Cloud Native Northwest Arkansas

Northwest Arkansas has a fast-growing tech community with major companies like Walmart, J.B. Hunt, and Tyson Foods. Many local engineers work with cloud-native systems daily, but our region lacks regular events to connect, share production challenges, and dive deep into technical topics.

To fix this, I am personally organizing hands-on technical sessions. My focus is on real-world engineering, not just basic introductions. The meetups cover critical CNCF technologies like Kubernetes, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and distributed systems architecture.

Crucially, as an expertise in Agentic AI in microservices , I am also bringing an AI-native infrastructure angle to the group. We will explore how to monitor and observe AI workloads, how to manage the system complexity of Agentic AI microservices, and how to build self-optimizing platforms that scale responsibly.

My goal is to build a strong, lasting regional community. I want to create a space where engineers can share real production experiences, exchange practical ideas, and connect directly with the broader CNCF and AI ecosystems. Every future meetup I host will emphasize real-world implementations, measurable system behaviors, and production-ready architectures.