AWS User Group Nagpur

Hello AWS Community! 👋

We’re excited to host our next AWS User Group Nagpur meetup, this time as a live online event streamed on YouTube. ☁️🚀
Join us for an engaging session featuring two deep-dive talks covering edge architecture, security, and next-gen Kubernetes operations with AI.

📅 Date: Saturday, 11th April
⏰ Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Format: Online (YouTube Live)

🎥 Streaming link will be shared with registered participants on Meetup.

🎤 Session 1

Accelerating and Securing Applications at the Edge with AWS CloudFront, WAF & Shield

Speaker: Abhishek Paygonde
Founder & CTO, Whistlemind Technologies

What to expect:
As applications scale globally, delivering low latency, high performance, and strong security at the edge is critical.

In this session, we will explore:

• Amazon CloudFront capabilities and caching strategies
• Performance optimization and CloudFront Functions
• Securing applications using AWS WAF and AWS Shield
• Protection against common web threats and DDoS attacks

🔧 Live Demo Included:

• Setting up a CloudFront distribution
• Attaching WAF rules
• Implementing edge logic using CloudFront Functions

🎤 Session 2

Simplifying Kubernetes Operations with Amazon EKS MCP Server

Speaker: Sankalp Paranjpe
Cloud Security Consultant | AWS Community Builder

What to expect:
This session explores how AI can be used to manage Kubernetes clusters using the Amazon EKS MCP Server.

Topics covered:

• Introduction to Model Context Protocol (MCP)
• How AI systems securely interact with EKS clusters
• Built-in tools for retrieving cluster insights (pods, deployments, events, etc.)
• Troubleshooting workloads using AI-driven approaches
• Integration with Kubernetes API, IAM authentication, and RBAC controls

🎯 Key Takeaways:

• Understand AI-driven Kubernetes management
• Learn secure interaction between AI and cluster resources
• See practical examples of real-world cluster operations

🗓️ Agenda

🟢 11:00 – 11:10 AM
Welcome & Introduction
Kickstart the session with a quick overview of the community and what to expect.

🟣 11:10 AM – 12:10 PM

🎤 Session 1: Edge Architecture & Security with AWS CloudFront, WAF & Shield
Deep dive into performance, caching, and securing applications at the edge + live demo.

🔵 12:15 – 12:55 PM
🎤 Session 2: Simplifying Kubernetes Operations with Amazon EKS MCP Server
Explore how AI is transforming Kubernetes operations with real-world insights.

🎁 12:55 – 1:00 PM
Quiz, Goodies & Closing
Test your learnings, win exciting goodies, and wrap up the session!
👉 Tip: Stay till the end — you wouldn’t want to miss this 😉

📢 Important Notes

• This is a live online event
• YouTube streaming link will be shared only with registered participants
• Please ensure you RSVP on Meetup to receive the access link