Open Source Unlocked: Exploring the Journey from Redis to Valkey – October 29, 2025

Speakers:  , Michal Nosek

Change is part of open source and it’s what drives progress!

As the Redis ecosystem evolves, new opportunities are emerging for developers and organizations that value transparency, freedom, and innovation.

That’s why Percona, together with AWS, is hosting Open Source Unlocked: From Redis to Valkey, a one-day, in-person event where you can explore how the community is reimagining in-memory databases with Valkey, the open source alternative to Redis.

Event Details

📅 Wednesday 29th October 2025
🕐 08:45 - 15:30 GMT-4 (17:45 - 00:30 GMT+5)
📍 Boston – Row 34, Seaport | 383 Congress St, Boston, MA 02210

Speakers

  • Peter Zaitsev – Co-founder and CEO, Percona
  • Michal Nosek – Senior Enterprise Architect, Percona
  • Roberto Luna Rojas – Technical Evangelist, Valkey Open Source Project
  • Madelyn Olson – Principal Engineer, AWS

What You Can Expect

You’ll learn how organizations can keep their systems flexible and future-proof, even as the licensing and commercial landscape changes around Redis.

Topics include:

  • Valkey’s open governance and BSD licensing
  • Using Valkey for vector search, JSON processing, and real-time analytics
  • Migration paths from Redis to Valkey with demos and performance insights
  • Deploying Valkey on AWS, Kubernetes, or on-premise
  • Percona’s open source support for both Redis and Valkey

Who It’s For

This event is for:

  • Database & Systems Engineers
  • AI/ML & Application Developers
  • IT Decision-Makers
  • Cloud & Solutions Architects
  • SREs and DevOps Professionals

🗓️ Event Flow (Highlights)

  • 11:30 – 12:00: Registration & Networking
  • 12:00 – 12:45: Opening Keynotes – Open Source Choices in the Redis Landscape
  • 13:00 – 14:15: Breakouts – Executive Roundtable or Engineer Lab
  • 14:30 – 15:30: From Cache to Capability – Valkey Use Cases
  • 15:30 – 16:00: Closing Remarks
  • 16:00 – 17:15: Happy Hour: “Open Source on the Rocks” 🍹

How to Join

👉 Register now to secure your seat. ∎

Speakers

Michal Nosek

Michal Nosek is a Senior Enterprise Architect at Percona with over a decade of experience across roles in software engineering, business analysis, and technical consulting. He combines deep technical knowledge with a focus on aligning database technologies to business goals, helping Percona’s global customers design effective open source data strategies. Michal holds a BS in Computer and Information Science from the Cracow University of Technology and lives in Gdansk, Poland, where he enjoys traveling and windsurfing.

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