DevOps Society x Elastic London Hack Night

Our next event is a hands-on hack night in collaboration with Elastic, where you can build out your own working AIOps incident response prototype using Elastic, AI agents and MCP. The best solutions have a chance to win prizes. So come along with your laptop! 📅Date and Time: Thursday, 18th June 2026 Doors open: 6PM 📍Location: Davidson Building Address: 1st floor, 5 Southampton St, London WC2E 7HA Note: please use Exeter St entrance as the main entrance is closed after 6pm Facilitators: Carly Richmond, Developer Advocate Lead @ Elastic Steven Wade, Founder, Platform Fix Agenda: 6:00pm – 6:30pm — Networking on arrival, with food and drinks provided by Elastic 6:30pm – 6:50pm — Challenge and tools demo 6:50pm – 8:30pm — Hacking time 8:30pm – 9:30pm — 5-minute lightning demos 9:30pm— Close and networking at a nearby pub Timings may vary. You will be using (but not limited to) the following tools: Elasticsearch Elastic Agent Builder MCP servers and apps, including the new Elastic Observability MCP App. As always, expect a relaxed evening of technical learning, discussion, and networking with fellow engineers from across the London tech community. Register individually below to secure your spot. Spaces are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. \\\ Prerequisites: Whether you’re deep into DevOps or just getting started, there’s something here for everyone. 🛠️ You will need 1. Your laptop! 2. The following software installed on your laptop: 1. Docker 2. Docker Compose 3. Claude Code 4. kubectl and minikube as per the Kubernetes install tools guide The full setup instructions for the hack night are available here.** Our slack community \- join in and introduce yourself\! Our Youtube Channel for regular podcasts with DevOps professionals + more DevOps content. Website To partner with us Elastic website - https://www.elastic.co/ Please RSVP to book your place! Thanks! From the DevOps Society team Ben and Vytas

Venue

BCS, 1st Floor, The Davidson Building, 5 Southampton Street

London

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