The S in SRE is for...Sustainable! + Pub Quiz

Hello everyone!

Come and join us for our first meetup of 2026 at AWS, Mr.Treublaan 7 on the 4th floor, 1097 DP Amsterdam, where we dive into the topic of sustainability with the featured talks from Nati Cohen and Nourolhoda Alemi followed by an SRE themed pub quiz🥳

Agenda

18:00 Doors open, food and socialising
19:00 Opening by SRE NL Meetup Host
19:05 ARM Migration Made Practical by Nati Cohen (AWS)
19:35 Building a Greener Digital Landscape: Core Principles of Sustainable IT by Nourolhoda Alemi (ING)
20:10 Pub Quiz, Networking & Drinks
21:00 End

Abstracts:

ARM Migration Made Practical by Nati Cohen

ARM processors are shaking up the cloud by delivering faster performance, lower costs, and greener computing. But with all these benefits, why do so many teams still hesitate to make the leap? This session makes ARM migration practical: we’ll clarify the architecture, identify easy-to-migrate workloads, and share proven steps for evaluation and transition. Learn why real-world testing matters, discover essential tools, and build multi-arch containers without increasing CI time. Whether you’re starting a new project or updating legacy apps, get actionable insights for a smooth, successful migration.

Nati is a Solutions Architect with AWS. He delights in helping customers simplify complex systems, teaching them about the inner workings of cloud services and debugging annoying technical oddities. When he is not at his computer he is soldering electronic kits, tinkering with smaller computers and drumming on a Taiko.

Building a Greener Digital Landscape: Core Principles of Sustainable IT by Nourolhoda Alemi

This talk delves into the foundational concepts of Green IT alongside ING’s best practices, offering a comprehensive perspective on how technology can drive both innovation and sustainability.

Join me to explore:
• The challenges of assessing sustainability in IT systems
• Strategic approaches to reduce digital environmental footprints
• Principles of sustainable software design and development
• Best practices of sustainable IT within ING organization

Whether you're an IT leader, developer, or tech enthusiast, this talk will provide you with practical insights to align your digital strategies with sustainability goals. Let’s think green—and build a cleaner digital world.

Nourolhoda is an Engineering Manager within the Cash & Payments domain at ING. With 13 years of solid experience in Backend Engineering and an academic background in Artificial Intelligence, she is passionate about integrating Green IT best practices into infrastructure, codebases, and architectural design. Beyond her professional expertise, she is a watercolor artist as well.

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