun 21, 2006, at 9:23 AM, Ann E. Worley wrote: >>>>>>>>> Hi Patrick, >>>>>>>>> Are you still interested in speaking at the BALUG meeting? >>>>>>>>> We are looking for someone to present at our August 21 >>>>>>>>> meeting. I was just on the Splunk website and it looks like >>>>>>>>> software that could come in handy! >>>>>>>>> Please call me at 415-205-6502 or reply in email to let me >>>>>>>>> know if you can speak in August. >>>>>>>>> Thank! >>>>>>>>> ~Ann >>>>>>>>> PS- You get a delicious Chinese meal! >>>>>>>>> Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 17:52:52 -0700 >>>>>>>>> From: Patrick McGovern <pat(a)splunk.com> >>>>>>>>> To: larryp(a)inow.com >>>>>>>>> Subject: BALUG talk >>>>>>>>> Hi Larry, >>>>>>>>> My name is Patrick McGovern. For five years I managed >>>>>>>>> SourceForge.net. I left VA Software / OSTG in April >>>>>>>>> and joined a >>>>>>>>> new startup in San Francisco called Splunk. >>>>>>>>> Splunk is doing some very interesting things that I think >>>>>>>>> your Lug >>>>>>>>> would enjoy. The company makes a web-based AJAX-enhanced >>>>>>>>> search >>>>>>>>> engine that allows system admins and programmers to search >>>>>>>>> all their >>>>>>>>> incoming log files in real time (any type of log files >>>>>>>>> Sendmail, >>>>>>>>> cisco, mysql, syslog etc) with a google-like interface. >>>>>>>>> It's a >>>>>>>>> powerful tool to allow people to 'see' inside their systems >>>>>>>>> as they >>>>>>>>> are running. >>>>>>>>> The software is free (although not currently Open Source) >>>>>>>>> off of our >>>>>>>>> website. >>>>>>>>> I'd be happy to give a talk on this very interesting >>>>>>>>> technology, it's >>>>>>>>> origins and how we are able to decipher incoming log >>>>>>>>> information in >>>>>>>>> real time. I can also chat about SF.net if there is >>>>>>>>> interest. I've >>>>>>>>> been to a number of BALUG meetings in the past (including >>>>>>>>> seeing >>>>>>>>> Linus) and I've always enjoyed them. >>>>>>>>> Splunk has been receiving a lot of Press including coolest >>>>>>>>> startup at >>>>>>>>> LInuxWorld. >>>>>>>>> http://www.splunk.com/index.php/articles/news/6 >>>>>>>>> Anyway...it's a pretty innovative solution to a problem >>>>>>>>> that everyone >>>>>>>>> has....namely how to deal with too many log files and how to >>>>>>>>> troubleshoot those logs (oppose to manually greping through >>>>>>>>> them) >>>>>>>>> Let me know if you have interest. I look forward to >>>>>>>>> hearing from you. >>>>>>>>> Pat- >>>>>>>>> ~Ann >>>>>>> ~Ann >>>>> Larry Platzek larryp(a)inow.com >>> Larry Platzek larryp(a)inow.com >> > > Larry Platzek larryp(a)inow.com > >

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Re: [balug-admin] speaker coordinators
by Michael Paoli 27 Sep '06

27 Sep '06

And one more to add to the list of "speaker coordinators": Jim Stockford Jim Stockford, thanks for volunteering! That brings the list of "speaker coordinators" up to: Dick Verna Larry Platzek Michael Paoli John Mark Walker Jim Stockford details to follow off-list. references: http://lists.balug.org/pipermail/balug-admin-balug.org/2006-September/00024…

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Re: [balug-admin] Inaugural Monitoring SIG Meeting
by Michael Paoli 27 Sep '06

27 Sep '06

So noted. I'm hoping we'll have our Oct. speaker for BALUG (re-)confirmed shortly this month or at least by quite early next month, and we'll probably get an annoucement out shortly after we get that (re-)confirmed and include the information about the Inaugural Monitoring SIG Meeting and/or reference/pointer(s) to it/details. In the meantime, also feel free to pass that item on on the balug-talk list, which is unmoderated. references/excerpts: http://lists.balug.org/listinfo.cgi/balug-talk-balug.org Quoting Peter Mui: > And please add the inaugural > Monitoring SIG meeting to your calendar: here's the announcement: > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > What: Inaugural Monitoring SIG Meeting > Who: Anyone interested in IT monitoring issues and tools > When: Tuesday, October 10 2006, 7PM > Where: GroundWork Open Source, 139 Townsend St., San Francisco > How: 139 Townsend St. is very near AT&T Park. It is two blocks from > the CalTrain Depot. Take the MUNI N trolley "inbound" to 2nd and > King (ballpark stop) or take the 15 or 30 buses crosstown. Free > evening street parking can usually be found *except* when there's a > ball game, at which time it's nonexistent. > > We'll have a brief presentation and then brainstorm about ways to > build the finest sys admin/IT tools for monitoring and how this SIG > can facilitate that. Food (probably pizza) and drinks (definitely > pop) will be provided by GroundWork. > > RSVP (not necessary, but helpful): Peter Mui, > pmui(a)groundworkopensource.com, 415 992 4573 > > -----------------------------------------------------

