Sydney August 2018: GovCMS on Lagoon

The Department of Finance has recently announced the new platform hosting plans for GovCMS. Thom Toogood from amazee.io will demonstrate the Lagoon platform and how GovCMS will work with it. Elliot Mitchum will also be presenting on Docker for Developers.

This meetup will be available as a Google "Meet". The URL will be published just before the meetup. Anybody can join remotely and can ask questions at the conclusion of the presentation.

Check out the meetup page for location details.
https://www.meetup.com/drupalsydney/events/czsmwpyxlbvb/

Schedule

1800 Drinks
1830 Presentations
1915 Lightning talks and announcements
1930 Drinks, pizza, socialising and mentoring
2100 Kickout

Presentation 1: GovCMS on Lagoon, Thom Toogood

The new GovCMS hosting platform will be managed by Salsa Digital and amazee.io from Septemeber 2018. Thom Toogood, GovCMS Platform Architect, will provide an overview of the new platform and how GovCMS sites will be deployed and hosted on it.

Background

• https://www.govcms.gov.au/news/new-govcms-service-provider
• https://salsadigital.com.au/news/salsa-digital-and-amazeeio-build-next-g...
• https://www.finance.gov.au/sites/default/files/GovCMS%20Technical%20summ...

Presentation 2: Docker for Developers, Elliot Mitchum

Elliot will be giving a quick introduction to Docker, its benefits and how to build your own image and pass it around your team.

Looking for work?

A chance for Drupal developers who are looking for work (contracts, partnerships, employment) to make a 1 min pitch to the audience. This is your chance to intro yourself. Be sure to mention your skills and what work you are looking for.

Want to present at DrupalSouth 2018 in Canberra?

The call for papers has gone out at https://www.papercall.io/drupalsouth-2018 with a deadline of midnight on Sunday August 26. Submit your session now and avoid the rush.

Lightning talks

Got a quick 5 min talk up your sleeve? Bring it along on the day.

Sponsors

Many thanks to our sponsors: Catalyst, PreviousNext, Morpht, Acquia, This Little Duck, Srijan.

Special shout out to our individual sponsors: Peter Cossey and Kiran Devarapalli.