About us
Are you passionate about building and maintaining robust, scalable, and efficient technology platforms? Do you thrive in the world of DevOps, automation, and continuous improvement? If so, you've found your tribe in the Platform Engineering and DevOps community of Hampton Roads!
Who We Are: Formerly known as "Kubernetes 757", we are a vibrant community of engineers, developers, IT professionals, and technology enthusiasts who are dedicated to the principles of Platform Engineering and DevOps. Our mission is to connect, share knowledge, and collaborate on the latest trends, tools, and best practices in this dynamic and ever-evolving field.
What We Do: Our meetups provide a platform for learning, networking, and growth. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting your journey in Platform Engineering and DevOps, you'll find valuable insights, engaging discussions, and opportunities to expand your skill set.
Topics of interest include:
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Kubernetes
- Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
- Automation and Orchestration
- Containerization and Container Orchestration
- Cloud Services and Cloud-native Technologies
- Monitoring and Observability
- Security and Compliance in DevOps
- and much more!
Why You Should Join: Anyone with an interest in Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, DevOps, CI/CD, Kubernetes, DevSecOps, SysOps, and associated topics.
Whether you're looking to enhance your knowledge, collaborate on projects, or simply meet fellow enthusiasts in the Hampton Roads area, our group welcomes you with open arms.
Upcoming events
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Platform & DevOps Engineering - August 2026 Meeting @ Commence
Commence, 585 London Bridge Rd, Virginia Beach, VA, USCome join us @ Commence in Virginia Beach on August 12th, 2026 from 6:00PM - 9:00PM ET! The address is 585 London Bridge Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23454.
We will be providing some food and refreshments, but you are welcome
to bring your own meal as well.This time, we are teaming up with The AI Collective - Hampton Roads who have graciously agreed to help sponsor this meeting, assist with content, and promote it.
Presentations:
- Letting Claude Take the Wheel — The AI Lab: Turning Ideas into Deployed Apps, Safely, Easily, Quickly
Mark Bennett - Your Own Production Kubernetes Infrastructure
Deployment Automation with ClusterAPI
Yuriy Shyyan - Potential 3rd presentation to be announced soon
We're looking forward to seeing the same awesome faces and hopefully some new ones too!
We appreciate Commence helping us out and providing a great meeting space!
Thanks again to The AI Collective - Hampton Roads for teaming up with us!
8 attendees- Letting Claude Take the Wheel — The AI Lab: Turning Ideas into Deployed Apps, Safely, Easily, Quickly
Past events
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