talk-data.com

AWS CEO Matt Garman recently referenced Pulumi during a re:Invent keynote while discussing AgentCore, sparking new interest in how teams can bring automation and familiar programming languages into their AWS workflows.

Join this hands-on workshop to learn how modern infrastructure management becomes faster and more consistent when you use real programming languages — in this case, Python — to define and deploy AWS resources.

You’ll see how Pulumi lets developers and operations teams write infrastructure the same way they write applications, removing the need for domain-specific languages and enabling stronger software engineering practices across your cloud environments.

Speakers:

• Engin Diri, Sr. Solutions Architect at Pulumi

Join us to learn:

• How to provision AWS resources using Python and apply modern development practices to your infrastructure
• How Pulumi’s programming model helps teams deploy cloud architecture with confidence and repeatability
• How Pulumi’s ecosystem supports deployments across multiple environments and workflows

Where: BigMarker at https://pulumip.us/AWS-on-Python Join our other workshop here: https://pulumip.us/UpcomingWorkshops

AWS CEO Matt Garman recently referenced Pulumi during a re:Invent keynote while discussing AgentCore, sparking new interest in how teams can bring automation and familiar programming languages into their AWS workflows.

Join this hands-on workshop to learn how modern infrastructure management becomes faster and more consistent when you use real programming languages — in this case, Python — to define and deploy AWS resources.

You’ll see how Pulumi lets developers and operations teams write infrastructure the same way they write applications, removing the need for domain-specific languages and enabling stronger software engineering practices across your cloud environments.

Speakers:

• Engin Diri, Sr. Solutions Architect at Pulumi

Join us to learn:

• How to provision AWS resources using Python and apply modern development practices to your infrastructure
• How Pulumi’s programming model helps teams deploy cloud architecture with confidence and repeatability
• How Pulumi’s ecosystem supports deployments across multiple environments and workflows

Where: BigMarker at https://pulumip.us/AWS-on-Python Join our other workshop here: https://pulumip.us/UpcomingWorkshops

AWS CEO Matt Garman recently referenced Pulumi during a re:Invent keynote while discussing AgentCore, sparking new interest in how teams can bring automation and familiar programming languages into their AWS workflows.

Join this hands-on workshop to learn how modern infrastructure management becomes faster and more consistent when you use real programming languages — in this case, Python — to define and deploy AWS resources.

You’ll see how Pulumi lets developers and operations teams write infrastructure the same way they write applications, removing the need for domain-specific languages and enabling stronger software engineering practices across your cloud environments.

Speakers:

• Engin Diri, Sr. Solutions Architect at Pulumi

Join us to learn:

• How to provision AWS resources using Python and apply modern development practices to your infrastructure
• How Pulumi’s programming model helps teams deploy cloud architecture with confidence and repeatability
• How Pulumi’s ecosystem supports deployments across multiple environments and workflows

Where: BigMarker at https://pulumip.us/AWS-on-Python Join our other workshop here: https://pulumip.us/UpcomingWorkshops

AWS CEO Matt Garman recently referenced Pulumi during a re:Invent keynote while discussing AgentCore, sparking new interest in how teams can bring automation and familiar programming languages into their AWS workflows.

Join this hands-on workshop to learn how modern infrastructure management becomes faster and more consistent when you use real programming languages — in this case, Python — to define and deploy AWS resources.

You’ll see how Pulumi lets developers and operations teams write infrastructure the same way they write applications, removing the need for domain-specific languages and enabling stronger software engineering practices across your cloud environments.

Speakers:

• Engin Diri, Sr. Solutions Architect at Pulumi

Join us to learn:

• How to provision AWS resources using Python and apply modern development practices to your infrastructure
• How Pulumi’s programming model helps teams deploy cloud architecture with confidence and repeatability
• How Pulumi’s ecosystem supports deployments across multiple environments and workflows

Where: BigMarker at https://pulumip.us/AWS-on-Python Join our other workshop here: https://pulumip.us/UpcomingWorkshops

Google SRE NYC proudly announces our last Google SRE NYC Tech Talk for 2025.

This event is co-sponsored by sentry.io. Thank you Sentry for your partnership!

Let's farewell 2025 with three amazing interactive short talks on Site Reliability and DevOps topics! As always the event will include an opportunity to mingle with the speakers and attendees over some light snacks and beverages after the talks.

The Meetup will take place on Tuesday, 16th of December 2025 at 6:00 PM at our Chelsea Markets office in NYC. The doors will open at 5:30 pm. Pls RSVP only if you're able to attend in-person, there will be no live streaming.

