diff --git a/content/blog/join-pulumi-user-group-community/index.md b/content/blog/join-pulumi-user-group-community/index.md index 1d7ef27e14f6..dfa771de54ec 100644 --- a/content/blog/join-pulumi-user-group-community/index.md +++ b/content/blog/join-pulumi-user-group-community/index.md @@ -15,28 +15,43 @@ We have a global community made up of people from many different countries, but Members of PUGs will have access to a global network of experts who can offer help, advice, and support on using Pulumi effectively. The PUGs will also feature regular in-person meetups, webinars, in-person and virtual workshops, and other events to help members stay up-to-date with the latest cloud infrastructure and Pulumi developments. -## 10 Pulumi User Groups (PUGs) Meetups in 6 countries +## 20 Pulumi User Groups (PUGs) Meetups in 9 countries PUGs are led by Pulumi employees and [Puluminaries](/community/puluminaries/), who are passionate community members that are experts in topics related to cloud infrastructure, Pulumi Cloud, cloud-native software development, and much more, and are willing to share their knowledge with the community. ### United States Pulumi User Groups -* [Austin Pulumi User Group](https://www.meetup.com/austin-pulumi-user-group/) * [Seattle Pulumi User Group](https://www.meetup.com/pulumi-seattle/) * [New York Pulumi User Group](https://www.meetup.com/new-york-pulumi-user-group/) * [San Francisco Pulumi User Group](https://www.meetup.com/san-francisco-pulumi-user-group/) * [San Diego Pulumi User Group](https://www.meetup.com/san-diego-pulumi-user-group/) +* [Austin Pulumi User Group](https://www.meetup.com/austin-pulumi-user-group/) +* [Denver Pulumi User Group](https://www.meetup.com/denver-pulumi-user-group/) +* [Chicago Pulumi User Group](https://www.meetup.com/chicago-pulumi-user-group/) +* [Columbus Pulumi User Group](https://www.meetup.com/columbus-pulumi-user-group/) +* [Philadelphia Pulumi User Group](https://www.meetup.com/philadelphia-pulumi-user-group/) +* [Boston Pulumi User Group](https://www.meetup.com/boston-pulumi-user-group) + +### South America Pulumi User Groups + +* [São Paulo Pulumi User Group](https://www.meetup.com/sao-paulo-pulumi-user-group) ### European Pulumi User Groups * [London Pulumi User Group](https://www.meetup.com/london-pulumi-user-group/) * [Oslo Pulumi User Group](https://www.meetup.com/oslo-pulumi-user-group/) * [Berlin Pulumi User Group](https://www.meetup.com/berlin-pulumi-user-group/) +* [Munich Pulumi User Group](https://www.meetup.com/munich-pulumi-user-group/) * [Prague Pulumi User Group](https://www.meetup.com/prague-pulumi-user-group/) -### Australian Pulumi User Groups +### Asia Pulumi User Groups + +* [Tel Aviv Pulumi User Group](https://www.meetup.com/tel-aviv-pulumi-user-group/) + +### Oceania Pulumi User Groups -* [Sydney Pulumi User Group](https://www.meetup.com/sydney-pulumi-user-group/) +* [Australia Pulumi User Group](https://www.meetup.com/australia-pulumi-user-group/) +* [Auckland Pulumi User Group](https://www.meetup.com/auckland-pulumi-user-group/) ## The First PUG in person diff --git a/content/blog/pulumiup-global-cloud-iac-platform-engineering-ai-conference/index.md b/content/blog/pulumiup-global-cloud-iac-platform-engineering-ai-conference/index.md index 838c6c05392e..49d5dc162c5b 100644 --- a/content/blog/pulumiup-global-cloud-iac-platform-engineering-ai-conference/index.md +++ b/content/blog/pulumiup-global-cloud-iac-platform-engineering-ai-conference/index.md @@ -83,9 +83,9 @@ If you haven’t registered yet, now’s the time! [Start building your schedule In the Main Track, you’ll hear directly from the Pulumi leadership team about exciting product innovations. Don’t miss the Cloud Culture talks focused on the human side of technology and collaboration. -- **[Keynote and New Product Announcements](https://conference.pulumi.com/talks/keynote/)** - Joe Duffy (Co-founder and CEO), Luke Hoban (CTO), and other key Pulumi leaders will unveil new products and innovations shaping the next wave of cloud development. Expect to see live demos showcasing how these tools can revolutionize your workflows, from cloud