I'm passionate about the DevSecOps and Platform Engineering technologies I'm dealing with daily.

I enjoy gaining a deeper understanding of its architecture and components, as well as sharing what I've learned with an original twist!

As a DevSecOps consultant, I divide my time between preparing and delivering workshops and presentations, as well as guiding and supporting our customers in their DevOps transformation.

I'm passionate about the DevSecOps and Platform Engineering technologies I'm dealing with daily. I enjoy gaining a deeper understanding of its architecture and components, as well as sharing what I've learned with an original twist! As a DevSec... Show more

Nick Schuch is the Platform Lead for Skpr, PreviousNext's cloud native hosting platform. He has worked with Kubernetes for over a decade, building platforms that run Drupal applications in production for government and enterprise clients.

Nick has shaped Skpr since it launched in 2016. Earlier he worked on DrupalCI, the community initiative that moved the Drupal project's testing infrastructure to containers. He writes detailed technical posts and speaks at conferences, including Container Camp AU in 2019, where he covered building native Kubernetes integrations with Operators using Kubebuilder.

Nick Schuch is the Platform Lead for Skpr, PreviousNext's cloud native hosting platform. He has worked with Kubernetes for over a decade, building platforms that run Drupal applications in production for government and enterprise clients. Nick has... Show more

I'm a Software Engineer working on cloud-native observability infrastructure at Parseable. I work primarily with Go, Kubernetes, Helm, and OpenTelemetry, and contribute to the broader cloud-native ecosystem through open source.

I'm an OpenTelemetry Organization Member and contribute to projects across the OpenTelemetry and Grafana ecosystems. I write about Kubernetes, observability, and cloud-native engineering, focusing on practical lessons from building and debugging real systems.

I'm a Software Engineer working on cloud-native observability infrastructure at Parseable. I work primarily with Go, Kubernetes, Helm, and OpenTelemetry, and contribute to the broader cloud-native ecosystem through open source. I'm an OpenTelemetr... Show more

I am a technology enthusiast working at Microsoft as a Solution Architect, with over 19 years of experience in software programming, designing, and architecture which includes on-prem, cloud-native applications, and web-based conversational application design.

I am a technology enthusiast working at Microsoft as a Solution Architect, with over 19 years of experience in software programming, designing, and architecture which includes on-prem, cloud-native applications, and web-based conversational applicati... Show more

Principal Cloud Native architect and developer with a passion for integration and automation. But wait, it's more! Passion does not only have to be in tech! There is also a burning passion for neurodiversity and diversity in tech, across ages, genders, identities, etc...

Loves integration, automation and making processes more streamlined. A back-end developer for over 20 years. Have worked with building integration platforms in the cloud for several bigger organizations. Worked with .Net since early 2000, and Azure since launch.

Have also been a team lead, worked with process streamlining, enterprise architecture and everything between that and made my hands dirty as a developer and cloud native architect.

Principal Cloud Native architect and developer with a passion for integration and automation. But wait, it's more! Passion does not only have to be in tech! There is also a burning passion for neurodiversity and diversity in tech, across ages, gender... Show more

Distinguished Software Architect/Engineer/Developer with 25+ years of experience.
Specialties: Event Driven Automation, Continuous Integration/Delivery/Testing/Deployment, Supply Chain Security, AI Security
Expertise: Linux, packaging, and tool design.

Currently Engineering and Securing the Supply Chain with Event Driven CI/CD gitOps Pipeline Architectures that leverage Kafka, Go, Rust,
and Python running in Containers on Kubernetes and SBOMs.

Distinguished Software Architect/Engineer/Developer with 25+ years of experience. Specialties: Event Driven Automation, Continuous Integration/Delivery/Testing/Deployment, Supply Chain Security, AI Security Expertise: Linux, packaging, and tool d... Show more

I work as a Solutions Architect at Giant Swarm, currently working on the managed Kubernetes product in hybrid environments and smart factories. My main focus is around cluster lifecycle and customer implementations.

I work as a Solutions Architect at Giant Swarm, currently working on the managed Kubernetes product in hybrid environments and smart factories. My main focus is around cluster lifecycle and customer implementations. Show more

Gene Gotimer is a DevSecOps Engineer who loves playing with new tools, focusing on agile processes, securing development practices, and automating everything. Gene feels strongly that repeatability, quality, and security are all strongly intertwined; each depends on the other two, making agile and DevSecOps crucial to software development.