When RSVP'ing to this event, please enter your full name exactly as it appears on your government issued ID. You will be required to present your ID at check in.

Agenda: Paul Jaffre - Senior Developer Experience Engineer\, sentry.io One Trace to Rule Them All: Unifying Sentry Errors with OpenTelemetry tracing SREs face the challenge of operating reliable observability infrastructure while avoiding vendor lock-in from proprietary APM (Application Performance Monitoring) solutions. OpenTelemetry has become the standard for instrumenting applications, allowing teams to collect traces, metrics, and logs. But raw telemetry data isn't enough. SREs need tools to visualize, debug, and respond to production incidents quickly. Sentry now supports OTLP, enabling teams to send OpenTelemetry data directly to Sentry for analysis. This talk covers how Sentry's OTLP support works in practice: connecting frontend and backend traces across services, correlating logs with distributed traces, and using tools to identify slow queries and performance bottlenecks. We'll discuss the practical benefits for SREs, like faster incident resolution, better cross-team debugging, and the flexibility to change observability backends without re-instrumenting code. Paul’s background spans engineering, product management, UX design, and open source. He has a soft spot for dev tools and loses sleep over making things easy to understand and use. Paul has a dynamic professional background, from strategy to stability. His time at Krossover Intelligence established a strong foundation by blending Product Management with hands-on development, and he later focused on core reliability at MakerBot, where he implemented automated end-to-end testing and drove performance improvements. He then extended this expertise in stability and scale at Cypress.io, where he served as a Developer Experience Engineer, focusing on improving workflow, contribution, and usability for their widely adopted open-source community.

Thiara Ortiz - Cloud Gaming SRE Manager\, Netflix Managing Black Box Systems SREs often face ambiguity when managing black box systems (LLMs, Games, Poorly Understood Dependencies). We will discuss how Netflix monitors service health as black boxes using multiple measurement techniques to understand system behavior, aligning with the need for robust observability tools. These strategies are crucial for system reliability and user experience. By proactively identifying and resolving issues, we ensure smoother playback experience and maintain user trust, even as the platform continues to evolve and gain maturity. The principles shared within this talk can be expanded to other applications such as AI reliability in data quality and model deployments.

Thiara has worked at some of the largest internet companies in the world, Meta and Netflix. During her time at Meta, Thiara found a passion for distributed systems and bringing new hardware into production. Always curious to explore new solutions to complex problems, Thiara developed Fleet Scanner, internally known as Lemonaid, to perform memory, compute, and storage benchmarks on each Meta server in production. This service runs on over 5 million servers and continues to be utilized at Meta. Since Meta, Thiara has been working at Netflix as a Senior CDN Reliability engineer, and now, Cloud Gaming SRE Manager. When incidents occur and Netflix's systems do not behave as expected, Thiara can be found working and engaging the necessary teams to remediate these issues.

Andrew Espira - Platform and Site Reliability Engineer\, Founding Engineer kustode ML-Powered Predictive SRE: Using Behavioral Signals to Prevent Cluster Inefficiencies Before They Impact Production SREs managing ML clusters often discover resource inefficiencies and queue bottlenecks only after they've impacted production services. This talk presents a machine learning approach to predict these issues before they occur, transforming SRE from reactive firefighting to proactive system optimization. We demonstrate how to build predictive models using production cluster traces that identify two critical failure modes: (1) GPU under-utilization relative to requested resources, and (2) abnormal queue wait times that indicate impending service degradation. The SRE practitioners will learn how to extract early warning indicators from standard cluster logs, build ML models that provide actionable confidence scores for operational decisions, and take practical steps to integrate predictive analytics into existing SRE toolchains to achieve 50%+ reduction in resource waste and queue-related incidents This talk bridges the gap between traditional SRE observability and modern predictive analytics, showing how teams can evolve from reactive monitoring to intelligent, forward-looking reliability engineering" Andrew has over 8 years of experience architecting and maintaining large-scale distributed systems. He is the Founding Engineer of Kustode (kustode.com), where he develops cutting-edge reliability and observability solutions for modern infrastructure in the Insurance and health care solutions space. Currently pursuing graduate studies in Data Science at Saint Peter's University, he specializes in the intersection of reliability engineering and artificial intelligence. His research focuses on applying machine learning to operational challenges, with publications in peer-reviewed venues including ScienceDirect. He's passionate about making complex systems more predictable and maintainable through data-driven approaches. When not optimizing cluster performance or building the next generation of observability tools, Andrew enjoys contributing to open-source projects and mentoring early-career engineers in the SRE community.

Our Tech Talks series are for professional development and networking: no recruiters, sales or press please! Google is committed to providing a harassment-free and inclusive conference experience for everyone, and all participants must follow our Event Community Guidelines. The event will be photographed and video recorded.

