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It's time for a new Dutch PowerShell User Group in-person edition. This continues our community events, bringing people together around DevOps, PowerShell scripting, and automation in the Netherlands. Hosted at Info Support in Veenendaal, the evening will be a chance not only to learn but also to reconnect with fellow community members.

Speakers As part of this restart, we have opened a Call for Papers to give both new and experienced speakers the opportunity to contribute. The full program will be announced soon.

Agenda The event will take place on the 4th of February, 2026. All times are listed in CET.

• 17:30 – 18:00 Arrival
• 18:00 – 18:45 Dinner
• 18:45 – 19:00 Welcome from Info Support / Organizers
• 19:00 – 19:45 First Session
• 19:45 – 20:15 Break
• 20:15 – 21:00 Second Session
• 21:00 – 21:30 Networking

Speaker Information With the restart of DuPSUG, we are opening the stage for both familiar names and new voices. The CFP is currently live, and speakers will be announced shortly.

Sessions As we restart our events, sessions will continue to focus on advanced topics in automation, scripting, and DevOps.

Location We are in-person at:

Info Support Kruisboog 42 3905 TG Veenendaal

Participation is free, and you are encouraged to attend in person.

Tickets We kindly ask you to register your attendance through Meetup. Our events are made possible through sponsorship, and accurate attendance numbers help us secure continued support. Please make sure to register if you plan to attend, and update your RSVP if your plans change.

Update: Due to circumstances we had to move the event to an online event instead. You can sign up for the online event via this link: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/6d057537-9d95-48e6-b133-3c2639010010@289178cb-1f7c-4171-b559-4885bd001c74

It's time for a new Dutch PowerShell User Group in-person edition. This continues our community events, bringing people together around DevOps, PowerShell scripting, and automation in the Netherlands.

Speakers As part of this restart, we have opened a Call for Papers to give both new and experienced speakers the opportunity to contribute. The full program will be announced soon.

Agenda The event will take place on the 3rd of December, 2025. All times are listed in CET.

• 19:00 – 19:45 First Session
• 19:45 – 20:15 Break
• 20:15 – 21:00 Second Session

Speaker Information With the restart of DuPSUG, we are opening the stage for both familiar names and new voices. The CFP is currently live, and speakers will be announced shortly.

Sessions As we restart our events, sessions will continue to focus on advanced topics in automation, scripting, and DevOps.

Tickets We kindly ask you to register your attendance through Meetup. Our events are made possible through sponsorship, and accurate attendance numbers help us secure continued support. Please make sure to register if you plan to attend, and update your RSVP if your plans change.

Zum Restart des Meetups haben sich Philip Welz von white duck und Daniel Lindemann von abtis gemeldet und werden folgende Vorträge halten:

Elevate Your Builds: Next-Gen CI/CD with Azure Container Apps and KEDA (Philip, ca. 30 Minuten)

Container Images für .Net-Applikationen optimieren (Daniel)

Ich finde das passt gut zusammen und wird uns einen interessanten Abend bescheren.

Gruß Janek

Hello Friends, Hallo Freunde,

[English version below]

Für eine lange Zeit ist hier nichts passiert, das tut uns sehr leid. Nach reichlicher Überlegung haben wir beschlossen diese Gruppe zu reaktivieren, jedoch mit einem neuen Mindset. Wir möchten in Berlin die neue Microsoft Usergroup werden. Die Neue? Ja die Neue. Neu, weil wir die Themen weiter fächern werden, weil wir hauptsächlich vor Ort veranstalten werden und weil wir nun den Sprachfokus auf Deusch legen werden. Keine Angst, natürlich wird es auch internationale SprecherInnen geben, nur eben nicht hauptsächlich.

Ein Grund für die lange Pause waren fehlenden Räumlichkeiten. Nun endlich scheinen wir einen festen Platz bei der itacs GmbH gefunden zu haben. Hier wollen wir uns jeden letzten Dienstag im Monat treffen und über Microsoft Technologien sprechen. Anschließend gehen wir traditionell in ein Lokal in der Nähe, um den Tag ausklingen zu lassen.

