AWS Terraform GameDay

Join us on Thursday, May 21st at 6:00 PM for an AWS Terraform GameDay — a hands-on, team-based challenge where you'll sharpen your real-world AWS and Terraform skills in a fast-paced, gamified environment. Picture this: you're the cloud engineer for a booming startup, your Terraform code is looking clean… and then something breaks. It's a race against time (and the leaderboard) to recover your infrastructure before the clock runs out.

No step-by-step instructions. No hand-holding. Just you, your team, and a live cloud infrastructure scenario where every decision counts.
We're thrilled to welcome two incredible guests for this event: Michael Kosir, Developer Relations at IBM, and Allen-Michael (AM) Grobelny, Principal Developer Advocate for GameDay at AWS — bringing their combined GameDay expertise straight to Montreal!

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⚠️ IMPORTANT: Workshop Requirements ⚠️
This is a hands-on, competitive workshop!

• 💻 Bring your laptop (fully charged — power outlets may be limited)
• 🛠️ Terraform CLI installed on your machine (installation guide)
• 🧠 Basic familiarity with Terraform and AWS is recommended — you don't need to be an expert, but knowing your way around a `.tf` file will help!
• 👥 Teams of 2–4 people — come with a crew or we'll help you find one at the door

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Agenda
🕕 18:00 — Welcoming participants & Networking
🕡 18:30 — Introduction & Speaker Welcomes
🕞 18:35 — "AWS Terraform GameDay"
🕟 19:45 — Leaderboard reveal, Quiz & Survey
🕗 20:00 — Closing

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What You'll Learn

• How to deploy real AWS infrastructure using Terraform CLI under pressure
• How to troubleshoot and fix misconfigurations in a live environment
• Best practices in cloud security, scalability, and high availability
• How to recover from simulated cloud failures like a seasoned engineer
• How to collaborate effectively as a team during fast-moving technical challenges

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Who Should Attend

• Cloud engineers, DevOps practitioners, and SREs looking to level up their Terraform and AWS skills
• Developers curious about infrastructure as code in a hands-on setting
• Students and early-career practitioners wanting real-world cloud experience
• Anyone who loves a good challenge and a leaderboard 🏆

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Speakers
Michael Kosir — Michael is a Sr. Developer Advocate at IBM, focusing on HashiCorp products and solutions, where he acts as a bridge between the developer community and internal product and engineering teams. His mission is to empower practitioners by forming meaningful relationships, sharing best practices, and improving the developer experience through feedback and collaboration.

Allen-Michael (AM) Grobelny — Principal Developer Advocate for GameDay at Amazon Web Services, where he helps developers learn and level up through hands‑on AWS GameDay events and real‑world scenarios. With a background in cloud solutions architecture and software development, AM focuses on creating engaging, practical experiences that teach core AWS concepts and best practices in a fun, collaborative way. At this AWS Terraform GameDay meetup, he’ll lend his GameDay expertise to help teams build, break, and fix cloud infrastructure in a safe, interactive environment

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