Gillian Armstrong

Technology wrangler, Christian, passionate about the tech, psych & philosophy of #AI, #CUX, #VUX, #Serverless. Builder SSA @awscloud

[Gillian Armstrong @virtualgill]

Building with Conversational AI can be challenging if you are new to it (or even not that new!), so with input from lots of experts I’ve put together a list of best practices for #AmazonLex for the first key piece - training your model 💬 🧠

https://t.co/cizMeXUuWX

[ServerlessDays Belfast @BFSServerless]

💥 Sponsor Spotlight: @GlobalEOR
If anyone captures the energy of our theme “Serverless is Serving,” it’s Michael O'Reilly (@bigheadoreilly), Senior Architect at G-P Engineering and proud Gen Z fluent tech leader.
Mike shared what makes this event so important to G-P and the wider serverless community:
“At G-P, we're years into our serverless journey — and well and truly indoctrinated! ServerlessDays is a brilliant chance to connect with others on the same path, see what people are building, and influence how serverless evolves. It's a big enabler for us.”
And when asked how excited he is for this year’s event?
“I'm Gen Z fluent. I would go with ampt. I'm really ampt for ServerlessDays 2025.”
Same here, Mike — and we can’t wait to welcome the godfather of Wardley Mapping, Simon Wardley, to Belfast alongside an amazing lineup of speakers and attendees.
Big thanks to G-P for their continued support in helping make this event possible.
🎟 Final tickets going fast — grab yours today: https://t.co/VIGhuxxRIl
#ServerlessDaysBelfast #ServerlessIsServing #Serverless #AWS #GP #Sponsors #Community #AmptNotBoomer #WardleyMapping #CloudEngineering

[ServerlessDays Belfast @BFSServerless]

🎉 We’re thrilled to welcome @AWS_UKI back as a sponsor for ServerlessDays Belfast 2025 on Thursday 15th May — thank you for your continued support!
A special shoutout to Peter Trimble, Head of Technology, NI at AWS, for sharing his insights on this year’s theme: Serverless is Serving — a nod to Gen Z lingo, but also a reflection of the real shift we’re seeing in how modern systems are being built. 🚀
Peter highlighted how customers are moving beyond single functions to adopt end-to-end event-driven architectures, powered by evolving serverless data layers that boost scalability, resilience, and cost efficiency.
And when it comes to what makes ServerlessDays special, Peter nailed it:
“It’s a community-driven event. What I look forward to most is hearing how customers are raising the bar and continuing to reinvent themselves and their companies using the latest technology.”
He also reminded us that Northern Ireland is at the forefront of tech innovation — and it’s time we start shouting more about it. 💪
Now, back to that Gen Z theme...
We thought "Serverless is Serving" made us sound cool. But according to our resident Gen Z expert, “crashing out” (as Peter’s daughter says) may not be a good thing? 😅
We’ll stick with serving — because that’s exactly what this community is doing.
#ServerlessDays #ServerlessIsServing #AWS #BelfastTech #TechConference #CommunityDriven #EventDrivenArchitecture #GenZApproved(ish) #CrashingOutNotRecommended

[Eric Johnson @edjgeek]

Super cool talk by ⁦@virtualgill⁩ on the architecture that goes into powering #GenAI. Spoiler: it’s #Serverless and #EDA. Also, how to troubleshoot from beginning to end. #GOTOEDADay #Warsaw!

[Eric Johnson @edjgeek]

#GOTOEDADay #Warsaw is one week away! Seats are filling up faaaasst! If you are interested in going, it's not too late but don't wait. Let me remind you of our lineup:

- @davidand393 - keynote
- @alexbdebrie - DDB in EDA
- @anahit_fi - Failing in EDA (and handling it)
- @boyney123 - Handling complexity in EDA
- @em__shea - Evolving architectures
- @FilipPyrek - EDA Startups
- @virtualgill - EDA in #GenAI
- @plantpowerjames - observability in EDA
- @joshuaakahn - EDA on the frontend
- @toish100 - EDA on Kubernetes
- @oskar_at_net - EDA modeling
- @VKazulkin - Building scalable apps
- @edjgeek - Next gen apps with EDA

It doesn't get any better than this in the EDA world! Register today https://t.co/P7kae8kKgG

[Gillian Armstrong @virtualgill]

One more day folks til #ServerlessDays Belfast!! ⚡️☁️

[ServerlessDays Belfast @BFSServerless]

It's been a busy week at ServerlessDays Belfast HQ but we are almost ship shape and ready to slide down the slipways!
Big thanks to all our sponsors. The event simply couldn't happen without your help & support:
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
EverQuote
G-P
Instil
Liberty IT

[ServerlessDays Belfast @BFSServerless]

It's been a busy week at ServerlessDays Belfast HQ but we are almost ship shape and ready to slide down the slipways!
Big thanks to all our sponsors. The event simply couldn't happen without your help & support:
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
EverQuote
G-P
Instil
Liberty IT

[Gillian Armstrong @virtualgill]

@alantweedie In case you didn’t track down your answer, there was a gas leak on Short Strand

[Gillian Armstrong @virtualgill]

If you haven’t got your ticket yet get in there quickly! It’s going to be a great day.

