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Welcome to TechTuesday at HSBXL. It’s where tech enthusiasts hang out, projects get tinkered with, and the occasional debate over the best programming language ensues. Whether you’re an old hand at hacking or just dipping your toes: * **Chats & Code**: Engage in hushed tech tales, showcase your latest digital masterpiece, or simply bask in the mesmerizing rhythm of coders at work. * **Ambient Rhythms**: We curate a backdrop of everything from ambient rock to downtempo electronica. It sets the mood, enhancing the creativity without becoming a distraction. * **Refreshment Protocol**: Club Mate to fuel your creativity, assorted beers for contemplation, and soft drinks for a refreshing pause. Choose your brew. * **Machinery Magic**: Our space boasts more than just computers. Soldering irons hiss and 3D printers hum, telling tales of projects brought to life. * **Knowledge Exchange**: Encountered a tech puzzle? Someone in the room might have just the insight you need. And if you’ve unraveled a digital mystery, consider sharing it. **Note**: The beauty of HSBXL is its welcoming ethos. Member or not, if you’re curious and respectful, you’re one of us. ### Getting to HSBXL HSBXL, the beacon for tech enthusiasts in Brussels, awaits. For your navigational needs, check [here](https://hsbxl.be/enter/). Barrier issues? Broadcast at +32 28804004. For real-time digital dialogues, tap into our [Matrix chatroom](https://matrix.to/#/#hsbxl:matrix.org). ### Bring Along Your tech gear, a project in progress, or simply a mind open to the endless possibilities of tech. That’s TechTuesday at HSBXL. A laid-back evening where tech happens, naturally. See you there.

Would you like to improve your language skills and networking in a casual atmosphere? This event is for you! All languages welcome! Everyone is welcome! The aim is to speak with native/fluent speakers of your target language(s). You'll be around all types of people throughout the whole event. We will be in a private area. A great atmosphere is guaranteed! You'll have to order a drink to attend the event 😀 Don't hesitate to contact us for any further information

Rejoignez-nous pour notre prochaine session de l’Odoo Academy dédiée à la **facturation**, le **mardi 27 janvier 2026 à Reims!**🚀 En tant que chef d’entreprise, vous devez gérer vos tâches administratives, mais vous n’avez pas d’outil efficace pour le faire ? 😵‍💫 N’attendez plus et apprenez à le faire dès aujourd’hui avec Odoo ! Participez à une journée de formation gratuite et découvrez comment simplifier vos opérations quotidiennes et accéder, grâce à Odoo, à un outil de suivi simple et digital. Inscrivez vous gratuitement sur notre site : https://www.odoo.com/r/1fk —--------------------------------------------------------------------------- **Les informations pratiques :** Où? Novotel Reims Tinqueux - Route de Soissons – 51430 Tinqueux (Reims) Quand ? Le mardi 27 janvier 2026 de 9h à 17h Inscription? https://www.odoo.com/r/1fk Prix ? Gratuit ! Au plaisir de vous y voir nombreux et de vous rencontrer !