infrastructure to security automation. -- **"[Why Care About Building a Cloud Center of Excellence?](https://conference.pulumi.com/talks/why-care-about-building-a-cloud-center-of-excellence/)"** - Alex Radu (VP Product & Marketing Manager, Public Cloud, J.P. Morgan) discusses why building a Cloud Center of Excellence is essential for long-term cloud strategy success. -- **"[What Is 'HugOps' and Why Is It Important?](https://conference.pulumi.com/talks/what-is-hugops-and-why-is-it-important/)"** - Rees Pozzi (Senior Platform Engineer, Kainos) explores the meaning and importance of "HugOps," a practice promoting empathy and collaboration in the tech world but also by all those impacted by it. +- **[Keynote and New Product Announcements](https://www.pulumi.com/events/pulumiup-2024-keynote/)** - Joe Duffy (Co-founder and CEO), Luke Hoban (CTO), and other key Pulumi leaders will unveil new products and innovations shaping the next wave of cloud development. Expect to see live demos showcasing how these tools can revolutionize your workflows, from cloud infrastructure to security automation. +- **"[Why Care About Building a Cloud Center of Excellence?](https://youtu.be/9Xf6DJMvQ08)"** - Alex Radu (VP Product & Marketing Manager, Public Cloud, J.P. Morgan) discusses why building a Cloud Center of Excellence is essential for long-term cloud strategy success. +- **"[What Is 'HugOps' and Why Is It Important?](https://youtu.be/30wTCwfj3cc)"** - Rees Pozzi (Senior Platform Engineer, Kainos) explores the meaning and importance of "HugOps," a practice promoting empathy and collaboration in the tech world but also by all those impacted by it. ## AI/ML Track Highlights @@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ In the Main Track, you’ll hear directly from the Pulumi leadership team about AI is transforming how we approach development and infrastructure, and PulumiUP offers an incredible lineup of talks and panels on the topic. -- **"[Data Privacy Challenges with Large Language Models](https://conference.pulumi.com/talks/data-privacy-challenges-with-large-language-models/)"** - Aditi Godbole (Data Science, AI & ML Leader, SAP) will address the critical question of managing data privacy, addressing LLM basics, AI data privacy fundamentals, and specific privacy issues in LLMs. -- **"[Pulumi Powered AI/ML on Kubernetes](https://conference.pulumi.com/talks/pulumi-powered-aiml-on-kubernetes/)"** - Jason Smith (App Modernization Specialist, Google Cloud) will show you how to serve an open-source LLM with a RAG on Kubernetes and set up a Kubernetes environment for AI/ML workloads with Pulumi. -- **"[AI Tools for Developers](https://conference.pulumi.com/talks/AI-tools-for-developers/)"** - Jim Clark (Principal Software Engineer, Docker) will explore how Tools can enhance the capabilities of AI assistants and show how the combination of AI, Tools, and containerized runtimes, can enhance interactions between developers and their tools. -- **"[The AI Governance Challenge](https://conference.pulumi.com/talks/the-ai-governance-challenge/)"** - Patty O'Callaghan (Technical Director, Charles River) will explore the complexities of AI governance and how to navigate them. -- **[Panel Discussion: "AI for Cloud Development"](https://conference.pulumi.com/talks/panel-ai-cloud-development/)** - Luke Hoban (CTO, Pulumi), Phillip Carter (Principal Product Manager, Honeycomb), Giri Sreenivas (CPO, Docker), Clare Liguori (Senior Principal Software Engineer, AWS) and Meagan Cojocar (Principal Product Manager, Pulumi) will provide diverse perspectives on how AI is shaping cloud infrastructure. +- **"[Data Privacy Challenges with Large Language Models](https://youtu.be/4IWGNoNVbiM)"** - Aditi Godbole (Data Science, AI & ML Leader, SAP) will address the critical question of managing data privacy, addressing LLM basics, AI data privacy fundamentals, and specific privacy issues in LLMs. +- **"[Pulumi Powered AI/ML on Kubernetes](https://youtu.be/CoZM9BCJcJ4)"** - Jason Smith (App Modernization Specialist, Google Cloud) will show you how to serve an open-source LLM with a RAG on Kubernetes and set up a Kubernetes environment