Am 30.01.2024 ist der Auftakt zu dieser neuen Reise. Noch steht kein Inhalt für diesen Tag fest, aber sobald dies geklärt ist, geben wir noch einmal Bescheid. Oder vielleicht hat ja jemand von euch Interesse einen Vortrag zu halten, wir sind nun komplett offen in der Themenwahl... solange es aus dem Microsoft Universum kommt ;)

Der Event beginnt um 17:00 Uhr mit dem Einlass. Ab 17:30 Uhr möchten wir mit dem Vortrag beginnen.

Achso, noch eine sehr wichtige Sache. Wir hatten in der Vergangenheit eine so hohe NoShow Rate, dass wir teilweise sehr viel vom Catering wegwerfen mussten. Um das zu verhindern, bitten wir darum, sich nur anzumelden, wenn man wirklich dabei sein möchte.

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Nothing has happened here for a long time, we are very sorry about that. After much consideration, we have decided to reactivate this group, but with a new mindset. We want to become the new Microsoft user group in Berlin. The new one? Yes, the new one. New, because we will broaden the topics, because we will mainly organize events locally and because we will now focus on German. Don't worry, of course there will also be international speakers, just not mainly. One reason for the long break was the lack of premises. Now we finally seem to have found a permanent place at itacs GmbH. Here we want to meet every last Tuesday of the month and talk about Microsoft technologies. Afterwards, we traditionally go to a local pub to round off the day.

The start of this new journey is on 30.01.2024. No content has been decided for this day yet, but as soon as this has been clarified, we will let you know again. Or maybe someone of you is interested in giving a talk, we are now completely open in the choice of topics... as long as it comes from the Microsoft universe ;)

The event begins at 17:00 with admission. We would like to start the presentation at 17:30.Oh, one more very important thing.

In the past we have had such a high no-show rate that we sometimes had to throw away a lot of the catering. To prevent this, we ask that you only register if you really want to be there.

Best regards Ben and Janek

Everyone in the Berlin area who is interested in Hyperledger is welcome to join this first in person Hyperledger Berlin meetup in 2024. The group hasn't had an in person meetup since before the pandemic, so we'd like to restart activities and get people together to talk about what else community members would like to do in 2024.

Thanks to w3.fund for hosting.

Ceph Berlin Indepence Day - July 4th 2023 - ReStart!

Hi Ceph Berlin Meetup Cephalopods ! ReStarting into a new age of the group, let's get in touch and meet again - in Berlin !

As always, it's about exchanging ideas about Ceph, what Ceph is, the latest developments in the community, and what you do or plan to do with Ceph. Let me know or let's discuss it in the `discussions`.

If you are not comfortable to come in person we can have a hybrid event, too. However, don't be shy - we all learn although some of us may be more experienced and those will be the source of your learning and experience.

Themes proposed this round (for now):

• What does IBM do with Ceph ? (Harald Seipp, IBM) - a short overview about the transition of the product from Red Hat to IBM
• Ceph Zipper for connecting storage technologies (Harald Seipp, IBM)
• The latest news from Cephalocons - exchange about the recent events and latest developments in the community projects and what stands out from the latest events (YOU! :-), or me: Matthias Muench, Red Hat)
• other => please suggest or volunteer
• have a chat, getting to know each other

A little bit of housekeeping upfront:

• there will be no recording for now - let's discuss this in the meeting
• presentations will be shared - if there are some and if it's possible
• drinks and food is up to the participant :-) - so feel free to take your favorite drink and snack - may arrange some beverage, coffee, and snacks; if you have something to bring to the venue and share - food is always welcome
• if you have something to bring to the venue and share - some finger food is always welcome but check for the number of people planning to attend in person
• perhaps plan for a beer/something_else or two as the "after-show" in the area around the location

Any changes required ? Please suggest - even the time is open for discussion.

Somebody has room for us and wants to offer a location to meet - let us know, the `discussions` is the place to do this. Otherwise, if nobody else suggests a location, we'll meet at the Red Hat office in Berlin.

Anything we should do differently ? Is Jitsi not working for you or should we pick a better time ? Any thoughts and suggestions are welcome.

