PCD March 2026

The skies are usually blue and without any cloud in Cyprus! However, in this meetup we will focus precisely on cloud technologies thanks to our two great speakers.

Register and ignore the waiting list, since we have plenty of room. I'll accept your RSVP.

Please join us in person and let's have an amazing learning and networking event at our host "Neapolis University Paphos".

Speakers wanted:
If you are working on something you would like to share or you are playing / learning something new, let us know. Let's keep the community alive by sharing and learning from each other.

Location:
Neapolis University Paphos
2 Danais Avenue, Paphos 8042

ROOM: Keryneia Amphitheatre

Schedule:
18:50 Doors opening
19:00 Welcome Intro
19:10 Talk by Eran/John Greenbaum
19:50 Talk by Alla Nikolaeva
20:30 Networking
21:00 Closing

Talk#1 Details: "Your Cloud Region Will Fail. Are You Ready?"

Cloud providers offer high availability, but regional failures still happen, and when they do, single-region architectures collapse.
In this session, we will break down why regional outages are inevitable, what they really mean for production systems, and how to design Disaster Recovery that actually works when things go wrong.
You’ll learn:
* What Disaster Recovery really means in cloud environments
* How to define realistic RTO and RPO targets
* The 4 core Disaster Recovery strategy models
* Common DR assumptions that fail in real outages
* How to approach multi-region resilience in practice

Eran/John Greenbaum is a highly experienced technology professional with more than 15 years of experience across software development, DevOps practices, data architecture, and cloud engineering. Currently consulting as a freelancer, Eran’s primary focus is always on delivering practical, hands-on solutions driven by his genuine love for technology.

Talk#2 Details: "Load Testing APIs Without the Pain: A Practical approach with Artillery"

In this talk, I’ll share my hands-on experience with high-performance API load testing using Artillery. The session will demonstrate how developers can add effective load testing to their workflow using simple tools and minimal setup. We’ll explore how to simulate realistic traffic, generate dynamic test data, and stress-test backend endpoints to identify hidden bottlenecks in your systems and ensure applications remain stable under pressure, all without building complex infrastructure.

Alla Nikolaeva is a backend developer specializing in the .NET ecosystem with experience building microservices and scalable APIs.