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
- Your laptop!
- The following software installed on your laptop:
- Docker
- Docker Compose
- Claude Code
- 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!