Since the location for in-person might be not shown, here it is:

Red Hat, ℅ Design Offices, Leipziger Pl. 16, 10117 Berlin

We'll meet in front of the main entry facing the Leipziger Platz between 18:15-18:30, so please be on time or give me a call on +49-160-92654111 in case you're late. Important: Really, give me a call if you are late ! You cannot enter the building or come to the office on your own.

Link for proposed Jitsi Meeting: https://meet.jit.si/CephMeetupBerlinJuly4th2023

Please, RSVP before Monday, July 2nd 2023, so that we can learn how many people will join.

See you soon ! Matthias.

Since the general availability of Apache Spark’s native support for running on Kubernetes with Spark 3.1 in March 2021, the Spark community is increasingly choosing to run on k8s to benefit of containerization, efficient resource-sharing, and the tools from the cloud-native ecosystem.

Data teams are faced with complexities in this transition, including how to leverage spot VMs. These instances enable up to 90% cost savings but are not guaranteed to be available and face the risk of termination. This session will cover concrete guidelines on how to make Spark run reliably on spot instances, with code examples from real-world use cases.

Main topics: • Using spot nodes for Spark executors • Mixing instance types & sizes to reduce risk of spot interruptions - cluster autoscaling • Spark 3.0: Graceful Decommissioning - preserve shuffle files on executor shutdown • Spark 3.1: PVC reuse on executor restart - disaggregate compute & shuffle storage • What to look for in future Spark releases

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In this podcast, Matt Blumberg discussed his book Startup CXO, the insights it carries and shared how to build a thriving leadership that builds for tomorrow today. He sheds light on the importance of a good leader and how to achieve it effectively.

Matt's Recommended Read: The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers Ben Horowitz https://amzn.to/3edvsHV The Oxygen Advantage: Simple, Scientifically Proven Breathing Techniques to Help You Become Healthier, Slimmer, Faster, and Fitter by Patrick McKeown https://amzn.to/3k994TR

Matt's Book: Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company's Critical Functions and Teams by Matt Blumberg , Peter M. Birkeland https://amzn.to/3AWuyJL

Podcast Link: iTunes: http://math.im/jofitunes Youtube: http://math.im/jofyoutube

Matt is the founder and CEO of Bolster, a new talent marketplace for on-demand executives and board members launched in 2020. Matt was previously Chairman & CEO of Return Path, the market leader in email optimization, from 1999, until its sale to Validity. Under Matt’s leadership, Return Path won numerous employer of choice awards including #2 on Fortune Magazine’s “Best Companies to Work for” list. Prior to founding Return Path, Matt founded the Internet division of MovieFone (777-FILM) and had previously worked in venture capital and management consulting. Matt is Founder and Chairman of Path Forward, a non-profit that was spun out of Return Path in 2016 whose mission is to empower people to restart their careers after time spent focused on caregiving. He is also the author of Startup CEO: A field guide to scaling up your business, second edition published by Wiley & Sons in 2020, Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Your Company’s Critical Teams, published by Wiley & Sons in 2021, and the forthcoming second edition of Startup Boards, to be published by Wiley & Sons in 2021 or 2022.

Timelines: 1:10 Matt's journey. 3:22 The need for Bolster. 6:11 Tenets of a successful startup. 8:08 The kind of leadership required for a successful startup. 11:08 Best practices building a successful culture for a startup. 13:27 Pitfalls in leading a startup. 16:40 Qualities of a successful leader. 18:48 Tenets of a good leader in a startup environment. 22:00 Differentiating team expectations in small, mid, and large organizations. 24:06 Tips on grooming leaders in an organization. 25:47 The idea behind the book "Future of Thriving Startup CXO". 30:27 Research behind the book "Future of Thriving Startup CXO". 32:48 Picking the right authors for the book "Future of Thriving Startup CXO". 35:42 How does the on-demand leadership model fit into the life of a startup? 40:39 The role of technology in getting further access to leadership talent. 41:43 The future of leadership. 43:40 Rapidfire with Matt. 45:32 Matt's success mantra. 48:50 Matt's favorite reads. 50:20 Closing remarks.

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