Hey Ceph Friends, How is it still January? It feels like this month has lasted eight weeks, but we keep making our way through it, so congrats to all of us! Here are some updates and events happening in the Ceph ecosystem. - A reminder that the Ceph Days Raleigh CFP is still open! Submit your proposal before February 16: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfHUyLahd9EFAIJCF0niveMhszt_F5lgTU1... - Check out the recording of this month's Ceph User + Dev Meetup. This month's session ran longer than expected, so we will continue this conversation and cover the remaining agenda topics in April. - Watch the recording here: https://youtu.be/r4c2SMtsVLI. <https://youtu.be/r4c2SMtsVLI> - We held our first Ceph Tech Talk of 2026 on "Running Teuthology Outside of the Sepia Lab." Here is the recording: https://youtu.be/6ovdJ79AqbM - *If you would like to lead a Tech Talk in the upcoming months, please submit your proposal here: https://airtable.com/apphc2dbSP8GuCdor/shrm3t1Fwue5YfAlf. <https://airtable.com/apphc2dbSP8GuCdor/shrm3t1Fwue5YfAlf>* That's all for now. If you have questions or concerns about anything Ceph-related, feel free to reach out to me via email at anthony@amicmid.com or on Slack <https://join.slack.com/t/ceph-storage/shared_invite/zt-3jlvf8f6e-45tyKGpqkkfcC9feAUpgfQ>. Enjoy your weekend! 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>