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ContainerDays 2023 Hybrid
2023-09-11 16:30 - 17:10 (Europe/Berlin) | Hamburg, Mexikoring 29, Hamburg, 22297, Deutschland
Philip and Nico will talk about how to get the most out of the Kubernetes network with Cilium. After covering the Cilium basics, both will explain advanced features such as multi-cluster networking with Cluster Mesh, Cilium’s own Service Mesh implementation with Ingress support, and the future of Kubernetes ingress routing: Gateway API.
In addition, Philip and Nico will use real-world examples to show how you can optimize your network, service and security monitoring by leveraging Hubble, Cilium’s own network and security monitoring platform.
Speakers:
Nico Meisenzahl (Head of DevOps Consulting & Operations @ white duck)
Philip Welz (Senior Kubernetes & DevOps Engineer @ white duck)

ContainerDays 2023 Hybrid
2023-09-12 11:30 - 12:10 | Hamburg, Mexikoring 29, Hamburg, 22297, Deutschland
HOW TO PREVENT YOUR KUBERNETES CLUSTER FROM BEING HACKED
Philip and Nico will show you how to prevent your Kubernetes cluster from being hijacked by introducing you to best practices and useful open source projects using real-world examples.
– Create secure images with Wolfi
– Image verification with Cosign
– Security of container runtime with Tetragon
Speakers:
Nico Meisenzahl (Head of DevOps Consulting & Operations @ white duck)
Philip Welz (Senior Kubernetes & DevOps Engineer @ white duck)

Azure OpenAI Meetup
2023-10-12 18:00 - 21:30 | Walter-Gropius-Straße 5, Walter-Gropius-Straße 5, München, Deutschland
We cordially invite you to our Azure OpenAI Meetup at Microsoft in Munich!
Look forward to an evening around Generative AI, Azure OpenAI & AI in development.
Our agenda:
18:00 – 18:45: Welcome & Pizza
18:45 – 19:15: Implementing Generative AI Use Cases with Azure OpenAI (Sophia Cullen, Microsoft)
19:15 – 20:00: ChatGPT & JUNE: How we integrated Azure OpenAI into our SaaS product (Christian Häp, JUNE)
20:00 – 20:30: Increasing Developer Productivity with the Possibilities of GitHub and AI (Martin Brandl & Nico Meisenzahl, white duck)
20:30 – 21:30: Drinks & Discussions
Participation is free of charge. We ask you to cancel your registration if you are unable to participate at short notice.
We look forward to seeing you!

GitLab's DevSecOps World Tour
2023-10-19 14:45 - 15:10 | Spreespeicher, Stralauer Allee 2, Spreespeicher, Berlin, 10245, Deutschland
GitLab’s DevSecOps World Tour will take place on October 19 in Berlin.
Our expert Nico will give a talk entitled Boosting Your Developer Productivity with the Power of both GitLab’s DevSecOps Platform and AI. He will go through the aspects of how DevSecOps provides a solid foundation for safe, dependable, and high-quality software, as well as how improving developer productivity is essential to the software development process. He will examine the possibilities of AI from improved data analytics to quicker development techniques throughout the application lifecycle. In addition, he will examine how GitLab’s AI-powered DevSecOps platform may enhance workflow by streamlining it and ensuring application security.
Speaker:
Nico Meisenzahl (Head of DevOps Consulting & Operations @ white duck)

Developer Productivity Day
2023-10-25 09:00 - 17:30 | Munchen, Sonnenstraße 24-26, München, 80331
EventsDeveloper Productivity Day in cooperation with Microsoft and GitHub
With the help of the AI-based GitHub Copilot and other powerful tools from GitHub, your development team can streamline their workflows, be more productive and focused, and deliver new features to end users faster.
Take part in our free workshop day at Microsoft in Munich and get an overview of this technology through lectures and hands-on sessions. After the workshop day, you will know how to successfully use tools such as GitHub Copilot, GitHub Advanced Security, GitHub Actions and GitHub Codespaces in your company and teams.
Info & Registration

