Women Techmakers: Head in the (Google) Cloud

Name: Women Techmakers: Head in the (Google) Cloud
Start: 2021-02-03T18:00:00+02:00
End: 2021-02-03T20:00:00+02:00

GDG Johannesburg

Our first meetup of the year will be a Women Techmakers session where we've got our heads stuck in the Google Cloud! Join us as we explore Google App Engine and Google Cloud Platform. Offerzen will also do a short presentation on their epic Project Thrive mentoring programme.

Feb 3, 2021, 4:00 – 6:00 PM (UTC)

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About this event

Our first meetup of the year will be a Women Techmakers session where we've got our heads stuck in the Google Cloud! Join us as we explore Google App Engine and Google Cloud Platform. Offerzen will also do a short presentation on their epic Project Thrive mentoring programme. 

When

Wednesday, February 3, 2021
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (UTC)

Agenda

4:00 PM	Welcome and Introduction
4:10 PM	Project Thrive Intro by Andrea Reid from Offerzen	In order to accelerate a tech career, everyone needs some help. However, finding the right partner to provide that help is super hard. That's why we developed the Project Thrive mentoring program. In this talk, I'll chat about how Project Thrive can help you accelerate your tech career by taking away the uncertainty of finding the right partner.
4:20 PM	Google App Engine - How, What, Why and Why not by Sheena O'Connell	Deployment to GAE is pretty easy and there are lots of tutorials out there, but personally, I've found them slightly opaque. I mean, it's easy enough to follow along, but what does it all mean? In this demonstration, I will attempt to make GAE seem less magical and also give a little run down of some features I like, eg how you can manage multiple versions of multiple services, how error reporting works, a few shortcomings and a few comparisons to other google cloud products.
5:00 PM	The Imposter Among Cloud Providers by Vuyo Mhlotshane	I've been learning, interning and consulting with companies that specialise and embark on their Cloud Native Transformation journeys. I'd like to share my observations and lessons I’ve learnt around the different cloud providers by simulating a game of Among Us. This will include discussing where Google Cloud Platform excels in simplifying a noobs cloud computing experience and how it can be leveraged. Also where you might find your biggest struggles with finding the right cloud solution. And of course, a demo: Getting Started with Cloud Shell and Gcloud
5:40 PM	Survey and Goodbye

Speakers

Vuyo Mhlotshane

Software Engineer

Sheena O'Connell

Umuzi

CTO

Andrea Reid

Offerzen

Organizers

Michelle Piliso

Organiser

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Tswello Moreki

Young Cloud Explorers

Founder & CEO

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Lethabo Nkwana

GDSC Organiser

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Samuel Oladejo

Syft Analytics

Software Engineer

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Simphiwe Radebe

Standard Bank

Developer

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lavisa mlanzeli

Junior Software Developer at WeThinkCode_

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Zethu Nkosi

Software Engineering Student

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Women Techmakers: Head in the (Google) Cloud

Feb 3, 2021, 4:00 – 6:00 PM (UTC)

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About this event

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Agenda

Speakers

Vuyo Mhlotshane

Sheena O'Connell

Andrea Reid

Offerzen

Retro Rabbit

JetBrains

Organizers

Michelle Piliso

Tswello Moreki

Lethabo Nkwana

Samuel Oladejo

Simphiwe Radebe

lavisa mlanzeli

Zethu Nkosi

Women Techmakers: Head in the (Google) Cloud

Feb 3, 2021, 4:00 – 6:00 PM (UTC)

Key Themes

About this event

When

Agenda

Speakers

Vuyo Mhlotshane

Sheena O'Connell

Andrea Reid

Partners

Offerzen

Retro Rabbit

JetBrains

Organizers

Michelle Piliso

Tswello Moreki

Lethabo Nkwana

Samuel Oladejo

Simphiwe Radebe

lavisa mlanzeli

Zethu Nkosi

Feb 3, 2021, 4:00 – 6:00 PM (UTC)