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Celebrating 25 Years of Innovation and Impact

Celebrating 25 Years of Innovation and Impact

On June 25, Six Feet Up celebrated its 25th anniversary in Indianapolis with clients, friends, and fellow Sixies.

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July 22, 2024
Six Feet Up CTO Talks Intel 4 and Other Tech NewsSix Feet Up CTO Talks Intel 4 and Other Tech News
June 22, 2022

Six Feet Up CTO Talks Intel 4 and Other Tech News

Calvin Hendryx-Parker, Six Feet Up CTO, sat down with Stephen Foskett of Gestalt IT recently to go over some of the latest tech news headlines.

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OpenTelemetry featured at June 2022 IndyPyOpenTelemetry featured at June 2022 IndyPy
June 21, 2022

OpenTelemetry featured at June 2022 IndyPy

Roni Dover discussed the importance of observability when coding and shared tools that can give developers a deeper look into the quality of their code.

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Six Feet Up at PyCon 2022: Bootstrapping ComputersSix Feet Up at PyCon 2022: Bootstrapping Computers
May 27, 2022

Six Feet Up at PyCon 2022: Bootstrapping Computers

Six Feet Up CTO, Calvin Hendryx-Parker, gave his talk “Bootstrapping your Local Python Environment” at PyCon 2022.

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IndyPy Turns 15: Hybrid Event Celebrates MilestoneIndyPy Turns 15: Hybrid Event Celebrates Milestone
May 19, 2022

IndyPy Turns 15: Hybrid Event Celebrates Milestone

Six Feet Up CTO, Calvin Hendryx-Parker, and Talk Python to Me podcast host, Michael Kennedy, discuss the future of meetups at 15th anniversary celebration.

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Plone Podcast: Season 2: Ep. 5 — Mikel LarreategiPlone Podcast: Season 2: Ep. 5 — Mikel Larreategi
May 18, 2022

Plone Podcast: Season 2: Ep. 5 — Mikel Larreategi

Season 2 of The Plone Podcast features guest Mikel Larreategi. Mikel leads Plone’s Internalization Team, which is responsible for the translation of Plone and add-on products.

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AWS Well-Architected Featured at IndyAWSAWS Well-Architected Featured at IndyAWS
April 26, 2022

AWS Well-Architected Featured at IndyAWS

Dave Crumbacher, Solutions Architect for Amazon Web Services, demonstrates how Well-Architected can improve the design of cloud frameworks at the April 2022 edition of IndyAWS.

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Six Feet Up CTO Delves Into Portworx in Tech TalkSix Feet Up CTO Delves Into Portworx in Tech Talk
April 22, 2022

Six Feet Up CTO Delves Into Portworx in Tech Talk

Calvin Hendryx-Parker, Six Feet Up CTO and AWS Community Hero, was recently invited to participate in a Gestalt IT Tech Talk series and writes about Portworx, a Kubernetes storage platform by Pure Storage.

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Adam Atkison Joins Six Feet Up as VP of EngineeringAdam Atkison Joins Six Feet Up as VP of Engineering
April 20, 2022

Adam Atkison Joins Six Feet Up as VP of Engineering

Adam Atkison has joined Six Feet Up as its new VP of Engineering.

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Plone Podcast: Season 2, Ep. 4 — Steve McMahonPlone Podcast: Season 2, Ep. 4 — Steve McMahon
April 14, 2022

Plone Podcast: Season 2, Ep. 4 — Steve McMahon

Season 2 of The Plone Podcast, conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, features guest Steve McMahon. A former Plone Foundation board member, Steve is deeply invested in the open source community.

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FLASH App Featured at April 2022 IndyPyFLASH App Featured at April 2022 IndyPy
April 14, 2022

FLASH App Featured at April 2022 IndyPy

Calvin Hendryx-Parker, Six Feet Up’s CTO and AWS Community Hero, discusses a recent Six Feet Up project with FLASH to create an application that predicts lightning strikes.

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Day 5: PWC 2022 Ends with Call to Serve HumanityDay 5: PWC 2022 Ends with Call to Serve Humanity
March 25, 2022

Day 5: PWC 2022 Ends with Call to Serve Humanity

The final day of the Python Web Conference featured powerful keynotes about the importance of communication and serving humanity, along with a host of Python tools and best practices.

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PWC2022 Day 4: Python's Future and OrigamiPWC2022 Day 4: Python's Future and Origami
March 24, 2022

PWC2022 Day 4: Python's Future and Origami

Day 4 of the 2022 Python Web Conference featured insightful keynotes about the future of Python and tactics for combating climate change. The day concluded with an origami social.

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PWC2022 Day 3 Recap: Dev Growth Skills and MorePWC2022 Day 3 Recap: Dev Growth Skills and More
March 23, 2022

PWC2022 Day 3 Recap: Dev Growth Skills and More

Day 3 of the 2022 Python Web Conference featured recommended workplace skills, AI-powered search, Plone migrations, serverless apps and more.

