SPARC Meeting - (S)un (P)rofessionals' (A)ssociation of (R)ichmond (C)omputer users
DATE: Thursday,  January 6, 2005
TIME: 4:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M.
MEETING SPONSOR - Sun Microsystems

REFRESHMENTS, DOOR PRIZES, NETWORKING, and VALUABLE INFORMATION!

January's Topic: Dynamic Tracing with Solaris 10


Solaris 10 introduces many exciting new features, and DTrace may top the list. DTrace provides unprecedented levels of observability into both your applications and the kernel.

Our speaker, Jim Fiori, will discuss:

* Why do we need Dynamic Tracing?
* Introduction to DTrace
* The 'D' scripting language
* Lots of demonstrations


Jim Fiori is a Technology Specialist at Sun Microsystems. He joined Sun in 1992 and specializes in Solaris, performance analysis and tuning, networking, and applications. Jim has been using DTrace since the summer, and enjoys demonstrating this key technology to customers. Prior to joining Sun, Jim held a number of software development positions at various companies in the MD/VA area. Jim has been a SunOS user since 1987.

Jim received his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Maryland in 1978, and his Masters degree in CS from Johns Hopkins University in 1989.

IMPORTANT CHANGE FOR 2005

Sun Microsystems will be sponsoring a "Loyalty Program" for regular attendees of SPARC. Details are yet to be ironed out, but our most loyal attendees will receive a Premium Award at year end. Be sure to get off to a good start by coming to our first meeting of 2005!

LOCATION: Genworth Financial, formerly GE Financial Assurance, in Building 4 (6630 West Broad St.) on the sixth floor (GEFA U). Genworth Financial is located on West Broad Street in the Brookfield Office Park. After turning at the light on Broad Street and entering the Brookfield Complex...you should stay in the left lane and turn left at the stop sign.  Follow the road around past the Sheraton to Building 4 toward the back of the campus.  Turn left for Visitor Parking. Additional parking is located on the far side of the building as well.  Please enter at the front main entrance.

For directions to 6630 West Broad St. go to the following URL:
http://maps.yahoo.com/py/ddResults.py?Pyt=Tmap&tarname=&tardesc=&tarhash=&taraddr=6630+West+Broad+St&tarcsz=Richmond,+VA+23230-1702&newtcountry=us&newcountry=us&doit=1

RSVP: Please send an email RSVP at RSVP@RichmondSparc.org.  You can also RSVP via the web site.  We need to have a list of attendees for the Security Guards at GE Financial Assurance.  THANKS!

For additional information about the Richmond SPARC Users Group, please visit
http://www.RichmondSparc.org/. We hope to see you there!