Welcome to the New York Capital District WebSphere User Group ! (NYCDWeb)
We are a professional group of current and potential WebSphere users and developers in the Capital Region who enjoy sharing our thoughts, ideas and views on using the WebSphere products and related Web technologies.
We are currently 468 members strong and are growing steadily to include more members from the user community and future users from the local community.
Our membership consists of IT Directors, IT Managers, IT users and other IT professionals.
August 2010 User Group Meeting Meeting
Meeting Date: Friday, August 6th, 2010
Meeting Time: 11.30 AM
Meeting Topic:
- WebSphere eXtreme Scale Overview
- Experience WebSphere eXtreme Scale in the Cloud: SOA Sandbox exercise
Meeting Abstract:
WebSphere eXtreme Scale Overview
Abstract: IBM WebSphere® eXtreme Scale provides an extremely scalable and fault tolerant grid for storing and accessing data. This session introduces you to some common use cases for which IBM WebSphere eXtreme Scale is relevant. We look at real business solutions ranging from small enhancements of existing applications to large scale architecture and topology solutions. Topics also include an overview, programming introduction and integration. [40 Minutes]
Experience WebSphere eXtreme Scale in the Cloud: SOA Sandbox exercise
Abstract: Experience WebSphere eXtreme Scale in a cloud environment! This exercise will let you see a sample WebSphere Application Server (WAS) application running with standard WAS HTTP Session management that gets enhanced with eXtreme Scale HTTP Session management. You will see how eXtreme Scale provides additional reliability/availability in the event of failures. [30 Minutes]
Meeting Speakers: Gregory L. Scott, PhD
Gregory Scott (Greg) has been with IBM since 2001 and for the last three years has been an IT Specialist for Websphere, concentrating on infrastructure and application integration within the financial and insurance industries on Wall Street. Products he focuses on include WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus, and Extended Deployment, the last of which has been the rubric for Virtual Enterprise, Compute Grid, and eXtreme Scale (XS).
Previously for IBM, he taught application development across the nation, notably J2EE, portlets, and XML-related technologies, including Web Services, using IDE?s such as Websphere Studio Application Developer and Rational Application Developer. He is IBM Certified not only in SOA but as a WAS v7 System Administrator, Solutions Developer (XML and Related Technologies), and Web Developer. He presented annually at the Websphere Technical Exchange (2002-2005) on J2EE server-side components such as servlet filters, and, more recently, has helped conduct some of the first Proof of Concepts (POC) for XS in the New York area.
Meeting Location:
Best Western Sovereign Hotel, 1228 Western Avenue, Albany, NY 12203
Meeting Lunch: Free: Pizza, Wings & Soda
Meeting Registration: FREE, please RSVP by sending an e-mail to contact@nycdweb.org
Recent User Group Meetings
April 2010 User Group Meeting
Meeting Date: Friday, April 9th, 2010
Meeting Time: 12.00 noon
Meeting Topic: Panel Discussion - SOA: Making it work
Meeting Abstract:
- SOA Implementation Experiences
- SOA Connectivity and Integration
- SOA for Governance
Meeting Speakers: James Lieb from NYS Department of Taxation and Finance, Dennis Gaige from NYS State Police and John Savastio from NYS Department of Labor.
Meeting Location: NYS Dept of Labor, Training Rooms 2 and 3, Bldg12, State Campus
Membership Information:
It is free to join this exciting group. Read more about the benefits of membership, how you can participate in our membership forum, the different committies that you can get involved in and how you can make a difference to the local community.
Program Information:
We have many exciting programs for our membership. We are planning quarterly meetings in which users would present on how they are using WebSphere or related Web technology and how it is benefitting their organizations. Technology experts would be presenting on how WebSphere or related Web technology can be used to better serve the needs of an organization.
We have new awards for members who actively participate in the user group, make presentations, share their knowledge and help fellow members with WebSphere technologies.
We also have a community projects group that would implement free software projects for non profit and community organizations using open source tools such as WebSphere Server Community Edition and Eclipse.
