🎆 New year, new energy. 2026 is where things get loud. We’re heading in with momentum and a CNZ edition already taking shape. Cheers to bold ideas and sharp conversations! Happy New Year and see you on June 11th. 💙

🎄Happy Holidays from CNZ! Thanks for the ideas, conversations, and energy you brought this year. The Cloud Native spirit in Switzerland keeps growing thanks to you. We’re gearing up for CNZ 2026 — planning is underway. Until then: enjoy the quiet moments, recharge, stay curious. See you in 2026!

📢 Call for Sponsors – #CNZ 2026! Our 4th edition is coming ☁️ Join us in Zürich to connect with builders, makers & dreamers shaping the Swiss cloud scene. Be part of it — sponsor the magic! 📅 June 11 2026 📍 Zürich 👉 Contact us, we’re looking forward to meeting you!

🚀 Tickets are flying! That goes was fast! The buzz around #CloudNativeZürich is amazing — thanks for the love! Join us on June 11, 2026 in Zürich for: 🔹 A top-tier conference 👉 Keep this energy up and see you there!

That moment when you’re surrounded by people who just get it — that’s #CloudNativeZürich 💙 We’re bringing that energy back in 2026! 🎟️ Tickets are on sale 🤝 Sponsors welcome Join the vibe → June 11, Zürich 🇨🇭

Stefan Dietiker (Ergon) at #CloudNativeZürich! 🎙️ “Ingress is Frozen – What Should I Do?” Ingress is stuck. The Gateway API is the future. Learn why it matters, what it solves & how to get started with simple, hands-on examples. Looking forward to this one!

Simon Lackerbauer (Scigility AG) at #CloudNativeZürich! 🎙️ “High Security Cluster Operations with Cilium and Kyverno” eBPF networking + Kubernetes-native policy = secure, compliant clusters. Real-world use cases, no prior Cilium/Kyverno knowledge needed! See you there!

Simon Krenger (Red Hat) at #CloudNativeZürich! 🎙️ “Containers Aren’t VMs… Except When They Are” KubeVirt in action: run VMs alongside containers in Kubernetes. Live demos, trade-offs & when to use it — or not.

Rostyslav Myronenko (booking.com) at #CloudNativeZürich! 🎙️ “Data Asset Discovery for Complex Cloud-Native Environments” K8s, OPA, Prometheus & Fluentd to map, monitor & secure thousands of data assets at scale. We are looking forward to learning from you, Rostyslav!

Mario Fahlandt (Kubermatic, GDE) at #CloudNativeZürich! 🎙️ “The Bedrock of Efficient Software Delivery Are API-Driven Platforms” From API-first design to cognitive load reduction — smart platforms start with strong foundations. We’re looking forward to meet you, Mario!

Fabian Schulz & Pablo Garcia (Swisscom) at #CloudNativeZürich! 🎙️ “From Weeks to Seconds: Scaling Network Automation with Kubernetes Operators” KRM + MetalLB + NetBox = 5G Core network in minutes. 👉 Cloud-native automation in action.

That's all folks We’ve unlocked unused sponsor vouchers for Cloud Native Zurich – and they're going exclusively to people on the waitlist! 📬 If you're on the list, check your inbox – your ticket might be waiting 🎟️

🚫 Clément Nussbaumer (PostFinance) joins the #CNZRejects stage! “Quantifying Randomness on Your Clusters with Kubenurse” Flaky services? DNS issues? Ghost bugs? Kubenurse monitors in-cluster network health — one DaemonSet away. Looking forward to this one!

Marco Kuendig (copebit) takes the #CloudNativeZürich stage! 🎙️ “See an Elastic Platform Engineering Foundation” Live demo of a scalable platform built with Kubernetes, GitOps & Crossplane — from compute to queues, ready for dev teams & real-world workloads.

Marcel Härri (Red Hat) takes the #CloudNativeZürich stage! 🎙️ “Building Kubernetes Clusters on Demand with Hypershift” Hosted control planes, auto node provisioning & scalable cluster management — from bare metal to cloud.

Jeremy Colvin (Isovalent) hits the #CloudNativeZürich stage with: 🎙️ “Visualizing Security Data with Tetragon and Splunk” From raw eBPF data to real-time dashboards — turn security noise into insight. 👉 SecOps + DevOps, this one’s for you!

📢 Gold Sponsor Announcement! We’re thrilled to have Red Hat on board! 🏆 They deliver enterprise open-source solutions, excelling in hybrid cloud, automation & cloud-native development while driving innovation with open-source communities. 🎟️ Get your ticket now: zurl.co/dfgv

Johann Schley & Gregor Wälchli (Swisscom) hit the #CloudNativeZürich stage with: 🎙️ “Enterprise-grade IaaS in a Cloud Native Way” VMs, multi-tenancy, SDN & guardrails, powered by KubeVirt, Kube-OVN & Kyverno. 👉 Swiss-grade infra, built the cloud-native way.

🚀 Kirusihaan Sathiyapalan (Axians Amanox) & Fabian Böger (Nutanix) take the #CloudNativeZürich stage to show how the Nutanix Kubernetes Platform simplifies ops & boosts cloud-native agility. 👉 Can’t wait to learn from these two and broaden our horizons together!

🎤 Lukas Grimm & Christian Haller bring 25 years of Puzzle ITC to the #CloudNativeZürich stage! Get ready for their best explosion stories — real outages, bad deploys, hard lessons, and a lot of laughs. See you there, we can`t wait! 🚀

On the CNZ Rejects stage: Tobias Brunner (VSHN) 🚀 👉 Talk: “Behind the Scenes of Servala – The Open Cloud Native Hub” A look at its architecture, tools like Crossplane, Kubernetes, Helm, and Django, and the challenges of running multi-tenant cross-cloud services at scale.

