… I would request only people with good DB/Programming knowledge should join me in having hands on training sessions People with atleast 3-15 years of exp as DB developer/DB Engineer/DB Architect/Java/Perl/Python programmers are most welcome. In short I want to form this group who doesn't want to pay hefty money just for 5 day Hadoop course taught by various companies. I would like to cover all those topics included in Hadoop Administration/Developer courses. With less than $50 a month we can have …

A single place to find all events related to the jclouds open source project. This includes meetups, tweetups, conferences, webcasts, workshops, and training. All events are open to the public and free unless specifically noted otherwise.

The San Francisco chapter of GTUG aims to provide technical training on emerging google technologies, as well as to provide a environment that facilitates networking. GTUG SF will be hosted once a month in San Francisco #GTUGSF - Google Technology User Group  - San Francisco 

We are about getting together and having fun. Dinners, movies, bowling, mini-golf, museums, anything fun that you can do with friends in the Bay Area. Many members are located in 415/510 area codes, and there is growth in the 408 area.  I try to plan events around the entire Bay Area because we are everywhere. Most events are low cost ($5-$30) but once in a while we may splurge.   Scheduled and suggested events include: Winchester Mystery House - San Jose Computer History Museum - Mountain View …

… "Technological singularity refers to the hypothetical future emergence of greater-than human intelligence through technological means." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_singularity Computer programming is not required to join the group, but some kind of technical or abstract thinking skill is. The AI will subconsciously communicate with us through the feedback loops between mouse movements as input and realtime generated audio as output. Later, other kinds of input and output can be …

… Businesses categories currently in our group are: Health Insurance Broker Computer/IT Support & Training Customer Service Research/Surveys Corp & Special Event Transportation Promo/Recognition Items & Branding Direct Marketing using Technology Printer Cartridges Catering & Box Lunches Search Engine Optimization and Wordpress Web sites/blogs Telecommunications Business Law/Dispute Resolution Funding/Debt Financing/Equip Leasing Financial Services Including 4 …

… Maybe it's time for you to start your own business: http://www.entrepreneur.com/lowcostbusinesses/index.html Free or low-fee small business training classes (registration via eventbrite) sponsored by the SBA in San Francisco: http://sbatraining.eventbrite.com/   The SF Public Library - a great free resource where you browse and reserve items online once you have a library card account: www.sfpl.org   Get outside and meet people - besides Meetup, there's free walking tours: www.cityguides.org …