Reminder, tomorrow!: BALUG 2007-10-16: Paddy Sreenivasan, Zmanda: "Amanda - open source backup"; etc. If you intend to attend, please RSVP (see further below) - Thanks.

Planning to come to BALUG meeting? Please drop us a note at: rsvp@balug.org indicating meeting date and if more than just yourself the number of folks you're RSVPing for, etc. See also: http://www.balug.org/#RSVP%5B1] Thank you for RSVPing if you're planning to attend.

For our 2007-10-16 BALUG meeting we are pleased to present:

Paddy Sreenivasan, Zmanda[2]: "Amanda - open source backup" flyer[3] (PDF) to help promote the event

Amanda is a popular open source network backup and recovery system. The talk will be about Amanda, how it is different, current status and why you should use it. The talk will also provide information about Amanda enterprise edition.

Paddy is the Vice President of Engineering and a founder of Zmanda, Inc.[2] He is responsible for technical strategy and development of leading software products for data protection. Paddy has over 13 years of experience in development and management of software for enterprise storage. In addition, he has worked with various open source communities, including leading the development of an open source high-availability clustering solution. Prior to founding Zmanda[2], he had key engineering roles at Cisco, Silicon Graphics, Inc. and Hewlett-Packard. He holds a Bachelor's degree from BITS, Pilani and a Master's degree from the University of Pune, India.

references: 1. http://www.balug.org/#RSVP 2. http://www.zmanda.com/ 3. http://www.balug.org/flyers/2007-10-16.pdf our earlier announcement: http://lists.balug.org/pipermail/balug-announce-balug.org/2007-October/00009... meeting time, location, and lots of other great BALUG information: Bay Area Linux Users Group (BALUG) http://www.balug.org/