Cloud Modernization at tech events
15 write-ups · 11 events · 2015–2026
This hub gathers talks on cloud migration and application modernization, mostly from AWS events and KubeCon. The recurring themes are how organizations move existing workloads to the cloud, how AI assistants help with modernization work, and what modernization means in practice for startups and large enterprises.
2026
29 Jul 2026 · KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 · Yokohama
Cloud Native in the Real World: Optics, Subaru & Uber (KubeCon Japan 2026)From KubeCon Japan 2026: an optics maker and Subaru running AI on cloud-native infrastructure, plus a walk through the Uber booth on the show floor.
25 Jun 2026 · RoachFest London 2026 · London
Form3: How a Payments Platform Survives Cloud OutagesKevin Holditch of Form3 on why regulators forced a V1 to V2 rebuild across three clouds, and how CockroachDB keeps quorum writes safe across all of them.
25 Jun 2026 · RoachFest London 2026 · London
Surviving a Real GCP Outage: A Multi-Cloud CockroachDB Story from RoachFest London 2026A RoachFest London account of a real GCP outage with zero platform impact thanks to a multi-cloud CockroachDB architecture.
25 Jun 2026 · RoachFest London 2026 · London
Vik Bhatti (Primer): Move Before You Hit the Write CeilingVik Bhatti of Primer on zero-downtime CockroachDB migration, rejecting self-managed sharding, and a post-cutover write bug.
27 May 2026 · AWS Summit Amsterdam 2026 · Amsterdam
Amazon Bedrock AgentCore: Production-Ready AI AgentsInside the Bedrock AgentCore session at AWS Summit Amsterdam 2026 — architecture for production AI agents: Runtime, Gateway, Memory, and Identity.
27 May 2026 · AWS Summit Amsterdam 2026 · Amsterdam
AWS Summit Amsterdam 2026 Keynote: Bedrock AgentCoreLive from the AWS Summit Amsterdam keynote: Bedrock AgentCore, Managed Agents on GPT 5.5, S3 as a unified data platform, and enterprise stories.
27 May 2026 · AWS Summit Amsterdam 2026 · Amsterdam
AWS Summit Amsterdam 2026: AI for Real-World ImpactAttending AWS Summit Amsterdam 2026 — from Martin Elwin's keynote on choosing the right tools to Ecolafaek's AI-powered waste management in Timor-Leste.
15 Apr 2026 · Huawei Benelux & Ireland Partner Summit 2026 · Lake Como
Huawei Partner Summit 2026 at Lake Como: RecapHuawei's Benelux & Ireland Partner Summit 2026 at Lake Como: the 2026 Key Strategy keynote, eKit for SMEs, partner programmes and the 2026 event calendar.
26 Mar 2026 · KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 · Amsterdam
Guido Laout (OVHcloud) at KubeCon EU 2026: SovereigntyOVHcloud's Guido Laout on why European digital sovereignty keeps heating up, managed services and Kubernetes, and exit plans, at KubeCon EU 2026.
18 Mar 2026 · Platform Engineering Amsterdam: Human Intelligence · Amsterdam
Platform Engineering MeetUp Amsterdam: HumanRecap of Platform Engineering Amsterdam meetup at Tolhuistuin — agentic dev, inner sourcing IDPs, and cloud migration war stories.
2025
2 Dec 2025 · AI House Amsterdam coding assistants series: Google session (Gemini CLI and Antigravity) · Amsterdam
AI House Amsterdam: Google on Vibe Coding with Gemini CLINotes from the Google coding-assistants session at AI House Amsterdam on 2 December 2025: Gemini CLI, GEMINI.md, checkpoints, Antigravity and a code migration.
13 Nov 2025 · MongoDB Day Amsterdam 2025 · Amsterdam
MongoDB Day Amsterdam 2025 and the AI House OpeningMongoDB Day Amsterdam 2025: Helvetia on Atlas, relational to document modelling, JSONB vs MongoDB, agent labs. Then the official AI House Amsterdam opening.
22 May 2025 · Unlock the Power of FinOps (Tergos meetup) · Amsterdam
Tergos FinOps Meetup Amsterdam 2025: Cloud Cost TipsTergos 'Unlock the Power of FinOps', Amsterdam Zuidas, May 2025: engineers as procurement, usage and rate optimisation, and Azure cost management.
15 May 2025 · AWS Modernization Roadshow (EMEA) · Amsterdam
AWS Modernization Roadshow Amsterdam: .NET and VMwareNotes from the AWS Modernization Roadshow in Amsterdam with partner kloia: migration patterns, Amazon Q Developer for .NET and VMware, and database advice.
2015
25 Mar 2015 · Community Days 2015 · Peschiera Borromeo
Community Days Milan 2015: Microsoft IoT Then and NowSlides I photographed at Community Days 2015 near Milan, from Event Hubs to Windows Embedded and Intel Galileo, and what each one became by 2026.