Better late than never: Nairobi DevOps is leveling up in 2026!
Habari za mwaka mpya! | Speakers Wanted | New Website Live | Big Things Coming
Heri ya Mwaka Mpya, Nairobi DevOps Family!
We know, we know we’re already a few deployments into 2026. But as the saying goes in the community, “Better a late deployment that works than a broken one on time.” We hope your systems are stable and your Jan-worry is treating you kindly.
2025 So Far: We’re Just Getting Started!
2025 was a massive year for us, and before we hit top speed for 2026, we wanted to take a moment to look back. Last year 2025 was all about moving from “Cloud Curious” to “Cloud Native.”
Our 2025 Highlights (Yes, Already!):
Hosted 12+ Meetups: From the high energy halls of iHub to deep-dive sessions at local universities, Nairobi DevOps Campus tour.
Scholarships: more than 30+ full access to DataCamp learning platform.
Grew the Tribe: Our community grew by 35%, welcoming more junior engineers and transitioning devs into the DevOps and SRE space.
Cloud Native and Huawei Cloud tranings: Saw more engineers confidently stepping into DevOps and cloud roles
Growing Strong - New members joining weekly, bringing fresh perspectives
Africa DevOps Summit 2025
Asanteni sana for showing up, contributing, and spreading the DevOps spirit
Call for Speakers – 2026 Events
We are officially opening the Call for Speakers (CFS) for our Q1 and Q2 virtual, who want to share their knowledge, experiences, and lessons learned with our community. Whether you're a Senior SRE or a Junior Dev who just automated their first workflow, we want to hear your story.
Topics we love: Kubernetes failures, FinOps in a Kenyan context, AI-driven Ops, and Culture, read more here
Target audience: from beginner to experts
You don’t have to be a “big name” to speak. If you’ve learned something valuable, the community wants to hear it.
Interested in speaking? We’d love to hear from you.
Join Our Technical Writing Team
Love explaining tech concepts? We need writers like you!
We’re building a Technical Writing & Content Team to document, share, and amplify the knowledge flowing through our community. If you’ve ever thought “someone should write about this,” that someone could be YOU.
We’re looking for:
Contributors – write technical articles and tutorials
Editors/Reviewers – help improve clarity, accuracy, and quality
What you’ll contribute:
Tutorials & How-Tos - Step-by-step guides on DevOps tools and practices
Event Recaps - Summarize meetups, capture key insights from speakers
Best Practices Articles - Share patterns, anti-patterns, and lessons learned
Beginner Resources - Help newcomers navigate the DevOps landscape
Case Studies - Document real implementation stories from the community
If you want to build your personal brand and give back to the community, this is for you, karibu sana 🙌 Join the Writing Team
Our New Digital Home is LIVE!
Big news: We’ve launched our refreshed website at nairobidevops.org!
This is YOUR community hub designed to be more intuitive, informative, and interactive. We’ve rebuilt it from the ground up to better serve you.
Please take a moment to poke around, check the links, and maybe try to find a bug (we know you want to!). We are open for improvements, feel free to submit a issue
Ukiona kitu inaweza kuwa better, sema tu ikutoke we’re listening.
The 2026 : "Hii Mwaka, Form ni Gani? Form ni Biggie!"
2026 is all about consistency, depth, and community impact:
So, what’s the vibe for 2026? Let’s just say mambo ni mengi, na masaa ni machache. We can’t keep this completely under wraps. Let’s just say we’re planning something MAJOR for 2026.
Picture this: A bigger stage. More speakers. Regional (maybe even continental?) reach. The kind of event that puts Nairobi and Kenya at the center of Africa’s DevOps conversation.
Think DevOpsSummit... but leveled up.
We’re talking about an event that will:
Attract international DevOps leaders and practitioners
Showcase the incredible talent we have right here in Kenya
Create opportunities for knowledge exchange across borders
Put African DevOps innovation on the global map
Tutaomba mkono, lakini tutafika far! We’ll need help, but we’re going to make it big!
Want to be part of making history? Whether as an organizer, sponsor, speaker, or supporter, we want you on this journey. Hit reply and let’s start the conversation. The best events are built by passionate communities, and that’s exactly what we have.
Tuko pamoja. Tutawasha moto! (We’re together. We’ll light the fire!)
A Note from the Team
This community thrives because of YOU. Every question you ask, every insight you share, every late-night debugging story — it all contributes to making this the most supportive DevOps community in East Africa.
2026 is our year to grow, learn, and ship better together. Whether you step up as a speaker, volunteer as a writer, or simply show up to meetups with curiosity you make a difference.
Let’s make this year legendary. Stable systems, clean pipelines, successful deployments and, shared learning experience at a time.
Asante sana for being part of this journey. Tunaendelea na moyo huo huo!
With gratitude and excitement,
The Nairobi DevOps Community Team
Know someone who'd love this community? Forward this email! DevOps is better together, and we're always excited to welcome new faces. Waite waone ni nini inafanyika huku! (Tell them to see what's happening here!)
Cloud Native Days Nairobi (https://cloudnativedays.org/), SRE Day Nairobi (https://sreday.com/)
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