Event space is limited! A reservation is required to attend. Reserve your spot today and share the event details with your SRE/DevOps friends 🙂

Join us at PyData Huddersfield for an exciting evening focused on the future of intelligent software systems where AI not only supports decision making but actively monitors reasons and heals itself in real time.

Modern organisations move fast. Code deploys multiple times a day. Pipelines break unexpectedly. Requirements shift constantly. To stay ahead we must build systems that can understand business goals and recover from failure autonomously.

In this session two expert speakers will explore how AI is transforming the entire software lifecycle from defining the problem correctly to building pipelines that fix issues before humans even notice.

Talks and Speakers Building Self Healing Software Pipelines By Okwuchi Nneka Uzoigwe - Software Engineer Discover how machine learning powered monitoring and intelligent agents can detect errors diagnose root causes and automatically trigger recovery actions to keep services running smoothly.

From Requirements to Reasoning Translating Business Goals into AI Solutions By Chinazor Prisca Amajuoyi: AI Business Analyst Learn how to convert high level business objectives into data driven AI systems that deliver meaningful measurable impact.

Event Details Friday 12th December 2025 5.00pm to 6.00pm BST Meltham HD9 West Yorkshire Networking and question and answer included Register on Meetup to secure your spot

Who Should Attend Engineers and DevOps practitioners Data scientists and machine learning engineers Business analysts and product managers Anyone curious about practical applications of AI in production Whether you are scaling a production system or exploring AI driven automation for the first time this session will show you what is possible today and what is coming next.

PyLadies Con returns for its third year!

We’re excited to help spread the word and invite Pythonistas from all around the world to join this global, community-driven conference. Mark your calendars for the first weekend of December, when we embark on a two-day online experience designed to bring the Python world right to your screen.

This conference is dedicated to diversity, learning, and empowerment within the Python community. PyLadiesCon welcomes presenters from all members and supporters of the PyLadies community.

What to expect:

• Insightful Talks: Explore Python’s latest trends, best practices, and emerging technologies with inspiring speakers.
• Engaging Panels: Join thought-provoking discussions about Python development, career growth, open-source communities, and more.
• Sprints & Workshops: Learn hands-on, build something new, or contribute to ongoing open-source projects.
• Open Spaces: Feeling inspired during the event? You can organize spontaneous spaces for participants to gather and exchange ideas.
• Collaborative Networking: Connect with fellow Python enthusiasts, build your professional network, and meet new friends.

Everything will be livestreamed, making the conference accessible to participants across timezones and regions.

Because PyLadies is a truly global community, this year’s conference will include talks in multiple languages: English, Español, Português, Deutsch, 日本語, and 中文.

How to register: All details and registration instructions can be found via the link in the Online Event section of this Meetup page.

Please note, that RSVP'ing to this meetup event does not count as a registration for PyLadies Con.

Event Details

• Date: December 5–7, 2025
• Location: Online (Join from anywhere!)
• Cost: Free — but registration is required
• Registration: https://pretix.eu/pyladiescon/2025/
• Schedule: https://2025.conference.pyladies.com/en/schedule/
• Sprints: https://2025.conference.pyladies.com/en/sprints/

We’re thrilled to announce that registration for PyLadiesCon 2025 is officially open! This free, global online conference brings together Python enthusiasts, professionals, and newcomers from all around the world for three days of learning, inspiration, and connection.

🌟 What Awaits You at PyLadiesCon 2025

This year’s edition of PyLadiesCon is packed with exciting opportunities for learning and community engagement. By registering, you’ll gain access to:

• Keynote Talks by inspiring leaders shaping the Python ecosystem.
• Talk Tracks covering topics from data science and machine learning to open source, web development, and community building.
• Interactive Sessions & Panels where speakers, sponsors, and attendees share insights and experiences.
• Networking Spaces to connect with participants worldwide and make meaningful professional connections.
• Language Diversity: Sessions available in multiple languages, reflecting our global community.
• Live Chat & Discord Access to interact directly with speakers, mentors, and volunteers throughout the event.

Whether you’re taking your first steps in Python or have years of experience, there’s a space for you at PyLadiesCon!

🗓 Explore the Program

The conference program is now live! Take a look at the full schedule to discover all the talks, panels, and activities planned for PyLadiesCon 2025. Browse by track, language, or topic to find the sessions that inspire you the most — and start planning your PyLadiesCon experience today!

