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David vonThenen
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AI/ML Engineer at @netapp.com | Keynote Speaker | Building Scalable ML Architectures & Conversational AI Solutions | Python | Go | C++

Info: https://linktr.ee/davidvonthenen
One of my favorite moments at my KubeCon NA session a few weeks back 🤣

You can find the recording for my session, Your Kubernetes Playbook at Your Fingertips: Advanced Troubleshooting with MCP, RAG, and k8sgpt, here:
bit.ly/48d52m8
December 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Huge thanks to everyone who joined my Tbilisi Data Science Meetup session! 🙌 The recording is now live on the TDS YouTube channel 🎥 bit.ly/448P9e1

Special shoutout to Giorgi Didberidze for the awesome talk on Data Pipelines for RAG. Reach out anytime!
December 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The recording for our #KubeCon session, Your Kubernetes Playbook at Your Fingertips Troubleshooting w/ MCP, RAG, and K8sgpt, is live! 🎉

I built a k8s troubleshooting AI Agent using a runbook via RAG, link to recording: bit.ly/48d52m8

Teaser video is below 👇
December 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Happy 🦃 Day to everyone in the US! Enjoy the food & naps... you've earned it.

Next week: Tbilisi Data Science Meetup discussing MCP + A2A and data 🇬🇪 with 3 demos +& take-home code!
📅 Wed, Dec 3 at 8:30 AM PT / 5:30 PM CET / 8:30 PM GET

Register 👉 bit.ly/4a6Z47x
November 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
NEW BLOG!

GraphRAG proved that structure = reliability in AI 🧠⚙️ But not every team wants the complexity of a full graph setup. DocumentRAG (BM25-based) hits the sweet spot... explainable, grounded, and lightweight. Learn why structure still wins 👇 bit.ly/48kWHvC
November 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Last week, I delivered "Rethinking RAG: How MCP and Multi-Agents Will Transform the Future of Intelligent Search" at Devoxx Morocco 🇲🇦. It was my first time in Morocco, what an experience!

Check out my blog post, which contains resources from the talk 🔗 bit.ly/4r9qAY9
November 20, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Back at #KubeCon after almost 5 years, and spoke with Yash Sharma on the intersection of AI + k8s 😄 It sparked a great number of discussions after our session, and it was incredible 🤓

Recording out in a few weeks, but here are session resources: bit.ly/3WVrGcm 🚀
November 18, 2025 at 2:13 PM
We are definitely not in an AI bubble. When AI and sandwiches collide.

Not going to lie, they make amazing sandwiches though.
November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
@socallinuxexpo.bsky.social isn't just a conference... It's a community. 💡 Join the next generation of open-source innovators at the SCaLE: The Next Generation (TNG) info session this Sat, Nov 8 @ 9 AM! 🚀 Empower the future of tech!

Register 👉 bit.ly/scale-youth-info

#SCaLE23x
November 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
1 week to go until Devoxx Morocco 🇲🇦! Excited to share "Rethinking RAG: How MCP and Multi-Agents Will Transform the Future of Intelligent Search."

📅 Fri, Nov 14 at 9:00 AM
📍 L’oranger Conference Room
🔗 bit.ly/45YCb2t

Demo below: When you blindly trust vector RAG...
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We’re 1️⃣ week away from #KubeCon NA! Excited to team up with Yash Sharma to share how MCP + RAG supercharge k8sgpt for smarter Kubernetes troubleshooting ⚙️

📅 Wed, Nov 12 | 🕚 11:00 AM EST
📍 Bldg B | Lvl 5 | Thomas Murphy Ballroom 1
👉 bit.ly/4ln39Xt
November 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Opening keynote at @odsc.bsky.social with Harrison Chase (of LangChain) talking about deep agents. The LangChain/LangGraph ecosystem continues to grow with exciting announcements this morning.

Mutil-agents are about to explode... I love coding, but "no code" multi-agent systems are coming.
October 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Opening keynote at @_odsc with @hwchase17 talking about deep agents. The LangChain/LangGraph ecosystem continues to grow with exciting announcements this morning.

Mutil-agents are amount to explode... I love coding, but "no code" mutil-agents are coming.
October 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Opening keynote at @_odsc with @hwchase17talking about deep agents. The LangChain/LangGraph ecosystem continues to grow with exciting announcements this morning.

Mutil-agents are amount to explode... I love coding, but "no code" mutil-agents are coming.
October 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
🎤 My @odsc.bsky.social session is today, Wed, Oct 29 at 3:30 PM!

We’re unpacking how MCP and Agent2Agent are reshaping RAG & intelligent search (packed with live demos). 🤖

Info: bit.ly/42AU5HK

Come join the session and see what's next.

🎬 Check out the teaser clip below!
October 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Happy Friday! Just finished my latest training certificate. I am super proud because it's my first sales focused certification. Check it out!
October 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
🚀 Less than 1 week until @odsc.bsky.social AI! Excited to share my workshop: "Rethinking RAG: How MCP and Agent2Agent Will Transform the Future of Intelligent Search."

Join me Wed, Oct 29th at 3:30 PM for a look at the next wave of intelligent search. 🔍
More info 👉 bit.ly/42AU5HK
October 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Less than a week until #AIFORWARD (an @allthingsai.bsky.social event) in Charlotte! Excited to close out the event with "Trust, But Verify: A Practical Path to the 5% of AI Pilots That Make It To Production." 🎤✨

Oh, and I might have a FREE pass or two.. More info 👉 bit.ly/3WkmEps
October 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Excited to share that I'll be speaking at #AIFORWARD in Charlotte, NC! 🎉

My session, "Trust, But Verify: A Practical Path to the 5% of AI Pilots That Make It To Production", is happening Tuesday, Oct 28, at 4:00 PM ET.

More info 👉 bit.ly/42JZsVb
October 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
AI is breaking free from the data center! 💥 IoT + Edge are driving a new wave of efficient AI: smaller, faster, and everywhere. 🌍

New blog discussing AI at the Edge:
bit.ly/4mSCFOl

🔗 My @allthingsopen.bsky.social session discussing AI on IoT/Edge:
bit.ly/435LY6b
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
@allthingsopen.bsky.social is next week! 🔥 Excited! First time to ATO!

My session "TinyML Meets PyTorch: Deploying AI at the Edge with Python Using ExecuTorch" is on Monday Oct 13 at 11:30 AM ET in Room 301 B. Topics will apply to all AI/ML projects.

Details 👉 bit.ly/4nDDCek
October 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Happy Friday! Just finished my new training certificate. Check it out!
September 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I'll be at the California Tech Summit in Anaheim on Oct 8 🎉 Catch my session: Guardians of AI: Equipping Humans to Detect & Prevent Adversarial Manipulation 🕑 2:45 PM, Theater I.

Free reg w/ code CTS25Peers 👉 bit.ly/3KbZBKO
September 25, 2025 at 1:16 PM
My @allthingsopen.bsky.social session "TinyML Meets PyTorch: Deploying AI at the Edge with Python Using ExecuTorch", will discuss adapting AI workflows for Edge, SBCs like Raspberry Pi, and iOS/Android. Building for Edge without building a snowflake. 🤖

Details: bit.ly/4fjkA9U
September 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I'll be at AWS Summit Los Angeles tomorrow. Excited to hear what Amazon is doing in AI/ML (inference, tooling, production... bring it on). If you're attending and want to chat about anything AI/ML, drop me a line. Would love to connect.
September 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM