OPEN'25 (BE)
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🗓️ Tuesday the 25th of March 2025
🕒 8:00 AM - 18:00 PM
📍 Hotel Van der Valk Mechelen, Rode Kruisplein 1-4, 2800 Mechelen
Join us in the open source conference in Belgium! Hope to see & meet you there!
Van der Valk is located in Mechelen nearby the road exit ‘Mechelen-Noord’ at the E19, making it easily accessible by car. There is a big parking lot next door (Parking Keerdok). The train station is also nearby. Mechelen railway station is a 30-minute walk, Mechelen- Nekkerspoel is only a 20-minute walk.
Parking Keerdok
You can reach Parking Keerdok through a direct exit of the N16. To get from the parking to the hotel you can use the bicycle and pedestrian bridge. The address of Parking Keerdok is: Antonia Wolversstraat 1, 2800 Mechelen
Thé Open Source Event
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Mark your agenda for the 25th of March 2025! We are really looking forward to meet you all again at thé Belgian open source conference together with our partners.
In 1 single day you'll get the opportunity to listen to visionary speakers who will unfold their expectations for the future plus you can chat to enterprise-ready open source players.
Do not miss this opportunity to be back on track with your open source projects & register now! There are only a certain amount of limited seats available.
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The speakers & presentations
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The State of Open Source: Trends, Tech, and Kangaroot’s Journey
Open Source in motion: the past year & what’s next for Kangaroot!
Peter Dens - Managing Director - Kangaroot.
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KEYNOTE: Driving Innovation: CLdN’s Open Source Journey
CLdN, a leading provider of integrated quay-to-quay and door-to-door logistics solutions, continues to innovate in the industry.
Bart Coucke, IT Infrastructure Manager at CLdN IT SA, will share the key business challenges they faced, the reasons behind their decision to adopt open source solutions, the impact on their operations, and what lies ahead in the coming years.
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KEYNOTE: Platform Engineering from a strategic point of view
Keynote by Red Hat
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Automation: why choose for Ansible Automation Platform (AAP)?
In today’s fast-paced IT landscape, automation is essential for improving efficiency, reducing human error and ensuring scalability. Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) stands out as a leading automation solution due to its simplicity, flexibility and enterprise-grade capabilities.
Ivo, engineer at Kangaroot, will be sharing his best practices, quick wins in AAP.
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F5 NGINX your Swiss army knife to optimize, scale and secure AI Interactions
NGINX Connectivity Stack for Kubernetes delivers built-in security, availability, and visibility for AI/ML workloads across hybrid and multi-cloud Kubernetes environments, reducing complexity, improving uptime, and gaining better insight into app health and performance at scale.
Renaud Larsen - Sr Solutions Engineer - F5
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Exploring VMware Alternatives: Proxmox, OpenStack & OpenShift Virtualization
With the shifting virtualization landscape, many among you are evaluating open source alternatives to VMware.
In this session, Kangaroot will share its expertise & hands-on experience with Proxmox VE, OpenStack & OpenShift Virtualization. We’ll explore their strengths, key use cases, and real-world implementation insights, helping you understand which solution best fits your infrastructure needs.
Discover how these technologies can optimize your IT environment, backed by practical knowledge from Kangaroot’s open source specialists.
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Tech Break-out session Virtualization
Details TBC.
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Simplifying PostgreSQL Management with EDB Hybrid Control Plane (EDB HCP)
Managing PostgreSQL workloads in hybrid environments presents unique challenges, from ensuring data sovereignty to maintaining performance and scalability across multiple infrastructures. EDB Hybrid Control Plane (EDB HCP) is a Kubernetes-based, centralized management and automation solution that streamlines PostgreSQL operations, offering a single pane of glass for observability, control, and automation.
With intelligent automation for deployment, monitoring, and scaling, EDB HCP enables organizations to adopt hybrid-cloud strategies while maintaining full control over infrastructure, security, and compliance. Get real-time visibility into 200+ performance metrics, automate PostgreSQL lifecycle management, and proactively resolve issues—reducing complexity while boosting operational efficiency.
Kevin Li & Niels van Noort
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Break-out session SUSE Observability
If you're dealing with observability in a multi-cluster setup, you know it's not always easy. Hugo De Vries, Solution Architect at SUSE, will share his insights and provide a practical demonstration of how SUSE Observability, working seamlessly with Rancher Prime, simplifies the process.
Join us as he walks through the challenges and shows us the solution in action.
Hugo de Vries, Pre-sales and Customer success, Observability specialist at SUSE
