Experiences from living at the Edge

What you'll get

• A head-to-head comparison of Cloudflare and AWS from someone who's actually built on both
• Direct answers to your own architecture, infrastructure or security problems (submit them before the event)
• A look at how teams are already using AI and agentic systems safely, in production
• Networking and a hands-on Developer Lab with Jamie Lord afterwards

Who should attend

• Tech leads and architects weighing up Cloudflare vs AWS for a real project
• CTOs, Engineering leaders, Cloud and security leaders, under pressure to cut cost and complexity and improve security, without stifling innovation.
• Anyone evaluating how to build for AI and agentic systems without over-engineering it
• Teams who've hit the same walls "the cloud" was supposed to remove

Why this matters

Every tech team is under pressure to move faster, cut complexity, tighten security and lower cost. The cloud promised all of that. For a lot of teams, it delivered more complexity, more cost and less flexibility instead.

Jamie Lord (CDS Solution Architect and author of Architecting on Cloudflare) will share how CDS solved these problems by building on Cloudflare's Developer Platform: fewer vendors stitched together, security and infrastructure handled at the same layer, deployment measured in minutes rather than change-request cycles.

He'll also bring a genuine AWS perspective, drawing on real experience building and scaling on that platform. This isn't a pitch for either side, it's an honest look at where each approach earns its keep, and where it doesn't.

Bring your own problem

Got a real architecture, development or infrastructure challenge? Submit it before the event and we'll work through it live, with honest views from both sides of the table.

Stay after

Stick around for food, drinks and networking, as well as an optional Developer Lab, where Jamie shows the Cloudflare Developer Platform hands-on for anyone who wants to go deeper.

Speakers

Jamie Lord, Solution Architect at CDS and author of Architecting on Cloudflare

Info: Our speakers address the architecture, build and development challenges submitted by attendees beforehand.

Info: Why building on the Developer Platform, at the edge, is better: fewer vendors stitched together, infrastructure and security handled at the same layer, and deployment measured in minutes rather than change request cycles.

Info: A panel of experts discuss real things they've built on the platform, at the edge, its benefits and why it has worked better.

Info: Networking and drinks with your peers. There will also be an optional Developer Lab, where our host Jamie will showcase the Developer Platform hands-on for attendees who want to go deeper.

Event venue & nearby stays

CDS, Riverside House, Leeds, United Kingdom

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