**Welcome to our January UX Beers in Antwerp!** This time, we will host our event on Tuesday the 27th of January at [Made](https://www.made.be) in Antwerp. [Ariad](https://www.ariadgroup.com/) and [Creative Skills](https://www.creativeskills.be/) sponsor our events. 📺 Follow the event online? We stream live via [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBqyTDAyQBw) \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \#\#\# UX TALKS **Talk 1: Misaligned expectations, endless revisions and design hangovers?** [Martin Lambeau](https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-lambeau/), Healthcare Lead @Made It often starts with a vague or uncertain brief. This talk explores how co-defining the brand and design strategy leads to stronger ideas, faster decisions, and better design outcomes. **Talk 2: How to survive the UX job market in 2026?** [Marjan Geerts](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marjanatsrimigeerts/), UX researcher, UX designer & trainer @uxcoach.be While UX design was booming in Belgium a couple of years ago, the past year it became more difficult then ever to land a job or assignment in UX. How does that make us feel? What are the questions we all want to get answered? And how to position ourselves in the uncertain UX job market? This talk contains lessons learned from UX designer and coach, Marjan Geerts. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \#\#\# SCHEDULE 18:00 - Doors open. Drinks & snacks 19.00 - 19.15 - Introduction to UX Belgium Meetup, announcements 19.15 - 19:45 - Talk #1 19:45 -20:15 - BREAK 20:15 - 20:45 - Talk #2 20:45 - 21:30 - Socialize \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \#\#\# SLACK CHANNEL We have our own UX Belgium slack channel. [Come join us and say hi!](https://join.slack.com/t/ux-belgium/shared_invite/zt-1bjpnuiog-T4Di4flXYPWgbT9KrZ53CA) \*\*\* \#\#\# YOUTUBE CHANNEL All our livestreams and talks are recorded and available on our [UX Belgium youtube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCno7V18T-EglYXprgrUZQ7A). \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \#\#\# ABOUT UX BELGIUM UX Belgium is a growing community of User Experience (UX) professionals in and around Belgium. Look for these types of events: UX Beers Periodically, we gather at a different agency or venue to drink beers, network and listen to speakers on various themes in the world of UX and digital design. UX Antwerp: Each last Tuesday of the month UX Brussels: Each second Tuesday of the month, 4x per year UX Hasselt: 4x per year UX Workshops Now and then we organize events to dive deeper into specific skills and techniques in UX. These are smaller, hands-on workshops designed to boost your UX toolbox. \*\*\* The UX Belgium Meetup Team

Les **Odoo Academy** sont des séries de formations gratuites d'une journée où les participants peuvent apprendre directement de nos experts expérimentés. Vous cherchez à **optimiser la gestion de vos employés,** de leur **recrutement** à leur **développement** **professionnel**? Vous souhaitez **centraliser** toutes vos opérations **RH** en une seule plateforme? Alors, cette formation est faite pour vous! —--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Les informations pratiques : Où? Odoo LLN - Rue du Laid Burniat, 5 à LLN Quand ? Le 27 janvier 2026 de 9h à 17h Inscription? hhttps://www.odoo.com/r/RGi Prix ? Gratuit ! Au plaisir de vous y voir nombreux et de vous rencontrer !

