OpenRiak Tokyo July 2026 — Protocol Buffers vs HTTP

When
Wednesday, 1 July 2026

• 13:00–14:00 for Pizza & informal arrival (optional)
• 14:00–16:00 for the main session

Where
SOHO office 1m from Shimo Station on the Namboku Line in Kita-ku. Akabane Station is about a 15 minute walk. Exact address will be shared with attendees after RSVP.

Food & Drinks
Pizza and soft drinks will be available from 13:00 for anyone joining over lunch. Message me with a favourite topping and we'll see what we can do!

Agenda
13:00 – 14:00 | Arrival, Pizza & Informal Discussion (Optional)

• Eat, chat, get set up
• No formal content — feel free to arrive later if preferred

14:00 – 14:10 | Welcome & Group Overview

• What OpenRiak is today
• Goals of the Tokyo user group
• How often we’ll meet and what formats to expect

14:10 – 15:20 | Protocol Buffers vs HTTP

• What OpenRiak's two data REST APIs are
• Benefits of Protocol Buffers
• Benefits of HTTP
• Caveats of each
• Real-world use cases

15:20 – 15:30 | Roadmap updates

• Expected features
• Development progress on the next version

15:30 – 15:45 | Discussion

• What attendees want to learn or build
• Ideas for future talks and workshops
• Lightning talk volunteers for future sessions
• Open Q&A

15:45 – 16:00 | Wrap-up & Next Steps

• Confirm next meetup date
• How to stay involved between meetups

What to Bring

• Nothing required; observers are very welcome
• Optional: Laptop recommended if you want to follow along with the demo

Who Should Attend

• Backend and distributed systems engineers
• SREs and DevOps practitioners
• Researchers and students
• Anyone curious about OpenRiak, resilient data systems or distributed systems

All skill levels are welcome. This is a working, discussion-oriented meetup rather than a polished conference talk.

Language
Primary language will be English, but Japanese support will be available.