💜 Support PyLadiesCon with a Donation

While participation is free, donations help us keep PyLadiesCon and other global initiatives accessible to everyone. Your contribution supports speaker mentorship programs, translation efforts, and resources for women in tech worldwide. Support PyLadiesCon

📝 Ready to Join?

Click here to register to secure your spot and explore the program — featuring an inspiring lineup of talks, keynotes, and community sessions.

📢 Spread the Word!

Invite your friends, colleagues, and local PyLadies chapters to join the celebration of diversity, learning, and collaboration in Python. Let’s make PyLadiesCon 2025 our most vibrant edition yet!

Are you a cybersecurity professional looking to connect with like-minded professionals, share experiences, and make friends? Look no further!

Agenda:

• 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM: Welcome
• 6:30 PM – 7:15 PM: Fishbowl Discussion: "Modern Identity: Risks, Realities, and What’s Next" with Michał Pawlicki, Marko Todorovic, & Pranav Vattaparambil
• 7:15 PM – 7.30 PM: Refreshment & networking break
• 7.30 PM – 7.50 PM: AMA with Anshu Gupta investor and former Silicon Valley CISO.
• 7:50 PM - 10:00 PM: DIY Networking & socializing

The identity landscape is changing fast and with it, the challenges around access, control, and visibility. * As organisations adopt more cloud services, automate workflows, and rely on non-human identities, IAM (Identity Access Management) has become one of the most discussed topics in security today. * This month we're bringing together perspectives from leadership, practitioner and solution sides to discuss: *

• The factors driving IAM’s growing importance
• The rise of non-human and service identities
• Key risks in identity lifecycle management
• What mature IAM programs will look like in 2026 and beyond

For this Fishbowl Discussion edition: bring your questions and challenges around Identity Security as we'll be opening the floor to engage in a fishbowl format https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishbowl_(conversation) and mastermind with our experts!

Who is this for?

• Security professionals and IAM practitioners
• IT and cloud security leaders
• CISOs and security architects defining IAM strategy
• Engineers and analysts interested in identity risks and automation
• Cybersecurity enthusiasts looking to learn from real-world experiences

About the speakers:

Michał Pawlicki is an Identity and Access Management (IAM) specialist dedicated to building and implementing robust workforce identity solutions. Currently, he's diving into the complexities of regulatory compliance within the financial industry, following his impactful experience driving IAM adoption and efficiency across the logistics sector.

Marko Todorovic is a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) with extensive experience building and leading security programs in regulated industries. His background includes key security leadership roles at N26, Holvi, and most recently Moss. Marko specializes in cybersecurity, data privacy, information risk management, and compliance, driving cross-functional initiatives that strengthen organizational resilience and ensure adherence to regulatory standards. He is also a guest lecturer at the University of Zagreb, where he delivers sessions on Information System Auditing and Security, sharing practical insights and bridging academic theory with real-world application.

Pranav Vattaparambil is a security and product strategist with deep expertise in fintech. Formerly VP of Cybersecurity at the EU’s largest Banking-as-a-Service company, he is currently CSO at Unosecur, a Berlin-based IAM security company. He also advises multiple startups on navigating security, risk, and go-to-market strategy. Pranav bridges the gap between technical execution and business impact, especially in regulated industries like banking and crypto.

Bonus AMA “Scaling Security from Startup to Silicon Valley” with Anshu Gupta (SVCI, ex-Fast, SPAN, Varo Bank)

Anshu Gupta is investor at Silicon Valley CISO Investments (SVCI) and former VP of Security & Privacy at SPAN and Fast. Anshu has built and led security programs at some of the Valley’s most innovative startups: from helping Fast reach PCI DSS Level 1 compliance within a year to shaping Varo Bank’s security program that supported its FDIC approval. As part of SVCI, he now advises and invests in the next generation of cybersecurity startups.

About Berlin Cybersecurity Social: This meetup is open to cybersecurity professionals of all levels, from beginners to experts. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting your journey in the field, this event is the perfect opportunity to connect with others who share your passion for cybersecurity.

About The Social Hub Berlin: The Social Hub is a hotel, coworking, and student accommodation in the Mitte district that serves as a community hub for travelers, locals, students, and digital nomads. It offers spaces to learn, work, and socialize, with amenities like a gym, event spaces, and restaurants and bars, all designed to foster connection and a vibrant atmosphere.

Ready to trade the NYC winter for Miami beaches AND level up your Web3 game?

The 8th annual Blockchain Futurist Conference is taking over Miami this November 5-6, 2025 - and this is THE perfect excuse for an incredible weekend getaway that combines serious Web3 networking with pure Miami magic!

