Tech Tribes Talks: Full Schedule

A conference focused on diverse topics within the information technology field. This conference will bring together IT specialists and companies from around the globe to connect, share insights, and have an amazing experience.

9:55am CET

Road to Succes with Open Source AI infrastructure

Thursday November 21, 2024 9:55am - 10:55am CET

Room 4

AI is changing the way our teams of developers and infrastructure teams work with data. But what do you really need at the back-end to use and build AI models? Which building blocks can the Open Source world bring to the table and do we really need to start from scratch or can we stand on the shoulders of giants.

This presentation explores how Kubernetes-based platforms provide a robust infrastructure for deploying and managing AI applications at scale. We will delve into key open-source tools and frameworks integrated with OpenShift AI, such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Apache Spark, and demonstrate how they accelerate AI development and deployment.

Additionally we'll have a look at Vector databases and their use in the AI infrastructure space.

Speakers

Peter Dens

Managing Director, Kangaroot

Peter's economic background & passion for IT were the base for the foundation of Kangaroot in 2000. Throughout the time Kangaroot has grown to be the biggest Open Source & Linux Service Provider in Belgium. With his experience as System Engineer, Peter has both the technical knowledge... Read More →

Robbert De Schepper

Kangaroot

Thursday November 21, 2024 9:55am - 10:55am CET
Room 4 Groenendaallaan 394, 2030 Antwerpen

Open Source Technologies, 200 - Intermediate

Host Organization www.techtribes.eu

11:00am CET

Performance- and load testing with K6

Thursday November 21, 2024 11:00am - 11:20am CET

Room 2

In an ever growing world of data and a continuously increasing amount of services being used; the need for a reliable and clear performance testing framework rises. Although many solutions are available in the current technological landscape, many either require expensive licenses or fall short when it comes to test adaptability or reporting visibility. In this talk I will discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the open-source performance testing solution that is K6. Taking a look at its testing capabilities, integration in pipelines and reporting options.

Speakers

Matthias Van Limbergen

QA Engineer at Axxes

Thursday November 21, 2024 11:00am - 11:20am CET
Room 2 Groenendaallaan 394, 2030 Antwerpen

Open Source Technologies, 200 - Intermediate

Host Organization www.techtribes.eu

11:50am CET

Unlocking Observability with Grafana

Thursday November 21, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm CET

Room 2

Join us for an engaging session where we explore the powerful world of Grafana. We'll start with an overview of the diverse products and tools offered by Grafana, highlighting how they cater to various observability needs.

Dive into Grafana's "Big Tent" philosophy, which emphasizes inclusivity and flexibility, allowing seamless integration with over 100 data sources.

Finally, we'll showcase some of the latest and most exciting features recently announced, with practical demos to illustrate their capabilities in real-world scenarios.

Speakers

Rien Valkenaers

Father of 2Senior System Engineer / Architect @ KangarootPlatform Engineer @ DPG Media

Thursday November 21, 2024 11:50am - 12:50pm CET
Room 2 Groenendaallaan 394, 2030 Antwerpen

Open Source Technologies, 200 - Intermediate

Host Organization www.techtribes.eu

2:15pm CET

Unraveling the k8s complexity for daily use… and introducing OpenShift

Thursday November 21, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CET

Room 1

Jochen walks you through the historic complexity of Kubernetes and provides you with tips and tricks to make your life easier. He explains common issues that Kubernetes users face and how to understand and solve them. Additionally, he explores the added value of OpenShift and how Red Hat aims to prevent these issues from occurring in the first place.

Speakers

Jochen Maes

Jochen is a System Engineer enjoying both guiding companies on their Infrastructure As Code track as jumping in the trenches and automate himself. As Senior engineer @ Kangaroot he enjoys the full spectrum of the functions from managing projects/people/code!

Thursday November 21, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm CET
Room 1 Groenendaallaan 394, 2030 Antwerpen

Open Source Technologies, 200 - Intermediate

Host Organization www.techtribes.eu

4:10pm CET

(Ab)Using CI/CD for self-service access requests

Thursday November 21, 2024 4:10pm - 5:10pm CET

Room 1

Giving consultants access to customers internal documentation, infrastructure and secrets is a sensitive matter that we deal with regularly. Consultants need to get access quickly to be able to get up to speed and become productive for any given customer. Customers want to know who their data and infrastructure is exposed, and ensure access is limited to those that need it.

We've solved this issue in true DevOps fashion by leveraging the mechanisms behind Ansible, GitLab and CI/CD. Our implementation provides for an auditable self-service process that allows consultants to onboard themselves, while still ensuring all access is traceable. GIT ensures all changes are always logged and can be limited through the use of pull requests and approvals. Ansible provides the configuration management that allows us to provision the access for a new user in an automated fashion for a wide variety of tools.

Speakers

Ruben de Smet

Software Engineer, Systems Administrator, Solution Architect and Security Enthusiast. Ruben enjoys analyzing technical problems, finding a root cause, and solving them persistently.He specializes in Linux System Administration, Cloud Design and Management, Infrastructure Automation... Read More →

Thursday November 21, 2024 4:10pm - 5:10pm CET
Room 1 Groenendaallaan 394, 2030 Antwerpen

Open Source Technologies, 200 - Intermediate

Host Organization www.techtribes.eu

Tech Tribes Talks

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