Username or display name (will be displayed publicly):
andrewbogott, bstorm
Categories/Tags/Keywords (up to 5):
List some tags to let participants quickly get an idea about the session, for example: Documentation, Maintenance, Open source tools for events, Wikidata, Wikipedia, Gadgets, etc.
beginners, bots, toolforge, containers, kubernetes, databases
Session type (select one):
- Presentation (including Q/A) - 25 mins
- Discussion (including Q/A) - 55 mins
- Workshop (including Q/A) - 55 mins
- Lightning talk - 5 mins
Venue (select one):
- I would like to be on the main track
- I wouldn't mind being on the main track
- I need a Jitsi room for the session
When are you available to have the session?
Either day, any time after 15:00 UTC
Session Details
Short description of the session (~150 words):
Wikimedia cloud services provides free hosting, storage, and compute services for any project associated with the Wikimedia movement. This will be a quick overview of the services we provide and pointers to new users about how to get started.
Target audience:
This will be most useful to first-time attendees or to new technical contributors who have questions about how or where to run their queries or code.
What will participants get out of this session? (~50 words)
Participants should get some ideas about what technical services and resources are available to them, as well as a primer on where to look for documentation and who and how to ask for access.
(Optional) Additional resources:
https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Cloud_Services_Introduction