July, 2025 (#76) - Enhancing Your AWS Security & Kube Resource Orchestrator

Tēnā Koutou AWS Wellington Community,

Overview:
Welcome back to the AWS User Group Wellington Meetup Series. Join us for another enlightening meetup-up that covers two exciting topics - "Enhancing Your AWS Security Hub Score: Strategies for Success" and "Using kro to balance governance and agility in Amazon EKS for platform teams" by awesome speakers.

Special gratitude to Xero for providing the venue for the event.

Xero Wellington Office is confirmed as our venue for this meetup.

Venue details:
Xero, Level 3
19/23 Taranaki Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011
Special Note About the Venue Access: Take lifts from the ground floor to Level 3 Xero Reception area. Register in before enter the meetup.

Agenda:
4:30 PM - Doors Open, Networking
5:00 PM - Talk Track #1 – Robert Kuyler - “Enhancing Your AWS Security Hub Score: Strategies for Success”
5:30 PM – Talk Track #2 –Ram and Zack – "Using kro to balance governance and agility in Amazon EKS for platform teams"
6:00 PM - Wrap Up, Networking, Fun, Pizza

Meetup Talk Track:
🎤 Speaker: Robert Kuyler (LinkedIn): “Enhancing Your AWS Security Hub Score: Strategies for Success”

Elevate your AWS Security Hub score through practical and effective strategies. Discover approaches to strengthen your security posture, identify quick wins for immediate impact, and implement automated remediation to streamline compliance. This session offers actionable insights and best practices.

🎤 Speakers: Arshad Zackeriya (LinkedIn) and Ramaswamy Arunachalam (LinkedIn): “Using kro to balance governance and agility in Amazon EKS for platform teams”

Remember Ram and Zack's awesome lightning talk from the AWS Summit Sydney 2025? We had a ton of requests to bring that session to our local community, and we listened!

So, get ready, because Ram and Zack will be presenting their lightning talk right here at our meetup.

Sponsors:

A special thanks to our sponsors - AWS, Deloitte, MongoDB, CCL, Mantel group, api connects, CyberCX, inIT soluctions and Datacom for their generous financial contributions, which play a vital role in supporting the monthly expenses of AWS User Groups across Aotearoa (including Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland and Northland).

A big shout-out to AWS for generously providing pizza, and enhancing the overall experience for our attendees.

Our sponsors are the lifeblood of our community events, and without their support, none of this would be possible. Ngā mihi maioha!

We look forward to seeing you at the meetup! Mā te wa.

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