May - Are you well architected? / Serverless Websockets on AWS

Welcome to May's edition of AWS User Group Leeds!

To enable us to arrange the correct amount of food and drink, and ensure that everyone who wants to attend is able to, please only sign up if you are able to attend, and if after signing up you are no longer able to attend, please update your RSVP to 'no' to make your space available to others.

This meet up is kindly sponsored by Burendo, who will be providing the venue, food and drink.

We have two great talks lined up for you:

Are you well architected?
Kevin Kuszyk - Cloud Architect, Burendo

In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, building scalable, reliable, and efficient cloud architectures is paramount for businesses striving to stay competitive. Enter the AWS Well-Architected Framework, a comprehensive approach to cloud architecture design that empowers organizations to build systems that are secure, high-performing, resilient, and efficient.

During this talk, we'll delve into the core principles of the AWS Well-Architected Framework and explore how it can help you assess the state of your current cloud architecture.

Through real-world examples and best practices, we'll illustrate how adherence to the AWS Well-Architected Framework can lead to tangible benefits such as improved system performance, enhanced security posture, cost savings, and increased agility. Whether you're just starting your cloud journey or looking to optimize existing architectures, this talk will provide actionable insights to help you answer the crucial question: Are you well architected?

Serverless Websockets on AWS
Mike Goddard - Head of Engineering, Nimble Approach

Websockets are helpful for a variety of use cases, but it’s not immediately obvious how they can fit into a serverless stack. This is an introduction to websockets, using them with API Gateway and other AWS serverless services.

Schedule (subject to timings)
17:45 - 18:00: Doors open - turn up, meet people, grab a drink.
18:00 - 18:30: Pizza arrives, more time for people to turn up - please arrive by 18:30 or you may not be able to get in!
18:30 onwards: Talk 1 - Kevin Kuszyk - Are you well architected?
19:15-ish: break time - an opportunity to chat, grab a drink, etc
19:45-ish: Talk 2 - Mike Goddard - Serverless Websockets on AWS
20:15 onwards: Continue the conversation over drinks at the Editor's Draft pub, which is round the corner on Wellington Street

Where
Burendo, 3rd Floor, 10 Wellington Place, Leeds LS1 4AP
https://maps.app.goo.gl/qPnedSYEtp5cxjjx5

Food and Drink
We’ll be providing a range of drinks, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, at the venue, from Burendo our sponsors for this event.

Food will be in the form of pizza - please let us know if you have any specific dietary requirements prior to the day and we will endeavour to meet your needs.

Code of Conduct
Like a large number of other communities, we have an anti harassment policy and code of conduct, in order to support the inclusive nature of our events. Please view here. It is necessary for all attendees, speakers, sponsors and volunteers at any AWS User Group Leeds event to agree with the code of conduct.

Helping with diversity and inclusivity
The organising team for AWS User Group Leeds are keen to promote diversity and inclusivity, in terms of speakers, how events are run, and the composition of the organising team. If you would like to contribute to this aim, particularly if you think you have experiences that you might not consider to be typical for the majority of the tech community, we would be really excited to talk with you at the event.