PaaS (Platform as a Service)

Fresh from KubeCon EU 2026, join us for an evening of talks, knowledge sharing, and networking! 📅 Date: Friday, April 2, 2026 🕖 Time: 19:00 📍 Venue: SAP Labs Bulgaria, ul. Srebarna, Sofia ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📋 AGENDA 19:00 – 19:10 - Doors open & networking 19:10 – 19:15 - Welcome & intro 19:15 – 19:40 🎤 Talk 1: From Bare Metal to Cloud: Owning the Stack Without a Hyperscaler(In English) - Boris Kochev 🗣️ Boris Kochev — SAP Labs Bulgaria What does it take to build cloud infrastructure starting from physical servers while remaining independent from hyperscalers? This talk explores the foundations of modern open infrastructure in the context of growing interest in vendor-neutral and sovereign cloud services. We'll begin with a walk-through of the European Apeiro Reference Architecture initiative and its role in promoting open-source, interoperable cloud technologies. From there, we'll dive into bare metal provisioning using IronCore/CobaltCore and Metal API, showing how physical servers can be automated and integrated into a programmable infrastructure layer. We'll finish zooming out to see the bigger picture: how these building blocks can be combined into a full Infrastructure-as-a-Service platform. 19:45 – 20:10 🎤 Talk 2: KubeCon Recap - Open Mic (БГ/EN) 20:10 – 21:30(22) Q&A, networking & drinks 🍻 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📝 NOTES \- The event is free and open to everyone \- Please RSVP so we can plan accordingly \- Hosted at SAP Labs Bulgaria 🙏 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ See you there! 🚀

Здравейте, приятели, В първия ден на април ще си говорим за нещо, през което почти всеки е минал, но рядко се разказва честно. Наш гост ще бъде **Калин Каракехайов** с темата: „Как WordPress се вписва в пътя на Интернет предприемача“ Казват, че най-трудно е началото. А понякога е и най-хаотичното, най-обърканото… и най-ценният учител. В тази лекция Калин ще ни върне назад към първите си стъпки – време, в което още не е знаел как се правят пари онлайн, пробвал е различни неща и един вид е "преоткривал топлата вода", но все пак винаги по свой си начин. Именно този път - с грешките, експериментите и малките победи - стои в основата на това, което изгражда по-късно. Какво да очаквате от лекцията му: * реална история за старта без опит и без ясна посока * как се стига от „нямам идея как работи това“ до устойчив онлайн бизнес * къде и как WordPress влиза в играта като инструмент за изграждане, тестване и развитие на идеи * какви грешки си струва да направите (и кои е по-добре да пропуснете) * практически поглед върху мисленето на един интернет предприемач Това няма да е просто техническа лекция, а разговор за процеса - за решенията, съмненията и моментите, в които WordPress се превръща от инструмент в реална възможност. Както винаги, ще отделим време за въпроси, дискусия и нетуъркинг – онази част, в която най-често се раждат нови идеи и бъдещи проекти. Очакваме ви на първи април в познатата ни уютна обстановка на **Sky Beauty Lab.** Събитието и този път се реализира с подкрепата на нашите партньори - **JetHost.BG, SuperHosting.BG**, **Delta.BG** и **Jump.bg**, които продължават да стоят зад WordPress Sofia Meetup и общността ни като цяло. И разбира се - благодарим на **WordPress**. Не просто като платформа, а като безплатен инструмент, който дава възможност на всеки да започне. Поканете приятели и колеги или споделете събитието - ще е супер да се съберем повече хора! Както всеки път, срещата ще бъде напълно безплатна и отворена за всички, като единственото нещо, което трябва да направите, е да се запишете в събитието тук в платформата. Ако имате Facebook акаунт, можете да се включите в WordPress Sofia Meetup групата: [https://www.facebook.com/groups/344049376341346](https://www.facebook.com/groups/344049376341346), в която обсъждаме предстоящите събития, коментираме актуални теми и си помагаме. Заповядайте и в Sofia WooCommerce Meetup! Независимо дали сте начинаещ или опитен професионалист, ако имате интерес към WordPress и WooCommerce, се абонирайте за предстоящите събития и останете в течение за новините и полезната информация около WooCommerce. Запишете се в групата тук: [https://www.meetup.com/sofia-woocommerce-meetup/](https://www.meetup.com/sofia-woocommerce-meetup/) За тези, които не знаят: месечните срещи на WordPress Sofia Meetup събират десетки хора (независимо дали са професионалисти или абсолютно начинаещи), които по някакъв начин са свързани с най-използваната система за управление на съдържанието в света. Те са напълно безплатни и отворени за всички, които обичат WordPress - единственото нещо, което трябва да направите, за да присъствате, е да се регистрирате в събитията тук. До скоро! :)