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Re: [balug-admin] 2006-10-17 meeting and earlier "announcement" of speaker
by Michael Paoli 26 Sep '06

26 Sep '06

We did earlier announce speaker for 2006-10-17 meeting: http://lists.balug.org/pipermail/balug-announce-balug.org/2006-August/00007… So, in theory contacting would be a reconfirmation/reminder ... but I'm not sure if 2006-10-17 was earlier fully agreed to by the (presumed) speaker, or if it was suggested/implied, but not fully confirmed. That earlier "announcement" also has text/blurbs that we can probably (re)use on the web-site, for announcement(s), etc., ... but probably also good to check with the speaker if there should be any tweaks/adjustments/changes (and various "short", "long(er)", and "bio" versions/blurbs are also quite handy to have, if we obtain such).

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speaker coordinators
by Michael Paoli 26 Sep '06

26 Sep '06

Okay, ... Thanks again to John Mark Walker for also volunteering to assist on this. First a few updates and such ... As I mentioned before (too lazy/efficient to paraphrase myself, so quoting): " Also, to coordinate arranging for speakers (e.g. so we don't double-book, etc.), for the "off-list" communications, I'd (strongly) recommend we at least Cc: all of those among us that are either involved in coordinating speakers, or may be involved in attempting to coordinate such ... not necessarily for every e-mail, but at least some of the more key stuff (confirmations and speaker contact details). " At present, these are the list of folks I have as "speaker coordinators" - I'll also send the e-mail addresses off-list to all of us "speaker coordinators", so that we should all have a current list. Not necessarily everyone on the list is highly involved in any and/or all aspects of speaker coordination and/or at all times, but they should at least be notified, as they may at least be sometimes involved in this and/or updating relevant web page stuff, sending out announcements, etc. Dick Verna Larry Platzek Michael Paoli John Mark Walker I also just (re-)verified that all of those listed above are also on the balug-admin list, so sending to the balug-admin list would generally also reach all of the "speaker coordinators" (but where speakers / potential speakers don't or wouldn't want their contact details, discussions of potential speaking arrangements, etc. publicly archived, don't send that to the balug-admin list, as that list is also publicly archived (for various reasons stated a fair bit earlier)). I'm presuming that: Ann E. Worley is at least not presently available to us to assist on speaker coordination, but she can update us if she is or becomes available (some relatively recent e-mails bounced, she's no longer subscribed on balug-admin, and I heard she was probably tied up with other stuff). I'm guestimating that: mikron (Mike?) probably isn't interested/available to assist on speaker coordination, but perhaps I'm guessing incorrectly (he can let us know if he'd like to assist with this ... earlier he expressed interest in assisting with some database and/or web stuff, but I also note at present that he doesn't seem to be subscribed on balug-admin). More to follow off-list ((re-)confirming Oct. speaker, e-mail addresses of "speaker coordinators", etc.) references: http://lists.balug.org/pipermail/balug-admin-balug.org/2006-September/00024… http://lists.balug.org/pipermail/balug-admin-balug.org/2006-September/00024…

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Speaker Help
by John Mark Walker 18 Sep '06

18 Sep '06

Begin forwarded message: > From: John Mark Walker <johnmark(a)johnmark.org> > Date: September 18, 2006 11:31:44 AM PDT > To: balug-admin(a)balug.org > Subject: speaker help > > Hi, > > I just wanted to make it known that I'd like to help with speaker > coordination. Also, Hyperic's CTO, Doug MacEachern, of mod_perl > fame, would love to speak at a future meeting. > > I recently finished a gig as the LinuxWorld Conference Director, so > I have some pretty good speaking contacts. Anyway, I'd love to > help. Now that I work in SF, I look forward to many future BALUG > meetings. > > Thanks, > John Mark Walker > Community Development > Hyperic, Inc. > http://www.hyperic.com/

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