About us
We champion the pursuit of Business Agility—not by "Sprinting" faster but by adopting the Serverless Mindset, advances in AI, modern Data practices, and SaaS services. This community thrives on fostering collaboration and continuous learning, bridging the gap between IT capabilities and business outcomes. We offer free Cloud learning events for Engineers and provide complimentary Cloud Architecture, AI & Data Engineering advice for Executives worldwide. Additionally, we actively connect members seeking work with exciting opportunities in the ever-evolving Cloud landscape.
IT'S ALL ABOUT PASSION
Sometimes we're good at things we don't really care for, but it's that passion that will drive us to succeed. Steve Jobs once said, "Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle."
So, if you found your passion (related to IT), please tell us about it. If you're still searching, check us out. You may find it here – because we cover a variety of forward-looking IT topics.
FOR IT PROFESSIONALS
WANT TO PARTICIPATE?
- Click on the "Join this group" button to get monthly updates about upcoming meetups (we will NOT spam you)
- Suggest a meetup topic or Request to present using this form forms.gle/RfLVjaB3JVpJ15oC9
LOOKING FOR WORK?
- We may be able to help you, so tell us about it...
- To start the conversation and networking, join us on Slack slack.ServerlessToronto.org
FOR BUSINESSES
GET TO KNOW US
Serverless Toronto is a member of the family of Community-driven Serverless User Groups worldwide focused on fostering a community around serverless technologies for good. Each Serverless User Group is unique, organized by locals, and run according to the following principles:
- Local – Run by local community organizers
- Accessible – Financially and physically accessible to the community
- Representative – Be representative of the broader society within which it exists.
Check out hot Cloud Computing topics from our past Meetups:
- Browse all slide decks slideshare.ServerlessToronto.org
- Watch recorded events youtube.ServerlessToronto.org
NEED A QUICK CLOUD OR DATA ENGINEERING ADVICE?
As true believers in Community networking and experience sharing, we offer Free Online Consultations. If your Company needs a little help:
- Send us a message about your projects, dilemmas, doubts or fears, and if there's a match, your team will receive a complimentary (and confidential) 45-minute consultation.
- It will give you a fresh and unbiased perspective about "the thing" you're trying to build in the Cloud.
NEED A SECOND OPINION ON APPLICATION/DATA ARCHITECTURE MODERNIZATION?
If you are an Executive in need of "Emergency Advice," here is WHY & HOW we can help you:
- Thanks to our vast IT experience fed by Passion, Curiosity and the Serverless Mindset, we know that
- Technology is not the point. The reason that we're doing this – any of this, is in service of some business goal.
- The Customer value that your organization is trying to create is the point!
- That's why we focus on creating tangible values for our clients (like ROI, efficiencies, risk reduction and cost savings) – not work for work's sake.
TRY US OUT:
- We'll uncover hidden opportunities to improve your business results (because we can see your options Further than traditional IT Architects).
- It's simply impossible to get a reliable Second Opinion from the same person who gave you the First one.
- Even if the Second Opinion confirms what you already know, it's beneficial to get confidence that you have done everything you can to ensure your project's success.
- Second Opinion engagement will deliver results quickly!
- Serverless Toronto "Second Opinion" engagements are confidential, can be arranged on a flat-fee or hourly basis (your call), and require NO long-term commitment to us.
NEED LONGER-TERM HELP ADOPTING CLOUD?
We're here to connect you with our Serverless and Data experts seeking new opportunities. Feel free to message (DM) us directly: https://www.meetup.com/serverless-toronto/members/?op=leaders
LET'S GET STARTED:
Message us on Slack: https://join.slack.com/t/serverless-toronto/shared_invite/enQtNDc1NTM2OTQyMDE4LWQ0N2Q4MjFjODFjODc3ZmRkYWYyYTI3MmNmZmYwNWFhOGU0MmFlOTg5NDY4MzdlYTk5ZGViOWRjMmU4OWMyMmU
Upcoming events
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Recalibrate Your Edge for the AI Age: 3 All-Canadian Talks
·OnlineOnlineWhen the flood comes, you don't build a taller wall. You move to higher ground. AI is flooding the skills that used to define tech careers: coding, dashboarding, project management. The practitioners who stay dangerous aren't fighting the current. They're redirecting it (the way aikido uses an attacker's own momentum against them) toward the skills that actually compound: knowing what to build, knowing when humans matter, knowing where value moves next. Three Canadian practitioners. Three ways to recalibrate. One lunch hour:
- Yulia Kosarenko, BA Consultant/Author/Coach - WHY: "Why Are We Building It: Clear Requirements in the Age of AI" AI can draft your user stories. It can't tell you if you're solving the wrong problem. Yulia trains hundreds of professionals in the discipline of questioning before building. At her recent DAMA Toronto talk, she asked the audience whether a hotel should replace its doorman with an automatic door. Most said yes. She proved them wrong.
- Zayyan Ahmed, Alkemi Founder & Product Leader - HOW: "The Centaur Approach: How Experts and AI Agents Work Together" AI can automate the workflow. It can't make the judgment call no training data covers. Zayyan is building an open-source framework that doesn't remove human experts from AI loops but makes their decisions faster and less fatiguing. The future isn't full automation. It's knowing exactly where human expertise plugs in.
- Mark Kashef, Prompt Advisers & Early AI-dopters Founder - WHERE: "The Development Crunch: Where AI Value Is Actually Moving" AI can write the code. If development is your only offering, you're standing on a burning platform. Mark brings data from his Early AI-dopters Skool community and a global AI conference showing the market has shifted: buyers no longer want someone to "just build it." They want a guide. If you're wondering which skills to double down on, this is your compass.
Agenda
12:00 - 12:10 PM: Welcome and 8th birthday moment
12:10 - 12:30 PM: Yulia Kosarenko (WHY)
12:30 - 12:50 PM: Zayyan Ahmed (HOW)
12:50 - 1:10 PM: Mark Kashef (WHERE)
1:10 - 1:25 PM: Q&A panel
1:25 - 1:30 PM: Manning Publications birthday raffle (8 100%-off coupons for turning 8)Who Should Attend: Anyone in tech feeling the ground shift who wants to recalibrate rather than scramble.
Format: Virtual lunch and learn, 12:00-1:30 PM ET, Friday February 27. Grab your lunch and join us.
Speaker Links:
Yulia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yulia-kosarenko/ | https://why-change.com/
Zayyan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/qahmed1/ | https://github.com/zayyanx/psyai
Mark: https://www.youtube.com/@Mark_Kashef | https://www.skool.com/earlyaidopters51 attendees
Past events
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