This is a great group for I.T. Professionals to meet outside of the office to relax, socialize, talk about sports, politics, life, and the ever growing world of Information Technology. We emphasize finding new friends and associates with similar backgrounds to network with and do exciting things. Dinners, forums, happy hours, adventures, sporting events, and yes, parties are just a few of the types of activities we will partake. .

The purpose of this group is to provide educational sessions on the Drupal CMS by community members to help increase the size and quality of the Drupal knowledgeable market. It is intended to enhance, not replace or compete with, the current Drupal offerings in the DC metro area by focusing on training for ALL levels of Drupal experience. Since this is community driven, this is not for those that want a more fast paced or professional training environment. Check our DC community site for profess …

… We will explore and discuss the different database models such as MySQL, MongoDB, CouchDB and many others that can be used, depending on the requirements of the web project.  While we we are at it, let's explore Cassandra. So we will cover the web tech, content, media and the social elements of a website/service, but there is still more to it.  So web hosting services, types and features will be identified.  Everything from the use of shared hosting plans all the way up to Amazon Web Service (AW …