Rosenheim IT Forum
2023-11-08 13:45 - 18:00 | Stellwerk18, Eduard-Rüber-Str. 7, Stellwerk18, 83022, Deutschland
AI in software development
Experienced experts will show us practical examples of how you can use AI technologies to accelerate and optimize the development process and discuss with you where the path leads. The event is aimed at software engineers, IT managers and CTOs, as well as anyone interested in technology.
Take the opportunity to get comprehensive information and exchange ideas with experts and colleagues!

im:puls Forum 2023
2023-11-14 17:30 - 21:30 | Ballhaus Rosenheim, Weinstraße 12, Rosenheim, Bayern, 83022, Deutschland
Don’t Panic! How High-Tech Ecology and Optimism Can Save Our Future
The im:puls Forum, which started in 2022 with the idea of bringing together stakeholders from business and politics on the topics of sustainability, the future and digitalisation, is entering the next round. Auerbräu Rosenheim and Stellwerk18 once again invite you to the Ballhaus Rosenheim for an exciting and profitable evening.
We will be there as an exhibitor and want to make our contribution to the big topic of sustainability with our advice on sustainable cloud-native application development.
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Kubernetes Meetup Frankfurt
2023-11-14 18:30 - 19:00 | INFOMOTION GmbH, Westhafenpl. 1, Frankfurt, Hessen, Deutschland
Next-Level Kubernetes Networking with Cilium
After covering the basics of Cilium, Philip and Nico will delve into advanced features such as multi-cluster networking with cluster mesh, Cilium’s own service mesh implementation with ingress support, and the future of Kubernetes ingress routing with the Gateway API. They also show real-world examples of how Cilium can optimize your network, service, and security monitoring using Hubble, Cilium’s dedicated network and security monitoring platform. Don’t miss this session if you want to improve your Kubernetes network with Cilium.

Continuous Lifecycle & ContainerConf
2023-11-15 10:30 - 11:15 | Mannheim, Rosengartenpl. 2, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, 68161, Deutschland
Our experts Philip Welz and Nico Meisenzahl talk about containers and Kubernetes security.
“Protect your own Kubernetes cluster from attacks”
In this talk, Philip and Nico will show you how to prevent vulnerabilities in your own Kubernetes cluster from being exploited to take over containers or the cluster.
Both introduce open source projects that will immediately help you take your container and Kubernetes security to the next level:

Secure Container Images with Wolfi
Container Image Signing and Enforcement with Cosign and Kyverno
Container Runtime Security with Tetragon

Continuous Lifecycle & ContainerConf
2023-11-16 15:00 - 15:45 | Mannheim, Rosengartenpl. 2, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, 68161, Deutschland
Our experts Philip Welz and Nico Meisenzahl talk about Kubernetes networking with Cilium.
Next-level Kubernetes Networking with Cilium
Philip and Nico will talk about how to get the most out of Kubernetes networks with Cilium. Cilium is widely known for providing networking and security capabilities for Kubernetes. But the eBPF-based open-source project offers much more!
After introducing the basics of Cilium, Philip and Nico will discuss the other features, such as multi-cluster networking with cluster mesh as well as Cilium’s own service mesh implementation with Ingress support.
In addition, Philip and Nico will demonstrate how you can optimize your network, service, and security monitoring by leveraging Hubble, Cilium’s proprietary network and security monitoring platform.

WEBINAR: Cloud-Native & Sustainability
2023-12-05 10:00 - 10:45 | Online
Cloud-native technologies have revolutionized the way we develop and deliver applications, enabling greater scalability, flexibility, and reliability.
In this webinar, which we are conducting together with our partner Deutsche Telekom as part of the Cloud Explorer Initiative, our expert Nico Meisenzahl sheds light on the concept of sustainability in the context of cloud-native workloads and shows the benefits of developing sustainable applications. It covers best practices for developing and implementing sustainable cloud-native workloads and presents illustrative real-world examples.
This webinar will walk you through the technical details of sustainable and cloud-native applications and provide concrete steps for anyone interested in developing sustainable applications in the cloud.
TO THE EVENT

Festive Tech Calendar 2023
2023-12-12 11:00 - 12:00 | Bayern
Scaling at AKS Wonderland
This session provides a comprehensive overview of autoscaling technologies in Azure Kubernetes Service. Nico and Philip cover everything you need to know about the Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA) for optimizing pod resources, the Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA) for scaling the number of pods, the Cluster Autoscaler for node capacity management, and KEDA for custom event-driven scaling scenarios.
Don’t miss out on valuable insight into these scaling technologies!

Kubernetes & Cloud Native Berlin Meetup New Year 2024 Edition
2024-01-11 18:00 - 21:30 | Wallstraße 9-13, Wallstraße 9-13, Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland
Kubernetes & Cloud Native Berlin Meetup organizes a meeting in Berlin Mitte together with the Mercedes-Benz.io team!
Our Kubernetes expert Philip Welz will talk about “Scaling AKS Nodes: Leveraging Cluster Autoscaler, Karpenter, and Node Autoprovision”.
Speakers:
Philip Welz (Senior Kubernetes & DevOps Engineer, white duck GmbH)
Thilo Fromm (Principal SWE Manager, Microsoft)

WEBINAR: How AI Improves Your SaaS Solution and Gives You a Competitive Advantage!
2024-01-25 10:00 - 11:00 | Bayern
How AI improves your SaaS solution and gives you a competitive edge!
In this webinar, we will show you how you can use AI to optimize your SaaS solutions and gain a competitive advantage. We’ll walk you through the basics of Generative AI, Machine Learning, and LLMs, and explain how you can use Azure OpenAI to integrate these technologies into your solutions and products.
In a demo, we will show you how quickly you can integrate the advantages of AI technology into your application.
Finally, we will also discuss the opportunities that arise for you as a software manufacturer through the use of AI – not only in terms of the functions of your applications, but also in terms of your development process and improved developer productivity.
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Azure Berlin Meetup
2024-01-30 17:00 - 19:00 | Elisabeth-Schwarzhaupt-Platz 5, Elisabeth-Schwarzhaupt-Platz 5, Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland
Community Restart
Elevate Your Builds: Next-Gen CI/CD with Azure Container Apps and KEDA
Virtual machines are still the most common way to build and deploy applications via CI/CD. This session explores a new approach: KEDA, a cloud-native autoscaler that will drive on-demand scaling of containerized build agents running on Azure Container Apps. By leveraging both technologies, we can build highly scalable, cost-effective, and sustainable CI/CD pipelines.
Speaker:
Philip Welz (Senior Kubernetes & DevOps Engineer @ white duck)

.NET Conf 2023 Recap Rosenheim
2024-02-06 18:00 - 21:00 | Stellwerk18, Eduard-Rüber-Str. 7, Stellwerk18, 83022, Deutschland
We cordially invite you to our .NET Conf 2023 Recap Meetup at Stellwerk18 in Rosenheim.
To begin, we’ll take a look at the keynote of the .NET-Conf 2023 to get an overview of the new features of .NET 8. Afterwards, we will exchange our experiences and ideas in a discussion round.
Afterwards, we want to introduce you to Semantic Kernel, an SDK to build intelligent applications, and Aspire, a framework for building distributed applications.
After the presentations, there will be some time for networking.
Our agenda:
6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.: Welcome & Pizza
6:30 – 7:45 p.m.: .NET Conf Keynote & Discussion
7:45 – 8:15 p.m.: Semantic Kernel (Martin Brandl, white duck) & Aspire (Markus Voit, white duck)
from 8:15 p.m. Networking

Scaling your business as an ISV – our insights from more than 50 assessments with SMB
2024-02-28 10:00 - 11:00 | Bayern
In this webinar, we’ll share insights from over 50 Azure Solution Assessments for software vendors.
Martin Brandl and Nico Meisenzahl show how we have supported software vendors on their way to a cloud-native SaaS offering.
The webinar will focus on architecture, security, automation, and operations. We present practical examples and provide insights into artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate development processes. Learn how to independently develop intelligent applications to increase your competitiveness and create value for your customers. Finally, we’ll cover modern analytics and licensing models to further expand your SaaS business.
Speakers:
Martin Brandl (CTO @ white duck)
Nico Meisenzahl (Head of DevOps Consulting and Operation @ white duck)
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KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2024
2024-03-20 15:25 - 16:00 | Paris, PARIS EXPO PORTE DE VERSAILLES, Paris, Frankreich
Cilium: Connecting, Observing, and Securing Service Mesh and Beyond with EBPF
In the Cilium Maintainer track session, you’ll get an update on how Cilium is expanding the boundaries of cloud native networking, observability, and security. What’s next after graduation and establishment as the de facto standard CNI for Kubernetes? We’ll start with a brief overview of each part of the project before giving an update on Cilium Service Mesh’s mutual authentication. Next, we’ll look at how Cilium is expanding beyond Kubernetes with load balancing and multi-cloud networking, and into runtime enforcement with Tetragon.
Speakers:
Liz Rice (Chief Open Source Officer, Isovalent)
Maartje Eyskens (Software Engineer, Isovalent)
Nico Meisenzahl (Head of DevOps Consulting & Operation, white duck)
Vlad Ungureanu (Engineering Lead, Palantir Technologies)

