AWS UG Lancashire November 2025: Leyland
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AWS User Group Lancashire welcomes you to Kings Court Business Centre at Leyland!
*** Speakers ***
We are excited to welcome:
Kate Gowron is a Database Cloud Architect @ DoiT, specialising in cloud and database platforms, with 12+ years building on-prem and cloud-native systems. She has led large-scale RDS migrations, optimised PostgreSQL and Neptune performance at billion-row scale and built automated deployments using AWS CDK and Terraform. Kate is an author, an AWS Ambassador & Community Builder and blogger at kategawron.co.uk.
Paul Ross is a Senior Specialist Solution Architect for In-Memory Databases on AWS. Paul helps AWS customers build faster, scalable applications by utilising technologies such as Amazon ElastiCache and MemoryDB. Before joining AWS, Paul worked as a Partner Solution Architect at Redis. Paul is as happy sharing knowledge on key-value databases as he is demonstrating the capabilities of his Brompton C-Line bicycle.
Thanks for joining us!
*** Sessions ***
Kate's session: Beyond Relational: Designing Resilient, Scalable Data Platforms on AWS
In this talk, we explore how to design resilient and scalable data architectures on AWS by going beyond traditional relational databases. We'll walk through real-world scenarios and dive into the strengths, trade-offs, and ideal use cases for AWS services like DynamoDB, Redshift, OpenSearch, Keyspaces, and more. Whether you're building for high write throughput, low-latency access, or complex analytics, you'll leave with a practical decision-making framework to choose the right datastore for the job.
Paul's session: Optimise your apps for cost and performance using In-Memory Databases and Valkey on AWS
Organisations are rapidly adopting Valkey to dramatically boost performance while slashing operational costs. Join Paul Ross to discover how Valkey on AWS can transform your applications through lightning-fast data access and seamless real-time operations.
*** Schedule ***
18:00 - Doors, food, drinks
18:30 - Welcome
18:40 - Speaker 1
19:10 - Break for refreshments & networking
19:20 - Speaker 2
19:50 - Open Mic & Community News
20:00 - Close
*** Travel ***
- Google Maps: Kings Court Business Centre, King Street, Leyland, PR25 2LE
- What3Words: ///calms.book.tell
DRIVING: Kings Court Business Centre is about a mile away from Junction 28 of the M6 motorway and has ample free on-site parking.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Kings Court Business Centre is a ten-minute walk from Leyland Train Station on the West Coast main line. Several bus routes also stop at Hough Lane - a five-minute walk from the venue.
*** Diversity ***
Our events are free and open to everyone, regardless of background or experience. Please let us know if you require any accommodations, and we will do our best to assist you.
*** Refreshments ***
A selection of food and beverages will be provided. Have dietary requirements? Let us know in advance, and we’ll do our best to accommodate you.
*** Photography & Videography Notice ***
By attending, you consent to being photographed and filmed for promotional and educational purposes. Prefer not to be recorded? Just let us know when you arrive.
*** Sponsors ***
AWS User Group Lancashire thanks our generous sponsors:
