AWS User Group Timisoara

What is an AWS GameDay?
Join us for the AWS GameDay, a gamified simulation exercise in which you will learn AWS concepts and best practices under light competition. Your goals are to become more comfortable with AWS and have fun in a live, risk-free environment.

Format
This event will be 100% hands-on and you will be working extensively in the AWS Console. It is not a workshop, there are no step-by-step instructions. Be prepared to decide your own path forward with ambiguous directions. You may get frustrated and that is alright! Support staff will be available to assist you. Please come with an open mind to try new things. Our event is team-based, so you should arrive well-rested to communicate effectively, divide and conquer, and support your teammates.

What is the upcoming AWS GameDay “Security” about?
Congratulations on your new position as Senior Security Consultant at Unicorn.Rentals! You are all new hires at our fast-growing [fictitious] startup, Unicorn.Rentals and will take on various business problems we’ve been facing related to our security posture. Your team will be engaging with the services like Amazon Inspector, IAM Access Analyzer, Secrets Manager, GuardDuty, Config, RDS, EC2 Image Builder, Lambda, Systems Manager Parameter Store, EventBridge, EC2, VPC.

Organisation details
Team size: 3-4 Players - come with your team or we will create ad-hoc ones.
Bring: Your trusty laptop - we will provide an internet connection.

Target audience
The game is designed for players with general knowledge of the AWS platform and services, as well as interest in security.

Agenda:
18:00 - 18:30 Introduction to GameDay
18:30 - 20:30 Game run-time (snacks & beer at will)
20:30 - Game Ceremony

You will compete with local teams from Timisoara and with remote teams from the Cluj-Napoca, Iasi, Bucharest and Chisinau User Groups.