It was five years ago this July that OpenDNS first made its service available, raising the bar for Internet performance and security and giving millions of Internet users around the world a choice in their DNS for the first time. It's also the time of year we celebrate Systems Administrators around the world who make our connected lives better.

Please join us in celebrating these two awesome reasons to have a party.

To the SysAdmins we love:

SysAdmin Apprecation 2011 is bigger and better than ever before! Join OpenDNS at the Old Mint in San Francisco to celebrate your appreciation for Systems Administrators everywhere. Join the world-class OpenDNS engineering and operations teams, and have a beer (or three) with fellow SysAdmins from around the Bay Area and beyond. OpenDNS loves SysAdmins. Don't miss this event.

To the rest of our friends and supporters:

Come join us in celebrating our 5th birthday with great drinks, food and music at The Old Mint in San Francisco. Make sure to invite your office IT hero or SysAdmin, who deserves to get away from the servers for a night. Please make sure to RSVP as space is limited and names will be checked at the door.