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Day 2: Dance Like No One's Watching at #PWC2022Day 2: Dance Like No One's Watching at #PWC2022
March 22, 2022

Day 2: Dance Like No One's Watching at #PWC2022

Day 2 of the 2022 Python Web Conference featured a fascinating opening keynote on machine learning, as well as a closing keynote about one tech worker's recovery from burnout.

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PWC2022 Day 1 Recap: A Message of UnityPWC2022 Day 1 Recap: A Message of Unity
March 21, 2022

PWC2022 Day 1 Recap: A Message of Unity

The first day of the 2022 Python Web Conference kicked off with a message of unity during troubled times. Here are some highlights from the first day of the fourth annual conference.

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Django Chat: Six Feet Up CTO talks Python Web ConfDjango Chat: Six Feet Up CTO talks Python Web Conf
March 18, 2022

Django Chat: Six Feet Up CTO talks Python Web Conf

Calvin Hendryx-Parker, Six Feet Up CTO and AWS Community Hero, was on the Django Chat podcast to discuss APIs and the upcoming 2022 Python Web Conference.

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Track, Analyze, and Visualize User Group Data at March 2022 IndyAWSTrack, Analyze, and Visualize User Group Data at March 2022 IndyAWS
March 17, 2022

Track, Analyze, and Visualize User Group Data at March 2022 IndyAWS

At the March 2022 IndyAWS meetup, Banjo Obayomi, a Senior Developer Advocate at Amazon Web Services, shares an application he developed to track and visualize Meetup data.

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Powderkeg: Six Feet Up a Top Tech CompanyPowderkeg: Six Feet Up a Top Tech Company
March 16, 2022

Powderkeg: Six Feet Up a Top Tech Company

Six Feet Up receives Top Tech Company honor based on third-party data and its Powderkeg company profile as part of the 2022 Powderkeg Unvalley Awards.

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Real Python: Six Feet Up CTO Talks Setting UpReal Python: Six Feet Up CTO Talks Setting Up
March 15, 2022

Real Python: Six Feet Up CTO Talks Setting Up

On this episode of The Real Python Podcast, Six Feet Up CTO and AWS Community Hero Calvin Hendryx-Parker talks about bootstrapping your development computer to use Python and some neat tools to boost efficiency.

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Six Feet Up CTO Discusses Tech Turning its Back on RussiaSix Feet Up CTO Discusses Tech Turning its Back on Russia
March 11, 2022

Six Feet Up CTO Discusses Tech Turning its Back on Russia

Six Feet Up CTO and AWS Community Hero Calvin Hendryx-Parker joins the Gestalt IT Rundown to talk about the latest tech news.

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Workflow Engines & Python at March 2022 IndyPyWorkflow Engines & Python at March 2022 IndyPy
March 9, 2022

Workflow Engines & Python at March 2022 IndyPy

AKASA’s Sanjay Siddhanti speaks at the March 2022 IndyPy about how his company’s Python-based machine learning model helps healthcare companies save on administrative costs.

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The Plone Podcast: Season 2, Ep. 3 — Alec GhicaThe Plone Podcast: Season 2, Ep. 3 — Alec Ghica
March 9, 2022

The Plone Podcast: Season 2, Ep. 3 — Alec Ghica

Season 2 of The Plone Podcast, conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, features guest Alec Ghica. Alec, cofounder of Eau de Web, has been an enthusiastic Plone and web developer for more than 10 years. He is passionate about the open source community.

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Six Feet Up CTO talks Tools, Tips, and “kittens” on Python Bytes PodcastSix Feet Up CTO talks Tools, Tips, and “kittens” on Python Bytes Podcast
February 25, 2022

Six Feet Up CTO talks Tools, Tips, and “kittens” on Python Bytes Podcast

Six Feet Up CTO and co-founder Calvin Hendryx-Parker discusses a few of his favorite new tools on the Python Bytes Podcast.

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Migrate to the Cloud at February 2022 IndyAWSMigrate to the Cloud at February 2022 IndyAWS
February 18, 2022

Migrate to the Cloud at February 2022 IndyAWS

CleanSlate’s Nathan Hiscock talks at IndyAWS about the benefits of migrating businesses to the cloud — and it’s not just about potential cost savings.

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Python Dependency Security at February 2022 IndyPyPython Dependency Security at February 2022 IndyPy
February 11, 2022

Python Dependency Security at February 2022 IndyPy

For the February 2022 edition of IndyPy, PyUp CEO Justin Womersley talks software supply chain security and what you can do to protect yourself.

