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Over the last few years I've given many presentations at local user groups and industry conferences. Here's some of the more interesting ones.

The Worst Outage I Never Caused
- PyConline AU 2020 - DevOops track (Video)
- linux.conf.au 2021 (Online) - Sysadmin Miniconf (Video, Slides)
AI/ML won't save you
- linux.conf.au 2020 (Gold Coast) - Sysadmin Miniconf (Video, Slides)
Designing & manufacturing a custom embedded linux machine
- linux.conf.au 2019 (Christchurch) (Video, Slides)
Toolmaking
- linux.conf.au 2019 (Christchurch) - Sysadmin Miniconf (Slides, Video)
The Sound of Silencing
- linux.conf.au 2017 (Hobart) - Sysadmin Miniconf (Slides, Video)
Network Insecurity, a love story
- OSDC 2015 (Hobart)
Alerting Husbandry
- linux.conf.au 2015 (Auckland) - Sysadmin Miniconf (Slides, Video)
"Quality of Service", a common misconception
- linux.conf.au 2014 (Perth) - Sysadmin Miniconf (Slides, Video)
Release management from a different side
- OSDC 2013 (Auckland)
Internet Incident Communication
- linux.conf.au 2013 (Canberra) - Sysadmin Miniconf (video)
7 Networking things all Systems Administrators should know
- linux.conf.au 2012 (Ballarat) - Sysadmin Miniconf (video)
- Linux Users of Victoria April 2013
Linux Networking Research Roundup
- LUV March 2011
- SAGE-VIC May 2011
Backing up your network devices
- linux.conf.au 2011 (Brisbane) - Sysadmin Miniconf (video)
- SAGE-VIC May 2011
A brief history of time (synchronisation)
- OSDC 2010 (Melbourne) (video)
- LCA 2011 (Brisbane) - Sysadmin Miniconf
- SAGE-VIC June 2011
How the Internet really works
- OSDC 2009 (Brisbane)
Scaling your Systems Administrators
- SAGE-AU 2009 (Gold Coast, QLD)
- LinuxCon 2009 (Portland, OR)
"A seven layer sponge cake", An overview of VOIP security
- OSDC 2007 (Brisbane)
- BarCamp Melbourne 2007
- LUV-Ballarat 2007
- RuxMon Sydney April 2012
"An upperty phone system", New Opportunities in VoIP & OSS Telephony
- OSDC 2006 (Melbourne)
- LUV-Ballarat 2007
Introduction to VoIP & Asterisk
- linux.conf.au 2006 (Dunedin, NZ)
- LUV April 2006
- Tas-LUG May 2006
Programming Asterisk
- LUV Prog-Sig May 2005
- linux.conf.au 2006 (Dunedin, NZ)
Network Installations (Linux & Windows)
- LUV Oct 2005
Web Site Stress Testing
- Melbourne PHP Users Group Feb 2005
LDAP & PHP
- Melbourne PHP Users Group May 2004
PHP-GTK
- LUV Programmers SIG Nov 2002

There are always ideas going around in my head for more talks, so if you want to hear about something that you feel is up my alley feel free to get in contact. Notable ones that have been somewhat developed are:

Networking for Systems Administrators - A walkthrough of bits of networking that many Systems Administrators aren't familiar with, from Spanning Tree through BGP. 1/2 to 2 day depending on content.
"Why SysAdmins hate your code" - A talk aimed at developers covering how to make apps that Systems Administrators consider well-designed for deployment and managemnt. 1/2 - 1 hour.


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Presentations
Over the last few years I've given many presentations at local user groups and industry conferences. Here's some of the more interesting ones. The Worst Outage I Never Caused PyConline AU 2020 - DevOops track (Video) linux.conf.au 2021 (Online) - Sysadmin Miniconf (Video, Slides) AI/ML won't save you linux.conf.au 2020 (Gold Coast) - Sysadmin Miniconf (Video, Slides) Designing & manufacturing a custom embedded linux machine linux.conf.au 2019 (Christchurch) (Video, Slides) Toolmaking linux.conf.au 2019 (Christchurch) - Sysadmin Miniconf (Slides, Video) The Sound of Silencing linux.conf.au 2017 (Hobart) - Sysadmin Miniconf (Slides, Video) Network Insecurity, a love story OSDC 2015 (Hobart) Alerting Husbandry linux.conf.au 2015 (Auckland) - Sysadmin Miniconf (Slides, Video) "Quality of Service", a common misconception linux.conf.au 2014 (Perth) - Sysadmin Miniconf (Slides, Video) Release management from a different side OSDC 2013 (Auckland) Internet Incident Communication linux.conf.au 2013 (Canberra) - Sysadmin Miniconf (video) 7 Networking things all Systems Administrators should know linux.conf.au 2012 (Ballarat) - Sysadmin Miniconf (video) Linux Users of Victoria April 2013 Linux Networking Research Roundup LUV March 2011 SAGE-VIC May 2011 Backing up your network devices linux.conf.au 2011 (Brisbane) - Sysadmin Miniconf (video) SAGE-VIC May 2011 A brief history of time (synchronisation) OSDC 2010 (Melbourne) (video) LCA 2011 (Brisbane) - Sysadmin Miniconf SAGE-VIC June 2011 *How the Internet really* works OSDC 2009 (Brisbane) Scaling your Systems Administrators SAGE-AU 2009 (Gold Coast, QLD) LinuxCon 2009 (Portland, OR) "A seven layer sponge cake", An overview of VOIP security OSDC 2007 (Brisbane) BarCamp Melbourne 2007 LUV-Ballarat 2007 RuxMon Sydney April 2012 "An upperty phone system", New Opportunities in VoIP & OSS Telephony OSDC 2006 (Melbourne) LUV-Ballarat 2007 Introduction to VoIP & Asterisk linux.conf.au 2006 (Dunedin, NZ) LUV April 2006 Tas-LUG May 2006 Programming Asterisk LUV Prog-Sig May 2005 linux.conf.au 2006 (Dunedin, NZ) Network Installations (Linux & Windows) LUV Oct 2005 Web Site Stress Testing Melbourne PHP Users Group Feb 2005 LDAP & PHP Melbourne PHP Users Group May 2004 PHP-GTK LUV Programmers SIG Nov 2002 There are always ideas going around in my head for more talks, so if you want to hear about something that you feel is up my alley feel free to get in contact. Notable ones that have been somewhat developed are: Networking for Systems Administrators - A walkthrough of bits of networking that many Systems Administrators aren't familiar with, from Spanning Tree through BGP. 1/2 to 2 day depending on content. "Why SysAdmins hate your code" -** A talk aimed at developers covering how to make apps that Systems Administrators consider well-designed for deployment and managemnt. 1/2 - 1 hour.