Exploring cloud computing technologies, implementation, use and business. Ideas of Interest * Cross cloud deployments * Security in cloud deployments * Datacenters * Virtualization * Test driven deployment * GPU computing * Decentralized datastores * Scientific computing

When traveled alone, the journey of a web startup can be confusing and grueling. That's why we're creating a community to help web entrepreneurs and technical founders to connect, collaborate, and learn from each other. As Startup Camp grows, we plan on gathering more resources to provide support for early stage startups. We will host events and workshops 1 to 2 times a month. The format will mainly be "presentation" style, informal "mixer" type events, or peer-to-peer sharing. Our events ty …

The LA NewTech Meetup is an open forum for the discussion of new ideas and ongoing challenges in technology. It's informal yet substantive meeting focus on digital media, gaming, mobile and related platforms that support the development of new applications, as well as the revenue models that support them. Our mission is to provide LA area technology and media professionals with engaging, topical forums in which to meet their peers, share ideas, demo new applications and more. Simply put: to conn …

OCRuby is for anyone interested in learning or sharing experiences with "Ruby" or "Ruby on Rails" or tangential technologies (NoSQL, etc.) In existance since 2006 (but new to Meetup), we usually meet the last Thursday of each month (moving on holidays or other exceptions) at smart-soft.com in Irvine, CA. Regards, Forrest Chang OCRuby organizer

We are Tech In Motion: Orange County Orange County: Where high tech meets the beach. Our aim is to unite the multitude of industries, from software products to financial giants. If you are a tech lover, an expert in the field, or an open-minded entrepreneur, then this is the group for you. We’re hoping to unite our fellow tech enthusiasts! *We already have 2 staffing firms dedicated to offering career counseling services to our members, so we ask that no 3rd party recruiters join this meetup. An …

The Los Angeles Puppet Master User Group is a Meetup to share knowledge and experience using Puppet. Puppet s a tool designed to manage the configuration of Unix-like and Microsoft Windows systems declaratively, developed by Puppet Labs. Anyone interested in Puppet and systems configuration should join. Note : nothing to do with the Southern California Amateur puppeteers and puppets meetup.

Whether building a web, VOIP, or gaming backend, Operations is using development tools to make it work. We're interested in the built-in facilities in Linux and the BSDs to programmatically seed and deploy.  We're building traditional UNIX infrastructure with lighttpd/Nginx/Apache, Syslog, NFS, LDAP, MySQL/Postgres and BIND/PowerDNS, but doing it with modern scripting languages (Python, Ruby, Perl...) and revision-control.  Debconf in Debian and Ubuntu. Kickstart in Redhat and CentOS.  pc-sysins …

Hack night is a free-form time where people can work on projects, talk to other developers and get help or advice with their projects. It was started for members of the The Dev School to meet face-to-face and work on projects together but, we're opening this time up to anyone who'd like to join us. There aren't presentations or scheduled events; work on something or just come and see what others are working on.

Carbon Five hosts a bi-weekly, intimate hack night for developers who want to code and collaborate for a couple of hours after work. Bring your own project or work with someone else. Developers of all experience levels are welcome. We'll kick off with a very brief daily-style intro where everyone gives their name, says what they're working on and whether or not that want a hand... then we'll get our hack on. There will be at least a couple Carbon Five folks around to help out. Doors open around …

This group intends to offer support to new-intermediate Ruby and Ruby on Rails aspirants interested in learning and sharing what they learn with others. The group is also seeking to create a support network for teachers (and non-teachers) that want to draw connections of programming concepts to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).

We do rails Who should join this group? Anyone who wants to discuss real world issues, techniques, and successes with ruby on rails.  Topics assume a basic understanding of ruby and the rails framework.

Startup Grind is an event series and website designed to help educate, inspire, and connect local entrepreneurs. Each month we welcome an amazing speaker who shares their story with our community and tells us what worked, what didn't, and what they'll do differently next time. It's an amazing opportunity to learn from the best, network with other members of the startup community, and improve your chances of entrepreneurial success.

Presentations and discussion of innovations and applications with Lucene & Solr, the Apache open source search engine/platform. These Meetups are for developers in Southern CA that would like to learn more how to leverage Lucene/Solr to develop search applications.

We are a Long Beach, CA area E-commerce sellers group and are open to all who sell or have an interest in selling online. Get away from the computer and enjoy meeting monthly with other Sellers. Have fun and improve your personal economic future by learning how to help you grow your business from great speakers and your fellow members. We network, problem solve, find new tools and solutions to selling in the eCommerce format. Whether you sell on eBay, Amazon, Etsy, Ruby Lane, Craigslist or your …

We are a group using and promoting Ember JS, a Javascript framework that makes sophisticated web development much easier, faster, and more robust. Come join us if you are interested in graduating from JQuery to very sophisticated HTML5 "application functionality" in the browser instead of only in the server.