EN (FR en bas): We're still accepting people in our classes. Join us!​ -step 1: Book here! -> [https://www.danceproject.be/reservations.html](https://www.danceproject.be/reservations.html) -step 2: Show up! Schedule: [Monday to Thursday](https://www.danceproject.be/classes.html#schedule) Fees : [All info on trials, packs, subscriptions here](https://www.danceproject.be/classes.html#fees) Locations: -Rue Brialmont 7, Brussels Metro/Tram: Botanique Salsa, Bachata, Lindy Hop, Forró Intro - 1: From base to the dancefloor! When you come for the first time we go over the base & rhythm with you. Then you are included in the group and everybody learns the same new steps for which you just need the base. Practice makes perfect: just relax and enjoy Salsa, Bachata, Lindy Hop and/or Forró! Our group is very welcoming and looking forward to meet new dancers! Salsa, Bachata, Lindy Hop, Forró Roots I - 2: Ready to go deeper on Salsa, Bachata, Lindy Hop &/or Forró? Let's go! [https://www.danceproject.be/classes.html#improvers](https://www.danceproject.be/classes.html#improvers) Salsa, Forró Roots II - 3: Looking for #SalsaChallenge? Already familiar with Forró Root? We've got your back! [https://www.danceproject.be/classes.html#intermediates](https://www.danceproject.be/classes.html#intermediates) More info: -Web: [https://www.danceproject.be](https://www.danceproject.be) -Whatsapp: +32 493 16 41 10 -Mail: brussels.salsa.project@gmail.com -[Facebook](https://facebook.com/brussels.salsa.project) -[Instagram](https://instagram.com/brussels.salsa.project) \-\-\-\-\- FR: Nous acceptons encore de nouvelles personnes dans nos cours. Rejoins-nous ! -1ère pas : Fait ta réservation ! -> [https://www.danceproject.be/reservation.html](https://www.danceproject.be/reservation.html) -2ème pas : Vient danser ! Horaire : [lundi à jeudi](https://www.danceproject.be/cours.html#horaire) Les prix : [Toutes les infos sur les essais, packs, abonnements ici](https://www.danceproject.be/cours.html#prix) Endroits : -Rue Brialmont 7, Bruxelles Metro/Tram: Botanique Salsa, Bachata, Lindy Hop, Forró Intro - 1 : De la base à la piste de danse ! Lorsque tu nous rejoins on voit la base et le rythme avec toi. Ensuite, tu es inclus dans le groupe et tout le monde apprend les mêmes pas pour lesquelles tu as juste besoin de la base. C'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron : détend-toi et profite la Salsa, de la Bachata, du Lindy Hop et/ou du Forró ! Notre groupe est très accueillant et a hâte de rencontrer de nouveaux danseurs ! Salsa, Bachata, Lindy Hop, Forró Roots I - 2 : Prêt à approfondir la Salsa, la Bachata, le Lindy Hop &/ou le Forró ? Allons-y! [https://www.danceproject.be/cours.html#inities](https://www.danceproject.be/cours.html#inities) Salsa, Forró Roots II - 3 : Tu cherches #DefiSalsa ? Tu connais déjà Forró Roots ? Nous sommes là pour toi ! [https://www.danceproject.be/cours.html#intermediaires](https://www.danceproject.be/cours.html#intermediaires) Plus d’info: -Web: [https://www.danceproject.be/fr.html](https://www.danceproject.be/fr.html) -Whatsapp: +32 493 16 41 10 -Mail: brussels.salsa.project@gmail.com -[Facebook](https://facebook.com/brussels.salsa.project) -[Instagram](https://instagram.com/brussels.salsa.project)

Let's play an older Stefan Feld game - Oracle of Delphi. "*In Stefan Feld's new game **The Oracle of Delphi**, the player's ships travel across a large variable game board of hexagonal tiles showing islands and the surrounding waters. Each player aims to reach certain islands to perform the twelve tasks given by Zeus: e.g., to collect offerings of different colors and to deliver them to corresponding temples, or to slay monsters of a specific type (and color), all of which can be discovered on the islands.* *In order to execute these color-dependent actions, you are given three colored dice each turn, the so-called "oracle dice". Rolling the dice (at the start of the turn) is equivalent to consulting the oracle, whereas the results represent her answers. The answers determine which actions you will be able to take, but you will always have three actions per turn. However, a slight divergence from your fate is often possible.* *In addition to the oracle, you can request support from the gods and you can acquire favor tokens, companions, and other special abilities that will help you win the race against other competitors.* *Differently equipped ships and the variable set-up of the game board will offer new challenging and interesting strategic and tactical decisions with every new game of The Oracle of Delphi that you play.*" [BGG Link](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/193558/the-oracle-of-delphi)

In collaboration with the CNCF, OpenInfra will have a stand at [FOSDEM 2026](https://fosdem.org/) (Jan 31-Feb 1) in Brussels, Belgium. We would appreciate community support in staffing the stand throughout the event. We are requesting that anyone who is attending FOSDEM to [sign up for a few shifts](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10LAA2HxkBZ8mraBavlnB96phVc9x7EZOkz1O8prHgVY/edit?gid=957523759#gid=957523759). We encourage you to sign up for multiple time slots if you are available. If you have any questions about the event, please do not hesitate to email us at community@openinfra.dev. We look forward to seeing you there!