На 1 април Xcoders се събира отново, за да си поговорим за AI и по-конкретно може ли наистина да ни помага със SwiftUI. 🔹 SwiftUI + AI: Practical Workflows 🙋‍♂️ Емил Атанасов 🗓️ 1 април 2026 от 19:00 📍 Barter - Community Hub, бул. Черни връх 47 Емил Атанасов е основател на Lancelot Mobile и CTO на Lunar Lizard. Работи с мобилни технологии още от 2006, когато започва с J2ME. Той е автор на книгата Learn Swift by Building Applications и преподава курсове по Swift и iOS в Софийския университет. В свободното си време изследва нови технологии, играе настолни и видео игри.

**Cogito ergo creo — I think, therefore I create.** First gathering of OpenClaw Bulgaria — a community for builders who use AI agents as creative partners, not just tools. **The format — three phases:** 🧠 **Mental** — The idea. What AI agents actually are, how they think, remember, and act. Not theory — the real shift happening right now. 💻 **Demo** — See it work. Live walkthrough of an AI agent doing real tasks — memory, skills, autonomy. No slides, no fluff. 🔥 **Live** — Your turn. Bring your laptop, your project, your questions. Build something, break something, ask anything. Open floor. **Who is this for?** Developers, makers, entrepreneurs, and the simply curious. Whether you've been running agents for months or just heard about it — if you like building things, you belong here. **Language:** English + Bulgarian — whatever flows naturally. 📍 **Location: SOHO — HOLISTIC Room, 4 Iskar Street, Sofia 1000 (near Serdika metro stati**on) 🕐 **Start:** 17:00 🌐 www.openclaw.bg 💬 discord.gg/qu4gusnZd3 This is a recurring meetup — **every first Thursday of the month.** Come once, come always. Hosted by Alex Alexiew & Aria 🤖 ─── 🇧🇬 **Български** Cogito ergo creo — Мисля, следователно създавам. Първата среща на OpenClaw Bulgaria — общност за хора, които създават с AI агенти, а не просто ги ползват. **Форматът — три фази:** 🧠 **Mental** — Идеята. Какво всъщност са AI агентите, как мислят, помнят и действат. Не теория — истинската промяна, която се случва сега. 💻 **Demo** — Вижте го на живо. AI агент изпълнява реални задачи — памет, умения, автономия. Без презентации, без празни приказки. 🔥 **Live** — Вашият ред. Донесете лаптоп, проект, въпроси. Създайте нещо, счупете нещо, питайте каквото искате. **За кого е?** Разработчици, създатели, предприемачи и просто любопитни. Не е нужен опит — достатъчно е да обичате да строите неща. 📍 **Локация: SOHO — зала HOLISTIC, ул. „Искър“ 4, София 1000 (до метростанция Сердика**) 🕐 **Начало:** 17:00 🌐 www.openclaw.bg 💬 discord.gg/qu4gusnZd3 Срещаме се **всеки първи четвъртък от месеца.** Елате веднъж, останете завинаги.

**Founders Running Club** (FRC) brings founders, investors, tech, creative people and startup enthusiasts together for weekly easy runs and networking. We like to be comfortable when we run and finish with coffee and conversations. Choose your pace or follow a pacer—pets, friends, family, are welcome. 🗓️ Launched in San Francisco, July 16, 2022 🌍 Now in 35+ cities 📅 Running + Networking events + Community **Join the community** [http://foundersrc.com/chats](http://foundersrc.com/chats) **Stay updated**: Instagram [http://instagram.com/foundersrc/](http://instagram.com/foundersrc/) Podcast [http://podcast.foundersrc.com/](http://podcast.foundersrc.com/) LinkedIn [http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/](http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/) Strava [http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC](http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC) Website [http://foundersrc.com/](http://foundersrc.com/)

What counts as betrayal? Does art require authenticity? How do we define fairness? Do our memories make us who we are? In this event, we will explore these questions and more by discussing detailed scenarios where these ethical dilemmas play out. We’ll rotate in small groups between four different scenarios. Debate, share, and hear how others think. This is for anyone who enjoys: * Thought-provoking discussions * Meeting new people in small groups * Practical philosophy 📅 Date: Tuesday, 31 March 🕖 Time: Event begins at 19:15 📍 Location: The Steps (upstairs) 🎟️ Price: Free NOTE: There is NO LIMIT on the number of participants, Meetup sets a restriction automatically. Even if you don't reserve a spot, you can still come along.

