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🎤 Speak at LLM in Production 2025! 🚀 The real magic happens when large language models leave the lab and hit production — and we want to hear how you're making it work. We’re calling on engineers, builders, and AI trailblazers to share stories that go beyond the hype: 🔥 Wins. 💥 Fails. 🔧 Hacks. 📈 Lessons that only come from real-world deployments. 🗓️ When: September 12, 2025 🌍 Where: Online — global reach, zero travel 📬 Submit your talk: https://lnkd.in/edZQsRHR If you’re pushing LLMs into the wild — and have the scars (or success metrics) to prove it — this is your moment. Let’s talk infra, prompts, edge cases, scale, ethics, and everything in between. No fluff. Just production-grade AI. #LLMInProduction #CallForSpeakers #RealUseCases #AIInProduction #TechConference #MLOps #LLM #EngineeringLeadership #MachineLearning #AICommunity

✨ Exciting News: The Call for Papers for Open Source Observability Day 2025 is now OPEN! ✨ We’re inviting passionate engineers, developers, and observability practitioners to share their insights, best practices, and innovative ideas with the global community. 📅 Event Dates: October 23–24, 2025 🌍 Where: Online — connect from anywhere! 🎤 How: Submit your proposal here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eC872iQr Don’t miss this chance to inspire and learn alongside some of the brightest minds in open source observability. #OpenSource #Observability #CallForPapers #OSODay2025 #TechCommunity #SpeakerOpportunity

Proud to Support CODE PINK RUN! ✨ We’re excited to support CODE PINK RUN, a women’s charity race happening in Durham, NC on September 21, 2025. Organized by our friends at Geeks Go Peaks, this event brings women and allies together to celebrate strength, sisterhood, and community. 100% of proceeds will go to the Pretty In Pink Foundation, which helps women in North Carolina fight breast cancer by covering treatment costs. At Underdog Consulting, we believe in supporting initiatives that uplift and empower. That’s why we’re proud to help promote this important cause — you’ll find a poster for the run at our office!  🗓️ September 21, 2025  📍 American Tobacco Trail, Durham  🏃♀️ 5K + 1 Mile Fun Run    Learn more or register: https://lnkd.in/eP47WZbN #CodePinkRun #PrettyInPinkFoundation #UnderdogConsulting #CommunitySupport #WomenRunTogether #DurhamNC #GeeksGoPeaks #CharityRun #TechForGood

📣 Big news: Speaker Master is now a standalone brand! Formerly part of Underdog Consulting — a marketing partner for tech companies — Speaker Master has grown into its own dedicated service, focused exclusively on helping experts and companies own the stage at top tech conferences. We specialize in speaker strategy and management for:   ✔️  Founders, engineers, and advocates looking to build thought leadership    ✔️ Marketing teams aiming to drive qualified leads through public speaking    ✔️ Companies that want to get in front of the right audience, on the right stage Our services include:    ✔️ Targeted conference research    ✔️ Abstract and CFP submission support    ✔️ Speaker coaching, content review, and full logistics handling 💼  We’ve helped clients speak at events like KubeCon, Open Source Summit, AI DevWorld, Web Summit, and beyond.  🔗 Check out the new website: https://speaker-master.com    🎙️ Follow us for CFP alerts, speaker tips, and event insights:  → LinkedIn: Speaker Master  → Twitter/X: https://lnkd.in/e83fu5nh  → YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eyvy_cdh Let’s get you on stage—and turn that spotlight into growth. #SpeakerMaster #UnderdogConsulting #TechMarketing #ConferenceSpeaking #DeveloperMarketing #CFP #PublicSpeaking #DevRel #ThoughtLeadership #OpenSource #KubeCon #AI #StartupMarketing

Exciting news! The Underdog Consulting's service for tech speakers has grown to a standalone brand! ✔️ Subscribe to Speaker Master profile to stay tuned about the updates in the tech conferences world!

📅 Join our friends on June 17 in Berlin for a special in-person meetup: “LINSTOR Is Like Kubernetes, But for Block Devices & Power to the Cluster: Self-Hosting in the Real World” This free meetup is designed for cloud-native engineers, DevOps professionals, and system architects who want to go deeper into self-hosting practices and modern open-source infrastructure tools. 🧠 What to expect? 🔹 Talk 1: “LINSTOR Is Like Kubernetes, But for Block Devices” → A deep dive into LINSTOR, an open-source storage orchestrator from the maintainers of DRBD. Learn how it works, how to configure it, and how it brings Kubernetes-like control to your block storage. 🔹 Talk 2: “Power to the Cluster: Self-Hosting in the Real World” → Lessons from real-world self-hosted Kubernetes clusters: networking pitfalls, storage challenges, high-availability myths, and survival tips for on-prem ops. 🎟 Attendance is free, but seats are limited — register to secure your spot: https://lnkd.in/eXnJytFj See you there! 🚀 Tech Internals

OSACon is looking for insightful, engaging proposals on a wide range of topics related to open-source analytics, including data ingestion, orchestration, databases, infrastructure, governance, visualization, and AI. This is a conference for all the doers of the modern data stack, and your network could bring some incredible voices to the table. Key Details: Conference website: https://osacon.io/ Dates: November 4–5 Location: Online Submission Deadline: July 31 CFP Info & Submission Link: https://lnkd.in/gGXQUW55 Do not miss your chance to shine!

🚀 Tech Internals Conf 2025 – Where Real Engineering Happens! Tech Internals Conf 2025 is the largest conference in Europe for engineers working with high-loaded systems. The event brings together leading technical specialists from the largest companies in the world to discuss real cases, solutions and strategies in the field of development and scaling of complex systems. No fluff, just deep tech.  🔥 What to expect? ✔️ Top speakers from Uber, Amazon, Netflix, Airbnb, NGINX, Couchbase & more  ✔️ 20+ talks, 3 tracks, 300+ participants – all about scaling, performance & resilience  ✔️ 21 reports on Architecture, Development, Infrastructure, Operation and System Design - explore in more detail here: https://lnkd.in/d2e2uc5n  ✔️ Real-world cases & practical solutions from those who build at massive scale  ✔️ Videos and slides after the conference  ✔️ Hearty coffee breaks and lunches  ✔️ Access to the exhibition area  ✔️ Unmatched networking & an epic IT afterparty in Berlin Join the global IT community that’s been shaping the industry for 20+ years. Are you ready to level up?  🎈 Berlin, 2025 – Don’t miss out! Click on the link and book your ticket!   🎉 Interested in special terms to save up to 35%? We’d be happy to discuss customized options with you!  🔥 Also, TIC Community members get an exclusive 5% discount! The number of discounted spots is limited, so hurry up! You can get your ticket in installments (50/50) if you book before April 1 as well.  📩 For any questions and to get an individual promo code, please, text us here on Meetup.com: https://lnkd.in/d3_4HN9A ! (connect: Tech Internals Community, Organiser) 💡  The current price is up-to-date, but keep in mind that it increases on the 1st of each month. Secure your spot at the best rate!