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The Plone Podcast: Season 2, Ep. 2 — Sean KellyThe Plone Podcast: Season 2, Ep. 2 — Sean Kelly
February 9, 2022

The Plone Podcast: Season 2, Ep. 2 — Sean Kelly

Season 2 of The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, features guest Sean Kelly. Sean, a software engineer by trade, is a NASA scientist, Jet Propulsion Lab consultant, Plone committer, Python hacker and Apache Software Foundation member.

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Top 7: Plone Conference 2021 Talks ReleasedTop 7: Plone Conference 2021 Talks Released
January 31, 2022

Top 7: Plone Conference 2021 Talks Released

Sixies highlight the Top 7 talks from the 2021 Plone Conference. Watch all 50 of the expert talks and trainings about Plone, Zope, Volto, Guillotina and Python on Plone’s YouTube channel.

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An Introduction to Amazon Connect at IndyAWSAn Introduction to Amazon Connect at IndyAWS
January 26, 2022

An Introduction to Amazon Connect at IndyAWS

The January 2022 edition of IndyAWS featured "An Intro to Amazon Connect, an Omnichannel Cloud Contact Center.”

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An Intro to Airflow at January 2022 IndyPyAn Intro to Airflow at January 2022 IndyPy
January 17, 2022

An Intro to Airflow at January 2022 IndyPy

We kicked off the 2022 season of IndyPy with an “Introduction to Airflow.” In this presentation and live demo, Rocco Pascale, a Field Engineer at Astronomer, demonstrates how anyone with Python knowledge can deploy a workflow using Apache Airflow.

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Plone Podcast: Season 2, Ep. 1 — Michael McFaddenPlone Podcast: Season 2, Ep. 1 — Michael McFadden
January 12, 2022

Plone Podcast: Season 2, Ep. 1 — Michael McFadden

We’re back with Season 2 of The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas. This episode features guest Michael “Flip” McFadden, a Backend Developer at Radio Free Asia.

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Six Feet Up Adds VP of Finance & HR to Leadership TeamSix Feet Up Adds VP of Finance & HR to Leadership Team
January 5, 2022

Six Feet Up Adds VP of Finance & HR to Leadership Team

Six Feet Up is delighted to announce that Beth Smith has joined the Sixie team as Vice President of Finance & HR.

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The Plone Podcast: Episode 12 — Kim PaulissenThe Plone Podcast: Episode 12 — Kim Paulissen
December 21, 2021

The Plone Podcast: Episode 12 — Kim Paulissen

Episode 12 of The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, features Kim Paulissen, a new member on the Plone Foundation board and Developer for KU Leuven University in Belgium.

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An Introvert’s Guide to re:Invent at IndyAWSAn Introvert’s Guide to re:Invent at IndyAWS
November 22, 2021

An Introvert’s Guide to re:Invent at IndyAWS

The November 2021 edition of IndyAWS featured AWS Community Hero, Margaret Valtierra, and her “re:Invent Guide for Introverts.”

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Build a Path, Confidence to the Enterprise CloudBuild a Path, Confidence to the Enterprise Cloud
November 19, 2021

Build a Path, Confidence to the Enterprise Cloud

Calvin Hendryx-Parker, Six Feet Up’s CTO and AWS Community Hero, took part in a Tech Talk and gave his thoughts on transitioning workloads to the cloud effectively.

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"Functional Programming in Python" at November 2021 IndyPy"Functional Programming in Python" at November 2021 IndyPy
November 16, 2021

"Functional Programming in Python" at November 2021 IndyPy

The November 2021 edition of IndyPy featured an engaging presentation about functional programming and how functional programming works with Python.

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What’s Driving Python’s Massive Popularity?What’s Driving Python’s Massive Popularity?
November 15, 2021

What’s Driving Python’s Massive Popularity?

Six Feet Up CTO and co-founder, Calvin Hendryx-Parker, sat down with Alex Woodie, the managing editor of Datanami, to discuss Python and the language’s new-found popularity.

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Tech Field Day: Six Feet Up CTO Weighs In on Efficient AI ImplementationTech Field Day: Six Feet Up CTO Weighs In on Efficient AI Implementation
November 2, 2021

Tech Field Day: Six Feet Up CTO Weighs In on Efficient AI Implementation

Six Feet Up CTO and AWS Community Hero Calvin Hendryx-Parker recently took part in a Gestalt IT Tech Field Day Showcase centered on efficient implementation of large scale AI models.

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DjangoCon 2021: How to Streamline Development with PythonDjangoCon 2021: How to Streamline Development with Python
November 1, 2021

DjangoCon 2021: How to Streamline Development with Python

In his DjangoCon debut, Six Feet Up CTO and AWS Community Hero Calvin Hendryx-Parker emphasizes the Zen of Python and how its tenets translate into some very usable best practices.

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A Deep Dive Into AWS App Runner with IndyAWSA Deep Dive Into AWS App Runner with IndyAWS
October 26, 2021

A Deep Dive Into AWS App Runner with IndyAWS

The October 2021 edition of IndyAWS featured an in-depth review on “AWS App Runner - Code to Scalable Secure Application in Seconds."

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“With Six Feet Up, pigs truly can fly.”“With Six Feet Up, pigs truly can fly.”
October 20, 2021

“With Six Feet Up, pigs truly can fly.”

Six Feet Up was recently featured in an article — “Six Feet Up Helps Businesses Navigate Digital Transformation With Python App Development, AI, Big Data, and Cloud Hosting Solutions” — by Sean Garrity, Managing Editor at HostingAdvice.

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Live Demo: Automating Spreadsheets with Python, OpenPyXL and PandasLive Demo: Automating Spreadsheets with Python, OpenPyXL and Pandas
October 18, 2021

Live Demo: Automating Spreadsheets with Python, OpenPyXL and Pandas

The October 2021 edition of IndyPy featured a live demo about Automating Spreadsheets with Python, OpenPyXL and Pandas.

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The Plone Podcast: Episode 11 — Christine BaumgartnerThe Plone Podcast: Episode 11 — Christine Baumgartner
October 18, 2021

The Plone Podcast: Episode 11 — Christine Baumgartner

Episode 11 of The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, features Christine Baumgartner, Project Manager at Klein & Partner, which offers consulting, training, and programming services for clients using Python-based web applications.

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Six Feet Up CTO talks Deploying a Django Virtual Event Platform at PyGotham 2021Six Feet Up CTO talks Deploying a Django Virtual Event Platform at PyGotham 2021
October 11, 2021

Six Feet Up CTO talks Deploying a Django Virtual Event Platform at PyGotham 2021

Calvin Hendryx-Parker, Six Feet Up CTO and AWS Community Hero, discussed the design behind LoudSwarm, the company’s virtual event platform, during a presentation at the 2021 PyGotham conference.

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Six Feet Up Named Top Software Development CompanySix Feet Up Named Top Software Development Company
October 1, 2021

Six Feet Up Named Top Software Development Company

Six Feet Up has been recognized among the best software development companies in Indianapolis by DesignRush.

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Build Modern Mobile Apps with AWS Amplify at IndyAWSBuild Modern Mobile Apps with AWS Amplify at IndyAWS
September 28, 2021

Build Modern Mobile Apps with AWS Amplify at IndyAWS

During the September 2021 edition of IndyAWS the audience learned about “Building Modern Mobile Apps with AWS Amplify.”

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NGINX Affirms Commitment to Open Source at Sprint 2.0NGINX Affirms Commitment to Open Source at Sprint 2.0
September 23, 2021

NGINX Affirms Commitment to Open Source at Sprint 2.0

Calvin Hendryx-Parker, Six Feet Up CTO and AWS Community Hero, shared highlights from NGINX’s Sprint 2.0 in an article for Gestalt IT, “F5 Doubles Down on NGINX Community with Sprint 2.0.”

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The Plone Podcast: Episode 10 — Alan RunyanThe Plone Podcast: Episode 10 — Alan Runyan
September 22, 2021

The Plone Podcast: Episode 10 — Alan Runyan

Episode 10 of The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, features one of Plone’s co-founders, Alan Runyan, who is also President of Enfold Systems, the premier provider of Plone-based solutions.

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Super-Charge Python Async Abilities in 42 Lines of Code with IndyPySuper-Charge Python Async Abilities in 42 Lines of Code with IndyPy
September 16, 2021

Super-Charge Python Async Abilities in 42 Lines of Code with IndyPy

The September 2021 edition of IndyPy featured an engaging presentation on “Practical Python Async in 42 Lines of Code" by Calvin Hendryx-Parker.

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Benefits and Drawbacks to Service Mesh in Modern ApplicationsBenefits and Drawbacks to Service Mesh in Modern Applications
September 9, 2021

Benefits and Drawbacks to Service Mesh in Modern Applications

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Automation in the Modern Enterprise with BlueCatAutomation in the Modern Enterprise with BlueCat
August 30, 2021

Automation in the Modern Enterprise with BlueCat

In a recent episode of the Gestalt IT On-Premise IT Roundtable Podcast, “Battling Datacenter Dragons: Recovering Tribal Knowledge and Enterprise Applications Delivery with BlueCat,” Calvin Hendryx-Parker to discuss why robots won’t replace IT practitioners.

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Hacking Django Channels at PyOhio 2021Hacking Django Channels at PyOhio 2021
August 27, 2021

Hacking Django Channels at PyOhio 2021

Calvin Hendryx-Parker, Six Feet Up’s CTO and AWS Community Hero, presented a 10-minute Thunder Talk on “Hacking Django Channels for Fun (and Profit)” at PyOhio — a non-profit annual Python community conference.

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