AWS Brighton User Group Meetup #10 - Orchestrating the Cloud

We’re thrilled to bring you a double-bill of two complementary AWS automation talks—one lightning-fast overview and one in-depth session—packed into a single evening. Whether you’re sharpening your security guardrails or automating resource provisioning at scale, this meetup has you covered.

## Session 1: Event Driven Security and Compliance in AWS

Speaker: Nelson Alphonso, AWS Community Builder & Cloud Security Enthusiast
A concise yet powerful introduction to building event-driven security controls in AWS: discover how to wire up Amazon EventBridge with CloudTrail, Config, and Systems Manager to detect API anomalies and automatically enforce compliance. Nelson will walk you through the core architecture and show you how even small teams can achieve real-time remediation with minimal manual effort.

## Session 2: Automating AWS Integration with Amazon Cloud Control API at System Initiative

Speaker: Paul Stack, Senior Cloud Engineer at System Initiative
Dive deep into the lessons learned from implementing the Cloud Control API at System Initiative. Paul will share how they dynamically generated all necessary CloudFormation specs, tackled gaps in API coverage and metadata, and built reliable workarounds with resource specifications. Expect concrete examples, code patterns, and best practices for scalable, user-friendly AWS automation.

Our supporters, Silicon Brighton, will live-stream the event on YouTube.
RSVP now for this free event, where you can network with peers, learn from our distinguished speakers, and enjoy free beer and pizza courtesy of our sponsor, Logicata.