Hello, Ceph friends! I hope your week is off to a great start. I wanted to let you know that our next Ceph Tech Talk <https://ceph.io/en/community/tech-talks/> is on *Monday*, May 11* at 9 AM PDT* w/ *Shraddha Agrawal*. *Title:* Containerized deployment of Ceph with KCLI *Abstract*: Cephadm is the recommended approach for deploying Ceph clusters, but many developers still depend on bare metal environments for testing and development. In this session, Shraddha will introduce KCLI as a way to bridge that gap—making it easier to run Cephadm-powered clusters locally with minimal setup. This talk is especially useful for developers looking to streamline their environments and reduce setup overhead. The invite is on the Ceph Community Calendar: https://t.ly/CephTechTalks *ALSO!!!* The CFP for Ceph Days Seattle <https://ceph.io/en/community/events/2026/ceph-days-seattle/> closes *tomorrow*, May 5* (Revenge of the Fifth)!* This Ceph community event will be at the SURF Incubator on May 28. Submit now: https://t.ly/seattleCFP2026. Take care, and please reach out if you have any questions. Best, ------- Anthony Middleton Community Manager, Ceph Foundation amiddleton@linuxfoundation.org LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/ceph>| BlueSky <https://bsky.app/profile/ceph.io> | Twitter <https://x.com/Ceph>