for AI/ML workloads with Pulumi. +- **"[AI Tools for Developers](https://youtu.be/WoM8Bj76_Fw)"** - Jim Clark (Principal Software Engineer, Docker) will explore how Tools can enhance the capabilities of AI assistants and show how the combination of AI, Tools, and containerized runtimes, can enhance interactions between developers and their tools. +- **"[The AI Governance Challenge](https://youtu.be/2mlb2jEBkoo)"** - Patty O'Callaghan (Technical Director, Charles River) will explore the complexities of AI governance and how to navigate them. +- **[Panel Discussion: "AI for Cloud Development"](https://www.pulumi.com/events/panel-ai-in-cloud-development/)** - Luke Hoban (CTO, Pulumi), Phillip Carter (Principal Product Manager, Honeycomb), Giri Sreenivas (CPO, Docker), Clare Liguori (Senior Principal Software Engineer, AWS) and Meagan Cojocar (Principal Product Manager, Pulumi) will provide diverse perspectives on how AI is shaping cloud infrastructure. ## Platform Engineering and DevOps Track Highlights @@ -105,13 +105,14 @@ AI is transforming how we approach development and infrastructure, and PulumiUP The Platform Engineering & DevOps track at PulumiUP is perfect for anyone looking to automate infrastructure, secure their systems, and scale their environments with ease. This track features talks and panels on cutting-edge technologies and practices. -- **"[Moving Mountains: How IaC Unlocks Massive Refactoring Possibilities](https://conference.pulumi.com/talks/moving-mountains-how-iac-unlocks-massive-refactoring-possibilities/)"** - Shaun Verch (Infrastructure Engineer, Oso) will show you how infrastructure as code can transform large-scale refactoring projects. -- **"[Using Pulumi to Empower Kubernetes Fleet Management](https://conference.pulumi.com/talks/using-pulumi-to-empower-kubernetes-fleet-management/)"** - Blake Romano (Senior Software Engineer, Imagine Learning) will show you how Imagine Learning leverages Pulumi to manage a fleet of Kubernetes clusters and other platform resources quickly and reliably, and how it revolutionized their workflow. -- **"[Streamline Your Infrastructure Deployment with GitOps and Pulumi Operator](https://conference.pulumi.com/talks/streamline-your-infrastructure-deployment-with-gitops-and-pulumi-operator/)"** - Sam Cogan (Solutions Architect & Azure MVP, WTW) will highlight how you can define your infrastructure in Git, and have Pulumi automatically reconcile it into deployed infrastructure. -- **"[Is This a Platform? Platform Engineering Before PMF](https://conference.pulumi.com/talks/is-this-a-platform-platform-engineering-before-pmf/)"** - Jk Jensen (Team Lead, Staff Software Engineer, MystenLabs) will share how they built their service platform around Pulumi to help engineers and researchers move from prototypes to deployed environments, enabling their teams to iterate more quickly and develop an increasing number of systems without additional complexity. -- **"[Meet Devs Where They Are: Why IaC Must Be Real Code](https://conference.pulumi.com/talks/meet-devs-where-they-are-why-iac-must-be-real-code/)"** - Jeremy Adams (Head of Ecosystems, Dagger) will present why real code (that teams already use for applications) is essential for both IaC and CI/CD pipelines, and to meet modern DevOps best practices. -- **"[Security of IaC Pipelines and Infrastructure Governance With Policies-As-Code](https://conference.pulumi.com/talks/security-of-iac-pipelines-and-infrastructure-governance-with-policiesascode/)"** - Marina Novikova (Senior Partner Solutions Architect, AWS) and Andy Taylor (Senior Networking Specialist/ Solutions Architect, AWS) will explore security best practices for IaC pipelines and infrastructure governance using policies-as-code, cover best practices for handling sensitive information like access keys, tokens and encryption keys, and scaling and automating your DevSecOps. -- **[Panel Discussion: "Secrets and Policies—Automating Cybersecurity"](https://conference.pulumi.com/talks/panel-platform-engineering-security/)** - Arun Loganathan (Senior Product Manager, Pulumi), Maya Kaczorowski (PM of Security), Jason Meller (VP, Product, 