DevOps na Praia - Oct/2026 🤝 DevOps Porto meetup

DevOps na Praia is excited to announce our October 2026 Meetup!
Join us for an evening of technical talks, knowledge sharing, and networking with the local tech community. We'll explore topics around platform engineering, AWS technologies, automation, developer experience, and modern DevOps practices. This edition is made possible with the support of Kuehne+Nagel, our event sponsor, and alongside our friends from DevOps Porto, who are joining us as community partners for this event.

Whether you're a seasoned DevOps practitioner, platform engineer, software developer, or simply curious about the DevOps ecosystem, this is a great opportunity to connect with peers, exchange ideas, and learn from real-world experiences. We look forward to welcoming you for an evening of insightful discussions, community engagement, and great conversations.

📍 Location: Kuehne+Nagel Porto IT Hub

📅 Date: October 14, 2026
⏰ Time: 18:30
👉 Note: This is an in-person meetup.

Agenda & Talks:
🎤 19:00 - Move beyond reactive: Transform cloud ops with AWS DevOps Agent
Speaker: Martin-Zack Mekkaoui @ AWS
Abstract: Is your operations team consumed by daily firefighting? Do you lack the time to evaluate and improve your operational posture? Move from reactive firefighting to proactive operational improvement with AWS DevOps Agent, a frontier agent that resolves and proactively prevents incidents, continuously improving reliability and performance of applications in AWS, multicloud, and hybrid environments. We’ll show you how you can leverage AWS DevOps Agent to integrate with your DevOps toolset including AWS and non-AWS observability tools, code repositories, and pipelines to correlate and connect the dots across signals to surface concerning trends and provide prioritized improvements to drive operational excellence.

🎤 19:45 - Everyone knows their system. Nobody knows the Process.
Speaker: Pedro Teixeira @ ECCO Sko A/s
Abstract: Is your organization struggling with complex microservices where no one understands the full end-to-end business process? Do invisible dependencies and local team optimizations create global operational chaos? Move from fragmented system troubleshooting to holistic integration architecture that connects system behavior directly to business outcomes. In this session, we’ll analyze recurring failure patterns across large-scale integration initiatives to reveal why modern cloud and API architectures lose their big-picture clarity. We’ll show you how to uncover hidden dependencies across teams and systems, restore shared architectural understanding, and transform integration from a technical bottleneck into a strategic business enabler, all without sacrificing developer autonomy.

🍕 20:30 - Networking, Food & Drinks

Join us at KN's offices in Porto to connect with the community, share ideas, and network with AWS and DevOps enthusiasts!

Interested in speaking at a future DevOps na Praia or supporting the community through sponsorship?
Send us a message here or email [devopsnapraia@gmail.com](mailto:devopsnapraia@gmail.com)

💬 Stay tuned for updates here or on our LinkedIn — and don't hesitate to reach out. We'd love to hear from you! See you there!