KSUG.AI Australia

KSUG.AI Australia #57 - Melbourne Meetup @AWS - 4 Mar 2026

Wed, Mar 4 · 5:30 PM AEDT

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Hybrid

Amazon MEL12, 555 Collins St, Melbourne, AU

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We're excited to welcome you to the upcoming KSUG.AI Australia Meetup — happening both in-person at at Amazon and online via Zoom! 🎉

We're actively seeking more awesome AI topic speakers!
👉 https://speaker.ksug.ai

Agenda and topics preview:

• Food, drinks and Socializing
• Welcome / Introductions by the Organizers @KSUG.AI
• Topic 1: Beyond Patching: Why Distroless is Your Last Line of Defense Against 0-Days by Andrew Dean, Enterprise SE @Chainguard
• Topic 2: Managing Kubernetes at scale with ClusterAPI, GitOps, and NKP by Chris Porter, Principal SA @Nutanix
• Topic 3: Era of Resource Efficient AI Models by Om Subrato Dey, Incoming Master of IT with AI @UoM
• Quiz time: nice swags giveaways

Food and drinks will be provided between 5.30 and 6 pm on a first-come, first-served basis. This is a great opportunity to learn and network with our peers. Thanks to our sponsors @Amazon, @KodeKloud, Nutanix and Chainguard!

Register here to secure your spot! See you all there!

Location: Amazon MEL12, Level 13.304 555 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000

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By registering, you consent to the management of your personal information in accordance with KSUG.AI Meetup's Privacy Policy. Additionally, you agree that our sponsors may contact you.

KSUG.AI is an independent community and not affiliated with or endorsed by CNCF. Kubernetes, K8s, Kubestronaut are registered trademarks of The Linux Foundation.

2026 S1 Melbourne Freshers Welcome Event

Sun, Mar 8 · 2:00 PM AEDT

Drill Hall, Multicultural Hub, 26 Therry St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Melbourne, AU

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We're excited to welcome you to the upcoming KSUG.AI Australia Meetup — happening in-person! 🎉

We're actively seeking more awesome AI topic speakers!
👉 https://speaker.ksug.ai

Join us for Melbourne’s biggest S1 Newcomer Festival! Whether you are a brand new student, a returning senior, or just looking to meet new friends, this is the event to kick off your semester.

Event Details:

• Date: Sunday, March 8, 2026
• Time: 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM
• Location: Drill Hall, Multicultural Hub (26 Therry St, Melbourne VIC 3000)
• Entry: Online Registration Required (Strictly no walk-ins)

What to Expect:

• 5,000+ Free Gifts: From student survival kits to brand merchandise, everyone walks away with something. Arrive early for the best selection!
• Mega Lucky Draw: Electronic draws every 30 minutes featuring prizes like a PS5, Dyson Supersonic Hair Dryer, Stanley Tumblers, LEGO sets, Wayfarer (Gen 2) and more.
• Interactive Fun: Booth games and a stamp collection challenge to unlock bonus lucky draw entries and exclusive gifts.
• Study & Career Advice Zone: Mentors and industry professionals will be available to answer questions about course planning, internships, resume tips, and migration pathways.
• Networking: Connect with trusted local brands, student organizations, and peers from different universities.

How to Maximize Your Chances: You can earn multiple lucky draw tickets (up to 10 per person) by checking in with a group, referring friends, sharing on social media, participating in booth activities, or volunteering.

Don't miss out on this full experience!

Register here to secure your spot! See you all there!

(This event is organized by JR Academy with strong support from KSUG.AI Community and various sponsors.)

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✅ Grow 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 💪
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By registering, you consent to the management of your personal information in accordance with KSUG.AI Meetup's Privacy Policy. Additionally, you agree that our sponsors may contact you.

KSUG.AI is an independent community and not affiliated with or endorsed by CNCF. Kubernetes, K8s, Kubestronaut are registered trademarks of The Linux Foundation.

KSUG.AI MEL FlexAI: Architecting AI Platform with Kubernetes @AWS - 12 Mar 2026

Thu, Mar 12 · 9:30 AM AEDT

Amazon MEL12, 555 Collins St, Melbourne, AU

Register now to attend! => https://konfhub.com/ksug-au-2026-03-12 <=

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• 75% off Cybersecurity Super Bundle using code LUNAR26SBAI
• 50% off KubeSmart Bundles using code LUNAR26BUNAI
• 20% off KubeCon Europe 2026 using code KSAI20
• Up to 30% off popular Books and Events

We're excited to welcome you to the upcoming Hands-on workshop — happening in-person at at Amazon ! 🎉

We're actively seeking more awesome AI topic speakers!
👉 https://speaker.ksug.ai

About the event
Learn how to deploy and scale AI applications using Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service). This hands-on workshop demonstrates how to build a complete generative AI platform with automated cluster management, hybrid infrastructure, and enterprise-grade observability.

What You'll Learn:

• Leverage EKS Auto Mode for automated Kubernetes cluster management
• Architect hybrid node pools for optimal performance and cost efficiency
• Implement end-to-end observability and LLM serving with vLLM

Hands-on Lab Experience:
Learn directly from AWS experts who have helped organizations successfully deploy and manage large-scale GenAI infrastructure.
Through hands-on labs and real-world examples, you'll learn to master:

• EKS cluster setup optimized for NVIDIA GPU workloads
• Efficient model serving and scaling using vLLM
• Distributed inference architecture implementation with Ray
• Comprehensive monitoring and observability using Prometheus and Grafana
• Best practices for production GenAI deployments on Kubernetes.

Who Should Attend:
Whether you're looking to deploy your first language model or scale existing GenAI workloads, this workshop will provide you with best practices and hands-on experience using industry-leading tools and frameworks.

Requirements:

• Bring your laptop and power adapter
• AWS account access will be provided
• Basic familiarity with cloud infrastructure concepts
• Basic Kubernetes concepts

Through guided exercises, you'll gain practical experience deploying and managing enterprise AI applications on AWS infrastructure.

Full Agenda

Introduction - AI Platform on Kubernetes
09:30 - 09:45 GMT+11
Nikola Cuca & Hantzley Tauckoor
Explore the fundamentals of running AI/ML workloads on Kubernetes and understand why container orchestration is crucial for GenAI deployments. Learn key concepts and benefits of running AI platforms on Amazon EKS.

Hosting inference workloads on Amazon EKS
09:45 - 10:30 GMT+11
Frank Fan
Deep dive into designing scalable AI architectures that combine cloud and on-premises resources using Amazon EKS, focusing on inferencing.

Hands-on: Explore environment, vLLM model loading, scaling vLLM
10:30 - 12:00 GMT+11
Frank, Don & Parikshit
Hand-on labs on inferencing on EKS using vLLM

Lunch Break
12:00 - 13:00 GMT+11

Voice of customers & panel discussion
13:00 - 14:00 GMT+11
Panel
Hear from existing customers who implemented similar architectures in their production environment.

Introduction to monitoring and observability
14:00 - 14:15 GMT+11
Melchi & Parikshit
Explore observsability stack for AI on EKS

Hands-on: Observing LLM Inference workloads
14:15 - 15:45 GMT+11
Don, Frank & Melchi
Hand-on labs on observsability stack for AI on EKS

Quiz & Wrap-up
15:45 - 16:00 GMT+11
Nikola & Hantzley
Interactive knowledge check covering key concepts learned throughout the workshop. Review of best practices, Q&A session, and discussion of next steps for implementing GenAI workloads on EKS.

Register here to secure your spot! See you all there!

Location: Amazon MEL12, Level 13.304 555 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000

👉 Join our Discord and WhatsApp for latest update!

🔖 𝐎𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬:
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☸ 37% OFF KodeKloud Plans - Code: K8SUGKK

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐖𝐞 𝐃𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬:
✅ Learn 𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 ⚡
✅ Certify 𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑 💰
✅ Grow 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 💪
𝟐𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎+ follow KSUG.AI 🔥 linktr.ee/ksug.ai

By registering, you consent to the management of your personal information in accordance with KSUG.AI Meetup's Privacy Policy. Additionally, you agree that our sponsors may contact you.

KSUG.AI is an independent community and not affiliated with or endorsed by CNCF. Kubernetes, K8s, Kubestronaut are registered trademarks of The Linux Foundation.

KSUG.AI SYD FlexAI: Architecting AI Platform with Kubernetes @AWS - 18 Mar 2026

Wed, Mar 18 · 9:30 AM AEDT

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Hybrid

2 Park St, Sydney, NS, AU

Register now to attend! => https://konfhub.com/ksug-au-2026-03-18-1 <=

Latest promotions discovered by our community!