1Password), and Ofir Cohen (CTO, Container Security, Wiz) will explore the intersection of innovation and security, offering insights into how AI is reshaping the threat landscape and how organizations can stay ahead. +- **"[Moving Mountains: How IaC Unlocks Massive Refactoring Possibilities](https://youtu.be/WZD1z2ldweY)"** - Shaun Verch (Infrastructure Engineer, Oso) will show you how infrastructure as code can transform large-scale refactoring projects. +- **"[Using Pulumi to Empower Kubernetes Fleet Management](https://youtu.be/1Q3XPmenthg)"** - Blake Romano (Senior Software Engineer, Imagine Learning) will show you how Imagine Learning leverages Pulumi to manage a fleet of Kubernetes clusters and other platform resources quickly and reliably, and how it revolutionized their workflow. +- **"[Streamline Your Infrastructure Deployment with GitOps and Pulumi Operator](https://youtu.be/f2r9rS9U2CA)"** - Sam Cogan (Solutions Architect & Azure MVP, WTW) will highlight how you can define your infrastructure in Git, and have Pulumi automatically reconcile it into deployed infrastructure. +- **"[Is This a Platform? Platform Engineering Before PMF](https://youtu.be/EQwpC02CQ9k)"** - Jk Jensen (Team Lead, Staff Software Engineer, MystenLabs) will share how they built their service platform around Pulumi to help engineers and researchers move from prototypes to deployed environments, enabling their teams to iterate more quickly and develop an increasing number of systems without additional complexity. +- **"[Security Automation—Faster. Cheaper. Better.](https://www.pulumi.com/events/security-automation-faster-cheaper-better/)"** - David Giambruno (VP of Engineering and DevOps, Tivity Health) and Joe Duffy (Founder/CEO, Pulumi) will discuss security automation and how these efforts impacted speed and agility, cost optimization and improved security and compliance. +- **"[Meet Devs Where They Are: Why IaC Must Be Real Code](https://youtu.be/CGE8VXgkjug)"** - Jeremy Adams (Head of Ecosystems, Dagger) will present why real code (that teams already use for applications) is essential for both IaC and CI/CD pipelines, and to meet modern DevOps best practices. +- **"[Security of IaC Pipelines and Infrastructure Governance With Policies-As-Code](https://youtu.be/2a-wlUnBY1g)"** - Marina Novikova (Senior Partner Solutions Architect, AWS) and Andy Taylor (Senior Networking Specialist/ Solutions Architect, AWS) will explore security best practices for IaC pipelines and infrastructure governance using policies-as-code, cover best practices for handling sensitive information like access keys, tokens and encryption keys, and scaling and automating your DevSecOps. +- **[Panel Discussion: "Secrets and Policies—Automating Cybersecurity"](https://www.pulumi.com/events/secrets-policies-automating-cybersecurity/)** - Arun Loganathan (Senior Product Manager, Pulumi), Maya Kaczorowski (PM of Security), Jason Meller (VP, Product, 1Password), and Ofir Cohen (CTO, Container Security, Wiz) will explore the intersection of innovation and security, offering insights into how AI is reshaping the threat landscape and how organizations can stay ahead. ## Cloud and IaC Track Highlights @@ -119,12 +120,11 @@ The Platform Engineering & DevOps track at PulumiUP is perfect for anyone lookin The Cloud and IaC track is ideal for those wanting to deepen their understanding of infrastructure as code and its impact on modern cloud computing. Learn from industry pioneers and see where the future of IaC is headed. -- **"[From CDK to Pulumi: Evolution of SST](https://conference.pulumi.com/talks/from-cdk-to-pulumi-evolution-of-sst/)"** - Dax Raad (Founding Engineer, SST) and Jay V (Founder, SST) will share insights into the early development of their product, initially built on AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK), the challenges they encountered and the groundbreaking decision to transition to Pulumi. -- **"[Unified Software Development at BMW Software Factory with Pulumi](https://conference.pulumi.com/talks/unified-software-development-with-pulumi/)"** - Jan-Peter Alten (Expert Software Engineer, DevOps, BMW