AI as an opportunity for your software and development team
2024-04-16 09:00 - 10:00 | Bayern
In this webinar, you will learn how using AI can add intelligent features to your software solution and increase the productivity of your development team.
We’ll walk you through the basics of Generative AI, Machine Learning, and LMMs, and how you can use the Microsoft Azure AI Cloud to integrate AI into your solutions.
Then, we’ll dive into how AI can help you improve your development process and your development team’s productivity.

Cloud-Native & AI Day - Scaling Your Business as an ISV
2024-04-17 09:30 - 16:00 | Walter-Gropius-Straße 5, Walter-Gropius-Straße 5, München, Deutschland
Do you want to future-proof your software solution with the help of artificial intelligence and cloud-native technology? Then we have the perfect event for you!
We cordially invite you to our “Cloud-Native & AI Day – Scaling your business as an ISV” at Microsoft Germany in Munich. Join us to learn how you can grow your business with cloud-native development and AI-based capabilities.
What to expect:

Learn first-hand how JUNE built a successful SaaS offering based on cloud-native methodologies and AI
Gain insights into our experience from more than 50 solution assessments with software vendors
Learn how AI can make your business more competitive in an ever-changing market
Discover how easy it is to build intelligent applications with Azure OpenAI and open source
Boost developer productivity with the help of GitHub
Find out how to monetize and analyze your solution

You can expect a day full of insights, exchange and networking. Register now!

KI WEISSWURST BREAKFAST AT STELLWERK18
2024-04-19 09:00 - 12:00 | Stellwerk18, Eduard-Rüber-Str. 7, Stellwerk18, 83022, Deutschland
Generative AI is currently being discussed in many disciplines and is becoming increasingly widespread. In two interesting lectures, the structures of AI platforms and their further development will be discussed. In addition, it will be shown how Azure OpenAI and Semantic Kernel can be used to develop intelligent applications.
🖇️ Registration
Speakers:
Martin Brandl (CTO @ white duck)
Nico Meisenzahl (Head DevOps Consulting & Operations @ white duck)
Sonja Wittke (Business Unit Director @ QAware)
Mario-Leander Reimer (CTO @ QAware GmbH)

Highway 2 Cloudland Tourstop Rosenheim
2024-04-19 16:00 - 21:00 | Am Oberfeld 23, Am Oberfeld 23, Rosenheim, Deutschland
We are looking forward to the interesting presentations by David and Ralf as part of the CloudLand tour. On 19.04.2024 they will also stop in Rosenheim, among other places.
Speakers:
Ralf Richer (Distinguished Cloud Consultant)
David King (Software Craftsman)

Your kick-start for intelligent software solutions with Azure & AI
2024-05-15 08:00 - 2024-05-16 17:00 | Werner-Heisenberg-Allee 25, Werner-Heisenberg-Allee 25, München, 80939, Deutschland
We are on the 15th and 16.05. in Munich at the Digital X Region South. At our booth, you’ll have the opportunity to chat with us and find out how we help ISVs with our diverse solution assessments.

Container Security Made Easy – Tools and Techniques for Developers
2024-05-22 14:35 - 15:05 | Berlin, Stralauer Allee 2, Berlin, Berlin, 10245, Deutschland
Are you looking for ways to seamlessly integrate container security and dependency scanning into your development lifecycle?
Philip and Nico discuss various aspects of DevSecOps, such as container image verification, Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), shift left, and other valuable practices. They provide real-world examples and showcase helpful open source projects so you can get started right away.
Speakers:
Nico Meisenzahl (Cloud Solution Architect/ Head of Platform Engineering, white duck)
Philip Welz (Senior Platform & Kubernetes Engineer, white duck)

Kubernetes Community Days Munich
2024-07-01 09:00 - 2024-07-02 17:00 | smartvillage, Rosenkavalierpl. 13, Bogenhausen, Bayern, 81925, Deutschland
We are looking forward to the KCD Munich 2024 Edition and cordially invite you!
Developers, platform people and other IT professionals interested in cloud-native technologies will be addressed by KCD Munich. This community event is sponsored by the CNCF and organized together with our friends and partners Liquid Reply and QAware.

From Infrastructure to Innovation - The Benefits of Cloud-Native Development and AI
2024-07-24 10:00 - 11:00 | Bayern
In this webinar, we’ll provide an overview of infrastructure to innovation transformation through the benefits of cloud-native development and AI.
Discover the benefits and value of cloud-native application development with Azure, the possibilities and opportunities of generative AI with Azure OpenAI, and how the GitHub platform and GitHub Copilot can increase the productivity of your developers.
This webinar provides valuable insights and an entertaining demo for anyone looking to modernize their applications or software products and harness the power of cloud and AI to drive innovation.
Speakers:
Nico Meisenzahl (Cloud Solution Architect / Head of Platform Engineering, white duck)
Martin Brandl (CTO, white duck)

Container Days Conference
2024-09-03 - 2024-09-04 | Hamburg, Jarrestraße 20, Hamburg, 22303, Deutschland
Container Security Made Easy – Tools and Techniques for Developers
Join Philip and Nico as they delve deeper into key topics of DevSecOps such as container image signing and verification, Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), Sift Left, and other helpful patterns. You’ll learn about useful open-source projects and real-world examples in a detailed demo and get all the details you need to get started right away.
Don’t miss this event to expand your knowledge of container security!
Speakers:
Nico Meisenzahl (Cloud Solution Architect/ Head of Platform Engineering, white duck)
Philip Welz (Senior Platform & Kubernetes Engineer, white duck)

From Infrastructure to Innovation - The Benefits of Cloud-Native Development and AI
2024-09-16 17:00 - 18:00 | Bayern
In this webinar, you’ll discover how the GitHub platform and GitHub Copilot can increase your developers’ productivity, the benefits and value of cloud-native application development with Azure, and the possibilities and opportunities of generative AI with Azure OpenAI.
For anyone who wants to update their applications or software products and harness the power of cloud and AI to drive innovation, this webinar provides useful information.
Speakers:
Markus Sümmchen (CEO & Founder, white duck)
Nico Meisenzahl (Cloud Solution Architect & Head of Platform Engineering, white duck)

KI Weißwurst Breakfast
2024-10-11 09:00 - 12:00 | Unterer Stadtplatz 11, Unterer Stadtplatz 11, Kufstein, 6330, Österreich
On October 11 2024, the AI Weißwurst breakfast will take place in Kufstein. 🥨☕️
What can you expect?
Lectures on the use of artificial intelligence with Azure Open AI, Semantic Kernel and AI platforms.

Developing an intelligent application with Azure OpenAI and Semantic Kernel, Martin Brandl and Nico Meisenzahl, white duck GmbH

Turbocharging AI Innovation: How AI Platforms Help to Reliably Put GenAI Use Cases into the Use , Sonja Wegner and Mario-Leander Reimer, QAware GmbH

To register, follow the link.

Container Conference
2024-11-14 12:15 - 13:00 | Mannheim, Rosengartenpl. 2, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, 68161, Deutschland
🦆 🐝 The Duck and the Bee: A Story About eBPF, Cilium and How It Helps Our Customers
In this talk, Philip and Nico talk about Cilium and show how Cilium can help you get the most out of a Kubernetes environment in terms of networking, security, and observability. They will also show the real-world examples from the customer cases.
Speakers:
Nico Meisenzahl (Head of Platform Engineering, white duck)
Philip Welz (Senior Kubernetes & DevOps Engineer, white duck)
