Ceph Days India 2026
Get Ready for Ceph Days India 2026! ¶
Join us for a full day dedicated to the transformative power of Ceph and the thriving community in India!
Engage with the expert Ceph team, customers, and partners to discuss the latest in the Ceph project, improvements, and community news.
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Don’t miss the networking reception at the end of the day to connect with fellow enthusiasts. More details will follow. We look forward to seeing you there!
Important Dates ¶
CFP Opens: 2025-12-02CFP Closes: Extended to 2026-01-18Speakers receive confirmation of acceptance: 2026-02-04- Schedule Announcement: 2026-02-11
- Registration Opens: 2026-02-11
- Event Date: 2026-03-12
Schedule ¶
March 12, 2026 ¶
| Start | Session Title | Description | Speaker(s) | Speaker's Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30 – 9:50 | Welcome & Keynote | State of the Cephalopod | Neha Ojha | Program Director, IBM (Ceph) |
| 9:50 – 10:00 | Transition Break | Short break between sessions. | — | — |
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Ceph S3 – Dynamic Placement and Optimized Retention | An overview of dynamic placement strategies and retention optimization for Ceph S3 workloads. | Frédéric Nass | Senior Ceph Engineer, CLYSO |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Why the Ceph Dashboard Matters: A Roadmap to 2026 | Exploring the evolution of the Ceph Dashboard and its importance for operators looking ahead to 2026. | Naman Munet | Software Developer, IBM |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Ceph as a NAS Platform: Are We Architecturally Ready? | A deep dive into Ceph’s readiness as a NAS platform, covering NFS and SMB considerations. | Mohit Bisht | Test Developer, IBM |
| 11:30 – 11:45 | Break | Refreshment break. | — | — |
| 11:45 – 12:15 | Orchestrator Enablement for Upcoming NFS Features | An overview of orchestrator enhancements enabling upcoming NFS features in Ceph. | Shweta Dhananjay Bhosale | Backend Developer, IBM |
| 12:15 – 12:45 | User Session | User-focused session sharing practical experiences and insights. | Dhinakaran J | Associate MLOps / Platform Engineer, NPCI |
| 12:45 – 13:30 | Lunch Break | Lunch and informal networking. | — | — |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Panel Discussion | This will be a Ceph community and ecosystem discussion covering Cephadm, CSI/Rook, and operational experiences. | Venky, Aviv, Matt, Neha, Afreen, Kaleb, Vikhyat | — |
| 14:30 – 14:40 | Lightning Talks | Why Ceph Feels Slow for HPC: WAL, BlueStore DB, and real bottlenecks at scale. | James Bhattarai, Rupesh Basnet | — |
| 14:45 – 14:55 | Lightning Talks | Don’t Get Conf’d: Making Ceph Configuration Changes Obvious. | Naveen Naidu | Senior Software Engineer, IBM |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | Tracking Data Availability of a Ceph Cluster | Techniques and tooling for monitoring and ensuring data availability in Ceph clusters. | Shraddha Agrawal | Senior Software Engineer, IBM |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Barriers between Ceph Development and Ceph Support | Examining the gaps between upstream development and downstream support, and how to bridge them. | K Gopal Krishna | L2 Ceph Support Engineer, Croit GmbH |
| 16:00 | Closing Note | Wrap-up and closing remarks for Ceph Days India 2026. | — | — |
| 16:15 | Networking | Open networking session with speakers and attendees. | — | — |
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