AI on GKE + Scaling + Microsegmentation + swag

Summer is definitely upon us! We've got 3 great speakers lined up again. Check out their talks below! Huge thank you to our sponsor sysdig!

Please remember:

1. RSVP's close 48 hrs before the event. I need your first and last name for check in, too.
2. Please don't be late! We can't come back to the lobby after we've kicked off at 6pm.
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Agenda

6:00 pm: food / drinks / networking
6:20 pm: Talk #1: AI on GKE w/ Hakim Graia
7:00 pm: Who is hiring? Who is looking?
7:10 pm: Talk #2: Scaling in K8s w/ John Platt
7:50 pm: Talk #3: Microsegmentation Best Practices w/ Jen Thomas
8:30 pm: Finish

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Speakers & topics

1. Deploying and Scaling Gemma LLMs on GKE with GPU Acceleration and vLLM with Hakim Graia, Architect @ Google

As the title says, this one is going to cover some important concepts all in one talk!

Hakim Graia is a Principal Cloud Architect at Google Cloud, bringing over twenty years of experience in architecting and creating innovative solutions to solve customers' business challenges.

2. Kubernetes Autoscaling: Beyond One-Size-Fits-All with John Platt, CTO @ StormForge

This session will explore the three key dimensions: cluster, horizontal, and vertical. We’ll start with the tools built into Kubernetes before moving onto the more advanced open-source projects—Karpenter and KEDA, which enhance flexibility and efficiency for each.

Attendees will learn:

• Strategies for cluster, horizontal and vertical autoscaling, their challenges, and solutions that improve on or replace them
• How to assess workload requirements to choose the right mix of autoscaling tailored to specific app needs
• Best practices to optimize deployments for peak performance and cost-efficiency for dynamic workloads

3. Microsegmentation Best Practices with Jen Thomas, Developer Advocate @ Tigera

Understand what microsegmentation is and learn how to use network security policies as code to secure your containers and VMs. Learn how and why to isolate your workloads, namespaces, and tenants to protect and limit the damage from different threats.

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About Our Sponsor
Sysdig is a security and observability platform designed for cloud-native environments, focusing on containerized applications and Kubernetes orchestration. It provides real-time visibility, security, and compliance capabilities, helping organizations monitor and protect their infrastructure and applications.

Hybrid/Remote option

Sorry, this event is in-person only, so please join us in Cambridge!