[REGISTER HERE](https://linuxfoundation.regfox.com/the-linux-foundation-fosdem-reception) This year, we are partnering with the Linux Foundation Europe to host the OpenInfra evening event at FOSDEM! We invite you to a special evening Reception for relaxed networking and conversations about all things open source. We look forward to bringing together developers and tech enthusiasts from around the world for some light snacks, drinks and fun. From 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, the venue will be private for registered guests, then open to the public. This event is proudly sponsored by OpenInfra, Cloud Native Computing Foundation, OpenSSF, LF Education, Dronecode and Sovereign Tech Agency. **Register now—spots are very limited!** Please be sure to [REGISTER HERE](https://linuxfoundation.regfox.com/the-linux-foundation-fosdem-reception). Only RSVP-ing on Meetup will not grant you access to the event.

🎉 **Join our first on-site open-appsec WAF Meetup in Brussels - January 29th!** 🔐 open-appsec is an open-source Web Application & API security project (WAF) that uses machine learning (AI) to deliver pre-emptive protection against OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities and even zero-day attacks. ✨ No signatures, no rule-tweaking — just smart, scalable, AI-based security for your infrastructure. It integrates seamlessly on Linux, Docker, and Kubernetes with many popular Reverse Proxies, Ingresses & API Gateways such as: NGINX, Envoy, Kong, APISIX, Istio, NGINX Proxy Manager and more — making it easy to add security without the maintenance burden of traditional WAFs. \*\*\* 🔍 What to Expect at This Meetup Learn about: * 🤖 Using machine learning for proactive Web App & API security * 🛡️ Deploying a fully pre-emptive WAF to protect against known & unknown (zero-day) attacks * ⚙️ Managing NGINX from a centralized SaaS tool Experience: * 💻 Live demos and open discussions * 🤝 Networking and discussions with peers * 🍕 Food & drinks This meetup will be held in English. \*\*\* 👥 Who Should Attend * 👩‍💻 Developers & DevOps / DevSecOps engineers * 🔒 Security professionals & AppSec / WAF practitioners * 🌐 Anyone curious about open-source, AI-based security and modern cloud-native protection for web applications/APIs Whether you’re securing cloud or on-prem web-based applications and APIs or managing microservices at scale - Join us and discover how AI is transforming application security — Register now! 🚀

RSVP here: https://luma.com/yx3lhqu9 ## **Apache Iceberg™ Meetup Belgium: FOSDEM Edition!** ​Join us on Friday, January 30th from 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM at the Cegeka offices! ​​We're excited to bring together the open lakehouse community at FOSDEM to learn about Iceberg, connect with fellow enthusiasts, and share insights. We welcome seasoned Iceberg users, data engineers, students, and more! Everyone has something to learn! Looking to speak? [Apply here! ](https://forms.gle/3VTPH9yjgr5PS6c58)Until January 15th! *** **​​Agenda** ​​5:30 PM - 6:00 PM: Doors Open & Networking ​​6:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Welcome Remarks & Presentations! ​​8:00 PM - 8:30 PM: More Networking

