Special Issue: ALASCA Summit 2024
Dear Community,
It’s official: we successfully brought the first-ever ALASCA Summit 2024 to life, and we're still in a state of joy after two incredible days with all of you!
In this special issue, we’ll take you through the highlights of this fantastic event and of course share the association's latest updates and developments from the past weeks and months:
Enjoy the read, and as always, feel free to reach out with any questions or thoughts! 😊
Cheers, your ALASCA-Team
1. ALASCA continues to grow!
We’re so excited to announce that we’ve welcomed new members into the ALASCA community:
DISQU GmbH from Dresden who help companies identify digital dependencies and quantify their digital sovereignty
awesome information technology GmbH from Karlsruhe who offer services around cloud and IT software, focused on vendor and supplier independence and open-source-technologies
N+P Informationssysteme GmbH from Meerane, an owner-managed family business, is a specialist in the digitalisation of the production and construction industry
B1 Systems GmbH from Vohburg who offer consulting, trainings, and more based on Linux and other open-source-tools for flexibility and independence
Yorizon GmbH & Co. KG from Berlin, which offers sustainable cloud computing and green IT solutions along the entire cloud value chain
It’s inspiring to see the value all of you place on open-source and digital sovereignty. We’re excited to have you on board, working together toward our shared mission!
2. ALASCA Summit 2024
It still feels surreal, but the very first ALASCA Summit actually happened! On October 29 and 30, we all came together at the Deutsches-Hygiene-Museum for two exciting days filled with presentations, workshops, games, and more.
Preparations
The days leading up to the ALASCA Summit were quite a whirlwind, but also filled with much excitement. Alongside checking off the last items on our to-do lists, we had cool T-shirts, new (shiny!) stickers, and M&Ms with the Summit logo delivered. We made sure food and drinks were ready and that all participants, speakers, workshop leaders, and exhibitors were well prepared. Additionally, we also planned some fun games for even more entertainment.
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Day 1 of the ALASCA Summit
At 8:30, we opened the doors of the Deutsches-Hygiene-Museum, and to be honest, we were a bit nervous - would people actually show up? But you didn’t disappoint: by lunchtime, we had over 100 attendees at the ALASCA Summit, and the atmosphere was fantastic!
In addition to a variety of talks exploring cloud, open source, and digital sovereignty from different perspectives, we also had an engaging panel discussion on collaboration within and between open source communities as well as three hands-on workshops, where the participants explored the basics of OpenStack, ALASCA’s open source project Yaook, and Baremetal Provisioning with Cluster API and Metal.
The first day was rounded off with a fun evening event. In addition to PacMan, KubeInvaders, an LED race on a self-constructed race track, and table football, the absolute highlight was a self-organized, custom Jeopardy! In true ALASCA style, the questions revolved around technical topics such as "HTTP status codes" (plus some very random but surely amusing outliers like "Cologne Carnival"). Let’s just say the candidates had their work cut out for them - those questions were tricky! But they powered through and kept the audience thoroughly entertained.
Day 2 of the ALASCA Summit
Still a little tired from the previous evening, we found ourselves back at the Deutsches-Hygiene-Museum on the morning of day 2. But the first presentations (and a strong cup of coffee) quickly woke us up! Along with several insightful talks, we had another panel discussion - this time focused on the future of ALASCA. In the afternoon, participants were able to dive into three workshops: one on microvm.nix, another on ALASCA’s open source project Krake, and the third on the new OpenStack CLI written in Rust.
Time flew by, and before we knew it, after a closing speech from the Board, the ALASCA Summit 2024 had come to an end. After a warm farewell, we all made our way home, carrying many new ideas and insights with us.
Acknowledgement
Everything works better when we work together, and we'd like to take this opportunity to once again express our heartfelt thanks to our fantastic sponsors. Without your support, the ALASCA Summit 2024 wouldn't have been possible, and we truly appreciate your contributions. We'd also like to extend our thanks to our other official supporters from the open source community for their valuable backing.
The heart of the ALASCA Summit was the exchange of knowledge, and for that, we owe a huge thank you to all speakers, workshop leaders, and moderators. Through a perfect mix of insightful content and engaging entertainment, you shared your ideas and experiences on cloud, open source, and digital sovereignty from various perspectives with us, helping to broaden our horizons.
Last but certainly not least, we want to extend our warmest thanks to all of YOU - the ALASCA community. You filled the halls of the Deutsches-Hygiene-Museum with life and joy. The atmosphere was fantastic, and your enthusiasm completely overwhelmed us. Thank you for your participation, your positive energy, your kind words, and your valuable suggestions for improvement.
What's next?
We can't reveal too much just yet, but here's what we can share: Initial planning for the ALASCA Summit 2025 is already underway! We’re already looking forward to gathering with you again next year and, of course, we'll keep you updated on all developments.
3. ALASCA’s Annual Meeting 2024
On Sep 20, we held ALASCA’s Annual Meeting, and we have some important updates:
New open-source projects: Application process
As an association that focusses on the development of operational open-source technologies around the cloud, we’re excited to introduce an official admission process for new projects. Our new framework features two project stages, Snowflake and Glacier (very on brand) - wwhich represent the project’s maturity by assessing not only the code itself but also other factors such as its documentation.
Experience here more about this.
Technical Steering Committee (TSC) Elections:
After our Board had acted as an interim, we have now officially elected ALASCA’s first official TSC! Huge congrats to the following members who will, among others, help shape the technical roadmap of the association:
Christian Berendt (23Technologies GmbH)
Martin Messer (Cyberus Technology GmbH)
Marcel Beyer (DISQU GmbH)
Matthias Haag (UhuruTec AG)
Josephine Seifert (ALASCA's Vice-Chair, elected directly by the Board)
Thank you so much to each of you for taking on this role and contributing to ALASCA’s mission!
Board Elections:
We are pleased to announce that ALASCA's Board of Directors has been re-elected for the next term of office:
Chairman of the Management Board: Cloud&Heat Technologies GmbHrepresented by Marius Feldmann
Vice-Chairman: Josephine Seifert as a private member
Treasurer: Schwarz IT KG (STACKIT), represented by Steffen Brauß
Our warmest congratulations - we appreciate your continuous commitment and efforts.
4. ALASCA Tech-Talks
Despite a short summer break, we managed to keep our technical exchange going! In August, Matthias Haag from UhuruTec showed us how to install and manage multiple OpenStack instances using Yaook and GitOps, and in September Date Huang from VyOS gave a great talk on provisioning VyOS NFV with Kubernetes. In October, Stéphane Graber from Zabbly awaited us with a tech talk on Incus and cloud computing at any scale.
We still have a little way to go in 2024 - so don't miss the next Tech-Talk:
- Fri, Nov 29, 11am - 12pm CEST: How to Quantify Digital Sovereignty, presented by Anastasia Vöhringer and Marcel Beyer (DISQU)
Information on participation and everything else can be found here.
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Until next time, we wish you a good time.