🔥 Why This is a MUST for NYC Web3 Community:

World-Class Speaker Lineup That'll Blow Your Mind:

• Tom Bilyeu (Impact Theory Founder & Entrepreneur)
• Ben Goertzel (SingularityNET CEO & AI Pioneer)
• Justin Sun (TRON Founder & Crypto Visionary)
• Luca Schnetzler (Pudgy Penguins CEO)
• Shan Aggarwal (Coinbase VP of Engineering)
• Mike Belshe (BitGo CEO & Co-Founder)
• Ryan Rugg (Citi Digital Assets Lead)

The Venue is INSANE: The Hard Rock Guitar Hotel & DAER - an indoor-outdoor paradise that screams Miami luxury. Picture this: learning cutting-edge Web3 insights while lounging in VIP cabanas under the Florida sun!

🌴 Miami = The Ultimate Web3 Getaway Experience:

Beyond the Conference:

• South Beach vibes just minutes away - hit the world-famous beaches before/after sessions
• Incredible nightlife - Miami's club scene is legendary (and DAER is right there!)
• Amazing food scene - from Cuban cuisine to world-class rooftops
• Perfect November weather - escape the NYC chill for 80°F sunshine
• Easy weekend trip - just a 3-hour flight from NYC

Conference Highlights:

• 350+ speakers across five immersive stages
• Multiple panels covering blockchain, AI, DeFi, privacy, and policy
• Epic expo booths and NFT galleries
• Iconic Futurist VIP cabanas in expansive outdoor areas
• Endless networking with the global Web3 community

Pro Tips for NYC Attendees:

Make it a Group Trip! Round up your Web3 crew and make this an unforgettable weekend. Split an Airbnb, explore Miami together, and network as a team. Extend Your Stay: Fly in Friday, conference Tue-Wed, stay through the weekend. Miami in November is chef's kiss perfect. Strategic Networking: This isn't just any conference - it's run by organizers with over 13 years of Web3 event experience who know how to create real connections.

Don't Sleep on This!

This is Canada's largest blockchain conference expanding to the US, bringing serious content with Miami's incredible vibe. Whether you're building, investing, or just passionate about Web3's future, this event delivers both the insights AND the experience. Ready to turn your Web3 education into a Miami adventure?

🎉 EXCLUSIVE 50% OFF FOR NYC WEB3 COMMUNITY!

Use code MIAMIWEB3 for 50% OFF your ticket - that's MASSIVE savings that basically pays for your flight to Miami!

🎟️ Get Your Discounted Tickets Now! At 50% off, this is a no-brainer. World-class Web3 content + Miami paradise + half price = the deal of the year. Your future self will thank you for combining Web3 learning with Miami's magic at this incredible price!

Get hands-on experience automating Azure infrastructure directly from Azure DevOps pipelines. In this practical workshop, you’ll set up an Azure DevOps project that builds and deploys cloud resources automatically, with no manual portal clicks required. Along the way, you’ll explore how Infrastructure as Code tools like Pulumi make it simple to version, preview, and safely update your cloud environments. By the end, you’ll have a fully functional DevOps pipeline that provisions real Azure infrastructure and the confidence to extend it for larger projects. Speakers:

• Adam Gordon Bell, Community Engineer at Pulumi

Join us to learn how to:

• Go from zero to a working Azure DevOps pipeline that deploys real cloud infrastructure
• Spin up Azure resources automatically - no portal clicking or ARM templates required
• See every infrastructure change before it happens with Pulumi’s preview system
• Commit, push, and watch your cloud update itself from your repo
• Reuse and extend your pipeline for bigger Azure projects or multiple environments

Where: BigMarker at https://pulumip.us/IaC-Azure-DevOps Please register using the link above to attend and receive the link to the example code and workshop recording. Join our other workshop here: https://pulumip.us/UpcomingWorkshops

Get hands-on experience automating Azure infrastructure directly from Azure DevOps pipelines. In this practical workshop, you’ll set up an Azure DevOps project that builds and deploys cloud resources automatically, with no manual portal clicks required. Along the way, you’ll explore how Infrastructure as Code tools like Pulumi make it simple to version, preview, and safely update your cloud environments. By the end, you’ll have a fully functional DevOps pipeline that provisions real Azure infrastructure and the confidence to extend it for larger projects. Speakers:

• Adam Gordon Bell, Community Engineer at Pulumi

Join us to learn how to:

• Go from zero to a working Azure DevOps pipeline that deploys real cloud infrastructure
• Spin up Azure resources automatically - no portal clicking or ARM templates required
• See every infrastructure change before it happens with Pulumi’s preview system
• Commit, push, and watch your cloud update itself from your repo
• Reuse and extend your pipeline for bigger Azure projects or multiple environments

