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If you're a Zoomer, this one's for you: Everything Gen Z needs to know about the 2025 tech landscape

AI investment hit $1.5T in 2025. Think dot-com energy: bloated valuations, feverish M&A. Startup acquisitions shot up 13%. Deal volume? Up 115%. Hype’s worn thin. Enterprises are done lighting money on fire with flashy tools. Focus is shifting to agents - LLMs thatdothings, not justsaythings. System.. read more  

If you're a Zoomer, this one's for you: Everything Gen Z needs to know about the 2025 tech landscape
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Building Production-Grade Micro services on Azure Kubernetes

A team running microservices onAzure Kubernetes Servicegave their setup a smart overhaul: critical state stayed managed inPostgreSQL, but compute and observability went DIY. The payoff? Major cost cuts. Interrupt-friendly jobs landed onspot instances, and they ditched pricey per-GB logging for a hom.. read more  

Building Production-Grade Micro services on Azure Kubernetes
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Scaling PostgreSQL to power 800 million ChatGPT users

OpenAI pushedPostgreSQLto handle millions of QPS across 800M users. How? Nearly 50 read replicas, heavy read offloading, and serious trimming on write pressure. Writes? Sent elsewhere. Sharded systems likeCosmosDB, lazy writes, and app-level tweaks helped sidestep PostgreSQL’sMVCCwrite amplification.. read more  

Scaling PostgreSQL to power 800 million ChatGPT users
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Dockhand - The Ultimate Self-Hosted Docker Management Tool

Dockhand just dropped, and it's aiming straight at the bloated SaaS stack. It’s a fully self-hosted Docker management tool with zero license walls. Local or remote? Doesn’t matter. It even plays nice behind NAT using outbound WebSocket agents. You get container lifecycle controls, a visual Compose e.. read more  

Dockhand - The Ultimate Self-Hosted Docker Management Tool
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What has Docker become?

Docker’s not just about containers anymore. It’s pivoting hard into AI infrastructure - with some teeth. The newModel Runner,GPU offloading, and fresh AI-native integrations with Google Cloud and Vercel show where it’s headed: less dev environment, more AI runtime engine. Under the hood, Docker drop.. read more  

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v1.35: Mutable PersistentVolume Node Affinity (alpha)

Kubernetes 1.35 (alpha) cracks openPersistentVolume node affinity. You can now update it on the fly. Before, it was locked down - once set, it stayed set. That got in the way of shifting workloads when disks were upgraded or moved across zones. Now? More flexibility. Less pain... read more  

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How to build a Frontend for LangChain Deep Agents with CopilotKit!

LangChain recently introduced Deep Agents: a new way to build structured, multi-agent systems that can plan, delegate, and reason across multiple steps. It comes with built-in planning, a filesystem for context, and subagent spawning. But connecting that agent to a real frontend is still surprisingl.. read more  

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The Rise of GPUOps: Where Infrastructure Meets Thermodynamics

GPU demand for AI has shot up 600% since 2020. It’s outpaced the cloud abstractions devs rely on - highlighting a growing gap between slick DevOps dashboards and the gritty realities of heat, cost, and silicon. EnterGPUOps. It's not just a trend - it’s a new layer in the stack. Think observability w.. read more  

The Rise of GPUOps: Where Infrastructure Meets Thermodynamics
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How to Train an AI Agent for Command-Line Tasks with Synthetic Data and Reinforcement Learning

NVIDIA shows how to fine-tuneNemotron-Nano-9B-V2to handle new CLI tools - without touching real user data. The trick? A mix ofsynthetic data,reinforcement learning with verifiable rewards (RLVR), and their home-grown trainer stack:NeMo GymplusGRPO. The result: an LLM agent that adapts fast, plays ni.. read more  

How to Train an AI Agent for Command-Line Tasks with Synthetic Data and Reinforcement Learning
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Don't fall into the anti-AI hype

The writer recently left their job to explore AI and programming through various projects, including creating a YouTube channel focused on these topics. They discuss how AI is changing the landscape of programming, allowing for faster, more efficient coding methods. Despite concerns about job displa.. 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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DevOpsDayLA sponsors have the opportunity to offer job opportunities, demonstrations of the latest tools, and world-class service offerings to facilitate organizations’ 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.

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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