Hello, Ceph Friends! I hope this week is treating you well. Here’s a quick roundup of what’s new in the Ceph community and how you can get involved! *Tentacle (v20.2.0) Is Officially Released!* Ceph Tentacle is out in the wild! A huge thank you to everyone who contributed code, testing, docs, and feedback. This release reflects the hard work and collaboration of so many community members. Congratulations to all of you! Read the full release notes and upgrade guidance: *https://t.ly/CephTentacle20.2 <https://t.ly/CephTentacle20.2>* *Cephalocon 2025 Recordings Are Live* Miss a session in Vancouver? Want to rewatch your favorite talks? All Cephalocon recordings are now available on YouTube. Watch the playlist: *https://t.ly/WatchCephalocon25 <https://t.ly/WatchCephalocon25>* *New Office Hours with Radoslaw Zarzynski* Radoslaw Zarzynski, Software Engineering Expert at IBM, is launching a new biweekly *RADOS Office Hour. *This is an informal space to collaborate on pull requests, ask questions, walk through tricky parts of the codebase, or even do some pair programming. *When:* Every other Friday, 08:00–10:00 AM PT *Where:* Jitsi *Agenda:* Show up and hack together *Calendar:* Add it here: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/b/1?cid=OXRzOWM3bHQ3dTF2aWMyaWp2dnFxbGZ... *Join the New Ceph Subreddit* Our previous subreddit was banned (long story…), so we’ve launched a new home on Reddit. Join us at *r/ceph_storage*: https://www.reddit.com/r/ceph_storage/ If you have experience getting subreddits reinstated, please reach out: *community-manager@ceph.io <community-manager@ceph.io>* *New Funding Request Form* We’ve replaced the old email workflow with a much simpler *Asana Funding Request Form*. Your request now goes straight to the Community Manager + Operations Team for faster review. Submit requests here: *https://form.asana.com/?k=7aCHVRhp0x1Ga1nOCXlckQ&d=9283783873717 <https://form.asana.com/?k=7aCHVRhp0x1Ga1nOCXlckQ&d=9283783873717>* (As always, not all requests can be approved, but every submission will receive a detailed response.) *We Need Your Voice: Ceph Community Engagement Survey* This 2-minute survey helps us understand what’s working and what needs improvement across the community. I worked with survey expert Laura Flores to make responses more straightforward to process. Your input matters more than ever. Take the survey: *https://t.ly/Engagement-Survey25 <https://t.ly/Engagement-Survey25>* Thanks for being part of the Ceph community and helping shape what comes next. If you ever have ideas, questions, or just want to chat, feel free to reach out to me. Best, -- Anthony Middleton Community Manager, Ceph Foundation community-manager@ceph.io LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/ceph>| BlueSky <https://bsky.app/profile/ceph.io> | Twitter <https://x.com/Ceph>