Where: BigMarker at https://pulumip.us/IaC-Azure-DevOps Please register using the link above to attend and receive the link to the example code and workshop recording. Join our other workshop here: https://pulumip.us/UpcomingWorkshops

Get hands-on experience automating Azure infrastructure directly from Azure DevOps pipelines. In this practical workshop, you’ll set up an Azure DevOps project that builds and deploys cloud resources automatically, with no manual portal clicks required. Along the way, you’ll explore how Infrastructure as Code tools like Pulumi make it simple to version, preview, and safely update your cloud environments. By the end, you’ll have a fully functional DevOps pipeline that provisions real Azure infrastructure and the confidence to extend it for larger projects. Speakers:

• Adam Gordon Bell, Community Engineer at Pulumi

Join us to learn how to:

• Go from zero to a working Azure DevOps pipeline that deploys real cloud infrastructure
• Spin up Azure resources automatically - no portal clicking or ARM templates required
• See every infrastructure change before it happens with Pulumi’s preview system
• Commit, push, and watch your cloud update itself from your repo
• Reuse and extend your pipeline for bigger Azure projects or multiple environments

Where: BigMarker at https://pulumip.us/IaC-Azure-DevOps Please register using the link above to attend and receive the link to the example code and workshop recording. Join our other workshop here: https://pulumip.us/UpcomingWorkshops

Get hands-on experience automating Azure infrastructure directly from Azure DevOps pipelines. In this practical workshop, you’ll set up an Azure DevOps project that builds and deploys cloud resources automatically, with no manual portal clicks required. Along the way, you’ll explore how Infrastructure as Code tools like Pulumi make it simple to version, preview, and safely update your cloud environments. By the end, you’ll have a fully functional DevOps pipeline that provisions real Azure infrastructure and the confidence to extend it for larger projects. Speakers:

• Adam Gordon Bell, Community Engineer at Pulumi

Join us to learn how to:

• Go from zero to a working Azure DevOps pipeline that deploys real cloud infrastructure
• Spin up Azure resources automatically - no portal clicking or ARM templates required
• See every infrastructure change before it happens with Pulumi’s preview system
• Commit, push, and watch your cloud update itself from your repo
• Reuse and extend your pipeline for bigger Azure projects or multiple environments

Where: BigMarker at https://pulumip.us/IaC-Azure-DevOps Please register using the link above to attend and receive the link to the example code and workshop recording. Join our other workshop here: https://pulumip.us/UpcomingWorkshops

Topic: Product thinking, turned inward. Building product careers, teams and organizations for impact. Speakers: Matt LeMay and James Gunaca Language: English Where & when: In-person @ LeLaptop, 30th October 2025 from 7pm

For this edition of ProductTank Paris we’re excited to welcome not one, but two, London-based product experts: Matt LeMay and James Gunaca. Matt and James have more than 35 years combined experience working with big names in global product teams. Join us for an evening of collective introspection (over a friendly drink, of course), and leave with some fresh ideas for how to apply smart product thinking to your careers, teams and orgs (and if you’re lucky, a brand new book!)

Matt LeMay Matt has spent the last 15 years working with companies ranging from early-stage startups to Fortune 500 enterprises and tech companies like Google, Spotify, and Mailchimp. He'll be discussing the work he's done across industries and geographies to help product managers, teams, and organizations put business impact first without losing sight of customer needs. He'll also be giving away signed copies of his new book, IMPACT-FIRST PRODUCT TEAMS, which includes powerful questions and conversation starters to help every product team focus on the work that matters most to their particular business.

James Gunaca Product Managers are experts at creating roadmaps and strategic plans for their products - but rarely apply these same powerful skills to their own careers. In this interactive talk, you'll get to assess your PM skills and see how they can inform your career roadmap. James Gunaca has a 20+ year career in Product Management and Digital Marketing, working as a Product Leader at companies like Amazon and ExpressVPN across the United States and Europe. He’s built and led multiple Product teams who have delivered global 0-to-1 products like Amazon Echo with the Alexa AI assistant, AppleCare+ as a Subscription, and more. James now coaches Product Managers, on a mission to make better products for the world by helping professionals build and grow their careers in Product Management. He’s also an organiser for ProductTank London and founder of Product Sphere.

Practical info: LeLaptop, 7 rue Geoffroy l’Angevin, 75004 Paris (nearest metros : Rambuteau, Châtelet, Hôtel de Ville) Doors open @ 19h Talks start @ 19h30 Drinks, snacks and chats @ 20h30

The public sector has vast data. Data helps government and the administration drive decisions in policy-making, service development and procedural improvements. Making sense of data often includes making it visual.

