Name: WestMidlands HashiCorp Meetup #3
Start: 2025-04-24T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-04-24T20:00:00+01:00
Location: Bluetel Solutions

🎉 **Join Us for the First-Ever West Midlands HashiCorp User Group Meetup**🎉
We’re excited to host our event for all HashiCorp enthusiasts in the West Midlands! Whether you’re a seasoned user or just getting started, this is the perfect opportunity to connect, learn, and share insights with the community

### Agenda:

* **18:00 - 18:45:** Welcoming & Networking
* **18:45 - 19:30:** 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫- **Ryan Lee**
* **19:30 - 19:45:** *Raffle*
* **1945:00 - 20:00:** Break, Pizza & Networking 🍕
* **20:00 - 20:45:** 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧-𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐊𝐮𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩 𝐕𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐭- **Mahendran Selvakumar**
* **20:45 - onwards:** Social at a local pub 🍻

### Why Attend?

* Discover the latest trends and use cases of HashiCorp tools like Terraform, Vault, Nomad, and Consul.
* Network with fellow HashiCorp and DevOps enthusiasts in the West Midlands.
* Share your challenges, learn best practices, and gain new insights.
* Enjoy pizza, refreshments, and a casual post-event social!
* **Cool HashiCorp Swag** will be available for attendees! 🎁

### Interested in Speaking ?

We’re looking for speakers to make this meetup even better. If you’re interested, reach out to us via Meetup or email

💡 **Don’t miss this chance to be part of our very first event!** RSVP today and join us at the Blutel Office in Birmingham for an evening of learning, networking, and fun!

Mahendran Selvakumar

West Midlands HashiCorp User Group

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Mahendran Selvakumar is a passionate Cloud Native and DevOps advocate with a strong focus on infrastructure automation, secrets management, and platform engineering. As a **HashiCorp Ambassador**, **AWS Community Builder**, **Calico Big Cat Ambassador**, and **Linkerd Ambassador**, Mahendran actively contributes to the cloud native ecosystem through technical blogs, open source contributions, and community engagement.
He is the **organizer of the West Midlands HashiCorp User Group** and **Cloud Native Birmingham Chapter**, where he fosters inclusive and hands-on learning experiences. Mahendran has delivered impactful talks at **HashiTalks**, **DevOps Live London**, and the **London HashiCorp User Group**, covering topics such as secure infrastructure with HashiCorp Vault, cloud cost optimization, and service mesh implementation with Linkerd.
His technical content, including over 100 blogs, covers real-world scenarios in **AWS, Kubernetes, HCP Vault, EKS, Terraform**, and **GitOps**, and has empowered students and professionals alike through free training programs, mentorship, and detailed certification guides.
Mahendran is committed to making cloud education accessible, mentoring future technologists, and driving innovation in open source and DevOps communities.

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