VTLUUG:Strategic plan

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Things we currently do, or are planning on providing to the community

See Project list for specific tasks we're working on

Services

  • This wiki
  • Map (currently defunct)

Member Benefits

  • Jobs and internships
  • Boxen to hack on
  • Underwriting for conference attendance
  • Skills based on industry trends in Linux/Unix tech

Publicity

Physical Infrastructure

  • Acquire new servers
    • Rebuild most existing servers, to clear out old accounts, old passwords, etc.
      • Assume that machines with installs which predate the current sysadmin are pwned
  • Expand Tank on cyberdelia, as it is nearing full
    • Current array is seven 1TB drives in a zraid array, equivalent to RAID 6.
    • Looking at backblaze reliability statistics and prices, we want to upgrade to HGST 7k2000 2TB drives. ($55 each for $385 total)
  • Project Bringing Sexy Back

Web Services

  • This wiki
    • Meeting creation script needs to be re-implemented
  • Main website
    • Re implement statically

Historic

Fall 2010

Have

  • WUVT PSA
  • 2 P3 servers, terabyte RAID
  • VTLUUG info on WordPress instance
  • Uplink and rackspace in Whittemore

Need

  • Uniluug MediaWiki instance
  • VT Wiki MediaWiki instance
  • Beastly machine to host VMs for the above and map rendering
  • Uniluug and VT wiki domains from pairnic

Spring 2011

Have

  • Nothing yet

Need

  • WUVT PSA
  • Elevator pitch to ENGE 2014
  • Calendar in residence hall newsletter
  • Additional machines/upgrades?
  • SSL certs for main domains?
  • Funding for SELF

Summer 2011

  • SEC freshman planner ad
  • Attend SELF

2015-2016

Have

  • Servers we can't use
  • IPv4 Allocations in Whittimore
  • Power and ethernet for Cyberdelia

Need

  • New colo space
  • More IPs
  • v6 routing
  • A rack
  • funding
  • Promotional materials
  • Enthusiastic new members
  • food for VTLUUG

2016-2017

Have

  • colo
  • IPs
  • Public notority
  • successful installfests

Need

  • enthusiastic new members
  • More IPs
  • v6 routing
  • A rack
  • funding
  • Promotional materials
  • Enthusiastic new members
  • food for VTLUUG