Founder & CEO, Community Stack | Tackling Digital Exclusion in UK Third Sector | Strategic Advisor, OpenOps | Community Builder | NED
Joined March 2021
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31 Jul 2025
Exciting things are happening at Community Stack. We have officially announced our intention to launch Community Switchboard in 2026, aimed at tackling the digital invisibility crisis affecting community groups across the UK. Read more here:
communitystack.io/press/comm…
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4 Jul 2025
Little-known perk of ex-Microsoft life: eternal bragging rights while fixing friends and families computers.
"How do you know how to update Windows,?"
"Worked there, mate."
Downside? I also have to fix friends and families computers
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20 May 2025
Just received an email at Re:Invent 2025. Sending HugOps to all internal AWS teams.
Its not even summer yet....
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Ethan Sumner retweeted
30 Apr 2025
opening sequence in revenge of the sith is one of the best openings in movies ever
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8 Nov 2024
Well, nine months later, I'm running a company that employs five people and supports communities. I'm currently sitting in a hotel in New York, refining our H2 strategy, overlooking the city skyline.
Didn't have this one on the 2024 bingo card.
12 Jan 2024
Sometimes, life takes you places you wouldn’t think about.
If you told me 5 years ago, a lad from Barnsley, that I’d be sitting in an office in Switzerland looking at a fantastic view, running a capability and meeting customers. I wouldn’t have believed you.
Tech is crazy 🤣
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30 Oct 2024
What an effort by @DevExConnect organizers, sponsors & attendees! Extra congratulations to @DNSandilands for NOT spending all his time at the @awscloud DeepRacer track.
More than can be said for some of the people who manage this social media account.
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30 Oct 2024
@puppetize had a great time at the @DevExConnect Connect Summit in Manchester and we really appreciate the hard work the organsiers put in and the great work of the venue staff at @etcvenues
Don't forget day 2 is the DevEx Connect Cloud roadshow devexconnect.io/conferences/…
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Ethan Sumner retweeted
26 Oct 2024
Looking forward to @DevExConnect in Manchester next week :-) Come and see @puppetize and hear my talk about #platformengineering
devexconnect.io/conferences/…
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Ethan Sumner retweeted
21 Oct 2024
Excited to now have the train and hotel booked for @DevExConnect Manchester summit on the 29th of October, get your tickets at devexconnect.io/conferences/… and come along to see me and @puppetize
#conference #devops #community
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15 Oct 2024
Very proud of @YorkshireDevOps for hitting 1000 members today!
2 years of work and 22 events held with BJSS, AND Digital, Airwalk Reply, Transunion, Leeds Building Society, Accenture and Hippo Digital, and upcoming ones with the FCA and LBG!
meetup.com/yorkshire-devops/
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25 Sep 2024
The @DevExConnect team will be at @DevOpsDaysLDN tomorrow. Feel free to pop over to our booth to talk about all things technical communities and #OperationUplift
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19 Sep 2024
Looking forward to @DevOpsDaysLDN this year!
19 Sep 2024
A particular thanks to Venafi and DevEX Connect who a couple of our organisers work for and are sponsoring us as well! We massively appreciate it 🫶
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Ethan Sumner retweeted
13 Sep 2024
DevEx Connect Cloud Roadshow Manchester
30 Oct, 1 day, 3 tracks, 40 speakers, 300 attendees
Tackle large-scale transformations, #cloud complexity & innovation in #AWS #Azure, with 300 of the brightest technologists in the North!
EB Tickets Only £75
dx-c.io/4gpQx0y
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Ethan Sumner retweeted
12 Sep 2024
If you missed us at @devopsdaysghent come and catch us at @DevOpsDaysLDN we can't wait to see everyone :-)
#devopsdays #devopsdayslondon
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Ethan Sumner retweeted
12 Sep 2024
3 inspiring tracks
▪️ DevExec Exchange - Explore large-scale culture shifts & drive top-tier #DevX
▪️ DevOps & SRE - Accelerate your #DevOps & Service Delivery techniques
▪️ #AI, #ML & Data - ML Ops best practices & bridge the gap between data & dev teams
dx-c.io/4gk1D73
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Ethan Sumner retweeted
11 Sep 2024
TWO new unmissable events in Manchester!
Summit - Dive into the latest ideas in #devx, #DevOps, #SRE, & #AI, #ML & Data. dx-c.io/3Zhbpkb
Cloud Roadshow -Tackle large-scale transformations and #cloud complexity & innovation in #AWS & #Azure. dx-c.io/3XCErtj
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Ethan Sumner retweeted
🌟 Delighted to Announce the Best User Group Award Finalists for the UK Community Awards! 🌟
These exceptional user groups have fostered community engagement, shared knowledge, empowered individuals and more.
Visit our website to vote - ukcommunityawards.co.uk/
#ScottishSummit
ALT Gold social media tile with UK Community Awards logo with gold text announcing finalists for the Best User Group, Bletchley Park AI, UK Dynamics 365 & Power Platform User Group, Yorkshire Azure User Group
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4 Sep 2024
I am very proud to see that @YorkshireAzure has been nominated for the UK Community Awards as a Best User Group Category finalist.
Voting is open now. It looks like the team is off to Aberdeen!
ukcommunityawards.co.uk/#cat…
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Ethan Sumner retweeted
26 Jul 2024
I'm really proud to partner with @SumnerOps to launch DevEx Connect!
Our goal is to be the #1 event of the year for:
DevOps Engineers,
SRE's,
Platform Engineers,
and the people who manage and work with them.
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16 Jul 2024
Lastly, I want to thank everyone who has supported me on this journey. At 21, leading a company and significantly impacting local communities is a dream come true. I am excited to see what DevEx Connect can accomplish.
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16 Jul 2024
Call for proposals: forms.gle/mvZ2zRSW6f79GMSr7
Global event series: devexconnect.io/conferences/
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