Omega is described by Wired as “a mind-boggling new system that will orchestrate each and every computing task that runs across Google’s worldwide network of data centers, perhaps the largest single operation on the net.
In this Tech Talk, John Wilkes, one of the architects of Omega, will present an overview of Omega and the broader cluster-management systems at Google. The focus will be on the exciting challenges that Google is facing along the way, driven by the scale at which it operates, an acute awareness of failures, and the drive to provide ever-better service-levels while curbing complexity. He says: “We certainly don’t have all the answers, but we do have some pretty impressive systems!”
Where: Box HQ – 4440 El Camino Real, Los Altos, CA
When: Wednesday, November 20 @ 6:00pm
Sustenance: Food and drinks provided
Parking: Underground at 4440 El Camino and on the street
Agenda
6:00PM – Registration + Dinner
6:30PM – Tech Talk
7:15PM - Mingling
John Wilkes has been at Google since 2008, where he is working on cluster management and infrastructure services. Before that, he spent a long time at HP Labs, becoming an HP and ACM Fellow in 2002. He is interested in far too many aspects of distributed systems, but a recurring theme has been technologies that allow systems to manage themselves. In his spare time he continues, stubbornly, trying to learn how to blow glass. http://e-wilkes.com/john
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