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CFP for the weekly video podcast! Do you have a Tech topic that you are passionate about? - AI - Cloud - Virtualization - Dev - DevOps - Certification study Register to speak here: forms.gle/448oFj71LFdp...

Hey @mistwire.com, we're awful and it's all our fault! Wait, that can't be right. ( #LLM to the rescue... ) Much better! Emotions can run high in tech; come to "Griping as a Service" on @vbrownbag.com to make them your coding superpower. 8:30-9:30PM US Eastern, in just 2 DAYS! (Wed. 10/14/26)

User groups come, user groups go (R.I.P. VTUG 🥲) Tomorrow (noon ET) on @vbrownbag.com: "How to Build a Thriving Tech Community" Manvendra runs AWS Cloud Club JECRC and we're getting into: - Common mistakes - Lessons learned - Practical takeaways Join us LIVE! www.youtube.com/watch?v=RduJ...

Guardrails, RAG, and a Bedrock demo built for an exam @faye-ellis.bsky.social says is brutal Join us LIVE Wed on @vbrownbag.com (noon ET) "Responsible AI with Amazon Bedrock" + real talk on the AWS AI Dev Pro cert www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FKD...

New @vbrownbag.com episode is UP: "Getting into Local AI (2/3)" with Du'An Lightfoot! "GPU memory math, agent architectures, observability, token economics — the stuff nobody explains until your bill arrives." youtu.be/WSalm-rvG2E

Have you ever used AI to help build a Terraform environment and it was... underwhelming? Well LOOK NO FURTHER 😆 Today on @vbrownbag.com - Teaching AI to Terraform (So We Don't Have To!) with Sam McGeown! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cpwj...

Join me on January 29 to discuss the top in-demand skills for 2026, what every organization should be doing right now to stay competitive, where the tech industry is going in 2026, and how engineering teams can successfully navigate so much change! www.pluralsight.com/resources/we...

Last weeks @vbrownbag.com is UP: "Cannibalism (as a Metaphor for Love) in Open Source" with @kat.lol ! In this episode we got into a bunch of topics: Horror movies, cannibalism, contributing to open source, burnout, how we (sometimes) destroy the things we love😅 youtu.be/h7FGF3BaJ2I

This week (7/16 @ 8:30 PM ET) on @vbrownbag.com: "DevOps is a Foreign Language (Or Why There Are No Junior SREs)" w/ @joshleecreates.bsky.social! We chat with him about what DevOps is, why it's so hard to define, and why there really aren't any "junior" SREs! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOL8...

CFP for the weekly video podcast! Do you have a Tech topic that you are passionate about? - AI - Cloud - Virtualization - Dev - DevOps - Anything else nerdy & interesting & marketing-free! See the calendar & sign up here: vbrownbag.com/brownbags/

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Join Jenn Bergstrom & the vBrownBag crew as we dive into the world of Chaos Engineering, exploring how its principles can be applied to machine learning models of all kinds, from classic machine learning to cutting-edge LLMs! Wednesday 7/2 @ 730p CT youtube.com/live/x--Ip4M...

Last weeks @vbrownbag.com is UP: "How to Vibe Code Responsibly (with a little help from MCPs)" In this episode @blackgirlbytes.bsky.social, Tech Lead at Block, talks about: vibe coding, MCPs, some pitfalls... and how to do it right 🥳 youtu.be/7E7F_dKO0xE

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Last week's @vbrownbag.com is UP: "Ctrl+Alt+ROFL: How Stand Up Comedy Helps my Tech Career" w/ Kashaf Salaheen - SA @hashicorp.com by day, stand up comedienne by night! She shares with us lessons learned doing both things and how they bolster each other 🥳 www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Luw...

Tomorrow (8:30 PM ET) on @vbrownbag.com: Ctrl+Alt+ROFL: How Stand Up Comedy Helps my Tech Career Kashaf is an SA @hashicorp.com by day... and a stand up comedienne at night! In this ep. she talks about lessons learned & how to lvl up your tech career! Join us: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNh5...

Join us & @wellarchitectedadvocate.com as he reveals how GenAI-powered AWS experts can supercharge your cloud strategy! Get actionable tips on the Well-Architected Framework & unlock real-world insights for your team. #AWS #GenAI #CloudComputing Wed May 28 @ 3pm CDT www.youtube.com/live/HDqvAQG...

I'll be chatting about systems and Linux with @vbrownbag.com in 30 min If you don't come I'll be sad www.youtube.com/live/dFDuEHk...

Join @justingarrison.com, head of product at @siderolabs.com, and the vBrownBag crew to talk about API-Driven Linux: re-imagining security, simplicity, and automation at any scale -- this Wednesday May 21st @ 11am central youtube.com/live/dFDuEHk...

This week's @vbrownbag.com is UP: "From Ops to Dev: Understanding the Evolving Developer Landscape" with Andrew Fawcett! Learn how to level up your dev game AND get some tips to use AI (& Cursor) while you are here 😂🥰🥳 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zfpn...

There are a lot of incredibly talented people on the job market right now. Many of my friends in DevRel, OSPO, program management, and engineering are looking for their next role, some have been searching for months. If you’re hiring, please consider sharing a link to your open roles below. TY ❤️

This week on @vbrownbag.com: "From Ops to Dev: The Evolving Developer Landscape" w/ Andrew Fawcett If you've been in a trad Ops role, knowing "how devs do" is essential knowledge. In this talk, Andrew discusses evolving your career & using AI the RIGHT way. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a62...

