AWS User Group Cologne - September Edition

AWS User Group Cologne, hybrid meetup on Thursday, September 21st 2023, 6:30 pm / 18:30 CET - presented by Cologne Intelligence and StormForge. With talks by Stefan Willenbrock (Senior Backend Developer at Cologne Intelligence) and Matt Buchner (Senior Director of Cloud Solution Architecture at NTT DATA Services)

Hey everyone,

welcome to our hybrid September meetup!

If you like to attend on site please get your free ticket via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.de/e/aws-user-group-cologne-september-edition-tickets-671451257787

Due to the limited room capacity we only have a limited ticket contingent.

For more information check out the Cologne Intelligence website: https://www.cologne-intelligence.de/en/contact-1

Once all tickets have been allocated, only virtual participation is possible.

In the very unlikely event of restrictions due to a change because of the Corona/Covid situation, we may have to revert to a virtual format.

Here’s the agenda:

18:30 – Get together

18:45 – Intro and administrative details by StormForge

18:50 – Stefan Willenbrock: Developer Preview: Discovering Rust on AWS

19:20 – Q&A (15 minutes)

19:35 – Short break

19:45 – Matt Buchner: Building a Multi-Tenant Serverless Manufacturing Data Lake

20:15 – Q&A (15 minutes)

20:30 – Socializing

Speaker & Talk Information

Stefan Willenbrock: Developer Preview: Discovering Rust on AWS

In this talk we will delve into the discovery and testing of the developer preview of the AWS SDK for Rust. This presentation will focus on exploring the foundational building blocks of the Rust programming language ecosystem for creating powerful web services. We will also demonstrate how to effectively develop and test with the AWS SDK for Rust, ensuring predictable results. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the potential of Rust and the AWS SDK for building robust and reliable applications in the cloud.

About Stefan

Stefan is a Senior Backend Developer at Cologne Intelligence, with a strong focus on cloud-native technologies.

He has extensive experience as a team lead in the financial services sector, where he developed a SaaS financial services platform using Java and Spring Boot in an event-driven application landscape.

Currently, Stefan is working on a CIAM service for a German media platform, leveraging the AWS serverless stack.

His passion lies in exploring various technologies, with a particular interest in going native.

Meet Stefan:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefan-willenbrock-ba5436211/

Matt Buchner: Building a Multi-Tenant Serverless Manufacturing Data Lake

NTT DATA built a multi-tenant serverless Data Lake in AWS to support a customer's global manufacturing operations. Matt will share how they translated the business requirements into AWS architectural decisions, as well as lessons learned during the implementation.

About Matt

Matt Buchner is a Senior Director of Cloud Solution Architecture at NTT DATA Services. He is a passionate advocate for cloud technologies. In the past 17 years, he enjoyed helping customers of all sizes and industries innovate and transform while working in the US and Europe.

Meet Matt:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattbuchner/