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idcrosby · idcrosby · commit 62ccd5a14ee3 · 2025-10-03T15:31:32.000-04:00
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+Talk_date = ""
+Talk_start_time = ""
+Talk_end_time = ""
+Title = "EKS auto-scalable avec Terraform, Helm et Karpenter – Démo d’un cluster intelligent"
+Type = "talk"
+Speakers = ["frederic-de-lavenne"]
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+Comment déployer un cluster EKS capable de s’adapter intelligemment à la charge, sans Auto Scaling Group classique ?
+Dans cette session, nous verrons comment créer un vpc et un cluster Kubernetes avec Terraform, puis comment intégrer et configurer Karpenter via Helm.
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+L’objectif : automatiser entièrement le dimensionnement de l’infrastructure. Grâce à Karpenter, les nœuds du cluster s’ajustent dynamiquement aux besoins des workloads, en temps réel, pour un environnement réellement scalable et prêt pour la production.
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+Nous parlerons d’Infrastructure as Code, d’autoscaling intelligent, et je vous montrerai comment intégrer cette architecture dans un pipeline CI/CD pour un déploiement fluide et reproductible.
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+Talk_date = ""
+Talk_start_time = ""
+Talk_end_time = ""
+Title = "Git Commit Signing or How I Got Away With Crashing Prod After Being Laid Off!"
+Type = "talk"
+Speakers = ["gabriel-fournier"]
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+Git is a super tool in any developer's toolkit.
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+One thing where git is less than perfect is commit authentication.
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+Enter Git Commit Signing, to cryptographically authenticate a commit.
+And more importantly protect yourself from someone else sneaking a malicious commit under your name.
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+In this talk, we'll discuss what is Git Commit Signing, why and how you should implement them in your code bases.
+We'll also discuss how these commit signatures saved me from angry lawyers after one mishap downed production after my termination.
diff --git a/content/events/2025-montreal/program/marian-marinov.md b/content/events/2025-montreal/program/marian-marinov.md
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+Talk_date = ""
+Talk_start_time = ""
+Talk_end_time = ""
+Title = "From home/office lab to production"
+Type = "talk"
+Speakers = ["marian-marinov"]
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+In this talk you will learn how and why to build a home/office lab. Marian will share his experience regarding hardware considerations(power, storage, compute and network) for the lab. What software is useful for management of the lab.
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+Talk_date = ""
+Talk_start_time = ""
+Talk_end_time = ""
+Title = "TBD"
+Type = "talk"
+Speakers = ["patrick-wolthausen"]
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+"TBD"
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+Talk_date = ""
+Talk_start_time = ""
+Talk_end_time = ""
+Title = "(Finally) Sufficient Monitoring and Logging"
+Type = "talk"
+Speakers = ["robert-babaev"]
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+A look into observability at the intersection of development and security, aiming to help knock those pesky "Security Monitoring Failure" findings off of penetration test reports.
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+Title = "Frederic de Lavenne"
+Twitter = ""
+linkedin = ""
+image = "frederic-de-lavenne.png"
+type = "speaker"
+linktitle = "frederic-de-lavenne"
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+Leader DevOps avec une approche cloud native, doté d’une expertise technique approfondie dans la conception, la mise en œuvre et la gestion d’infrastructures sécurisées et évolutives. En tant que Directeur DevOps, j’ai dirigé des équipes pour éliminer les goulets d’étranglement et optimiser les performances des systèmes, assurant la fiabilité et la scalabilité des plateformes. Je suis expert dans l’automatisation des processus de déploiement continu et dans la mise en place de pipelines CI/CD, en intégrant des solutions cloud pour permettre une livraison rapide et ininterrompue. J’ai fait mes preuves dans la gestion de l’infrastructure en tant que code (IaC), la supervision avancée ainsi que dans la gestion d’environnements multi-cloud et hybrides. Défenseur des pratiques agiles et des méthodologies modernes, je promeus des pratiques solides en ingénierie DevOps et en gestion des systèmes, tout en accompagnant les équipes dans l’adoption des technologies et stratégies d’infrastructure de pointe. Leader stratégique, je rassemble des équipes interfonctionnelles pour atteindre des résultats concrets alignés avec les objectifs de l’entreprise.
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+Title = "Gabriel Fournier"
+Twitter = ""
+linkedin = ""
+image = "gabriel-fournier.jpg"
+type = "speaker"
+linktitle = "gabriel-fournier"
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+Gabriel learnt BASIC whilst reading his graphing calculator's manual and trying stuff.
+It wouldn't occur to him that he'd just learnt programming out of boredom in his classes until a few months later.
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+Twenty years and many languages later, Gabriel is still trying most anything that takes his fancy. Or might solve his current issue.
+Things will most likely not work, and yet provide very useful learning experiences.
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+What's the worst that could happen if we try this new and shiny tool?
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+Title = "Marian Marinov"
+Twitter = ""
+linkedin = ""
+image = "marian.jpeg"
+type = "speaker"
+linktitle = "marian-marinov"
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+Started as a SysAdmin in 96, marian is now the Director of Engineering at Web Hosting Canada. He moved to Canada in 2022. Prior to that, in Bulgaria, he was helping with the organization of various conferences, OpenFest, RailsGirls, LUG-BG, IT Tour and others. In his spare time he was teaching Linux System Administration and Network Security coursea in Sofia University.
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+Title = "Patrick Wolthausen"
+Twitter = ""
+linkedin = ""
+image = ""
+type = "speaker"
+linktitle = "patrick-wolthausen"
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+Patrick is a highly accomplished Senior Cloud Architect with a remarkable 25 years of experience in IT and 5 years in the IT consulting industry. He leverages this experience to guide clients through successful cloud adoption and transformation journeys.
+For the past 8 years, Patrick has focused on architecting secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud solutions that empower businesses to achieve their strategic goals. He possesses a deep understanding of leading cloud platforms and expertise in designing, implementing, and optimizing cloud infrastructure.
+Patrick is particularly passionate about modernizing workloads, automating workflows, and kubernetes. He is a trusted advisor who thrives on collaborating with clients to identify their unique needs and deliver cloud solutions that drive measurable business value.
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+Title = "Robert Babaev"
+Twitter = ""
+linkedin = ""
+image = ""
+type = "speaker"
+linktitle = "robert-babaev"
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+Robert Babaev is a recent graduate of Carleton University with an Honours Bachelor of Computer Science, specializing in Computer and Internet Security. He has done multiple internships at major Canadian cyber companies like Barracuda Networks and Software Secured, research into authentication and access control frameworks, and competed internationally in Athens and Prague in competitions through CyberSci. Robert's current projects revolve around knowledge graph RAG, observability, and MCP servers.