**Grande Soirée Célibataires à l'Harmon House \[Quartier Louise\] \| SAM\. 31\.01** 𝐋𝐀 𝐒𝐎𝐈𝐑𝐄́𝐄 𝐂𝐄́𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐈𝐑𝐄 𝐍𝐔𝐌𝐄́𝐑𝐎 𝟏 𝐄𝐍 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐆𝐈𝐐𝐔𝐄 𝐔𝐍 𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐙-𝐕𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐍𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐒 𝐋𝐄 𝐏𝐋𝐔𝐒 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐔 𝐁𝐀𝐑 𝐃𝐄 𝐁𝐑𝐔𝐗𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐒 ! Cœur à Cœur (30+) débarque à l’Harmon House! 🗓️ Samedi 31.01.2026 🕘 21h00 📍 Harmon House 🎶 Spéciale 80’s • 90’s • 2000’s Facebook : [https://fb.me/e/6slFQUBUj](https://fb.me/e/6slFQUBUj) Prévente 5€ & 10€ : [https://www.partyfinder.com/en/event/14986](https://www.partyfinder.com/en/event/14986) *** *✨ Un événement unique, dans un lieu d’exception !* *Ne manquez pas cette soirée exceptionnelle – préparez-vous à faire un bond dans le passé où Bruxelles bruxellait!* *Cœur à Cœur vous invite dans une maison de maître bruxelloise, à deux pas de l'Avenue Louise. Préparez-vous à plonger dans une ambiance chic et glamour au Premium Bar de l’Harmon House. Un lieu d’une élégance rare qui évoque le charme des grandes soirées d’antan. Imaginez-vous plongés dans une ambiance raffinée, entourés d’un décor somptueux.* *Réservez votre soirée et préparez-vous à vivre une expérience mémorable, pleine de glamour et de rencontres.* *** 🎶 Espace rencontres & Cosy 🎶 DJ live : 6 heures de musique avec les meilleurs tubes des années 80's, 90's et 2000's. 🍸 Bar premium : cocktails raffinés, rosé et champagne. 🕺 2 espaces pour faire la fête : Upstairs : ambiance chic et cosy Downstairs : night club festif. 🎟️ Infos pratiques : \>\>\>Préventes : 5€ \(vente flash\) ou 10€ Prévente \(évitez la file \!\) https://www.partyfinder.com/en/event/14986 \>\>\>Possibilité de prendre sur place et selon la disponibilité : 15€ 📞 New Pack VIP et réservations de tables : contactez Jidé au 0477606131 👗 Dress code : Urban chic (Chic et branché). *** Bon à savoir: \- Pour ceux qui viennent de loin : possibilité de réserver une chambre via Info@harmon\.House Merci de préciser que vous venez via Cœur à Cœur afin de bénéficier d’un tarif préférentiel. *** 🚗 Parking : Parking Indigo (payant) juste à côté de l'Harmon House ou Parking dans les rues adjacentes. 📲 Restez connectés : 🌐 www.coeuracoeur.be 📸 Instagram : @coeuracoeur.be RSVP dès maintenant sur Facebook et invitez vos amis 30+ ! *** Pourquoi venir ? Ne manquez pas cette soirée rétro et festive dans un cadre somptueux. Cœur à Cœur, c’est la plus grande soirée rencontre pour les 30+ en Belgique. Préparez-vous à vivre une expérience mémorable où les rencontres se mêlent à la fête. *** ✨ Que la fête commence… et plus si affinités ✨ 📍 Harmon House Hotel, Chausée de Charleroi 50 à 1060 Bruxelles

RSVP here: https://luma.com/czvs584m ​Come Enjoy Dinner, Drinks, and some of the best conversations at the conference! ClickHouse is happy to yet again host our community and friends dinner! Our Founder Alexey will be there, eager to chat and answer questions. Please RSVP so we know how much food to order! Bring friends new and old from FOSDEM :)

Once again, PostgreSQL Europe is organizing **FOSDEM PGDay 2026** 🎉 A one-day PostgreSQL conference happening on **Friday 30 January 2026** 🐘, right before the main FOSDEM weekend, at the **Brussels Marriott Hotel Grand Place** 📍 Expect two tracks of Postgres talks covering all aspects of PostgreSQL. There will also be a **PostgreSQL booth** at FOSDEM 🏛️, and we warmly invite everyone to drop by the Databases devroom too 👋 Call for papers is open until **15 December 2025 (11:59 CET)** ✍️ with speaker notifications planned for Dec 17 and the schedule published before Christmas 🎄 **Registration is required** and seats are limited 🎟️ so please register as soon as possible here: [https://2026.fosdempgday.org/](https://2026.fosdempgday.org/) You can RSVP here to show you’re coming 🙌, but it does **not** count as registration. Please use the link above ✅ Hope to see you in Brussels! 🇧🇪😊

