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Open Source Monitoring Conference (OSMC) 2020 cancelled

by | Jul 21, 2020 | ,

With mixed feelings we announce that we cancel the Open Source Monitoring Conference (OSMC) for this year due to Corona. The decision is made with a heavy heart, the crucial point though is that dangers and consequences are currently too hard to assess.

Holding the conference online was not really an option too. This might work for other conferences and formats, and many organizers did a great job with online events. But an online event would leave out what OSMC really is about: Meeting other monitoring experts in person, discussing and socializing in a relaxed atmosphere.

Stay tuned and in touch

Stay tuned for the announcement of OSMC 2021! At osmc.de you can register for our newsletter to stay posted. Follow our Twitter feed @netwaysevents to get to know any updates.

For more information and FAQ visit osmc.de.

Julia Hornung
Julia Hornung
Senior Marketing Manager
Julia ist seit Juni 2018 bei NETWAYS. Mit ihren Spezialgebieten Texte/Konzepte, Branding und PR ist sie für Tone of Voice und Wording von NETWAYS und Icinga verantwortlich. Davor war sie als Journalistin und in der freien Theaterszene spannenden Geschichten auf der Spur. Ihre Leidenschaft gilt gutem Storytelling, klarer Sprache und ausgefeilten Texten. Ihre innere Mitte findet sie beim Klettern und Yoga.
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DevOpsDays Berlin cancelled

by | Jul 16, 2020 | ,

The DevOpsDays Berlin have been cancelled for this year due to Corona. “Though there were good arguments for running the conference, most of us felt uncomfortable to expose people to a potential danger that isn’t fully understood yet”, the organizers said. They decided to suspend the event in 2020 and to hold it again in 2021. Holding the conference online was not really an option for the Berlin crew. Other DevOpsDays who did an online version of their event had great success with the attendee numbers, but they felt that this would miss out with the most important part of the conference: Bringing people together in person and the community aspect of the event. The Berlin organizers are planning an event for 2021, which can be expected to fall into the same time as this or the last years: Beginning to middle of fall 2021.

Entries from this Call for Papers won’t be kept for next year (“because the only thing older than a ‘Tech Talk’ from a year ago is yesterday’s newspaper”). Who already proposed would need to create a new entry next year. The DevOpsDays Berlin organizers thank all speakers for their awesome talk and session proposals this year, and encourage and invite people to propose again in 2021.

Keep an eye on https://devopsdays.berlin/ or on the Twitter feed @blndevops to stay informed and get the new dates.

Julia Hornung
Julia Hornung
Senior Marketing Manager
Julia ist seit Juni 2018 bei NETWAYS. Mit ihren Spezialgebieten Texte/Konzepte, Branding und PR ist sie für Tone of Voice und Wording von NETWAYS und Icinga verantwortlich. Davor war sie als Journalistin und in der freien Theaterszene spannenden Geschichten auf der Spur. Ihre Leidenschaft gilt gutem Storytelling, klarer Sprache und ausgefeilten Texten. Ihre innere Mitte findet sie beim Klettern und Yoga.
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Terraform Training: Provisionierung von Infrastruktur in der Cloud

by | Jul 14, 2020 | , ,

Mit dem Infrastructure-as-Code-Werkzeug (IaC) Terraform lässt sich Infrastruktur für Anwendungen in der Cloud automatisiert erstellen und verwalten. Das Tool abstrahiert die APIs unterschiedlicher Anbieter mit sogenannten Providern. So kann die Konfiguration Deiner Infrastruktur revisionssicher dokumentiert und von allen Teammitgliedern gemeinsam genutzt und bearbeitet werden.

Terraform nimmt Administrator*innen und Entwickler*innen viel Routinearbeit ab, erfordert aber eine gute Einarbeitung. Und hier kommen wir ins Spiel: In unserer Schulung lernst Du, wie Du mit Terraform Infrastrukturen sicher und nachvollziehbar erstellen, ändern und verbessern kannst.

Mit der aktuellen Version von Terraform und seiner Konfigurationssprache HCL (Hashicorp Configuration Language) in Version 0.12 hat sich das Vorgehen zur Automatisierung von Cloud-Infrastruktur weiterentwickelt.

Von HCL bis cloud-init

Unsere zweitägige Schulung beginnt mit einer Einführung in HCL. Anschließend zeigen wir Dir, wie Du Infrastruktur für AWS oder OpenStack wiederverwendbar und idempotent mit Terraform realisierst. Ebenfalls erfolgt eine Einführung in cloud-init, um weitere Software zu installieren und zu konfigurieren.

Folgende Linux-Kenntnisse sind Grundvoraussetzung zur Teilnahme: sicherer Umgang mit der Kommandozeile, ssh und vim bzw. einem alternativen Editor. Bringst Du mit? Na dann, willkommen zur Weiterbildung!

Aktuell haben wir folgende Termine im Angebot:

  • Terraform Training | Online | 08. – 09. September 2020
  • Terraform Training | Nürnberg | 08. – 09. Dezember 2020

Unsere Trainer sind nicht nur im Bereich Schulungen tätig, sondern arbeiten regelmäßig in Software- und Kundenprojekten. Wir wissen, worauf es ankommt und teilen unser Wissen gerne – für Deinen Erfolg!

Erfahre hier mehr zum Training und melde Dich an!

Julia Hornung
Julia Hornung
Senior Marketing Manager
Julia ist seit Juni 2018 bei NETWAYS. Mit ihren Spezialgebieten Texte/Konzepte, Branding und PR ist sie für Tone of Voice und Wording von NETWAYS und Icinga verantwortlich. Davor war sie als Journalistin und in der freien Theaterszene spannenden Geschichten auf der Spur. Ihre Leidenschaft gilt gutem Storytelling, klarer Sprache und ausgefeilten Texten. Ihre innere Mitte findet sie beim Klettern und Yoga.
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stackconf online recap: from deep dive to offbeat and back

by | Jun 23, 2020 | ,

stackconf: in-person or online? In the beginning of the year, this was the most talked about question in the NETWAYS Events Team. In March it became quite clear. We have not really had a choice in this one: If we wanted stackconf 2020 to happen, we had to hold it online. Soon we realized though that what was born from necessity also carried a big chance. The chance to try something new, to leave the comfort zone.

Really overwhelming and convincing us that we were on the right path, was the support of the many of our speakers. Having handed in their talks when stackconf was still planned as taking place in Berlin, they sticked to their contribution for the online event too. Even though we extended stackconf with one more day.

Which path to take? Take them all!

Three days was the amount we needed to make sure to be able to show all presentations in just one track.

In this way we have freed our participants from extremely difficult decisions: Should I watch this or that talk? What interests me more: The Path to a Serverless-native era with Kubernetes? Or: The Path to OpenSource DBaaS with Kubernetes? No, you could just stay wherever you were and follow the first path first and the second path later. You could watch all talks in one row over the course of our three conference days. And during talks, which were pre-recorded and streamed, you could even get your questions directly answered by the speaker in the live chat.

What happened in between the presentations was surely worth to follow. The breaks were partly as enlightening as the talks, and for long stretches it was very exhilarating too.

From deep dive to offbeat and back

In charge of the break program: Our CEO Bernd Erk and Christian Stein, responsible for our NETWAYS webinars. The two made a wonderful team of moderators that brought us to and through discussions about challenges in our own industry, announced talks, welcomed speakers, and entertained us with wonderfully offbeat topics in best webcast manner. From favourite movies, to sustainability, to technical matters. The attendees had fun participating in the „Hallway Chat“ – being it hardest question or random stuff. Another fun part was the community evening playing Mario Kart.

This or that? That was the question in the small polls in our Twitter channel @NetwaysEvents. And the winners are awesome (88.9%), Kubernetes (90%), Remote Work (100%), YouTube (75%), Building (75%), Meeting in-person (62.5%), Cloud ( 71.4%), VxLAN & VLAN (50/50), Elastic (81.8%), Batman (55%) and DevOps (80%).

Thanks to all who joined our small survey. And of course and above all: Thanks to all of you who joined stackconf online! It was a blast! See you in 2021 for stackconf, this time hopefully in-person again in Berlin. Save the date: June 14 & 15, 2021.

If you are interested in reading about the talks and seeing some pictures, read more here:

stackconf online – Recap of Day 01

stackconf online – Recap of Day 02

stackconf online – Recap of Day 03

Julia Hornung
Julia Hornung
Senior Marketing Manager
Julia ist seit Juni 2018 bei NETWAYS. Mit ihren Spezialgebieten Texte/Konzepte, Branding und PR ist sie für Tone of Voice und Wording von NETWAYS und Icinga verantwortlich. Davor war sie als Journalistin und in der freien Theaterszene spannenden Geschichten auf der Spur. Ihre Leidenschaft gilt gutem Storytelling, klarer Sprache und ausgefeilten Texten. Ihre innere Mitte findet sie beim Klettern und Yoga.
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Countdown challenge | Prepare for stackconf in 7 steps

by | Jun 9, 2020 | ,

Only one more week until stackconf online starts! We have prepared a 7 steps day-by-day guide to help you get perfectly ready for the event. Here are our challenges for you:

07: Buy Ticket

It’s 7 days till stackconf online. Welcome to day one of our preparation challenge! The first thing you wanna do, to make sure not to miss anything, is register for the event! After your registration you will receive your conference pass and all important information about how the event works from our Events Team.

06: Study Schedule

Now that you have your ticket, you might want to dive a little deeper into the program. Take a look at the schedule, figure out which talks and topics meet your interests best, and which speaker you definetely have to have on your personal agenda. Define your personal stackconf highlights!

05: Prepare Questions

You’ve defined your highlights now. What is it that interests you most about these topics? Is it just a general curiosity about something new to you? Or have you been struggling with specific issues? Write your thoughts and questions down! You will get a chance to chat with the experts. Be prepared! Make notes on what you’ve always wanted to know, but never dared to ask!

04: Invite Colleagues

Where do your questions come from? Is it all issues that you alone have to deal with? Or do they affect the work of your whole team? Is it even something that you’ve been discussing with certain colleagues over and over again? You should definitely invite your fellows to join stackconf too! Send them an invitation!

03: Set Your Stage

stackconf is online. Means you will sit at home or at your desk at work. Prepare your own stage. Get nice light, banish what might distract you. You want to have it comfi: Get your favourite chair, delicious snacks… You might wanna do a video chat: Position a nice plant in the background, or impress other attendees with the newest edition of current IT literature. Set your own stage!

02: Share with Friends

Now you have access, you have an overview, you’ve your questions and your friends, you are mentally and physically prepared. Let your followers know on your social media channels: “I attend #stackconf online! This week, June 16 – 18, 2020. Who else is there? Hope to see you!”

01: Meditate

And now, you are perfectly good to go! Time to sit back, relax and clear your mind. There is nothing more to do today. See you soon!

Get posted on the latest expert knowledge on open source infrastructure solutions! We look forward to seeing you online at stackconf, June 16 – 18, 2020.
More information, tickets and FAQ at stackconf.eu.

Julia Hornung
Julia Hornung
Senior Marketing Manager
Julia ist seit Juni 2018 bei NETWAYS. Mit ihren Spezialgebieten Texte/Konzepte, Branding und PR ist sie für Tone of Voice und Wording von NETWAYS und Icinga verantwortlich. Davor war sie als Journalistin und in der freien Theaterszene spannenden Geschichten auf der Spur. Ihre Leidenschaft gilt gutem Storytelling, klarer Sprache und ausgefeilten Texten. Ihre innere Mitte findet sie beim Klettern und Yoga.
Read more from Julia and meet the Team

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