• 75% off Cybersecurity Super Bundle using code LUNAR26SBAI
• 50% off KubeSmart Bundles using code LUNAR26BUNAI
• 20% off KubeCon Europe 2026 using code KSAI20
• Up to 30% off popular Books and Events

We're excited to welcome you to the upcoming Hands-on workshop — happening in-person at at Amazon ! 🎉

We're actively seeking more awesome AI topic speakers!
👉 https://speaker.ksug.ai

About the event
Learn how to deploy and scale AI applications using Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service). This hands-on workshop demonstrates how to build a complete generative AI platform with automated cluster management, hybrid infrastructure, and enterprise-grade observability.

What You'll Learn:

• Leverage EKS Auto Mode for automated Kubernetes cluster management
• Architect hybrid node pools for optimal performance and cost efficiency
• Implement end-to-end observability and LLM serving with vLLM

Hands-on Lab Experience:
Learn directly from AWS experts who have helped organizations successfully deploy and manage large-scale GenAI infrastructure.
Through hands-on labs and real-world examples, you'll learn to master:

• EKS cluster setup optimized for NVIDIA GPU workloads
• Efficient model serving and scaling using vLLM
• Distributed inference architecture implementation with Ray
• Comprehensive monitoring and observability using Prometheus and Grafana
• Best practices for production GenAI deployments on Kubernetes.

Who Should Attend:
Whether you're looking to deploy your first language model or scale existing GenAI workloads, this workshop will provide you with best practices and hands-on experience using industry-leading tools and frameworks.

Requirements:

• Bring your laptop and power adapter
• AWS account access will be provided
• Basic familiarity with cloud infrastructure concepts
• Basic Kubernetes concepts

Through guided exercises, you'll gain practical experience deploying and managing enterprise AI applications on AWS infrastructure.

Full Agenda

Introduction - AI Platform on Kubernetes
09:30 - 09:45 GMT+11
Nikola Cuca & Hantzley Tauckoor
Explore the fundamentals of running AI/ML workloads on Kubernetes and understand why container orchestration is crucial for GenAI deployments. Learn key concepts and benefits of running AI platforms on Amazon EKS.

Hosting inference workloads on Amazon EKS
09:45 - 10:30 GMT+11
Frank Fan & Faisal Masood
Deep dive into designing scalable AI architectures that combine cloud and on-premises resources using Amazon EKS, focusing on inferencing.

Hands-on: Explore environment, vLLM model loading, scaling vLLM
10:30 - 12:00 GMT+11
Frank, Faisal & Parikshit
Hand-on labs on inferencing on EKS using vLLM

Lunch Break
12:00 - 13:00 GMT+11

Voice of customers & panel discussion
13:00 - 14:00 GMT+11
Panel
Hear from existing customers who implemented similar architectures in their production environment.

Introduction to monitoring and observability
14:00 - 14:15 GMT+11
Melchi , Frank and Parikshit
Explore observsability stack for AI on EKS

Hands-on: Observing LLM Inference workloads
14:15 - 15:45 GMT+11
Faisal, Frank & Don
Hand-on labs on observsability stack for AI on EKS

Quiz & Wrap-up
15:45 - 16:00 GMT+11
Nikola & Hantzley
Interactive knowledge check covering key concepts learned throughout the workshop. Review of best practices, Q&A session, and discussion of next steps for implementing GenAI workloads on EKS.

Register here to secure your spot! See you all there!

Location: AWS Sydney Office
Level 5 2 Park St, Sydney NSW 2000

👉 Join our Discord and WhatsApp for latest update!

🔖 𝐎𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬:
☸ 30% OFF Kubernetes Certs - Code: 30K8SUG
☸ 37% OFF KodeKloud Plans - Code: K8SUGKK

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐖𝐞 𝐃𝐨 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬:
✅ Learn 𝐅𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐑 ⚡
✅ Certify 𝐒𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑 💰
✅ Grow 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 💪
𝟐𝟎𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎+ follow KSUG.AI 🔥 linktr.ee/ksug.ai

By registering, you consent to the management of your personal information in accordance with KSUG.AI Meetup's Privacy Policy. Additionally, you agree that our sponsors may contact you.

KSUG.AI is an independent community and not affiliated with or endorsed by CNCF. Kubernetes, K8s, Kubestronaut are registered trademarks of The Linux Foundation.