### Tools in your AI's Toolbox : An introduction to MCP Servers The generative AI revolution has unlocked unprecedented capabilities, but the next frontier is agency: empowering models to interact with, query, and act upon the world. The current challenge is the “N x M integration problem,” where every AI model requires a custom, brittle integration for each external tool or data source. This approach simply doesn’t scale. How can we give an AI access to our sales leads, code repositories, or IoT devices in a standardized, secure, and reusable way? This session introduces Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP), the open-source framework designed to solve this challenge and become the universal connector—the USB-C port—for AI. MCP standardizes how AI models discover and use external tools, moving beyond simple function-calling to a robust, client-server architecture. We will dive into how this open protocol is creating a new ecosystem for building powerful, context-aware AI agents. Join this session for a developer-focused introduction where you will learn how to: Understand the core concepts of the open-source Model Context Protocol and its architecture. Utilize pre-built, open-source MCP servers to instantly connect AI to tools like Git, Slack, and databases. Build a custom MCP server to securely expose your own proprietary data and APIs as tools for any compliant AI. Move beyond bespoke integrations and contribute to a standardized, collaborative, and open ecosystem. Stop building one-off connectors and start building intelligent agents. This session will give you the practical knowledge to leverage MCP and create the next generation of AI that doesn’t just talk, but does. Want to be a speaker? submit your talk to our Call for Presenters!!! [https://sessionize.com/azure-cbus-2026/](https://sessionize.com/azure-cbus-2026/)

## Learn Infrastructure-as-Code (the FUN Way) — Through Minecraft 🎮☁️ **Joint Meetup: Azure CBUS × Columbus HashiCorp User Group × DevOps Columbus** What if learning Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code didn’t feel like a whitepaper… but more like a game? Join us for a joint Azure CBUS, Columbus HashiCorp User Group, and DevOps Columbus meetup where **Mark Tinderholt** \(Principal Architect\, Microsoft Azure \| HashiCorp Ambassador \| “The Azure Terraformer”\) shows how **Minecraft** can be used as a surprisingly powerful way to understand real-world Infrastructure-as-Code concepts. In this session, Mark will demonstrate how Terraform and Azure can be used to provision, configure, and manage Minecraft servers—while teaching the same patterns you’d use for production cloud infrastructure. ### What we’ll cover * Infrastructure-as-Code fundamentals using **Terraform** * Provisioning real infrastructure on **Azure** * Applying **IaC best practices** (immutability, repeatability, versioning) * How playful environments like Minecraft make complex concepts *click* * Why learning through experimentation beats click-ops every time ### Who should attend * Developers, platform engineers, and cloud engineers * Terraform users (new or experienced) * Anyone curious about Infrastructure-as-Code but tired of boring examples * Minecraft fans who want to see it used in a totally unexpected way No prior Minecraft experience required—just curiosity and a willingness to learn infrastructure the fun way. Come for the blocks, stay for the Terraform. 🧱➡️📐 Want to be a speaker? submit your talk to our Call for Presenters!!! https://sessionize.com/azure-cbus-2026/

