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 Â
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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 Â
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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, letâs 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 Â
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Why are AI companies so bad at naming their models?
GPT-4o, Llama-4, Claude 3.7 Sonnet. Why canât AI companies come up with compelling model names?.. read more Â
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Lurking Variables: How Hidden Factors Can Mislead Your Analysis
NebuloSky's VM panic spike: not a botched kernel rollout, but the chaos of adding 1,000,000 platform Y VMs. Classic lurking variable mistake.Pro tip from Gen Z's crystal ball: dissect data by potential influences to sidestep this mess next time... read more Â
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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 Â
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When Do Retry, Backoff, and Jitter Work?
Retries, meet your nemesis: server overload. Just hammering the "try again" button doesnât solve it. Enterexponential backoffandjitter, the dynamic duo for taming sudden traffic spikes. But donât pop the champagne just yet. When fresh requests keep pushing past capacity, this strategy crumbles, reve.. read more Â
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Building a resilient DNS client for web-scale infrastructure
DCLflips DNS on its head withadaptive timeouts,exponential backoff, andreal-time config updates. Result? Downtime hits the floor, fault tolerance flexes its muscles. DNS visibility and client-side metrics accelerate alert sharpness, fine-tune infrastructure tweaks, and kick old-school limits to the .. read more Â
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Scaling Nextdoorâs Datastores
Nextdoor took on database scalability like a pro. Theydynamically routed queriesto read replicas and keptcache consistencytight, even while yanking the carpet out with schema changes. Multi JOINs blocked their move todistributed SQLlike annoying roadblocks. But Nextdoor, the sly foxes, extended thei.. read more Â
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The Road to 1.0: Terragrunt Stacks Feature Complete
Terragrunt Stacksjust leveled up. It's like Marie Kondo hit your Infrastructure as Code, making it pristine withOn-Demand and Recursive Generation. Say goodbye to config clutter... read more Â
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:Â 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.
Attending
To attend DevOps Day LA purchase a  SCALE ticket via the SCALE website. Your ticket will provide access to both events.
Sponsor
DevOpsDayLA sponsors have the opportunity to offer job opportunities, demonstrations of the latest tools, and world-class service offerings to facilitate organizationsâ DevOps journey. The conference is presented with the support of the Southern California Linux Expo (SCALE). It provides a relaxed, casual, and diverse environment where experienced professionals, evangelists, agile practitioners, developers, job seekers, business executives, educators, students, and curiosity seekers can connect and attend talks on current topics.
For additional information, please contact us at los-angeles@devopsdays.org.
Speak at DevOpsDay LA
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
