Surge 2011 Keynote & Speaker List
Discussing Scalability Matters...
...because scalability matters. Surge is a chance to identify emerging trends and meet the architects behind established technologies. Learn from their mistakes and see how their victories can power your business forward.
Speaker
Geir Magnusson Jr. Chief Technology Officer, Function(x)
Geir Magnusson Jr. is the CTO Function(x). He's served as a technical executive and leader for companies such as 10gen, Joost, Adeptra, Bloomberg and Intel, and has built systems and solutions for industries as ranging across financial markets to fraud contact to digital audio. He also has broad experience in open source, having founded several significant open source projects, such as Apache Geronimo, Apache Harmony and Apache Velocity. A member of the Apache Software Foundation, he's represented the Foundation as a member of the Executive Committee of the Java Community Process and is a past and current member of the Board of Directors. He's also an international speaker on open source and software technology.
Geir Magnusson Jr.'s Talks
When Business Models Attack
4 - 5 p.m., September 30th
Location: Edinburgh Room
As system engineers, we have a wide range of tools and techniques to ensure our web-based business stays in business 24/7. To keep load manageable, we deploy features to small portions of our user base or coordinate with the business to spread out traffic-generating events. When loads increase, we turn on caching or simply turn off features to preserve capacity.
But what happens if your business model is based on driving peak loads, where full site functionality is required to serve perishable customer interest?
This talk focuses on the speaker's experience in the design, development, operation, evolution and repair of at least one infrastructure for such a business.
Program
Speakers
We are announcing the 2011 line up of speakers and sessions starting on May 19th. One each day, in no particular order.
