Cloud Computing What is Cloud Computing? - Why use Clouds? - What do clouds have to offer? - How is Amazon, Microsoft , Google and Rackspace Clouds being used today? - What are the barriers to using Clouds? - How can there barriers be broken down? We believe Cloud Computing represents a major shift in the way everyone will use computers. The jargonified benefits are huge; people will only pay for what they use, utilisation will improve by up to four times, the £ impact and the Green impact wi …

This meetup is for London based members of the Microsoft BizSpark program. The BizSpark program provides technology, support, visibility, and community to promising startups and entrepreneurs. This group is designed to encourage a regular meetup of BizSpark members at a coffee shop or pub to share ideas, problems and generally talk nerd with some like minded people. It is not officially sanctioned by Microsoft or BizSpark.

London based Hybris meet up group that meets once a quarter to go through Hybris technology developments, projects and a Q&A session with some of the most experienced developers and consultants

Who should attend? Practitioners who use or need to use social technology in their roles and in their teams. These meetups are designed for large businesses who are looking to implement or maximise social in their organisations. If you are a small business there may be other more appropriate meetups for your needs. This is the home of the “Social Business Fundamentals” event series. The event will initially kick of in London and run roughly once a month. The events will focus on the challenges …

Excited about the Raspberry Pi?? I am! I'm hoping this hardware will help usher in a new generation of hackers (used in the purest sense of the term) and give even the most disadvantaged a chance to become beguiled by technology! The trouble is, there's no point sticking a circuit board in the kids hands unless there's a community out there with know how. The aim of this club is to have semi regular meetups in a relaxed setting where we can show off our latest hacks or help each other learn. Wit …

The CWDNUG is a monthly meetup for .NET developers, with a focus on what's relevant (and what's about to be relevant) to developers in the wharf, on the first Wednesday of every month. Expect to see topics such as: WPF & Silverlight. F# & other alternative languages. High volume systems & complex event processing. Agile tools, methodologies and experiences. Open source systems that you can use (or that need your help!). Upcoming releases from Microsoft (WP7, VS2010, TPL). This meetup's …

Herts. & Essex Techies is a group for folks interested in I.T. and Software Development. The group is not focussed on any one specific technology and we encourage members with a diverse background: from Java, .NET, Android, iPhone, Ruby, etc. with interests in Cloud Computing (Google, Microsoft, Amazon, etc.). The group aims to provide a regular opportunity for members to discuss and learn about the latest developments in the I.T. industry, share experiences, learn about other technologies and …

ELEVATOR PITCH Gathering .NET coders, hackers, enthusiasts, evangelists, and experts to meet and discuss about all areas of the Microsoft .NET platform. WHO SHOULD JOIN Fulltime .NET practitioners only (no recruiters please!). BENEFITS Show off your work to peers. Get to know other smart developers. Bounce around ideas and discuss trends. WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND Rather than coming to *watch*, you should join this meetup to *participate*. It's about sharing war stories; comparing tools and …

With so many great search companies in Cambridge we're sure a Meetup will lead to some interesting discussions and networking. We're hoping to run regular events where you can come and hear about exciting developments in enterprise search and related fields, talk about what you're doing and meet others in the field. If you're working with, developing or planning to use any search technology, be it open source, commercial closed source, appliance-based or simply theoretical join this Meetup! Int …

A group for people interested in data in Norfolk.

I'm really excited by Windows 8 and its potential, if you're interested in Windows 8, be it as user or developer then this is the group for you! The aim of this group is to share tips, tricks on how to get the best out of Windows 8 and hopefully have demos by local developers creating applications for Windows 8!