New Mexico Information Technology Infrastructure & Architecture group forming

Today, I attended the first meeting of "New Mexico Information Technology Infrastructure & Architecture," the brainchild of Thierry Thelliez, oft contributor and board member of the AgileNM group that I run. Thierry envisions the group positioned somewhere between the AgileNM/SPIN groups and the technology-focused groups (like the New Mexico Ruby and Java users groups) in terms of where it fits on the technology vs. business continuum. Some of the topics discussed that caught my eye:

• Server virtualization
• Web frameworks
• Open source
• Scripting languages (e.g. Ruby, Python)
• Wikis
• Distributed architectures

The next meeting is scheduled for January, 2008. Visit the NMITIA site for more details and to add your input for topics you'd like to see. Like the AgileNM group, Thierry's vision is that group members will largely drive the agenda. So help drive the group in a direction that will meet your professional needs.