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Microsoft AI CEO: ‘It’s Smarter to Be 6 Months Behind’ — Here’s Why

Microsoftplays it cool with an "off-frontier" AI strategy, sidestepping heavyweights likeOpenAI. It's a cost-cutting, reliability-boosting move. Even with deep pockets sunk intoOpenAI,they're building pint-sized brainiacs with theirPhi project. The grand plan? Stand-alone strength by 2030... read more  

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Start building with Gemini 2.5 Flash

Gemini 2.5 Flashis your quick-thinking friend with an on/off brainstorm switch, juggling the holy trinity: quality, cost, and speed. It tacklesHard Promptslike a pro, only overshadowed by 2.5 Pro... read more  

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What the heck is MCP and why is everyone talking about it?

Picking the right AI model forGitHub Copilotis like matchmaking. It's about the project's quirks, and balancing razor-sharp accuracy with processing muscle... read more  

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OpenAI’s new GPT-4.1 models can process a million tokens and solve coding problems better than ever

OpenAI's new GPT-4.1 family enhances coding abilities at a lower cost, outperforming predecessors and offering up to one million tokens of context processing. The move challenges competitors with more affordable models tailored to diverse enterprise needs... read more  

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Gemini 2.5 Flash with ‘thinking budget’ rolling out to devs, Gemini app

Gemini 2.5 Flashbursts into the scene with a sparkling new feature: a "thinking budget." This lets developers fine-tune token-based reasoning anywhere from 0 to a whopping 24,576, cranking up accuracy without gouging your pockets. Catch it in preview onGoogle AI StudioandVertex AI. The model handles.. read more  

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Introducing AutoRAG: fully managed Retrieval-Augmented Generation on Cloudflare

AutoRAG in open beta simplifies how developers integrate context-aware AI into their applications by setting up a fully managed Retrieval-Augmented Generation pipeline on Cloudflare. With AutoRAG, developers can efficiently fetch information from their own data sources to improve AI responses using .. read more  

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The latest viral ChatGPT trend is doing 'reverse location search' from photos

ChatGPT's hot-off-the-press models, o3 and the nimble o4-mini, have a sneaky new trick: they eyeball images and call out locations, which, let’s face it,freaks some privacy advocates out.The real gossip, though? O3 has a knack for naming places with a flair for detail. It even nailed a Williamsburg .. read more  

The latest viral ChatGPT trend is doing 'reverse location search' from photos
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An Intro to DeepSeek's Distributed File System

3FSfrom DeepSeek dazzles with slick tricks, includingCRAQfor ironclad consistency and a cleverChunkEnginebuilt inRust. It sprints through scalable reads, but gets tripped up bywrite latency. InZipfian workloads, that bottleneck might just drive you bananas... read more  

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Why are AI companies so bad at naming their models?

GPT-4o, Llama-4, Claude 3.7 Sonnet. Why can’t AI companies come up with compelling model names?.. read more  

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Bicep vs. Terraform - Differences & Key Features Comparison

Bicep, born from the heart of Azure, untangles the knottyARM JSONmess. It delivers developer zen with its modular magic and ditches the hassle of state files. Meanwhile,Terraformswaggers across clouds, flaunting its multicloud prowess, a spirited community, and integrations that slip together like p.. read more  

DevOpsDayLA is Southern California's premier conference focused on the human side of technology delivery. For 15 years, we've brought together SoCal practitioners who understand that great software isn't just about tools, it's about people working together effectively.

The 2026 Lens: DevOps in an AI World: You're working in a world where AI is everywhere, embedded in your tools, requested by your management, and reshaping how teams deliver software. Whether you're embracing these changes or navigating the challenges they create, your experience matters.

We're looking for stories about how you and your organizations are adapting your mindsets, processes, and team dynamics in this rapidly evolving landscape. How did your team integrate AI into existing workflows? What changed about collaboration when AI entered the picture? Where do humans remain critical in automated processes? How do you build the next generation of engineers when entry-level work is automated? What are the real implementation challenges you're facing in Southern California's entertainment, gaming, aerospace, retail, healthcare, and manufacturing companies?

What makes DevOpsDayLA different: We focus on culture, collaboration, and cross-industry implementation stories rather than pure technical deep-dives. We're all about the people and processes that make technology successful in an AI world, not the technology itself.

We especially welcome new speakers, under-represented voices, and fresh perspectives from across SoCal's diverse tech landscape.

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For additional information, please contact us at los-angeles@devopsdays.org.

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DevOpsDay LA sessions are selected through our calling for presentations for our 2026 event. We have posted a list of desired topics and best practices for submissions.

Friday, March 6, 2026 - 10:00 to 17:00