At this meet-up, we want to hear stories of data sense-making and explore practical examples of data visualisations. We will hear from multiple speakers and have time for a deeper exchange.

We will hear from:

• Moritz Stefaner (Truth & Beauty)
• Thanh Thu Nguyen (CityLAB Berlin)

The federal government’s DigitalService is hosting the meetup at its Kreuzberg office’s top floor with rooftop access.

All presentations will be given in English. Questions in the later discussion part can be raised either in English or German.

The event is jointly organised and hosted by CityLAB Berlin and DigitalService.

DevOps Society Meetup – Wednesday 1st October @6PM

Location: Zilch Offices, London - 111 Buckingham Palace Rd, London SW1W 0SR

We’re excited to invite you to our next DevOps Society Meetup, hosted by Zilch in London. This event brings together the DevOps and cloud-native community for an evening of conversation, learning, and networking.

A huge thank you to Zilch for sponsoring this event, and for providing the venue, refreshments, and support!

Format of the Meetup:

6:00pm – 6:30pm — Networking on arrival, with pizza and drinks provided by Zilch 6:30pm – 7:10pm — First speakers will take to the stage 7:10pm – 7:20pm — Break for refreshments and networking 7:20pm – 8:00pm — Second speaker will take to the stage 8:00pm onwards — More networking at the venue and then at a nearby pub

Timings can vary depending on the length of the Q&A after each talk!

We are delighted to welcome three fantastic speakers to our event at Zilch, across two talks.

SPEAKERS 1 & 2 – Nick Gilbert & Sean Hederman

Nick Gilbert – DevOps Engineer III at Zilch

Nick Gilbert is a Senior DevOps Engineer with a decade of experience working across public and private cloud systems. He has worked extensively with CI/CD and immutable infrastructure, focusing on modernising on-premise solutions into cloud-native architectures. Since joining Zilch, Nick has enhanced system capabilities to shorten feedback loops, improve the developer experience, and increase the reliability of CI/CD pipelines.

Sean Hederman – CTO at Zilch

With nearly three decades of experience in technology delivery and leadership, Sean Hederman has been instrumental in shaping Zilch’s technological evolution as Chief Technology Officer. He previously held senior roles in technology and DevOps at leading organisations, gaining deep expertise in building and scaling enterprise-grade systems. At Zilch, Sean designed and built the company’s foundational technology and platforms, scaling the team from just a few engineers to more than 120 specialists across multiple disciplines and regions. Originally from South Africa and now based in London, Sean is a recognised thought leader in AI and a leading voice in software engineering, architecture, and DevSecOps.

Talk Title: ZOE and Zephyrs: An Overview of Our Journey to Ephemeral Environments at Zilch

Nick and Sean will take us through the architecture, challenges, and triumphs of establishing ephemeral environments at Zilch.

They’ll share insights into:

• How Kubernetes, ArgoCD, and AWS power ephemeral environments at scale, at Zilch.
• The organisational and technical hurdles they had to overcome
• The wins (and lessons learned) from adopting ephemeral environments in a fast-paced fintech environment

Expect a candid walkthrough of what it really takes to make ephemeral environments reliable, scalable, and developer-friendly.

SPEAKER 3 – Dhruv Parekh

Senior DevOps Engineer at EDF

Dhruv Parekh is a Senior DevOps Engineer at EDF, specialising in cloud engineering and automation. With over 4 years of experience in building scalable DevOps solutions, Dhruv focuses on driving automation strategies that go beyond the basics of infrastructure as code, bringing a holistic approach to engineering efficiency and business value. Dhruv is also a valued member of our community, holding the "Ambassador for Terraform" title!

Talk Title: Automating Beyond Terraform

When people hear DevOps automation, many think of Terraform plans and YAML pipelines. While powerful, they’re only part of the picture. In this talk, Dhruv explores what it means to automate beyond Terraform:

• Using Python to stitch together cross-cloud tasks and business logic Terraform can’t reach
• Building dashboards with Power BI to bring automation full circle, telling the story of your platform
• Thinking like a solution architect to design scalable, observable automations that deliver lasting value, not just quick fixes

By the end of this talk, you’ll see automation not just as code, but as a way to design the entire lifecycle of change, from idea to insight.

Please RSVP to book your spot. Space is limited, so it’s first come, first served! We look forward to seeing you all there.

Ben & Vytas – Co-organisers.

