[BNM] [OT] Relocating to London

Wed Feb 4 12:01:10 GMT 2009

>Can't you commute from Brighton?
Used to take me between 1hr 20 mins to 3.5 hours.

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2009/2/4 Antony Jones <antonyj at gamesys.co.uk>

> If you're working in Canary Wharf, think hard about transport to there.
> We see the trains at Canada Water in the morning going to Canary Wharf
> and they're packed. It's also very messy at London Bridge.
>
> Ant
>
> On Wed, 2009-02-04 at 11:18 +0000, Alessandro De Maria wrote:
>
> > This is what I will be doing at the very beginning. A very promising
> > opportunity is in Canary Wharf. It shouldn't take too long in the morning
> to
> > get there.
> > But then I think I will give London a chance. I have always been avoiding
> it
> > because it was expensive, and I like treating myself :P
> >
> > However now with this new opportunity, living there can be considered
> again.
> > :P
> >
> > Thanks for all your advices guys!
> >
> > Regards
> > Alessandro
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 8:59 AM, Alan Newman <
> alan at sensibledevelopment.com>wrote:
> >
> > > Can't you commute from Brighton?
> > >
> > > It can be quicker than crossing London in the morning.
> > >
> > > - Alan
> > >
> > > On 3 Feb 2009, at 23:16, Alessandro De Maria wrote:
> > >
> > > > Very interesting, but I am actually after millions of squid ;)
> > > >
> > > > Thanks anyway
> > > >
> > > > Alessandro De Maria
> > > > alessandro.demaria at gmail.com
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 3 Feb 2009, at 23:11, Steve Purkiss <steve at purkiss.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> See from your linkedin profile you're a linux sysadmin, this was
> > > >> posted earlier on the brighton linux group, thought it might be of
> > > >> interest. Not millions of squid, but surely better than moving back
> > > >> to
> > > >> London ;)
> > > >>
> > > >> ---8<---
> > > >> Please make sure you reply to jobs at dbeducation.co.uk and not to the
> > > >> list.
> > > >>
> > > >> == Job Description: ==
> > > >>
> > > >> We currently have a vacancy for a highly skilled Scalability
> > > >> Engineer/
> > > >> Senior Linux Systems Administrator (permanent), to be based at our
> > > >> offices in central Brighton, a stone's throw from Brighton station.
> > > >>
> > > >> The successful candidate will join a team of three existing Systems
> > > >> Administrators responsible for the management and upkeep of our live
> > > >> infrastructure, including around 75 servers, comprising of web,
> > > >> database
> > > >> and email clusters. Our systems has 1.7 million users and handles 5
> > > >> million hits and 150,000 mail deliveries a day. They will also be
> > > >> involved in recommending and implementing technologies to improve
> > > >> scalability, performance, monitoring and reliability. The role will
> > > >> involve liaising with Customer Support and Development teams.
> > > >>
> > > >> == Skills Range: ==
> > > >>
> > > >> The successful candidate would ideally be experienced working with
> > > >> Ubuntu/Debian, Tomcat and MySQL in a large scale multi-tiered,
> > > >> multi-server J2EE web application, although experience of
> alternative
> > > >> technologies would be acceptable.
> > > >>
> > > >> They must also have experience of Apache, Exim, TCP/IP, network
> > > >> security
> > > >> and scripting (shell and, ideally, one of Perl or Python). You
> should
> > > >> also have knowledge of working with large scale systems and modern
> > > >> techniques for horizontally scaling web applications, including data
> > > >> partitioning, caching strategies and distributed file storage
> > > >> systems.
> > > >>
> > > >> Additional consideration will be paid to candidates with knowledge
> of
> > > >> BGP and OSPF routing on Juniper (or Cisco) routers, VLANs, Xen, DNS
> > > >> using Bind and PowerDNS, IMAP using Dovecot, server monitoring using
> > > >> Nagios and Munin, Java, PHP, SSL and public key encryption, LDAP,
> > > >> Linux
> > > >> virtual server, automatic server installation using debian-installer
> > > >> pre-seeding and puppet, Debian packaging and server hardware. This
> > > >> is an
> > > >> excellent opportunity to learn any missing skills in an enterprise-
> > > >> level
> > > >> setting.
> > > >>
> > > >> You need to be comfortable working in an environment of rapid
> > > >> development, within a multi-disciplined technical team, and be
> > > >> expected
> > > >> to actively contribute to the evolution of working practices and
> > > >> processes.
> > > >>
> > > >> == Salary: ==
> > > >>
> > > >> 27K - 35K depending on experience.
> > > >>
> > > >> == About DB Education: ==
> > > >>
> > > >> DB Education Services Ltd is a leading provider of Learning
> Platforms
> > > >> for the UK Schools market and a supplier of software products to the
> > > >> Education and Local Authority market. See Products page for further
> > > >> details.
> > > >>
> > > >> We supply Regional Broadband Consortia (including the VLE contract
> > > >> for
> > > >> the leader in this market, LGfL), LA's and Schools across England
> and
> > > >> Wales.
> > > >>
> > > >> All products are designed and written from our base in Brighton, the
> > > >> UK's leading e-learning city, by a vastly experienced team of
> > > >> developers.
> > > >>
> > > >> DB designed the UK's first large scale Virtual Learning Environment
> > > >> (VLE), the first specialist Primary School Learning Platform for a
> LA
> > > >> (the much acclaimed Starz programme for Cambridgeshire LA) and now
> > > >> the
> > > >> first Learning Platform, DB Primary, designed solely for Primary
> > > >> Schools.
> > > >>
> > > >> == Additional Information: ==
> > > >>
> > > >> Previous applicants need not apply. Strictly no agencies please! We
> > > >> really do not recruit via agencies. No, really.
> > > >>
> > > >> == How to apply: ==
> > > >>
> > > >> If you feel you have the necessary qualities and skills
> > > >> then please email us your CV with a short covering letter (including
> > > >> salary expectations, and where you found this job advertisement) to
> > > >> jobs at dbeducation.co.uk.
> > > >> --->8---
> > > >>
> > > >> Steve Purkiss
> > > >>
> > > >> http://purkiss.com
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 5:06 PM, Alessandro De Maria
> > > >> <alessandro.demaria at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >>> Hi,
> > > >>>
> > > >>> I have been living in Brighton for 3 years, but now London
> > > >>> (especially
> > > >>> job-wise) is calling.
> > > >>> Where would you advice me to relocate?
> > > >>> I would like to be somewhere at the same level of Brighton, where
> > > >>> it is nice
> > > >>> to live and there is a good night life.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Any advice?
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Regards
> > > >>> Alessandro
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>> --
> > > >>> Alessandro De Maria
> > > >>> alessandro.demaria at gmail.com
> > > >>> Niccolo Machiavelli - Whosoever desires constant success must
> > > >>> change his
> > > >>> conduct with the times.
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> > >
> > >
> > > email:  alan at sensibledevelopment.com
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> > alessandro.demaria at gmail.com
> > Niccolo Machiavelli - Whosoever desires constant success must change his
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