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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Switching Harnesses Without Starting Over: Claude Code to Copilot in VS Code
·OnlineOnlineYou’ve spent a year tuning Claude Code: skills, hooks, a plugin you can’t work without. Then Monday comes, you open the client laptop, and the agent on it is GitHub Copilot in VS Code. Most of us feel clumsy for weeks. Few admit it. Microsoft's Benjamin Clark and Tyler Kendrick will show how to switch harnesses without starting over, and which Copilot features make the switch worth it.
What you’ll learn (the November 2026 edition):- What carries over from Claude Code (skills, plugins, commands, hooks, MCP servers) and what doesn’t, yet
- How the harness picker works, with Copilot, Claude and Codex agents side by side in VS Code
- How to run and review several agent sessions in parallel with the Agents window and the GitHub Copilot app
- The Copilot features worth switching for, including the ones you’d never discover on your own
- A practical path to being productive in your first week
Why this matters: many of us don’t choose our tools at work. The client or the enterprise does. Being productive in whichever harness is on the desk is becoming a career skill, not a preference.
Before you join, have VS Code and Copilot installed (the free plan works), and think about:
- Which Claude Code skills, commands, hooks or plugins can’t you work without?
- What’s in your CLAUDE.md or AGENTS.md, and how is it organized?
- Does your company limit which models or MCP servers you can use?
Then bring your hard questions for the Q&A.
Friday, November 13 | 12:00-1:30 PM ET | Virtual (Zoom) lunch-and-learn with a live demo. Grab your lunch and join us!
Agenda
- 12:00 - 12:05 PM: Welcome and community updates
- 12:05 - 12:45 PM: Main presentation and demo
- 12:45 - 1:25 PM: Q&A and discussion
- 1:25 - 1:30 PM: Wrap-up and Manning Publications raffle
Homework (optional reading before the session):
Start here:- Tutorial: Agentic coding in VS Code
- Agent harnesses (the harness picker)
- VS Code Agents window: Orchestrate agents across every project
What carries over from Claude Code:
Slash commands side by side (skim both lists):
Many work the same way: /init, /clear, /compact, /plan, /fork, /rename, /help, /agents, /skills, /hooks, and /skill-name to run a skill.
From Benjamin:About the speakers:
Benjamin Clark is a Senior Cloud & AI Solution Engineer in Microsoft’s Specialist Team Unit, focused on developer experience, GitHub and GitHub Copilot for financial services organizations. Before that, he spent years as a Microsoft consultant building solutions alongside developers. He recently presented GitHub Copilot CLI to an audience of 800+ developers, and spoke at the keynote of Mastercard’s Developer Innovation Week.
Tyler Kendrick is a Senior Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft, based in Chicago, where he helps enterprises modernize applications and build AI solutions on Azure. Before Microsoft, he was a Principal Enterprise Architect at Northern Trust, leading strategy on developer experience, DevSecOps and cloud modernization.Serverless Toronto has been bridging the gap between IT and business needs since 2018. 6,000+ members. Past sessions: youtube.serverlesstoronto.org
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You Can Build Anything. Can You Sell It?
·OnlineOnlineAt every tech meetup these days, someone demos what they built over the weekend with AI, and almost nobody demos what they sold. We’ve been guessing what people want, then adding one more feature instead of trying to sell it, because selling doesn’t come naturally to most of us. Now AI makes the building fast, but when the ladder leans against the wrong wall, we just get to the wrong place faster. Finding the right wall is the part we skip.
This one is sales for people who’d rather be coding. Rob Snyder, author of The Power of Pull, starts with people who are already trying to solve a problem and are stuck. Find them, sell them a way out, and only then build it. Done his way, it feels more like helping than pitching.
What is PULL?
PULL is Rob’s test for whether someone is ready to buy: they have a Project on their to-do list, it is Unavoidable now, they have a List of options (including building it themselves), and every option has Limitations. Rob will show what to do with that.What you’ll learn
- Why buyers act on blocked priorities, not pain points
- How to find the people already trying to buy, before you build anything
- Why selling done Rob’s way feels like helping, not pitching
Who should attend?
Developers, AI builders and technical founders who have built something and are wondering who will pay for it. No sales experience needed; that’s the point.Agenda
- 12:00 - 12:05 PM: Welcome and community updates
- 12:05 - 12:40 PM: Rob Snyder, Feature presentation
- 12:40 - 1:00 PM: Q&A and discussion
Optional homework
- Listen to Rob on Lenny’s Podcast: An 86-minute guide to finding PMF (product-market fit)
- Get the book: The Power of Pull
Keep going after the talk
No Manning book raffle this time, on purpose, and thank you to Manning for always offering one. The best thing to take home from this session is Rob’s method, so here is how to keep going, whatever your budget:- Free: Rob’s newsletter and podcast, The Physics of Startups
- The full course: PULL (five recorded sessions from discovery to designing your sales process)
- Ready to invest in your startup: PMF Camp, Rob’s 2-week founder cohort for finding product-market fit, or a 1:1 sprint with Rob
Speaker
Rob Snyder is a founder and advisor to B2B startups and the author of The Power of Pull. As a founder he has taken three companies from $0 to $1M+ ARR, and as an advisor he has helped more than 50 startups do the same. He writes the Physics of Startups newsletter and podcast.Serverless Toronto has been bridging the gap between IT and business needs since 2018. 6,000+ members. Past sessions: youtube.serverlesstoronto.org
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