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What’s possible in a post Web 2.0 World?

Innovation continues at a mind-bending pace, and this presentation will showcase some thought-provoking new ideas built on Web Services. You will also learn how others, empowered by technology advances—known as “Web Scale Computing”—created businesses that weren’t practical until recently. The session will include at least one demo in which you’ll learn how to set up a virtual server in the Cloud.

Amazon spent over a decade developing a world-class technology and content platform that powers Amazon web sites for millions of customers every day. Most people think “Amazon.com” when they hear the word; however developers and entrepreneurs are excited to learn that there is a separate technology arm of the company, known as Amazon Web Services or AWS. Using AWS, software developers can build applications leveraging the same robust, scalable, and reliable technology that powers Amazon’s retail business. AWS has now launched ten services with open API’s for developers to build applications, with the result that almost 330,000 developers have registered on Amazon’s developer site to create applications based on these services.

Bio

Mike Culver joined the Developer Relations Group of Amazon Web Services in 2006. Mike brings with him fifteen years of technology leadership experience, including at companies such as Microsoft. In addition Mr. Culver has a strong background running an IT organization, with over a decade of experience in the U.S. Electrical Wholesale Distribution (fittings) industry. And as a Web Services Evangelist at Amazon, he helps developers take advantage of disruptive technologies that are going to change the way we think about computer applications, and the way that businesses compete.

During Mike’s tenure at Microsoft he managed a team of technical evangelists, and in this capacity he saw Microsoft .NET transform from a vision to become reality. His team was responsible for a number of high-profile, high-scale, implementations such as the City of London traffic congestion project, as well as projects on the other end of the spectrum such as Smartphone applications.

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Schedule

16:00PM

What's possible in a post Web 2.0 World? Files:  AWSMar08.ppt

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Date & Time

Tue. 01 April 2008 at 03:30 PM

Open To:

This event is open to non-members.

Maximum Attendance:

Maximum number of places available is 70.

Event Cost:

€30.00 for members. €60.00 for non-members.

Event Location:

Kingsley Hotel,
Victoria Cross,
Cork

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