This event is participated by ~50 User Groups across Europe, so there will be a shared scoreboard with global prices for the winners.
What is an AWS GameDay?
An AWS GameDay is a team-based, competitive learning experience that transforms cloud training into an immersive, high-energy event. Unlike traditional workshops where participants follow step-by-step instructions, GameDay drops teams into a live AWS environment with real infrastructure—often broken, misconfigured, or under attack—and challenges them to figure out solutions on their own.
What makes it a unique experience
- No step-by-step guides—teams must explore, experiment, and problem-solve
- Real AWS accounts with actual running infrastructure (EC2, Lambda, S3, databases)
- Time pressure creates urgency and forces prioritization decisions
- Competitive leaderboard visible to all teams drives engagement
- Points lost for poor decisions (overspending, downtime, security gaps) teach consequences
Format
Teams of 2-4 people compete over 2 hours. Each team receives access to their own AWS environment with pre-deployed infrastructure.
BRING YOUR OWN LAPTOP
