[colug-432] OCLC and Beowulf

[Mike Haun]

On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 12:06 AM, Tom Hanlon <tom at functionalmedia.com> wrote:

> This looks like fun, I hope I can make it.
>

Me too.  I'd like to go to this.


>
> --
> Tom
>
>
> On 1 Apr 2010, at 13:22, Eric Floehr wrote:
>
> > All,
> >
> > I wanted to invite everyone on the list to next month's Python Users
> > Group meeting (or any month's meeting, for that matter).
> >
> > Obviously Linux and Python go together like Chocolate and Peanut
> > Butter (I'm writing this on my Ubuntu Workstation right now), but I
> > thought this meeting would have special interest to COLUG folks.
> >
> > It's going to be at OCLC on April 26, and folks from OCLC will be
> > talking about how they crunch lots of data using a Beowulf cluster and
> > a Python map/reduce library.  You can RSVP here:
> >
> > http://www.meetup.com/techlifecolumbus/calendar/13050734/
> >
> > And here are the details:
> >
> > What: How OCLC processes 1TB/month of data on a Beowulf cluster
> > using Python
> >
> > When: Monday, April 26, 2010 6:30 PM
> >
> > Where:
> > OCLC
> > 6565 Kilgour Place
> > Dublin, OH 43017
> >
> > NOTE: We are meeting at OCLC this month! We will be meeting in the
> > boardroom in the main (Kilgour) building. The address is 6565 Kilgour
> > Pl, Dublin. Attendees will have to check in at the reception desk. The
> > boardroom is on the 2nd floor, right above the auditorium.
> >
> > Meet fellow Pythonistas. Learn about the Python programming language.
> > Share your experiences with Python and how it has helped you. Have
> > fun! All are possible as a member of the Central Ohio Python User's
> > Group.
> >
> > Jenny Toves of OCLC will be talking about using Python to process
> > large amounts of data. OCLC Research uses Python on a 132 CPU Beowulf
> > cluster. Their version of map/reduce is used to process a terabyte of
> > data on a monthly basis. This talk will include introducing and
> > sharing their map/reduce implementation as well as why OCLC loves
> > Python and some of their challenges for scaling up.
> >
> > Pop and snacks will be provided by OCLC. We also have a stack of
> > O'Reilly provided Python books in our library that can be checked out.
> >
> > See you there!
> >
> > Learn more here:
> > http://www.meetup.com/techlifecolumbus/calendar/13050734/
> >
> > Hope to see you there!
> > Eric
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> Tom Hanlon
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