One of the options during each of the technical sessions is called "The Guru Is In." These are informal sessions with an expert in a particular topic relevant to sysadmins. Guru sessions are a great opportunity to discuss ongoing issues that you're actually experiencing. The best part is that there's not just one guru -- the other attendees are gurus as well. Those who attend to ask questions often find themselves answering the questions of others.
Two of the Friday sessions I attended were focused on the security. The first was a guru session on SELinux led by Dan Walsh, Red Hat's lead SELinux developer. SELinux is a labeling and enforcement engine developed by the NSA and released to the public. It has developed a reputation among many sysadmins for being a hassle and is often turned off quickly.
"Deployinator: Being Stupid to Be Smart", by Erik Kastner and John Goulah, Etsy, Inc.
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"NewSQL vs. NoSQL for New OLTP", by Michael Stonebraker, MIT
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"Can Vulnerability Disclosure Processes Be Responsible, Rational, and Effective?", by Larissa Shapiro, Internet Security Consortium
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"Fixing the Flying Plane: A Production DevOps Team", by Calvin Domenico, Marie Hetrick, Elijah Aydnwylde, J. Brandon Arsenault, Patrick McAndrew, Alastair Firth, and Jesse Campbell, Scholastic, Inc.
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Panel: "What Will Be Hot Next Year?" Moderator: Narayan Desai, Argonne National Lab. Panelists: Kris Buytaert, Inuits; John D'Ambrosia, Force10 Networks; Jacob Farmer, Cambridge Computer
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"How University Programs Prepare the Next Generation of Sysadmins." Moderator: Carolyn Rowland, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Panelists: Kyrre Begnum, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences; Andrew Seely, University of Maryland University College; Steve VanDevender, University of Oregon; Guy Hembroff, Michigan Technological University
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