Gene Gotimer is a DevSecOps Engineer who loves playing with new tools, focusing on agile processes, securing development practices, and automating everything. Gene feels strongly that repeatability, quality, and security are all strongly intertwined;... Show more

Solutions architect and technology leader with a passion for open source, community-driven innovation, and digital transformation. I help organizations bridge business strategy and technology to create scalable solutions, modern ways of working, and measurable outcomes.

My interests span organizational and architectural patterns in platform engineering, cloud, DevOps, AI, and developer enablement, with a strong focus on collaboration, knowledge sharing, and building sustainable ecosystems.

I believe the best solutions are built together—through openness, shared learning, and active communities.

Solutions architect and technology leader with a passion for open source, community-driven innovation, and digital transformation. I help organizations bridge business strategy and technology to create scalable solutions, modern ways of working, and ... Show more

Jos is a Tech Lead with extensive experience helping customers transition to cloud-native solutions and infrastructure. Over the past years, he has guided teams and organizations in adopting DevOps practices and building resilient systems.

Passionate about knowledge sharing and community building Jos has been an active part of the organizing teams for DevOpsDays Amsterdam and Eindhoven, as well as KCD Amsterdam and Utrecht.

Jos is a Tech Lead with extensive experience helping customers transition to cloud-native solutions and infrastructure. Over the past years, he has guided teams and organizations in adopting DevOps practices and building resilient systems. Passion... Show more

I am Avin Indrasoma, a software engineering undergraduate from Colombo, Sri Lanka. Currently on a mission to grow and empower vibrant tech communities across the region. I am also a part of the Github Campus Experts program which aims to train and support student leaders to grow their communities.

I am Avin Indrasoma, a software engineering undergraduate from Colombo, Sri Lanka. Currently on a mission to grow and empower vibrant tech communities across the region. I am also a part of the Github Campus Experts program which aims to train and su... Show more

Abdel Sghiouar is a senior Cloud Developer Advocate @Google Cloud. A co-host of the Kubernetes Podcast by Google and a CNCF Ambassador. His focused areas are GKE/Kubernetes, Service Mesh and Serverless. Abdel started his career in datacenters and infrastructure in Morocco where he is originally. Before moving to Google's largest EU datacenter in Belgium. Then in Sweden he joined Google Cloud Professional Services and spent 5 years working with Google Cloud customers on architecting and designing large scale distributed systems before turning to advocacy and community work.

Abdel Sghiouar is a senior Cloud Developer Advocate @Google Cloud. A co-host of the Kubernetes Podcast by Google and a CNCF Ambassador. His focused areas are GKE/Kubernetes, Service Mesh and Serverless. Abdel started his career in datacenters and inf... Show more

Wolfgang Ofner is a Microsoft MVP for Azure, a Microsoft Certified Trainer, and a Freelance Cloud Architect with experience in Europe, Australia, and North America. He specializes in the combination of Azure, Kubernetes, and DevOps, helping organizations build scalable, secure, and automated cloud solutions.

A frequent speaker at international tech conferences, Wolfgang is passionate about sharing the "lessons learned" from his architectural projects. He is a prolific content creator, maintaining a deep-dive technical blog at ProgrammingWithWolfgang.com and a YouTube channel dedicated to everything Azure, Kubernetes and DevOps related.

Wolfgang Ofner is a Microsoft MVP for Azure, a Microsoft Certified Trainer, and a Freelance Cloud Architect with experience in Europe, Australia, and North America. He specializes in the combination of Azure, Kubernetes, and DevOps, helping organizat... Show more

Arik Grahl is a Staff Software Systems Architect living between Berlin and Barcelona and has more than 15 years of experience in full-stack development and operation of infrastructure on bare metal.
At the moment he mainly designs cloud native systems and develops Golang applications close to Kubernetes.
Furthermore, he is excited about everything evolving around Nix(OS) and enjoys contributing to Nixpkgs.

He studied computer science (BSc. in 2017, MSc. in 2021) at Technical University (TU) in Berlin.
During this time he worked on freelance projects as a full-stack developer and supervised the corresponding IT infrastructure.
He also gained experience with co-founding two companies (2014, 2015) during this time with a focus on web development for small and medium-sized companies.

