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Hello AWS Community! 👋

We’re excited to host our next AWS User Group Nagpur meetup, this time as a live online event streamed on YouTube. ☁️🚀
Join us for an engaging session featuring two deep-dive talks covering edge architecture, security, and next-gen Kubernetes operations with AI.

📅 Date: Saturday, 11th April
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Format: Online (YouTube Live)

🎥 Streaming link will be shared with registered participants on Meetup.

🎤 Session 1

Accelerating and Securing Applications at the Edge with AWS CloudFront, WAF & Shield

Speaker: Abhishek Paygonde
Founder & CTO, Whistlemind Technologies

What to expect:
As applications scale globally, delivering low latency, high performance, and strong security at the edge is critical.

In this session, we will explore:

  • Amazon CloudFront capabilities and caching strategies
  • Performance optimization and CloudFront Functions
  • Securing applications using AWS WAF and AWS Shield
  • Protection against common web threats and DDoS attacks

🔧 Live Demo Included:

  • Setting up a CloudFront distribution
  • Attaching WAF rules
  • Implementing edge logic using CloudFront Functions

🎤 Session 2

Simplifying Kubernetes Operations with Amazon EKS MCP Server

Speaker: Sankalp Paranjpe
Cloud Security Consultant | AWS Community Builder

What to expect:
This session explores how AI can be used to manage Kubernetes clusters using the Amazon EKS MCP Server.

Topics covered:

  • Introduction to Model Context Protocol (MCP)
  • How AI systems securely interact with EKS clusters
  • Built-in tools for retrieving cluster insights (pods, deployments, events, etc.)
  • Troubleshooting workloads using AI-driven approaches
  • Integration with Kubernetes API, IAM authentication, and RBAC controls

🎯 Key Takeaways:

  • Understand AI-driven Kubernetes management
  • Learn secure interaction between AI and cluster resources
  • See practical examples of real-world cluster operations

🗓️ Agenda

🟢 11:00 – 11:10 AM
Welcome & Introduction
Kickstart the session with a quick overview of the community and what to expect.

🟣 11:10 AM – 12:10 PM

🎤 Session 1: Edge Architecture & Security with AWS CloudFront, WAF & Shield
Deep dive into performance, caching, and securing applications at the edge + live demo.

🔵 12:15 – 12:55 PM
🎤 Session 2: Simplifying Kubernetes Operations with Amazon EKS MCP Server
Explore how AI is transforming Kubernetes operations with real-world insights.

🎁 12:55 – 1:00 PM
Quiz, Goodies & Closing
Test your learnings, win exciting goodies, and wrap up the session!
👉 Tip: Stay till the end — you wouldn’t want to miss this 😉

📢 Important Notes

  • This is a live online event
  • YouTube streaming link will be shared only with registered participants
  • Please ensure you RSVP on Meetup to receive the access link

🌐 Stay Connected
💬 Join our WhatsApp group for updates and discussions:
👉 https://chat.whatsapp.com/HQLMAgTuSMSLhvS2DmHFag

Looking forward to an exciting learning session with the community! 🚀☁️

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