Los Angeles Hack Night A hack night for anyone wanting to learn a programming language, hack on a software or hardware project, etc. We frequently see people learning and hacking on software projects using Ruby, Python, Node, JavaScript, among other languages and hardware projects using Arduino. Our members include beginners working through the Learn Code the Hard Way or Code Academy exercises as well as experienced developers working on side projects. Twitter: @lahacknight IRC: #lahacknight on …

The purpose of the organization is to support local developers and businesses with the latest information and education on our industry We are a group that participates and organizes events for the LA development community. We are focused on establishing an experience unique to the User Group community. Come join our group. Participation is mandatory! Everyone is welcomed. We are always looking for new and innovative presentation ideas and sponsors.

Downtown LA Startups is a group dedicated to bringing downtown Los Angeles entrepreneurs, start-ups, and existing small business owners together to network and to support one another.  Having been someone who started my own business in an apartment in downtown, there is difficulty in finding support and networking opportunities for downtown LAers as we're usually transplanted here from elsewhere with the hopes and dreams of making it big in the big city. We aim to host events that benefit start- …

Ruby Power Lunch is a collection of some of the best ruby developers in the world. We meet about once a month for lunch to share ideas, challenges and solutions with our peers. In addition to monthly face-to-face meeting opportunities, we use the group discussion and mailing list to keep on the (b)leading edge of ruby tech.

SoCal on Rails (SCoR) strives to be an open-minded community of professionals and students interested in building web applications in Rails, Ruby, Sinatra, and more. People with all levels of experience and backgrounds are welcome! If you're working on an open-source Rails application that you'd like help with or would simply like to share it & gather feedback, this is the place for you.

This group is dedicated to increase gender diversity in the Ruby community by helping women learn Ruby and Ruby on Rails via an ongoing series of outreach workshops in the Los Angeles area. The workshops are geared to help, primarily, women learn Ruby On Rails. The workshops will be free and any level of experience is accepted;   from having never coded to years of experience - all are welcome! Men are welcome, provided that they are a guest of a woman registered for the event. If you are intere …

These are not your typical software engineering events. Our events cover topics related to software engineering along with business but aim to change the perspective of those who attend. Our focus is on emerging technologies such as Big Data, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Nanotechnology, 3D printing, Machine Learning, MapReduce, Semantic Web technologies, alongside more traditional topics like Ruby on Rails, HTML5, PHP, node.js, and Python. We reach out to the entire Los Angeles metropolita …

This group will focus on the use of Amazon CloudSearch for the development and deployment of search applications. Amamzon CloudSearch is a fully-managed search service in the cloud that runs in the AWS cloud. Presentations and discussions will cover topics such as: Set up and getting started with CloudSearch Configuring search fields Relevance tuning APIs and integration Security Working with other AWS services User cases and lessons learned This group is for anyone interested in search technolo …

Are you a web designer, developer, or web enthusiast who lives in or around the SGV? Do you get excited when you hear about new web technologies? Are you a designer who is always up-to-date with the latest trend in web design? Do you like to have fun while nerding out about your latest project with someone who understands it? If this is you, we'd love for you to be a part of the San Gabriel Valley web designers and developers meetup group! This group is designed to create a fun environment for e …

This group is dedicated to increase gender diversity in the Ruby community by helping women learn Ruby and Ruby on Rails via an ongoing series of weekly meetups in the Westside of the Los Angeles area, primarily meeting in Santa Monica. We are geared to help, primarily, women learn Ruby On Rails. Our aim is to build a rock-solid community of women programmers, specializing on Rails that support each other with a community spirit. You may have absolutely no coding experience to advanced skills, a …

RSVP to get a nametag. This is important, because people without nametags aren't even really people. There, I said it. ******** HackerNest is a grassroots, nonpartisan, nonprofit movement dedicated to uniting local tech communities globally. We do this by cramming lots of very smart people into a room and providing free beer - rescuing them from the isolation of basements, offices, and the plight of code tunnel vision. Our friendly, relaxed, and inclusive Tech Socials provide a casual, unpreten …

Calling all designers, developers, and hackers! You've been working for the man and now need to work on something for yourself. Idea Nerd hack nights are a place for you to focus on your project for a few hours every other week. Our bi-weekly hack nights run from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM. All levels welcome.

Interested in data visualization tools from Tableau, MicroStrategy, QlikView, IBM Cognos, SAS, Spotfire and others?  Interactive graphics can tell you more than tables of numbers.  Let's get together to hear from users who have implemented these tools or discovered useful knowledge from data visualization.  We will also hear from representatives of various analytics software companies and consulting firms. We can also host some hack sessions to work on projects or learn something from each other …