At his former job, he worked as a DevOps engineer where he also had the leading role in developing a mass-market product.
He modernized and implemented operations and infrastructure at this company: containerization of all applications, an implementation of a CI/CD infrastructure, the operation of a self-hosted Kubernetes cluster on Bare Metal together with a Gluster and Ceph storage cluster in various locations in Europe, together with state-of-the-art observability stack.
In addition, he was also intensively involved in the further training of employees concerning these technologies.
Currently, he works as an Staff Software Systems Architect at SysEleven, where he is involved in the design of a cloud native software supply chain management on top of the managed Kubernetes and the development of Golang applications.

He is interested in IT security, data protection as well as network politics, and is an enthusiastic advocate of free and open-source software (FOSS).
He is happy to take part in meetups and conferences to exchange ideas about technology.
In his free time, he runs numerous services of everyday digital life on a home Kubernetes cluster, passionately cooks vegan food, does strength training, and listens to heavy metal.

Arik Grahl is a Staff Software Systems Architect living between Berlin and Barcelona and has more than 15 years of experience in full-stack development and operation of infrastructure on bare metal. At the moment he mainly designs cloud native syste... Show more

T-shaped Engineer with 20 years of experience delivering scalable, high-impact solutions across wealth management, telecom, and home lending. Deep expertise in AWS cloud architecture, microservices, Spring Boot, event-driven systems with Kafka, and Kubernetes, with strong skills in SQL and NoSQL database optimization.

I bridge business strategy with engineering execution — leading cloud transformations, modernizing legacy systems, and building distributed, event-driven platforms that deliver measurable ROI. Passionate about mentoring teams, defining architecture standards, and fostering a culture of innovation and quality.

Specialties: AWS | Microservices | Spring Boot | Kafka | Kubernetes | Oracle | PostgreSQL | DynamoDB | Event-Driven Architecture | Distributed Systems | Cloud Transformation | Architecture Leadership | AWS Elastic Cache Redis/ Valkey

T-shaped Engineer with 20 years of experience delivering scalable, high-impact solutions across wealth management, telecom, and home lending. Deep expertise in AWS cloud architecture, microservices, Spring Boot, event-driven systems with Kafka, and K... Show more

Passionate Software Engineer who loves building reliable systems and actively engages with the cloud-native community to advance Kubernetes security and observability. Maintainer of multiple CNCF sandbox projects, including Bank-Vaults, which is a project dedicated to simplifying the complex world of secret management.
The Logging operator, which solves logging-related problems in Kubernetes environments.

Currently, working on the Logging operator and the new Telemetry controller at Axoflow.

Passionate Software Engineer who loves building reliable systems and actively engages with the cloud-native community to advance Kubernetes security and observability. Maintainer of multiple CNCF sandbox projects, including Bank-Vaults, which is a pr... Show more

Marc is an open-source enthusiast and software developer.

Currently, Marc is working as a senior principal software engineer at Red Hat in the Developer Tools team focusing on Java and AI.
He is the lead maintainer for the Kubernetes MCP server, Eclipse JKube and the Fabric8 Kubernetes Client.

Marc is the author of "Full Stack Quarkus and React", Packt Publishing 2022. A book that covers how to develop a complete application from scratch leveraging Quarkus and ReactJS. Besides learning the best practices for development and testing with these libraries, readers will also learn how to deploy their applications to the cloud.

Marc is an open-source enthusiast and software developer. Currently, Marc is working as a senior principal software engineer at Red Hat in the Developer Tools team focusing on Java and AI. He is the lead maintainer for the Kubernetes MCP server, ... Show more

Naga Santhosh Reddy Vootukuri, a seasoned professional with over 17+ years at Microsoft, reflects on his journey from India to the USA. Graduating from Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology in 2008, he now serves as a Senior Software Engineering Manager for Azure SQL. His role involves leading his team through software development cycles, ensuring successful product launches.

Currently, Naga focuses on a significant initiative in Azure SQL Deployment, emphasizing high availability for SQL customers during feature rollouts. Previously, he managed Master Data Services (MDS) within SQL Server, gaining community connections and contributing actively to Microsoft forums.

Aside from technical responsibilities, Naga engages in Microsoft hackathons and mentors junior engineers, finding fulfillment in guiding their career paths. He also champions diversity and inclusion, advocating for equality within the tech industry. Naga sees himself not only as a technical leader but also as a catalyst for positive change at Microsoft.