[ServerlessDays Belfast @BFSServerless]

There are only 30 tickets left for this year's ServerlessDays Belfast.
Don't delay.
Be Rose and not Jack!
Get your ticket now: https://t.co/AF0KYwwRPK
#serverlessdays #techconference #getonthedoor

[ServerlessDays Belfast @BFSServerless]

Huge shoutout to EverQuote for sponsoring ServerlessDays Belfast 2024!
Their enthusiasm and support are instrumental in making this the serverless event on the island of Ireland.
Want to learn more about EverQuote? Head over to their website: https://t.co/NJ65sM1LD0

[ServerlessDays Belfast @BFSServerless]

With just 6 weeks to go over half our tickets are gone. Secure your spot now.
At ServerlessDays Belfast, we promise to upskill you with the right tools!
https://t.co/AF0KYwwRPK
#serverlessdays #serverlessdaysbelfast
(image from: https://t.co/Bbvt2aq5p1)

[Eric Johnson @edjgeek]

#GOTOEDADay London is just over a month away on May 14. We are adding another amazing speaker. @virtualgill is bringing #GenAI with her talk, "Outsmarting the genie: How to make smart architecture decisions when building Gen AI apps" Register now: https://t.co/wkFTaGkf7H

[ServerlessDays Belfast @BFSServerless]

Speaker Announcement
We can't wait to welcome @jeremy_daly back to SDB.
He is CEO and Co-founder at Ampt, an AWS Serverless Hero and the publisher behind https://t.co/jeTrPGZl1F weekly newsletter.
We hope that has woken you up from your chocolate coma!
https://t.co/7OnW2O5sCe

[Gillian Armstrong @virtualgill]

Gunnar is a legend. Definitely one to try to get to, sign up if you can. Gutted I’m away for it 😭

[BelfAWSt User Group @BelfAWSt_UG]

Only a few days left until our next event!

66 people have signed up so far but we still have some room for you to hear all about chaos engineering with Gunnar Grosch

https://t.co/cgEKrSMl9m

[Gillian Armstrong @virtualgill]

⚡️⚡️ Early bird tickets for #ServerlessDaysBelfast end March 15th… get in there quick! https://t.co/sxyEk3oFnV ⚡️⚡️
🎙️And if you have a great story, get your talk submitted to the CFP https://t.co/vAdDn045W3

[ServerlessDays Belfast @BFSServerless]

Time to board the Serverless Ship of Dreams!
Don't miss out on our early bird discount for ServerlessDays Belfast at Titanic Hotel Belfast on 23 May: https://t.co/AF0KYwwRPK
#Serverless #ServerlessDays #TitanicBelfast

[Gillian Armstrong @virtualgill]

Ok folks… ServerlessDays Belfast CFP is open! Get your talk ideas in before the end of March ⚡️☁️

[ServerlessDays Belfast @BFSServerless]

📢 All Aboard!
We're looking for speakers to share their stories.
Our theme is "Building Beyond Boundaries".
We want to celebrate the spirit of Innovation. Tell us how you felt and how tech really helped.
Learn more and submit your talk by 31 March https://t.co/XbwS4P1Hvh

[Gillian Armstrong @virtualgill]

We’re baaaack! Mark your calendar folks ☁️⚡️

[ServerlessDays Belfast @BFSServerless]

ServerlessDays Belfast 2024 is live!
Don't miss this event at Titanic Hotel Belfast on 23 May with #serverless speakers and advocates.
Our theme is:
Building Beyond Boundaries: ServerlessDays Belfast celebrates the spirit of Innovation 🚢
Visit: https://t.co/Ecy3olRxSY

[David Anderson @davidand393]

Full house at the re:Invent recap with @AWSUserGroups and the Belfast community. Is this the biggest recap event in Ireland?? 😄 They have all been super and looking forward to the panel I’m on later today with @othergill, @virtualgill, Robert Conn & @IAM_dbro

[Gillian Armstrong @virtualgill]

@PaulSweeney @LeMarquisOfAndy Works best if you treat it like you would the fae - powerful magic, but tread carefully, make your questions precise, and remember all magic has a price.

[Garth Gilmour @GarthGilmour]

@BelfAWSt_UG @virtualgill This guy was OK as well 🤣