## Learn Infrastructure-as-Code (the FUN Way) — Through Minecraft 🎮☁️ **Joint Meetup: Azure CBUS × Columbus HashiCorp User Group** What if learning Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code didn’t feel like a whitepaper… but more like a game? Join us for a joint Azure CBUS and Columbus HashiCorp User Group meetup where **Mark Tinderholt** \(Principal Architect\, Microsoft Azure \| HashiCorp Ambassador \| “The Azure Terraformer”\) shows how **Minecraft** can be used as a surprisingly powerful way to understand real-world Infrastructure-as-Code concepts. In this session, Mark will demonstrate how Terraform and Azure can be used to provision, configure, and manage Minecraft servers—while teaching the same patterns you’d use for production cloud infrastructure. ### What we’ll cover * Infrastructure-as-Code fundamentals using **Terraform** * Provisioning real infrastructure on **Azure** * Applying **IaC best practices** (immutability, repeatability, versioning) * How playful environments like Minecraft make complex concepts *click* * Why learning through experimentation beats click-ops every time ### Who should attend * Developers, platform engineers, and cloud engineers * Terraform users (new or experienced) * Anyone curious about Infrastructure-as-Code but tired of boring examples * Minecraft fans who want to see it used in a totally unexpected way No prior Minecraft experience required—just curiosity and a willingness to learn infrastructure the fun way. Come for the blocks, stay for the Terraform. 🧱➡️📐 Want to be a speaker? submit your talk to our Call for Presenters!!! https://sessionize.com/cbus-hug-2026/

## Details \#\# Learn Infrastructure\-as\-Code \(the FUN Way\) — Through Minecraft 🎮☁️ **Joint Meetup: DevOps Columbus - Azure CBUS - Columbus HashiCorp User Group** What if learning Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code didn’t feel like a whitepaper… but more like a game? Join us for a joint DevOps Columbus, Azure CBUS and Columbus HashiCorp User Group meetup where **Mark Tinderholt** \(Principal Architect\, Microsoft Azure \| HashiCorp Ambassador \| “The Azure Terraformer”\) shows how **Minecraft** can be used as a surprisingly powerful way to understand real-world Infrastructure-as-Code concepts. In this session, Mark will demonstrate how Terraform and Azure can be used to provision, configure, and manage Minecraft servers—while teaching the same patterns you’d use for production cloud infrastructure. \#\#\# What we’ll cover * Infrastructure-as-Code fundamentals using **Terraform** * Provisioning real infrastructure on **Azure** * Applying **IaC best practices** (immutability, repeatability, versioning) * How playful environments like Minecraft make complex concepts *click* * Why learning through experimentation beats click-ops every time \#\#\# Who should attend * Developers, platform engineers, and cloud engineers * Terraform users (new or experienced) * Anyone curious about Infrastructure-as-Code but tired of boring examples * Minecraft fans who want to see it used in a totally unexpected way No prior Minecraft experience required—just curiosity and a willingness to learn infrastructure the fun way. Come for the blocks, stay for the Terraform. 🧱➡️📐

OWASP is ending use of Meetup, so I built an eventbrite for the event. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ai-development-risk-case-studies-and-how-agentic-ai-is-the-future-of-appsec-tickets-1981450622150?aff=oddtdtcreator AI is transforming how software is designed, developed, and deployed, dramatically accelerating velocity while introducing new categories of risk. As organizations adopt AI-assisted coding, autonomous agents, and increasingly complex model interactions, traditional application security approaches struggle to keep pace. This talk examines emerging AI-driven risks through real case studies from the field, highlighting issues such as insecure code generation, data-leakage pathways, model manipulation, and evolving supply-chain threats. We will explore how engineering teams must adapt their people, processes, and governance models to secure AI-augmented development workflows effectively. The session will then introduce agentic AI as the next evolution in application security—autonomous systems capable of continuous analysis, multi-step reasoning, and real-time remediation. Attendees will learn how combining agentic AI with modern practices can reduce developer friction, improve coverage, and create a future-ready application security strategy designed for the demands of AI-native software development

I love my job and one of the main things I do is help customers get going with any of the data technologies at Microsoft. Right now there are a lot of my customers asking about Microsoft Fabric. It's hard to weave across all the shiny new options across the Fabric landscape, let alone figure out where it fits into your organization. In this session we'll focus on answering one question - how can I get data into Fabric? We'll talk through the "it depends" options and see some of the options in live demos.

Our monthly PHP meetup. A virtual shindig courtesy of Zoom. Check back here for the details around 6:15 pm