My Experience At AWS Community Day Malaysia 2023
Tags: aws, community
Published: 2023-07-24 02:48:02

Hey there, cloud enthusiasts! 

🌤️☁️ Guess what? On 22nd July 2023, the much-awaited first ever AWS Community Day Malaysia took the stage by storm, and I couldn't be more thrilled to share all the incredible highlights with you! 

🌟 From inspiring keynotes to mind-blowing sessions, this event was an absolute blast, bringing together tech aficionados from all walks of life. The agenda was packed with a diverse range of topics and much more!

🚀 So, get ready to explore the remarkable insights and discoveries from this unforgettable AWS extravaganza and announcement from @kaushikmohanraj for  AWS Community Day happening first time in Malaysia! 🤩

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### 🎥 Video Highlights 🎥

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### 🎤 Keynote by Peter Murray & Lip Guan Teh
The much-anticipated AWS Community Day Malaysia 2023 kicked off with an inspiring keynote session delivered by Peter Murray, the Country General Manager of AWS Malaysia and Asia Emerging Markets, accompanied by Lip Guan Teh, the Chief Technology Officer at Payments Network Malaysia. This dynamic duo set the stage for an unforgettable day of learning, networking, and exploring the latest trends in the world of cloud computing.

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### 🗣️ Best time to Join a Developer Community
@shafjag emphasises the true essence of developer communities as they serve as social engines that foster a sense of belonging, facilitate skill development, and promote affiliation among like-minded individuals. He sheds light on the optimal timing for joining such a community, along with the allure of swags and the reasons why people are drawn to them where 3 programs were explained.
1. AWS Community Builder
2. AWS User Groups
3. AWS Heros

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### 📝 Session 1: Composing integration patterns in serverless microservices
@donnieprakoso focuses on challenges faced by teams building microservices architecture when integrating with other applications and external services. He highlights the benefits of adopting loosely coupled integration patterns and leveraging event-based architecture and AWS CDK. Real-world use cases provide practical insights into choosing the right integration technology.

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### 🛠️ Session 2: Terraform GitOps With AWS CI/CD Tools by Sandip Das
He showcased how AWS CI/CD tools and Terraform can seamlessly deploy infrastructure on AWS. Demonstrations included automatically creating EC2 instances and setting up VPC components using CodeCommit, CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and Terraform. Attendees gain valuable insights into leveraging these tools effectively for Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

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### 💼 Session 3: How Cloud and SaaS act as catalysts for immense wealth creation by Javier Ruiz
He shared a captivating story of turning a small IT business into a SaaS success story, illustrating how the cloud and Software as a Service (SaaS) can create significant wealth. The session offers valuable lessons on teamwork, adaptability, and harnessing the true power of cloud-based technologies.

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### 🏢 Session 4: Just Enough Architecture - designing systems with a faster go-to-market mindset by Mumin Md Abdul
He challenged the fallacy of perfection becoming the enemy of progress when designing systems. He emphasises the importance of architectural designs aligning with business requirements and supporting rapid go-to-market strategies. Attendees gain insights into building efficient and extensible systems.

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### 🔒 Session 5: DevSecOps Importance by Varun Kumar
He sheds light on the growing importance of DevSecOps in modern software development. Integrating security into the DevOps process from the beginning helps organisations mitigate risks and ensure application and data security. Attendees learn about adopting a holistic approach to security in software development.

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### 🏥 Session 6: Advanced Analytics Infrastructure in a Highly Regulated Environment for Healthcare by Md Mamduh Ahmad

Zabidi He shares Roche's success story in leveraging AWS to build a highly regulated advanced analytics platform. The platform adheres to rigorous security and data governance standards while extracting valuable insights from healthcare data. Attendees discover the transformative potential of data and advanced analytics in the healthcare industry.

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### 📚 Session 7: AWS EKS: A Comprehensive Overview of Managed Kubernetes on the Cloud
@dheeraj3choudhary provides a comprehensive overview of AWS EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service), a fully managed Kubernetes platform offered by Amazon Web Services. Attendees learn about EKS handling deployment, scaling, and management of the Kubernetes control plane, allowing focus on deploying and managing applications with ease.

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### 🔍 Session 8: Scaling NoSQL Cluster with Automation in EKS by Genie Yuan
She delved into NoSQL databases and their role in microservices architectures. Attendees gain insights into efficiently scaling and managing NoSQL databases with Kubernetes deployments using an Autonomous Operator. Practical guidance equips attendees with knowledge to leverage NoSQL databases effectively.

### ⚙️ Session 9: Maximizing your Infra Pipeline with DevSecOps Approach in AWS by Najib Radzuan
He introduced Terraform as a powerful tool for managing cloud infrastructure through code. The session unveils a sophisticated workflow for continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) to ensure the stability and reliability of cloud infrastructure.

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### 🚀 Session 10: Road to Serverless with AWS by Onion Lim Leong Cheong
He focused on transitioning from a monolithic architecture to a serverless infrastructure. Industry experts share experiences and best practices, covering the benefits and challenges of adopting a serverless architecture.

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These sessions, led by an exceptional lineup of speakers, covered a wide range of topics related to cloud computing, infrastructure management, security, and more. AWS Community Day Malaysia 2023 undoubtedly provided attendees with a wealth of knowledge, networking opportunities, and inspiration to continue pushing the boundaries of innovation in the cloud computing space.

Apart from the above seesion there was one special track for AWS Gameday. 

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- AWS GameDay is a unique, hands-on, and interactive learning experience to help participants deepen their understanding of AWS services and practice real-world scenarios in a gamified environment. 
- During GameDay, teams face challenging and fun technical challenges, such as building and managing cloud architectures, troubleshooting issues, and optimizing performance, while competing for points and prizes. Participants work collaboratively, applying their AWS skills and creativity to solve complex problems and learn best practices. 
- AWS GameDay fosters teamwork, critical thinking, and rapid problem-solving, making it an engaging and effective way to sharpen AWS expertise and gain practical insights into cloud computing.

Here is the winning team for AWS Game Day

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And the event was ended with fantastic kahoot quiz 
1st kahoot winner

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2nd kahoot winner

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3rd kahoot winner

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Kudos to the entire Organising Team and Volunteers for pulling off such an incredible event at AWS Community Day Malaysia

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### AWS User Group Malaysia Reference Links

- [AWS Community Day Malaysia](https://awsug.my/)
- [Meetup](https://www.meetup.com/awsugmy/)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/aws-user-group-my/)
- [Twitter](https://twitter.com/awsugmy)
- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/awsugmy)
- [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/@AWSUserGroupMalaysia/)