Grafana & Friends x Kubernetes Pune Happy Hours

## Details

Get ready for an exciting event with Grafana & Friends: Happy Hours! Grafana Labs is all set to host its next happy hour in Pune in collaboration with Kubernetes Pune and Intangles.
Here's the detailed agenda of the meetup :

Agenda
10:30 AM
Intro and Welcome

10:40 AM - 11:10 AM
GrafanaCon Recap
A recap of all the updates and releases made at Grafana in Seattle.
Speaker: Sandeep Sukhani (Senior Software Engineer at Grafana Labs)

11:10 AM - 11:40 AM
Grafana Mimir: Prometheus is powerful — until scale hits
This session introduces Grafana Mimir, a scalable metrics backend that solves Prometheus’s limits. Learn how Mimir works, why it matters, and how to get started with it in minutes. Perfect for beginners exploring observability at scale.
Speaker: Sanika Kotgire (Cloud and DevSecops at HPE)

11:40 AM - 12:10 PM
Conversational Clusters: Introduction to kubectl-ai, your AI-powered Kubernetes sidekick
Kubernetes is the backbone of modern cloud-native infrastructure, but let’s face it: managing clusters, writing YAML, and troubleshooting issues can be a grind for developers, DevOps, and SRE teams alike. Let's explore kubectl-ai your AI-powered CLI assistant that brings natural language, automation, and intelligence to Kubernetes management.
Speaker: Swapnil Kulkarni (Leading Customer Success & Solution Architecture at Kloudfuse)

12:10 PM - 12:40 PM
The AI-Observability Loop: Using AI for Observability and Observing AI Systems
Observability is evolving, and AI is both the driver and the passenger. This talk explores two sides of the same coin: how AI is being used to supercharge observability and why observability is becoming essential for trustworthy AI.
Speaker: Pramod Pawar (Co-Founder & CIO at VirtueCloud)

12:40 PM - 01:00 PM
Snacks and Networking

We look forward to meeting you in person for a morning filled with insightful sessions, networking, and shared experiences! For any questions or to express interest in future speaking opportunities, please contact the organizers.