# My Contributions
## Listed the ways I'm active in the cloud native community. (GitHub, Meetup I've organized or spoken at, etc.)
My GitHub: https://github.com/vedant-kakde
**Being contributor and GitHub org. member of Kubernetes community :**
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vedant-kakde_kubernetes-community-cncf-activity-6851566189102026752-MLOb
- Contributing to SIG-Contribex and SIG-Marketing.
- Mentee at Community Manager Group Mentoring Cohort - Bug triaging, Managing youtube channel, Zoom and Community Slack.
- Part of K8s Documentation Hindi Localisation effort - [PR Links](https://github.com/kubernetes/website/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Aclosed+author%3Avedant-kakde)
- Co-ordinator for "Meet our Contributors" Blog series for APAC region. I've collected responses from active Kubernetes contributors, formatted them in blogs and published them as part of this effort, which is helping new contributors and other members to learn about the contributor's journeys and experiences.
- Volunteered during KubeCon NA 2021 Virtual for scheduling live tweets for talks and events.
**Being contributor and GitHub org. member of Meshery and Service Mesh Performance community :**
- As a community manager, I assisted in onboarding new contributors and assisting them with their contributions.
- Worked on improving the documentation and pages on main website of the project.
**Being Lead and founding organizer of [Cloud Native Nagpur](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cncf-nagpur/) Community :**
- I organize in-person or virtual meetups for the local community around DevOps, Cloud, and Cloud Native Technologies.
- Organized in-person meetup on Navigation CNCF Landscape and Hands-on GoLang Workshop of 8 hours -
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vedant-kakde_cncg-nagpur-meet-up-activity-7012298665524412416-vp9Y/
- Organized in-person 2 days hands-on workshop on Docker and Kubernetes -
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vedant-kakde_cncf-nagpur-workshop-series-activity-7045314947219685376-zOT0/
- Organized and delivered session on Linux Foundation Scholarships -
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vedant-kakde_opensource-linuxfoundation-activity-6923959001198014464-tnMU/
https://twitter.com/hrittikhere/status/1517564602384404480?s=20&t=2yKaSMtTGpZIzoMoQW0VzQ
https://twitter.com/vedantstwt/status/1518252578240626688?s=20&t=2yKaSMtTGpZIzoMoQW0VzQ
- Organized and delivered session on "What is Docker & Containerization?" -
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vedant-kakde_devops-docker-container-activity-6929989425414184960-nAZ5/
https://twitter.com/hrittikhere/status/1524058964576849921?s=20&t=2yKaSMtTGpZIzoMoQW0VzQ
- Delivered session on Getting Started with Cloud Computing and Azure -
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vedant-kakde_microsoft-azure-basics-activity-6901824298139668482-Ygsa/
**Being former LFX mentee at [CNCF-Devfile](https://github.com/devfile) project :**
- I have contributed to CNCF-Devfile project during my tenure as LFX mentee for 3 months. Created a PoC written in Go that parses a Compose file using Kompose (as a library, not as an executable), and that creates the objects corresponding to the Compose file services in a Kubernetes cluster. [Link](https://github.com/vedant-kakde/kompose-DWO-poc)
- I have also helped, encouraged, and mentored community members to apply for the program to get involved and contribute to the CNCF projects. [Link](https://twitter.com/WilfredAlmeida_/status/1632978174459138050?t=1yeADaNikAOrd2hRQXx99Q&s=19)
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## Links of blog post(s) or seminar notes that I've written about the cloud native community:
- What is Kubernetes & It's industry Use cases ? -
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-kubernetes-its-industry-use-cases-vedant-kakde/
- Industry Use Cases with Demonstration on Kubernetes -
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/industry-use-cases-demonstration-kubernetes-vedant-kakde/
- Industry Use Cases - Kubernetes / Openshift -
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/industry-use-cases-kubernetes-openshift-vedant-kakde/
- Kubernetes Release Team Application -
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vedant-kakde_kubernetes-releaseteam-activity-6926912564714958848-FqmL
- LiFT Scholarship Application -
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vedant-kakde_liftscholar-opensource-linux-activity-6916591216989982720-JXHB
- Kubernetes "Meet our Contributors" APAC Blog Series (India region) -
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vedant-kakde_meet-our-contributors-apac-india-region-activity-6885260298056417280-jgXe
- Kubernetes "Meet our Contributors" APAC Blog Series (AUS-NZ region) -
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vedant-kakde_meet-our-contributors-apac-aus-nz-region-activity-6914961310338158592-l3Oc
- What is Ansible and it's Industry Use cases ? -
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ansible-its-industry-use-cases-vedant-kakde/
- Automation Using Ansible - Demo (Practical Implementation) -
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/automation-using-ansible-demo-practical-vedant-kakde/
- What is Cloud Computing and Getting started with AWS -
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/cloud-computing-aws-ubisoft-case-study-vedant-kakde/
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