At #OpenSovereignCloudDay at #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon EU, the panel “Kill the Kill Switch - Reclaiming Digital Sovereignty for Citizens and Institutions” explores the risks of digital dependency and how open source can strengthen resilience.
Session info: https://sched.co/2H5Uf
Event info: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/co-located-events/open-sovereign-cloud-day/#about

At #OpenSovereignCloudDay at #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon EU, Floor Drees & Gabriele Bartolini (EDB) discuss “Beyond the DBaaS Trap.”

How Kubernetes + CloudNativePG help avoid DBaaS lock-in and support data portability.

Session info: https://sched.co/2H5Uc
Event: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/co-located-events/open-sovereign-cloud-day/#about

At #OpenSovereignCloudDay at #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon EU, Michael Schmidt (SAP SE) presents “Bridging CNCF and OpenInfra.”

CobaltCore connects Kubernetes and OpenStack, enabling automated lifecycle management from bare metal to workloads.
Session info: https://sched.co/2H5UZ
Event details: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/co-located-events/open-sovereign-cloud-day/#about
#opensource #digitalsovereignty

At #OpenSovereignCloudDay at #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon EU, Vasu Chandrasekhara and Christian Hüning explore how open source and procurement strategy drive #digitalsovereignty.

From interoperability challenges to the German Army’s Open Defense Cloud vision, built on OSS ecosystems.
Session info: https://sched.co/2H5UW
Event details: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/co-located-events/open-sovereign-cloud-day/#about

At #OpenSovereignCloudDay at #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon EU, Martin Pilka (dNation) and Karsten Samaschke (VanillaCore GmbH) share lessons from deploying a Sovereign Cloud Stack (SCS) cluster for the International Telecommunication Union.

A practical look at open source cloud infrastructure, architecture, and day-2 operational challenges. Session: https://sched.co/2HEOl
Event info: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/co-located-events/open-sovereign-cloud-day/#about

#opensource #digitalsovereignty

At #OpenSovereignCloudDay at #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon EU, Alireza Rahmani (Red Hat) presents “Designing for Exit: Why Portability Is a Sovereignty Requirement.”

How cloud-native design and open standards enable portability and why it’s essential for #digitalsovereignty.
https://sched.co/2H5UT
Event info: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/co-located-events/open-sovereign-cloud-day/#about

At #OpenSovereignCloudDay at #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon EU, Antoine Tielbeke (Team Rockstars IT) presents “Progress Over Purity: Sovereignty That Actually Ships.”

A pragmatic take on #digitalsovereignty, why making progress matters more than waiting for perfect solutions. https://sched.co/2H5UQ
Event schedule: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/co-located-events/open-sovereign-cloud-day/#schedule

At #OpenSovereignCloudDay at #KubeCon EU, Emiel Brok (SUSE / DOSBA) explains the EU Cloud Sovereignty Framework, including SEAL levels and the Sovereignty Score, and why open source is essential for achieving digital sovereignty in Europe.
https://sched.co/2H5UN

Event info: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe/co-located-events/open-sovereign-cloud-day/#schedule #CloudNativeCon #KubeCon

Thierry Carrez and Paula Grzegorzewska will open #OpenSovereignCloudDay, hosted by Linux Foundation Europe and CNCF.

The event brings together cloud native practitioners, policymakers, and open source communities to explore how open technologies enable interoperable and resilient sovereign cloud infrastructure. https://sched.co/2H5wv
#CloudNativeCon #KubeCon #opensource #digitalsovereignty

I will be there for the entire #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon.

If you are there and you would like to talk about pkgsrc, NetBSD or anything else, feel free to DM me or feel free to also say "Hi!" if you meet me around.