DevOps Society x Elastic London Hack Night
Details
Our next event is a hands-on hack night in collaboration with Elastic, where you can build out your own working AIOps incident response prototype using Elastic, AI agents and MCP. The best solutions have a chance to win prizes. So come along with your laptop!
📅Date and Time:
Thursday, 18th June 2026
Doors open: 6PM
📍Location:
Davidson Building
Address: 1st floor, 5 Southampton St, London WC2E 7HA
Note: please use Exeter St entrance as the main entrance is closed after 6pm
Facilitators:
Carly Richmond, Developer Advocate Lead @ Elastic
Steven Wade, Founder, Platform Fix
Agenda:
6:00pm – 6:30pm — Networking on arrival, with food and drinks provided by Elastic
6:30pm – 6:50pm — Challenge and tools demo
6:50pm – 8:30pm — Hacking time
8:30pm – 9:30pm — 5-minute lightning demos
9:30pm— Close and networking at a nearby pub
Timings may vary.
You will be using (but not limited to) the following tools:
- Elasticsearch
- Elastic Agent Builder
- MCP servers and apps, including the new Elastic Observability MCP App.
As always, expect a relaxed evening of technical learning, discussion, and networking with fellow engineers from across the London tech community.
Register individually below to secure your spot. Spaces are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Prerequisites:
Whether you’re deep into DevOps or just getting started, there’s something here for everyone.
🛠️ You will need
- Your laptop!
- The following software installed on your laptop:
- Docker
- Docker Compose
- Claude Code
- kubectl and minikube as per the Kubernetes install tools guide
The full setup instructions for the hack night are available here.
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Website
To partner with us
Elastic website - https://www.elastic.co/
Please RSVP to book your place!