SCALE 23x 2026

SCALE 23x – Southern California Linux Expo

March 5–8, 2026

Pasadena, California, USA

North America’s largest community-run open source conference.

SCALE 23x returns to Pasadena for four full days of open source innovation, technical learning, and community collaboration.
As North America’s largest community-driven open source conference, SCALE brings together developers, DevOps engineers, security professionals, and technology enthusiasts to share knowledge and explore the future of open technology.

About the Event

From March 5–8, 2026, SCALE will host an extensive program featuring technical sessions, hands-on workshops, and community activities focused on open source software, cybersecurity, DevOps, cloud-native technologies, infrastructure, and emerging trends shaping modern engineering.

Whether you’re deeply involved in the open source ecosystem or just beginning your journey, SCALE provides a unique environment where practical experience meets collaborative learning.

Featured Session Highlights

To give you a sense of the depth and practical focus of the conference, here are just two examples from the many standout sessions:

• Are You Ready for AI? A Guide to Running AI Workloads Smoothly and Securely — A practical session exploring how enterprises can build secure and efficient AI infrastructure using Kubernetes, modern networking, and strong security practices to protect sensitive workloads while maintaining scalability.
• Cloud Taming – A Human-Friendly DevOps Experience — A hands-on technical journey through building your own cloud environment, simplifying complex DevOps and infrastructure concepts with real tooling, practical workflows, and live demonstrations.

These sessions showcase SCALE’s unique balance between deep technical content and real-world applicability.

Why Attend SCALE 23x?

• Community-Driven Learning: Content built by practitioners, for practitioners.
• Open Source Focus: Explore the latest innovations across Linux, cloud-native, security, and developer tooling.
• Hands-On Experience: Workshops and practical sessions designed to build real skills.
• Networking: Connect with developers, maintainers, and technology leaders from across the open source ecosystem.
• Meet RELIANOID: Discover how RELIANOID’s high-performance ADC and intelligent proxy solutions support secure, scalable open-source and cloud-native environments.

Join the Open Source Community in Pasadena

SCALE 23x is more than a conference — it’s a celebration of collaboration, innovation, and open technology.
Join RELIANOID and the global open source community at the Pasadena Convention Center from March 5–8, 2026, and be part of the conversations driving the future of open source.