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Discussion on: I'm a senior "DevOps" consultant in the Midwest, Ask Me Anything!

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Jennifer Davis

what recommendations would you give to folks who live in the Midwest for quality conferences and meetups to attend to level up their DevOps skills and knowledge?

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Ben Overmyer

I don't usually go to conferences to learn things; instead, I go to meet people.

However, the two conferences I've been to that have consistently taught me new things are AWS Re:invent and Open Source North.

Re:invent is pricey (about $1500 for the ticket alone), but it's so big that you're guaranteed to learn something new.

Open Source North is much cheaper (about $150), and it's local - it's just south of Minneapolis, MN.

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Jennifer Davis

I was more thinking about meetups or conferences that were local to the Midwest area. Any you'd recommend? DevOpsDays Minneapolis is a fantastic event, just curious if there are others.

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If you're specifically in the Twin Cities, then Open Source North and the DevOps Meetup are the two big ones.

The Ansible meetup is fun but small.