Group) will showcase how BMW uses Pulumi to unify their software development processes, resulting in an increase in developer productivity, streamlined infrastructure management, and enhanced scalability, security, and compliance across their complex software ecosystem. -- **"[Stacking Accounts: Multi-Account Deployments in a Single Stack for Monitoring, Management, and More](https://conference.pulumi.com/talks/stacking-accounts-multiaccount-deployments-in-a-single-stack-for-monitoring-management-and-more/)"** - Denis Willett (Software Engineer, North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies) will explain how they use Pulumi for managing 60+PB of environmental data across AWS, GCP, and Azure and leverage multi-account deployments in a single stack via the Pulumi Automation API. -- **"[Using Automation API to Deploy a BYOC SaaS](https://conference.pulumi.com/talks/using-automation-api-to-deploy-a-byoc-saas/)"** - Abhay Bothra (Co-Founder & CTO, Fennel AI) will share insights about how Fennel has created a one-click setup for updating customer environments by leveraging Pulumi automation API. -- **"[Industrialize the Configuration of Your GitHub Repositories With IaC](https://conference.pulumi.com/talks/industrialize-the-configuration-of-your-github-repositories-with-iac/)"** - Alexandre Nédélec (Software Engineer, Avanade) will live code using the GitHub, Azure native, and Azure AD Pulumi providers to create a GitHub repository and configure its pipeline to deploy to Azure using OpenID Connect. -- **[Panel Discussion: "Infrastructure as Code — Can We Do Better?"](https://conference.pulumi.com/talks/infrastructure-as-code-can-we-do-better/)** - Joe Duffy (Co-Founder and CEO, Pulumi), Brian Grant (CTO, Stealth), Elad Ben-Israel (Co-Founder and CEO, Winglang), Adam Jacob (Co-Founder and CEO, System Initiative), and Luke Hoban (CTO, Pulumi) will discuss the past, the present, and the future of Infrastructure as Code and the overall infrastructure technologies. +- **"[From CDK to Pulumi: Evolution of SST](https://www.pulumi.com/blog/from-cdk-pulumi-evolution-of-sst/)"** - Dax Raad (Founding Engineer, SST) and Jay V (Founder, SST) will share insights into the early development of their product, initially built on AWS Cloud Development Kit (CDK), the challenges they encountered and the groundbreaking decision to transition to Pulumi. +- **"[Unified Software Development at BMW Software Factory with Pulumi](https://www.pulumi.com/blog/unified-programmatic-approach-infrastructure-management-bmw-using-pulumi/ )"** - Jan-Peter Alten (Expert Software Engineer, DevOps, BMW Group) will showcase how BMW uses Pulumi to unify their software development processes, resulting in an increase in developer productivity, streamlined infrastructure management, and enhanced scalability, security, and compliance across their complex software ecosystem. +- **"[Stacking Accounts: Multi-Account Deployments in a Single Stack for Monitoring, Management, and More](https://youtu.be/E077QbXPOZE)"** - Denis Willett (Software Engineer, North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies) will explain how they use Pulumi for managing 60+PB of environmental data across AWS, GCP, and Azure and leverage multi-account deployments in a single stack via the Pulumi Automation API. +- **"[Industrialize the Configuration of Your GitHub Repositories With IaC](https://youtu.be/C5ZuEVXesOk)"** - Alexandre Nédélec (Software Engineer, Avanade) will live code using the GitHub, Azure native, and Azure AD Pulumi providers to create a GitHub repository and configure its pipeline to deploy to Azure using OpenID Connect. +- **[Panel Discussion: "Infrastructure as Code — Can We Do Better?"](https://www.pulumi.com/events/panel-infrastructure-as-code-can-we-do-better/)** - Joe Duffy (Co-Founder and CEO, Pulumi), Brian Grant (CTO, Stealth), Elad Ben-Israel (Co-Founder and CEO, Winglang), Adam Jacob (Co-Founder and CEO, System Initiative), and Luke Hoban (CTO, Pulumi) will discuss the past, the present, and the future of Infrastructure as Code and the overall infrastructure technologies. ## Workshops and Hands-On Learning