Naga Santhosh Reddy Vootukuri, a seasoned professional with over 17+ years at Microsoft, reflects on his journey from India to the USA. Graduating from Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology in 2008, he now serves as a Senior Software Engineer... Show more

Flamur is a Senior Specialist Solutions Architect at AWS focused on helping customers with their modernisation journey, from designing and building complex infrastructures to running large scale workloads efficiently. Prior to joining AWS, Flamur spent 4 years at JP Morgan, leading the cloud native transformation and migration of one of their core platforms. He has over 20 years of deep technical expertise working in lead roles encompassing cloud, containers, DevOps and systems engineering.

Flamur is a Senior Specialist Solutions Architect at AWS focused on helping customers with their modernisation journey, from designing and building complex infrastructures to running large scale workloads efficiently. Prior to joining AWS, Flamur spe... Show more

A CNCF Ambassador, OpenSSF Ambassador, Kubestronaut, and Field CTO at ControlPlane, Rob has spent two decades navigating the evolution of cloud-native systems. He advocates for a "Security First" approach to DevOps, focusing on pragmatism over hype. Whether he’s advising on global supply chain security or sharing lived experiences from the SRE trenches, Rob’s goal is to help teams build resilient, sovereign, and secure platforms that actually solve business problems. Toastmasters trained for Public Speaking, Rob is deeply involved in the Cloud Native community in Oceania.

A CNCF Ambassador, OpenSSF Ambassador, Kubestronaut, and Field CTO at ControlPlane, Rob has spent two decades navigating the evolution of cloud-native systems. He advocates for a "Security First" approach to DevOps, focusing on pragmatism over hype. ... Show more

Frank Geisler is the owner and CEO of GDS Business Intelligence GmbH, a leading Microsoft Solution Provider specializing in Data and AI. He holds numerous prestigious certifications, including Data Platform MVP, MCT, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Azure Security Engineer Associate, Azure Data Engineer Associate, and DevOps Engineer Expert. In his role, Frank excels in building robust Business Intelligence systems leveraging Microsoft technologies such as SQL Server, Azure Data Platform, Microsoft Fabric, and Power BI. He is also proficient in constructing Azure infrastructures and architectures using PowerShell and Bicep.

Frank is a prolific author, having written several bestselling books including "Power BI für Dummies," "Azure für Dummies," "Docker für Dummies," and "Pro Serverless Data Handling with Microsoft Azure." As a frequent speaker, he has delivered insightful presentations at major national and international conferences like the PASS Community Summit, SQL BITS, and SQL Server Konferenz.

In addition to his professional achievements, Frank co-founded PASS Deutschland e.V. in 2004 and has served on its board of directors for many years. He also leads the Microsoft Data Community Regional Chapter Münsterland, contributing significantly to the community's growth and development.

Frank Geisler is the owner and CEO of GDS Business Intelligence GmbH, a leading Microsoft Solution Provider specializing in Data and AI. He holds numerous prestigious certifications, including Data Platform MVP, MCT, Azure Solutions Architect Expert,... Show more

Jonas' journey started in 1998 with a Linux CD as a portal to wonder and creativity. Since then he has been active in coding and the Open Source community: Powercoders (empowering refugees), Basler Linux User Group, CCC Basel, elected TYPO3 Expert Advisory Board member, CNCF Kubestronaut, Angular Meetup organizer, and founder of the Agentic Engineering Days Zurich. As an entrepreneur he built and sold several ventures, but his heart stayed with technology itself. Today he focuses on teaching and inspiring for Open Source and technology: 1200+ engineers trained in 100+ in-person trainings, with talks worldwide from Switzerland to New Zealand and Japan, known for fast-paced live-coding and live-hacking sessions.

Jonas' journey started in 1998 with a Linux CD as a portal to wonder and creativity. Since then he has been active in coding and the Open Source community: Powercoders (empowering refugees), Basler Linux User Group, CCC Basel, elected TYPO3 Expert Ad... Show more

Divya is a Lead Open Source Advocate at SUSE, where she contributes to the company's open source projects. She co-chairs the documentation for the Kubernetes project & also serves on its Code of Conduct committee. She previously worked extensively in systems engineering during her tenure with HSBC & IGate Global Solutions Pvt Ltd. As a co-creator of the KCNA exam & a co-chair of the CHAOSS Governing Board, she is invested in making technical communities & technologies more accessible & inclusive.

Divya is a Lead Open Source Advocate at SUSE, where she contributes to the company's open source projects. She co-chairs the documentation for the Kubernetes project & also serves on its Code of Conduct committee. She previously worked extensively in... Show more

Cristher Castro is an entrepreneurial luminary and CNCF Ambassador, recognized for her pivotal role in advancing cloud-native technologies in Latin America. As Co-founder and COO of Cuemby, she has demonstrated exceptional skill in both business leadership and community building. Her dedication to fostering educational opportunities and narrowing equality gaps is evidenced through her impactful initiatives. Cristher's leadership in organizing the first in-person Kubernetes community event in Latin America is a testament to her commitment to technological advancement and collaboration in the region.

Cristher Castro is an entrepreneurial luminary and CNCF Ambassador, recognized for her pivotal role in advancing cloud-native technologies in Latin America. As Co-founder and COO of Cuemby, she has demonstrated exceptional skill in both business lead... Show more

I've worked as DevOps at PT.Sentra Vidya Utama since 2022. I experienced in Kubernetes, Monitoring (prometheus, grafana), log management, as well as other clouds

I've worked as DevOps at PT.Sentra Vidya Utama since 2022. I experienced in Kubernetes, Monitoring (prometheus, grafana), log management, as well as other clouds Show more

I specialize in cloud solutions, DevOps, Cloud FinOps and automation frameworks. As a Cloud Solutions Architect, I have a proven track record of designing and implementing secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud environments for enterprise applications. I excel in optimizing cloud resources, enhancing performance, and ensuring seamless integration between development and operations teams. I constantly explore emerging technologies and enjoy sharing knowledge through collaborative projects and mentorship.

I specialize in cloud solutions, DevOps, Cloud FinOps and automation frameworks. As a Cloud Solutions Architect, I have a proven track record of designing and implementing secure, scalable, and cost-effective cloud environments for enterprise applica... Show more

Nicolas is a software engineer, obsessed with Observability and all the weird, brilliant things that happen when you collect way too much telemetry. He maintains Perses and the Prometheus Operator, and contributes to OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and Thanos. Most of his time goes to the observability ecosystem, Kubernetes, and distributed systems. He writes about all of it at ntakashi.com.

Nicolas is a software engineer, obsessed with Observability and all the weird, brilliant things that happen when you collect way too much telemetry. He maintains Perses and the Prometheus Operator, and contributes to OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, and Th... Show more

Toni is a cloud native architect with a passion for building sustainable and
rock-solid Kubernetes platforms that run 24x7. He leverages his expertise in
Secrets Management, OpenBao, as well as his deep involvement in the open
source ecosystem to secure the software supply chain of organizations.

Toni is a cloud native architect with a passion for building sustainable and rock-solid Kubernetes platforms that run 24x7. He leverages his expertise in Secrets Management, OpenBao, as well as his deep involvement in the open source ecosyst... Show more

Dylan currently works on GPU compute infrastructure at SF Compute. He is also the K8s SIG Infra Co-Chair, CNCF TAG Infrastructure Co-Chair, and a maintainer of Atlantis, a CNCF sandbox project. Previously from Lambda.ai, He is currently focused on scaling bare-metal Kubernetes for AI/ML workloads across cloud and on-premises environments. Dylan spent four years at Autodesk, supporting an internal cloud developer platform, and five years at DigitalOcean, contributing to their global cloud platform.

Dylan currently works on GPU compute infrastructure at SF Compute. He is also the K8s SIG Infra Co-Chair, CNCF TAG Infrastructure Co-Chair, and a maintainer of Atlantis, a CNCF sandbox project. Previously from Lambda.ai, He is currently focused on sc... Show more

I am a software engineer with a strong passion for Kubernetes and cloud-native development. With a background in networking, I am deeply interested in low-level systems, performance optimization, and Linux internals. I also enjoy exploring how eBPF can enhance system performance and flexibility.

I am a software engineer with a strong passion for Kubernetes and cloud-native development. With a background in networking, I am deeply interested in low-level systems, performance optimization, and Linux internals. I also enjoy exploring how eBPF c... Show more