THE ENTERPRISE LAMP PROPOSITION

Today’s enterprises need reliable, secure, highly functional, high performance, portable and scalable internet service applications, yet CTOs face intense pressure to develop these powerful systems on the leanest of budgets. Even five years ago, options for accomplishing these business goals were limited to well-known proprietary offerings. Few high-profile technology leaders trusted open source software to provide viable resources for the demands of a large-scale enterprise. We believe Enterprise LAMP has arrived as a trustworthy solution to the demands of the enterprise market.

BIG LAMP CAMP

On Friday, November 6, you will join a host of other IT luminaries in learning about Enterprise LAMP’s rising impact on the enterprise to 275 CTOs from the Southeast and the nation. We are very pleased to confirm as speakers:

On Saturday, November 7, hundreds of LAMP developers will converge on nearby Franklin, TN, to learn about the inner workings of LAMP from bleeding edge technologists and business innovators. The multi-track, all-day event will feature speakers such as:

• Lee Congdon, CIO of Red Hat IS;
• Andi Gutmans, CEO at PHP leader Zend Technologies;
• r0ml (Robert Lefkowitz), thought leader, über-CTO and VP of Asurion;
• William Hurley, Chief Architect of Open Source Strategy at BMC Software, used by 85% of Fortune 500 companies;
• Kent Freeman, CIO of Ingram Digital;
• Bob Miller, VP of Technology at Magazines.com;
• Paul Santinelli, Partner at North Bridge Venture Partners and former Director of Red Hat Network;
• Jimmy Guerrero, Senior Product Marketing Manager at MySQL;
• Baron Schwartz, Director of Consulting, Percona, Inc.
• Dr. John Busch, CEO of Schooner Information Technology;
• John Reuning, Lead Architect of Lulu.com.; and
• Josh Berkus, CEO of PostgreSQL Experts and member of the Technical Steering Committee of Open Source for America.

• Marco Tabini, publisher of PHP|Architect magazine and Python Magazine;
• Eli White of Zend Developer Zone;
• Doctrine lead developer Jonathan Wage of Sensio Labs;
• Perl guru Cory G. Watson of Magazines.com;
• Google AppEngine developer Jackson Miller, creator of iPhone game GPS Assassins;
• Chris Prather, CEO of Tamarou and core developer for the Moose framework for Perl;
• Mike Frank, Senior Product Manager, Database Group at Sun Microsystems;
• Robert Dempsey, Founder of Atlantic Dominion Solutions, Certified ScrumMaster and Ruby on Rails expert;
• Paul M. Jones, Web Architect at OmniTI and creator of the Solar PHP Framework;
• Adam Solesby, CTO at StudioNow;
• Stevan Little, Senior Developer at Infinity Interactive and creator of the Moose Framework for Perl; and
• Dustin Whittle, Developer Evangelist for Yahoo’s Open Strategy;

The Summit will kick off on Thursday, November 5, 2009 with an evening cocktail reception for arriving speakers and CTOs on the terrace of the Icon in Nashville’s hip Gulch area, a revitalized rail yard district named last month by Men’s Journal as one of the best neighborhoods in the country. Home to cozy wine bars and some of Nashville’s most intriguing restaurants, the Gulch also sees fans standing on line for entrance to the mother church of bluegrass, the Station Inn.

The Camp will offer direct access to the coders who use, troubleshoot and evangelize the LAMP software suite, providing an excellent recruiting opportunity for firms that require exceptional talent. In addition, the credibility and authority of the Camp speakers will provide a high-powered, low-cost training opportunity for development teams.

Nestled in Williamson County, named the 16th richest county in the nation by Forbes in 2008, Franklin is home to Big LAMP Camp venue The Factory, originally a stove manufactory, as well the U.S. headquarters of Nissan and Inc. 500 firms such as IT recruiting leader Vaco Technology.

Register today for the Enterprise LAMP Summit and Big LAMP Camp!

The evening will end with a complimentary “Wear Your Tux” mixer that will offer speakers and CTOs the chance to meet the talented developers who test, use and evangelize their software. To encourage conversation—and in some cases, aid recruiting efforts—developers will be encouraged to wear logo attire to this casual event, which will feature dueling brands from Nashville’s top breweries.