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...

Join M Abdullah Bin Aftab & the vBrownBag crew on Wednesday October 8 at 9am central to learn how to design, automate, and scale cloud-based ETL pipelines using AWS, Azure, and GCP! youtube.com/live/cMIuYKy...

Building ETL Pipelines In The Cloud with M. Abdullah Bin Aftab

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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

Cannibalism (as a Metaphor for Love) in Open Source

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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...

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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...

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

How to Vibe Code Responsibly (with a little help from MCPs)

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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...

Ctrl+Alt+ROFL: How Stand Up Comedy Helps my Tech Career

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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...

Ctrl+Alt+ROFL - How Stand Up Comedy Helps My Tech Career

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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...

API-Driven Linux with Justin Garrison

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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...

From Ops to Dev: Understanding the Evolving Developer Landscape

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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...

From Ops to Dev: The Evolving Developer Landscape

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PyPI (the Python Package Index) is the official repository for Python packages, which means they to deal with a LOT supply chain security issues from malicious actors 🙀 Join us and PyPI Safety & Security Engineer & AWS Hero @miketheman.com Wed, May 7th @ 730pm CDT youtube.com/live/UYqlHuz...

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

Scared but Learning: A Survival Guide

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🚨 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...

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🚨 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...