realigning for our 20ᵗʰ anniversary … meanwhile, this site is Proof_of_Past
Hybrid Cloud Group™
a.k.a. hccug.org™ / HCCUG.org™ / HybridCloudGroup.org™
continues "hccug.org™" logo, url, rep, pro-privacy values, spirit, etc., … since 2008
community effort started with support from our friends, community, patrons, and sponsors (e.g., Microsoft)
our prayers continue for those distressed … and for peace
in a world full of noise, wag-the-dog, etc.,
… politics, religion, etc. are used to divide … and one avenue is via the 'unscrupulous use' of tech
… whereas faith, beliefs, and our shared_hUmaNITY unite … beyond just Houston
disclosure & announcements ( site cleanup & other updates happening in 2026.H2 [sometimes daily], as realigning for our 20ᵗʰ anniversary )
founded by those invited by the then Microsoft … collaborated under NDA on multiple then future_technologies of Microsoft
… 1 of it became known as the "cloud" … which led to the founding of hccug.org™ … with support from the then Microsoft (deets in about_us page)
… as Microsoft changed everything that made Microsoft Microsoft (incl. its logo in 2012) ... the founders' no-charge community efforts increased via us
our community efforts are about giving-back & sharing (paying_it_forward) at no-charge … beyond just Houston — per the NOTICE (in site footer)
… for those who care + want + willing to help_themselves … and are seeking reasonable ways to utilize Tech_for_Good™ (e..g, Privacy_within_Reason™)
thanks to our selfless volunteers, speakers, supporters & sponsors — from various faiths & beliefs — we APPRECIATE Y'ALL!
… for 15+ years we have given away freely & for free — to anyone, any faith, anywhere (Houston & beyond)
… in the hope that it helps better lives of techies & users-of-tech (see our vision & more in about us)as Microsoft pivoted … Simple_Safety™ was created by Caieus to live with windows … Valentino accommodated Google's request ... Brothers_Moreign™ launched AI ... and more efforts … … … all born to look out for our family, friends, community (non-Techies & Techies)
site cleanup [looong overdue] as part of realigning … this is part of us continuously evolving ... as we gear up for our 20ᵗʰ anniversary
… with what we deem as best use of our time, etc. … to accommodate the seismic shifts impacting all of us and our very way of life … now AI
e.g., non-disclosed community efforts started during covid ... continues ... as giving_back should never stop, just recalibrates to needs :-)
(1) from Valentino & Caieus (founding members & organzers) … yes, the Moreign boys who grew up in our Houston's professional computing community
"Sincere thanks to each of you { mentioned in our about-us page for many years ~AND~ the many others }
... special thanks for all the prayers, during our difficult time!
… you've been a part of our computing journey over the decades
... we both are now doing our PhD (Quantum & AI) in Hong Kong."
tidbit: why Hong Kong? ... well, simply put HK beat every other program overall, worldwide
… we learnt early on, PhD hinges on the advisor, and then look at the overall quality … i.e., a well thought out system around him,
people, program, place, package. processes, English as an official language, and so much more
… basically, "go where you are appreciated"™
… wanna know more? … see would never have looked outside US for PhD, if NOT for Hong Kong
we are in another stage of life ... unifiying our brands to streamline our community efforts ( that never stopped :-)
… our individual & combined brands are now consolidated under Moreign's … to simplify go-forward
… "Zane Moreign's", "Zane's", "Caieus Moreign", "Caieus", "Valentino Moreign's", "Valentino's", Brothers_Moreign™
are all now branded as "Moreign's" or "a_nobody's™" … of course we continue sharing at no-charge per the NOTICE (in the footer)
… and making it fun while giving_back ... thus: " a_nobody's™ series … for nobodies … by nobody/Moreign "™
Zane is going by his first-name Caieus … as of 2024.oct.24
… Zane is in his middle-name preserving continuity with his past achievements, beyond just Simple_Safety™
… so, when you see "Zane" / "Zane Moreign" remember it is me "Caieus" / "Caieus Moreign"
— this new brand streamlines & expands our go forward — includes & unifies the various brands of Valentino & Caieus
Moreign's™ Simple_Safety™ (click here) ... for those who have to live with whack-a-mole'ing Windows & BigTech
a_nobody's™ Life_without_BigTech™ (click here) ... for those done spending their time=life, money, etc. whack-a-mole'ing Windows & BigTech
a_nobody's™ Living_in_America™ (click here) ... Simple_Safety™ indirect tech stuff, previously previewed under Life_beside_Tech™
other brands: a_nobody's™ Living_with_AI™, a_nobody's™ Simpler_Living™ , Tech_for_Good™, and our pro-privacy is Privacy_within_Reason™
Moreign's™ Quantum_AI_Life™ … formerly Brothers_Moreign™ Simpler_AI± Quantum™ (started as Valentino_Moreign's Simpler_AI± Quantum™ with Caieus)
NOTE: all this is also at no-charge for our community members. yes, membership is also at no-charge. we do not sell your data.
you don't have to take our word for it, just read our site and you will find our stance on data privacy in execution, even with sponsors :-)
(3) we continuously evolve & realign
… based on ongoing feedback + live situations (covid) + seismic shift in Tech (AI & Quantum)
… gradually transitioned to more & more "non-disclosed" community efforts ... that started during covid, instead of joining the Tech industry boom ...
… and execute with what we deem as best use of our time & effort
exited all social media ... yes, ALL social media ... meetup (was a disaster), facebook (tested for a few months only), X/twitter, etc.
... we do not advertise + do not sell / share / give our membership or attendee info to anyone (proof is on this site :-)
this site ― Hybrid Cloud Group (HCCUG.org™) ― is the single point of contact for everything we share ... as we gear up for our 20th anniversary :-)
… we are phasing towards more member-only events ... ... ... apply for membership only if you want to be in the know ~and~ if you want the benefits, etc.
… event registrations|confirmations|cancellations only on this site, to better cater to specifics of a given event (e.g., no press at certain events, etc.)
collaborated with and had some amazing fun times (pre-covid) with those who built Houston's tech communities/user-groups over the decades (e.g., Houston TechFest, Houston .NET, Houston SQL Server, Houston SharePoint, Houston C++ User Group … shout out to the ol' guard
outreach: this is our community and we support efforts of our members, even in areas that are not our primary focus, and when we see new efforts by others helping our Houston community well, in our non-primary areas, we immediately step back and direct queries to them (unbeknownst to them) … as it is about helping our Houston community … here's just 3 examples:
accommodated Google's request to Valentino to run their Houston Google Cloud User Group (a.k.a. GDG Cloud Houston) … 2018 until 2022;
PostgreSQL with the support of PostgreSQL.org leadership, who were so supportive that they even sent swag … 2018 until 2019;
though Zane was asked by GoLang.org … suggested they contact the existing Houston GoLang user group and make them their official for Houston.
pruning ... as we gradually realign for our 20ᵗʰ anniversary
sunset: Houston Google Cloud User Group (a.k.a. GDG Cloud Houston) — shout out to Kubra, wishing you the best on your promotions! other details here
sunset: Houston Kotlin User Group — shout out to Alina D., JetBrains for all these years & swag/giveaways!
inactive: Houston C & C++ User Group — shout out to David Cravey for being consistently awesome, wishing you the best!
stood by our standards (e.g., pro-privacy) … even when Google's GDG instated new policies … and appreciate Google for recognizing it.
Cloud Computing is the backbone of our interconnected world. We cover pretty much anything of importance within this world.
The 2021+ Offerings breakdown & focus on the adoption/breadth functions of technologies for non-techies
+ most requested specific/depth technology for techies … still, at no-charge for those who value & support us :-)
this image is preserved to show where we were at that point in time
— to continue our ongoing focus on technology tier of offerings … in addition to our Computing & Business Focus User Groups
click here to read about our user groups
2021 ♦ we are going even further … NEW Offerings + NEW Programs + a whole lot more … to nurture a vibrant & helpful (local & non-local) community!
2019 ♦ Houston TensorFlow & Applied AI/ML user group (TensorFlow.org recognized for Houston) … Valentino Moreign (founder & primary organizer)
… with support from Microsoft, AWS, Google, etc., … NOTE: Caliber of Speakers ⟹ 19.10.19 and 19.02.202019 ♦ Houston Kotlin user group (KotlinLang.org/JetBrains recognized) … Zane Moreign (founder & primary organizer)
… with support from Kotlin/JetBrains & Java champions, etc.,2019 ♦ Houston PostgreSQL user group … Zane Moreign (founder & primary organizer)
... with support from PostgreSQL leadership, etc.,
2018 ♦ Google requested us to launch & run Houston Google Cloud user group (a.k.a. GDG Cloud Houston)
… Valentino Moreign (founder & primary organizer) obliged Google, as part of our outreach.
NOTE: ⟹ you can Speak/Attend any of our events knowing your PROFILE data will NOT be given to Google :-) ⟹ click here for details
2017 ♦ HCCUG.org™ revamp … and exploded from a cozy <300 members to ~1K in 1 year … see about us
2010 ♦ Houston C & C++ user group … to focus on what {Tex} calls Crux Computing (covering Rust, D, etc.)
… ORGANIZERS: C++: David Cravey, and C: Zane Moreign & {Tex}… Houston C++ user group was founded by Microsoft MVP of MVP's, our friend, & all-round great guy, DAVID CRAVEY, … expanded focus , with David's blessing, to include more C lang efforts of Zane Moreign2008 ♦ Houston Cloud Computing user group … has always focused on Computing & Business
… 2021 UPDATE: this group has been expanded as the larger new Hybrid_that_Cloud™
that affects you … want to know more of how we protected your privacy from new GDG non-privacy ... click here
NOTE: there are various teams in Google some are awesome … GDG too was, until we stood by our intial agreement & pro-privacy :-)
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