Want to be a speaker? submit your talk to our Call for Presenters!!! https://sessionize.com/azure-cbus-2026/

The global Azure community is coming together again, and Columbus is officially on the map. View the session lineup and speakers at [Global Azure Columbus 2026](https://coazure.github.io/cbus-global-azure-2026/) On **Saturday, April 18, 2026**, the Azure Columbus Meetup, DevOps Meetup, and Code and Coffee Meetup are hosting our local edition of Global Azure 2026. This is a free, community-driven event packed with learning, networking, and all things Microsoft Azure. Whether you’re building modern cloud-native apps, experimenting with AI agents, deploying containers, automating infrastructure, or just beginning your Azure journey, this event is for you! **What to Expect** * Engaging technical sessions * Real-world Azure architecture & cloud-native patterns * AI, agents, automation, and modern DevOps * Food and drinks (because learning burns calories) * Time to connect with fellow engineers, architects, and cloud enthusiasts **Who Should Attend?** * Software engineers (any language, any stack) * Cloud architects * DevOps engineers * Data professionals * AI explorers * Platform builders * Anyone who loves solving hard problems with great tools If you build, deploy, automate, scale, monitor, or optimize in Azure, you’ll feel right at home. **Why Global Azure?** Global Azure is a worldwide community event where Azure user groups host learning sessions on the same day across the globe. It’s grassroots. It’s technical. It’s practical. And it’s powered by people who genuinely love sharing what they’ve learned. And yes, it’s free to attend!

Pay attention! We’re delaying a week for those of you who may be on Spring break and/or celebrating the holiday. Ok, no pancakes, but waffles-a-plenty. Join the local UX and Digital Design community for a casual monthly breakfast. Look for us upstairs!

**Complex Trauma Support Group** Our group is intended for survivors of complex trauma. If you are here, it’s likely that so much of who you are and what you have experienced in this life is actually invisible to most people––to family, society, coworkers, and the people who are around you. We are a peer-led group of survivors creating opportunities for ourselves and others to share our experiences, share support, and build relationships in kind community together. Survivor experiences might include: child sexual abuse, incest, child trafficking, and other experiences of people living with traumatic dissociation and complex PTSD. **What to expect at your first meeting:** Currently, we are offering a bi-monthly in person group at 2:00pm on the first and third Sunday of the month. The only criterion for joining the group is that you are a survivor of trauma wishing to have more kindness in your own life and share kindness with others, and that you agree to practice to group’s relational agreements available for view here: https://www.kindgroups.com/agreements. Joining the group is free of charge. We ask that new people connect with us for 30 minutes on the phone or on zoom before coming to their first group, so that we can determine together that we are a good fit. Our meetings last approximately 90 minutes. Participants are never required to share. You’re also welcome to choose a pseudonym and you will never be asked for private information. You are welcome to leave at any time. The kindness that survivors can share when among others who have survived similar childhood experiences is something we rarely get to experience. Time spent with others who understand even a little bit more about us is a relief. Our hope is to help ourselves and others experience that we are not alone. We wish for our efforts to be a cause of kindness in our own lives and the lives of each other. You can read more about the groups at www.kindgroups.com.

**First meetup of the Columbus AI Engineering group.** We’ll kick things off with a practical, beginner-friendly discussion on: **How LLMs like ChatGPT actually work — and how to build real applications with them.** We’ll cover: * what’s actually happening under the hood (at a high level) * why LLMs behave the way they do (hallucinations, prompt sensitivity, etc.) * how people are building real systems with them today * where things break in practice This will be a **short, informal talk (\~15–20 min)** followed by open discussion and Q&A. Whether you’re an engineer, builder, or just curious about how modern AI systems work, you’re welcome to join. No slides, no fluff — just real conversation about real systems. We’ll hang out afterward and get to know each other.

The Fellowship of the Star Schema: Transforming OLTP Data for Power BI One does not simply build reports on OLTP data. Join us on an epic journey from the depths of raw, normalized tables to the shining halls of a well-modeled star schema fit for Power BI greatness. We will demystify the differences between OLTP and OLAP, walk through star schema vs snowflake (and why Power BI has a clear favorite), and show you the compression differences between normalized and columnar storage that will make you never look at an OLTP model the same way again. We will cover the different types of dimensions, when to use them, and how to handle Slowly Changing Dimensions without losing your mind. You will leave knowing exactly how to identify a bad model, how to convert OLTP data into a clean star schema, and how to forge relationships that rule them all. Whether you are a data wizard, a curious hobbit, or somewhere in between, your models will never be the same.

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