“I will definitely be attending future events. This was really good and learning AWS is great. We stayed on target and everyone was respectful and helpful.”.

“Learning more about AWS is fascinating and fantastic.I really enjoyed being able to get an overview of things to look for when designing cloud infrastructure.”

Event Calendar

Past Events

AWS Meetup: AI/ML on the AWS Cloud

September 9th

AWS Meetup - AI/ML in the AWS Cloud

Portland AWS Meetup: Intro to AWS Serverless

May 13th

Portland AWS Meetup for Architects & Engineers - Intro to AWS Serverless

Central Oregon AWS Meetup: Intro to AWS Serverless

May 14th

Central Oregon AWS Meetup - Intro to AWS Serverless

AWS WildRydes Serverless Virtual Workshop May 20th

May 20th

AWS WildRydes Serverless Workshop, Hosted by Five Talent

AWS Cost Optimization Workshop

May 7th

AWS Cost Optimization Workshop

Portland AWS Meetup for Architects & Engineers – KICKOFF MEETING

April 22nd

Portland AWS Meetup for Architects & Engineers - KICKOFF MEETING

Five Talent AWS Well-Architected Webinar Series

June and July 2020

This 5 part weekly series introduces principles and concepts for designing architectures in the AWS Cloud. Facilitated by Five Talent CTO Ryan Comingdeer and an AWS Solutions Architect, each 2 hr workshop focuses on one of the five pillars of the Well-Architected Framework,

Five Talent – Open House and Bend Chamber Ribbon Cutting

February 27th

Join us for the Five Talent Open House and Bend Chamber ribbon cutting

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: Building Your Project with Amplify – Part 2 of 3

February 6th

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: Building Your Project with Amplify - Part 2 of 3

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: Implementing Amplify – Part 3 of 3

February 20th

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: Implementing Amplify - Part 3 of 3

Central Oregon AWS Meetup – Intro to AWS Amplify

January 23

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: Intro to AWS Amplify

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: AWS re:Invent Recap

December 10tht

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: AWS re:Invent recap

AWS GameDay PDX Event

December 12th

AWS GameDay PDX Event SIGN UP for AWS GameDay, Hosted by Five Talent

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: Monitoring – Logs, Dashboards, and KPIs

November 20th

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: Monitoring - Logs, Dashboards, and KPIs

AWS GameDay Event

October 10th

AWS GameDay Event SIGN UP for AWS GameDay, Hosted by Five Talent & Sponsored by OSU Cascade

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: Using AI and Alexa 2

August 1st

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: Using AI and Alexa 2

Bend – All Tech Social Night

August 27th

Join us at the Bend All Tech Social Night meetup presented and hosted by BendJS

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Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: IoT Tools & Best Practices

Sept 5th

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: IoT Tools & Best Practices

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: Machine Learning on AWS

July 11th

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: Machine Learning on AWS

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: How to Migrate Software to AWS

April 4th

Getting ready to move to AWS? Save time and resources by knowing what strategies to use and checklists to follow. Join us April 4th at Five Talent in Bend as we host the Central Oregon AWS Meetup. Grab a beverage and bring your questions.

AWS Wild Rydes Workshop

May 2nd

Saddle up and try out your serverless skills with the AWS WildRydes Workshop!

One Tech Meetup to Rule Them All

May 6th

Join us at the Central OR Tech Meetup of all meetups presented and hosted by BendTECH Coworking.

AWS Well-Architected™ Workshop Series: Pillar 1 Operational Excellence

June 4th

Five Talent CTO Ryan Comingdeer and AWS Solutions Architect Thomas Robinson will be conducting a 2 hour Well-Architected Framework Workshop. This will be part 1 of a series of 5, we will be walking through best practices around Operational Excellence.

AWS Well-Architected™ Workshop Series: Pillar 2 Security

May 15th

Facilitated by Five Talent CTO Ryan Comingdeer and an AWS Solutions Architect, this is the second in a series of five Well-Architected workshops covering the 5 Pillars.

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: Intro to Alexa Skills

June 6th

Learn how to build simple to complex Alexa skills during this hands-on workshop with Alexa devices. Join us June 6th at Five Talent in Bend as we host the Central Oregon AWS Meetup. You will need a laptop and AWS account to participate in the workshop

AWS Well-Architected™ Workshop Series: Pillar 3 Reliability

June 18th

Facilitated by Five Talent CTO Ryan Comingdeer and an AWS Solutions Architect, this is the third in a series of five Well-Architected workshops covering the 5 Pillars.

AWS Well-Architected™ Workshop Series: Pillar 4 Performance Efficiency

July 25th

Facilitated by Five Talent CTO Ryan Comingdeer and an AWS Solutions Architect, this is the fourth in a series of five Well-Architected workshops covering the 5 Pillars.

AWS Well-Architected™ Workshop Series: Pillar 5 Cost Optimization

July 2nd

Facilitated by Five Talent CTO Ryan Comingdeer and an AWS Solutions Architect, this will be the final workshop in a series of five Well-Architected workshops covering the five Pillars.

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: Intro to Amazon Web Services

March 7th

Join us March 7th at Five Talent in Bend as we host the Central Oregon AWS Meetup, facilitated by Five Talent Solutions Architect Jeff Finley. Grab a beverage and bring your questions! We'll be talking AWS at our next meetup with plenty of time for Q&A

AWS re:Invent Recap & 2019 Planning Session

DECEMBER 12

Fresh from Vegas!! Ryan Comingdeer - Five Talent CTO - will share the latest news and tech offerings announced last week at AWS re:Invent.

Five Talent & AWS Well-Architected™ Workshop Series: Pillar 5 Cost Optimization

NOVEMBER 11

Five Talent and AWS will be conducting a 2 hour Well-Architected Framework Workshop. This will be part 5 of a series of 5 where we will be walking through best practices around Cost Optimization.

Five Talent & AWS Well-Architected™ Workshop Series: Pillar 4 Performance Efficiency

OCTOBER 17

Five Talent and AWS will be conducting a 2 hour Well-Architected Framework Workshop. This will be part 4 of a series of 5 where we will be walking through best practices around Performance Efficiency.

Five Talent & AWS Well-Architected™ Workshop Series: Pillar 3 Reliability

SEPTEMBER 19

Five Talent and AWS will be conducting a 2 hour Well-Architected Framework Workshop. This will be part 3 of a series of 5 where we will be walking through best practices around Reliability.

Five Talent & AWS Well-Architected™ Workshop Series: Pillar 2 Security

AUGUST 15

Five Talent and AWS will be conducting a 2 hour Well-Architected Framework Workshop. This will be part 2 of a series of 5 where we will be walking through best practices around Security.

Five Talent & AWS Well-Architected™ Workshop Series: Pillar 1 Operational Excellence

JULY 11

Five Talent and AWS will be conducting a 2 hour Well-Architected Framework Workshop. This will be part 1 of a series of 5, we will be walking through best practices around Operational Excellence.

DevOps Event

JULY 11

Seeing that we're about midway through the year, we thought it'd be a great time to do a reset and talk about DevOps from a high level. This month, we'll be discussing "What is DevOps exactly? What do you think it is? How does it

Saddling Up for the AWS Wild Rydes Workshop

Saddling Up for the AWS Wild Rydes Workshop: February 22nd, Portland, OR Five Talent helps Developers Take the Reins to Learn Serverless Computing February 19, 2018 Five Talent’s CTO Ryan Comingdeer doesn’t usually hang out with unicorns. That is, unless he’s leading an Amazon Web Services (AWS) workshop to build

Event Calendar

Past Events

AWS Meetup: AI/ML on the AWS Cloud

Portland AWS Meetup: Intro to AWS Serverless

Central Oregon AWS Meetup: Intro to AWS Serverless

AWS WildRydes Serverless Virtual Workshop May 20th

AWS Cost Optimization Workshop

Portland AWS Meetup for Architects & Engineers – KICKOFF MEETING

Five Talent AWS Well-Architected Webinar Series

Five Talent – Open House and Bend Chamber Ribbon Cutting

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: Building Your Project with Amplify – Part 2 of 3

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: Implementing Amplify – Part 3 of 3

Central Oregon AWS Meetup – Intro to AWS Amplify

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: AWS re:Invent Recap

AWS GameDay PDX Event

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: Monitoring – Logs, Dashboards, and KPIs

AWS GameDay Event

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: Using AI and Alexa 2

Bend – All Tech Social Night

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: IoT Tools & Best Practices

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: Machine Learning on AWS

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: How to Migrate Software to AWS

AWS Wild Rydes Workshop

One Tech Meetup to Rule Them All

AWS Well-Architected™ Workshop Series: Pillar 1 Operational Excellence

AWS Well-Architected™ Workshop Series: Pillar 2 Security

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: Intro to Alexa Skills

AWS Well-Architected™ Workshop Series: Pillar 3 Reliability

AWS Well-Architected™ Workshop Series: Pillar 4 Performance Efficiency

AWS Well-Architected™ Workshop Series: Pillar 5 Cost Optimization

Central Oregon AWS MeetUp: Intro to Amazon Web Services

AWS re:Invent Recap & 2019 Planning Session

Five Talent & AWS Well-Architected™ Workshop Series: Pillar 5 Cost Optimization

Five Talent & AWS Well-Architected™ Workshop Series: Pillar 4 Performance Efficiency

Five Talent & AWS Well-Architected™ Workshop Series: Pillar 3 Reliability

Five Talent & AWS Well-Architected™ Workshop Series: Pillar 2 Security

Five Talent & AWS Well-Architected™ Workshop Series: Pillar 1 Operational Excellence

DevOps Event

Saddling Up for the AWS Wild Rydes Workshop

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