Hands-On : MCP (Model Context Protocol) Bootcamp Date: 27th September 2025, 9 AM to 12.30 PM Eastern Time Level: Beginners/Intermediate Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hands-on-mcp-model-context-protocol-bootcamp-tickets-1583073859529?aff=oddtdtcreator Who Should Attend? This hands-on workshop is for developers, senior software engineers, IT pros, architects, IT managers, citizen developers, product managers, IT leaders, enterprise architects, chief analytics officers, CIOs, CTOs, and other decision-makers who want to learn how to seamlessly integrate AI applications and agents into Azure AI Foundry and Microsoft Copilot Studio using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Experience with C#, Python, or JavaScript is helpful but not required—no prior AI knowledge needed. And while this isn’t a data & analytics-focused session, data scientists, data stewards, and tech-savvy data protection officers will also find it super valuable. Description: MCP is an open protocol that standardizes how applications provide context to LLMs. Think of MCP like a USB-C port for AI applications. Just as USB-C gives you a universal way to connect devices to different peripherals and accessories, MCP gives AI models a standardized way to connect to data sources and tools. Why MCP?MCP makes it easier to build agents and complex workflows on top of LLMs. Since LLMs often need to integrate with data and tools, MCP provides:

• A growing list of pre-built integrations your LLM can plug into directly
• The flexibility to switch between LLM providers and vendors
• Best practices for keeping your data secure within your infrastructure

In this half-day, hands-on virtual workshop, Microsoft AI and Business Applications MVP and Microsoft Certified Trainer Prashant G Bhoyar will show you how to use MCP with Azure AI Foundry and Copilot Studio to build powerful AI Agents. Here’s what we’ll cover in detail:

• What is the Model Context Protocol (MCP)?
• How to build an MCP server?
• How to integrate AI applications and agents into Azure AI Foundry and Microsoft Copilot Studio using MCP?
• How does MCP connect directly to existing knowledge servers and APIs, so actions and knowledge can be automatically added and updated within your agents?
• How MCP integration simplifies agent building, reduces maintenance, and leverages enterprise-grade security and governance (like Virtual Network integration, Data Loss Prevention policies, and multiple authentication methods)?
• Best practices for real-world use cases

By the end of this bootcamp, you'll be ready to use MCP to create enterprise-grade agents. The labs will feature a mix of Python, C#, and low-code/no-code UI tools—so even if you don't want to write code, you're covered. Workshop Resources: You’ll get access to Microsoft Copilot, Azure, and Azure OpenAI services (a $500 value) for the hands-on labs. If you already have your own Microsoft Copilot or Azure subscription, you can use that instead. Attendee Workstation Requirements Bring your own computer (Windows or Mac) with:

• Camera, speakers, microphone, and a reliable internet connection (tablets won’t work for this workshop)
• A modern browser: Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Firefox, or Safari
• Access to www.azure.com and https://copilot.microsoft.com
• Nice to have: the ability to run C# 10 or Python code using Visual Studio 2022, VS Code 1.66+, Visual Studio for Mac, Rider, or a similar IDE.

SimWell Corporation, recognized experts in the development of digital twins, will deliver a presentation showcasing their work across multiple business lines, including applications in sustainability. SimWell has proven its capability to develop and deploy commercial digital twins for simulation, optimization, and modeling for supply chains. SimWell will describe their approach to delivering digital twins in the marketplace.

Following SimWell, a short presentation providing an overview of an in-flight LF Decentralized Trust mentorship project focused on producing a solution architecture for tracking greenhouse gas emissions in supply chains to net-zero. This architecture is based upon the use of LFDT platforms and tools to construct a “net-zero digital twin” demonstrating how advanced simulation and open-source technologies can drive measurable progress toward sustainability goals. As time permits, a Q&A session will follow.

Speakers

• Jon Santavy, Managing Partner at SimWell
• Jeff Pribich, Chair of Climate Action and Supply Chain-Trade Finance Special Interest Groups

SimWell Corporation, recognized experts in the development of digital twins, will deliver a presentation showcasing their work across multiple business lines, including applications in sustainability. SimWell has proven its capability to develop and deploy commercial digital twins for simulation, optimization, and modeling for supply chains. SimWell will describe their approach to delivering digital twins in the marketplace.

Following SimWell, a short presentation providing an overview of an in-flight LF Decentralized Trust mentorship project focused on producing a solution architecture for tracking greenhouse gas emissions in supply chains to net-zero. This architecture is based upon the use of LFDT platforms and tools to construct a “net-zero digital twin” demonstrating how advanced simulation and open-source technologies can drive measurable progress toward sustainability goals. As time permits, a Q&A session will follow.

Speakers

• Jon Santavy, Managing Partner at SimWell
• Jeff Pribich, Chair of Climate Action and Supply Chain-Trade Finance Special Interest Groups