This week's @vbrownbag.com is UP: "Experimenting with Foundation Models" with Faye Ellis!!! Faye is a Pluralsight instructor👩🏼‍🏫, an AWS Hero🦸‍♀️, and just a stellar human being 🥰 In this session, Faye shares inexpensive and accessible ways you can start learning about AI youtu.be/2ORmmd8LfZ8

🚨 In 2 hours on @vbrownbag.com 🚨 “Experimenting with Foundation Models” with Faye Ellis! Faye is joining us to talk about inexpensive ways you can start exploring FMs, LLMs, and AI 🤖 You NEED to dive into AI, you won’t want to miss this one! 🎙️ youtube.com/live/hG87Pha...

🚨 Part 7 of the Slack Bot with AI series is now FREE! ✅ Stream AI responses in real time ✅ Show Slack users status updates ✅ Use converse_stream() with AWS Bedrock Faster, more responsive bots feel smarter. Read here: buff.ly/rWRWktB #LetsDoDevOps #GenAI #SlackBot #DevOps

🚨 This Wed (12 PM ET) on @vbrownbag.com “Experimenting with Foundation Models” w/ instructor and AWS Hero @faye-ellis.bsky.social! She’s bringing practical, cheap ways you can start exploring FMs, LLMs, and AI! You NEED to dive into AI, don't miss this one! 🎙️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=hG87...

This Wed on @vbrownbag.com @ 12 PM ET "Scared but Learning: A Survival Guide" @wiggitywhitney.bsky.social is an intl speaker, and a CNCF Ambassador... but she wrote her first line of code only 6 years ago 🤯 🥳 Join us live for fun & prizes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GMU...

🚀 Final post in the Slack Bot with AI series is live! Part 9 shows how to use a Receiver Lambda to fix slow Slack responses & cut costs. Clean async pattern that just works. Read it here: buff.ly/43eIBa2 #DevOps #Serverless #GenAI

Amanda Ruzza has amazing technical chops... oh and she just also happens to be a world famous jazz bassist 🤯 🎸 Join us live tonight (8:30 PM ET) on @vbrownbag.com for our talk with her! "Study is fun and it’s all about falling in love with the journey 📚🎶🎼 " www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6Nz...

Our @vbrownbag.com recording "Vibe Coding: Exploring the New Coding Wave" is UP!! Du'An joins us to talk about how he went from frustrated tinkerer to confident builder and live-codes a project using nothing but vibes and Amazon Q Developer 🤣 Check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQeN...

🎸 Ready to learn like a rockstar? Join us on the next vBrownBag podcast with Amanda Ruzza! She’ll share tips on studying effectively while leading an active, vibrant life. Don’t miss this session filled with actionable advice! Wed April 2 730pm central youtube.com/live/t6Nz_CU...

- Six weeks long - Build your own personal project - Mentoring and peer review - Use modern Python tools, including uv, ruff, black, pytest, mypy - Integrate AI into your workflow Learn more, and sign up, at store.lerner.co.il/hoppy-1

If you're comfortable writing #Python code... ... but aren't sure how to create a whole project ... then HOPPy — Hands-On Projects in Python — is for you!

Boost your Azure automation skills! Join @marktinderholt.com to learn the top 5 mistakes to avoid and discover a free tool to simplify your workflow. Join us to build a solid foundation for long-term success. #Azure #Automation #Terraform Wed, March 26 730pm Central: youtube.com/live/2pcRSKK...

Tonight @ 730pm US Central, join Du'An Lightfoot & the vBrownBag crew to talk about how and why anyone with ideas can now be a developer. youtube.com/live/8wasDDT...

Du'An Lightfoot joins the vBrownBag crew to talk about how he went from frustrated tinkerer to confident builder. He'll demonstrate his actual workflow, and live-code a project using nothing but vibes. Come see how and why anyone with ideas can now be a developer. youtube.com/live/8wasDDT...

Starting (soon!) at 730pm central - Join the vBB crew and our guest, Robby Stahl, to talk about a free and open source tool to migrate your VMs off VMware to KVM. youtube.com/live/l6SKMyl...

Join Matthew Bonig & the vBrownBag crew for a discussion on effectively leveraging observability and AI in software development. You won't want to miss this! Live this Wed March 5th @ 730p central. youtube.com/live/k10dZSb...

TONIGHT (8:30 PM ET) on @vbrownbag.com @aaronshunter.com knows a thing or 2 about the AWS AI/ML Certs🤣! In this episode he's going to walk us through how to prepare (study, materials, & practice) to sit and pass the exams! Join us for fun, knowledge, & prizes: www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6Ib...

TONIGHT @ 8:30 PM ET on @vbrownbag.com "Private GenAI for the Enterprise" w/ @kymidd.bsky.social ! Kyler is building a private GenAI chatbot for the enterprise. In this episode we talk to her about it! Join us for fun, info & prizes! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RGY...

Last night's episode is UP! "The DevSec Blueprint is a comprehensive, free, & open-source learning guide to equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to transition into DevSecOps or grow your DevSecOps career" Join us and Founder @damienjburks.bsky.social to learn more! youtu.be/tRr6YwMIKPY

Live now on @vbrownbag.com ! "The DevSec Blueprint" with Damien Burks Pre-reqs: - Git - Linux/Bash - Programming Concepts (a.k.a. Python 🐍) - Networking - Basic Security - DevOps - CI/CD - Cloud (whew!) Check it out: www.devsecblueprint.com Join us: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxbH...