Workshops

Matthias Haeussler is Chief Technologist at Novatec Consulting, university lecturer for distributed systems, awarded ambassador of and Cloud Foundry meetup organizer. He advises clients on Cloud strategies and supports implementations and migrations. Besides that he is frequent speaker at various national and international conferences and meetups.

Accomplished DevOps professional with 20 years of experience. Proficient in a wide array of technologies within the Kubernetes and CNCF ecosystem, with a focus on producing high-quality, sustainable software solutions. Known for a pragmatic and security-conscious approach to technology adoption. Passionate about educating and enabling teams in the adoption and understanding of cloud technologies.

Rene Schach started his career as a platform engineer, enabling 100+ product teams within organizations to use cloud technologies in an easy, fast and governed manner. Currently, he works as a Cloud Consultant at shiftavenue where he focuses on solving problems together with customers while empowering people to create a permanent benefit for them.

Starting my career by studying bioinformatics, I soon found myself in IT consulting with my first job. Initially focusing on data engineering and AI, but driven by a strong desire for complementary knowledge, I continued to pursue more expertise in the realms of infrastructure, cloud, and DevOps while working through numerous projects over the years collecting bits of treasure in each of them.

Felix Wenzel is an accomplished Senior Consultant working for shiftavenue. He thrives on crafting inventive solutions and automating processes, with a keen focus on Azure, Terraform, and Kubernetes. Always exploring the dynamic landscape of cloud technologies and emerging tools, Felix embodies a spirit of continuous learning and sharing within the tech community. Notably, he contributed to projects with enterprise entities like ECB, BMW and BASF, supporting various areas on their Cloud journey.

A distinguished Software Engineer with a rich 15-year trajectory in the computer software landscape, I specialize in architecting robust Cloud Native and Web applications through a strategic blend of technical expertise and innovative problem-solving. My technical arsenal spans Golang, .NET, and React (TypeScript), complemented by comprehensive proficiency in C#, JavaScript.

Marie Padberg is a DevOps Engineer at infologistix GmbH and passionate about Kubernetes and related security mechanisms. She supports customers in building secure, highly available container platforms based on Kubernetes, implementing services like container build pipelines and security mechanisms. Additionally, Marie provides training to help teams become familiar with cloud-native technologies.

Jan Bruder is a solution architect at SUSE with a focus on cloud-native technologies, particularly containers and Kubernetes. He has several years of experience working with large enterprise organizations on the adoption of Kubernetes and has contributed to multiple open source projects as a developer.

Thore Bahr is part of the Pre-Sales organization as Solution Architect. His focus is on open source infrastructure projects and he has been advising customers for many years on the selection and introduction of modern platforms based on Linux and Kubernetes

I have been working as a DevOps engineer in the financial sector for two years, specialising in building large OpenShift clusters from the ground up. I manage several large OpenShift clusters for a leading company, focusing on solving complex governance and security challenges. My goal is to ensure a secure and efficient IT infrastructure that meets the needs of today and tomorrow.

With a lifelong passion for technology, I embarked on my journey as a freelancer, honing my skills initially as a sysadmin. As the tech landscape evolved, I transitioned into the world of DevOps. Recognizing the transformative power of cloud and container technologies, I founded my own company, specializing in DevOps consulting.

With an extensive background in firefighting diverse customer problems onsite, consulting in infrastructural matters and sharing his knowledge as a Red Hat Certified Instructor in technical training courses as well as DevOps Culture and Practice transformations, Alexander likes to combine practical hands-on experience with open knowledge discussions and strives to enable his peers.