👏 Gold Sponsor – Applause, please! Huge thanks to copebit AG for supporting us! 🏆 As a key player in the Swiss #cloud-community, they excel in #cloud-consulting, #engineering & #automation, with expertise in #AWS & #containerization. 🤓 Get your ticket here: zurl.co/k796

🚀 What if your platform isn’t just a tech layer — but a lever for org-wide change? Manuel Pais hits the #CNZ stage to explore how orgs like Spotify & ING use platform engineering to unlock delivery, culture & flow. 👉 "Talk: Unlocking Platform Engineering for Organizational Success"

👏 Up next at #CloudNativeZürich: Jonathan Perry, CEO at Unvariance & OpenTelemetry maintainer. He’ll share how to reduce performance interference in K8s using strategies from Google & Alibaba, plus insights into Kubernetes-native isolators. We are looking foward!

👀 Golden Sponsor of CNZ 2025! Huge thanks to Isovalent for their support! 🏆 They develop cloud-native networking solutions with eBPF, enhancing security & connectivity for Kubernetes & hybrid clouds. 👉 Meet them & other industry leaders: zurl.co/1JqN

🚫 CNZ Rejects welcomes: Angelo Skibola (AWS) 🎙️ “Increasing Developer Productivity with GenAI” Meet Amazon Q Developer — your GenAI assistant for writing code, generating tests, and bootstrapping environments across IDE, CLI, and Console. Build faster. Search less.

🚫 On the CNZ Rejects stage: Max Körbächer (Liquid Reply) 🎙️ “AiDP – Time to Evolve Our Platforms” LLMs need more than hype. Max dives into real-world strategies for GPU management, model serving, and secure, scalable AI platforms. If you're building platforms, don’t miss this.

📢 Daniel Binggeli (CTO, Puzzle ITC) hits the #CloudNativeZürich stage with Adrian Brunner to unpack what Platform Engineering really means. From mindset to feedback loops — and some ice hockey metaphors — it’s not just tech, it’s team, culture, and momentum.

👂Get ready for José Correia & Iveri Prangishvili (Adobe) at #CloudNativeZürich! Deploying to 15,000+ K8s namespaces daily, they’ll share how SlackOps + GitOps, FluxCD, and DORA metrics power fast, reliable rollouts at scale.

🎙️ George Hantzaras (MongoDB) takes the #CloudNativeZürich stage to explore the third gen of Infrastructure as Code: GitOps, policy-as-code, drift prevention & tools like ArgoCD, Kyverno, Operators. Modern IaC, built for scale.

👀 Who are the Special Sponsors? Migros—Switzerland’s largest retailer and innovation leader, is transforming the retail industry and fostering a forward-thinking work environment. They focus on empowering their team with a people-first approach. Thanks for your incredible support! 🎟️ zurl.co/IEnBr

Meet the Special Sponsors of CNZ 2025! 🚀 We’re thrilled to have INNOQ supporting us! They deliver software solutions and infrastructure, advancing cloud-native technologies with their commitment to innovation. Thank you for making our vision a reality! 🤝 🎟️ zurl.co/0KwwU

👀 Special Sponsors! Excited to have Acend – Cloud Native Trainings Schweiz on board! They’re transforming IT training with hands-on courses in Kubernetes, OpenShift, and more, fostering cloud-native expertise in Switzerland. Thank you for supporting us! 🎟️ zurl.co/X9hWL

📢 Special Sponsors! Lucky to have PostFinance with us! Known for secure digital payments, they drive innovation in financial services by adopting cloud tech for enhanced security, scalability, and efficiency. Thank you for your incredible support! 🎟️ zurl.co/0VWha

📣 Bronze Sponsors of CNZ 2025! We're proud to have Bespinian on board! Specializing in cloud-native technologies, they help businesses optimize their cloud environments, providing secure, scalable, and efficient solutions. Thank you for your great support! 🎟️ zurl.co/JanYj

📢 Special Sponsor Presentation Time! We’re thrilled to have Camptocamp as a sponsor for CNZ 2025! They specialize in open-source software integration and offer invaluable expertise in cloud computing. Thank you for completing our crew circle, Camptocamp! 🎟️ zurl.co/oJXnQ

🥈Silver Sponsor Greetings! Honored to have Microsoft with us, providing cloud services through Azure. Their tools for AI, data analytics, and app integration drive digital transformation and shape the future of cloud tech. Thank you for supporting our vision! 🎟️ zurl.co/kbxeg

🥈Silver Sponsor Time! To reach the top of the CNZ 2025 mountain, we need strong partners like Swisscom, a leading telecom provider offering secure, scalable cloud infrastructure and services that help businesses digitally transform. Thank you for your support! 🎟️ zurl.co/KGoB7

Listen up: Keynote Announcement! We’re excited to announce @Thomas Zurbuchen, former NASA Science Director, as the CNZ 2025 keynote speaker! Thomas brings a unique perspective on pushing boundaries in tech and innovation. Join us for an unforgettable experience. 🎟️ zurl.co/qTNPa

Do you know Flow Swiss AG, our Silver Sponsor for CNZ 2025?🥈 They’re a leading Swiss cloud provider offering scalable solutions with a focus on simplicity and high data protection. Services like managed Kubernetes and object storage. Thank you for your support! 🎟️ zurl.co/rBzm

🥈Silver Sponsor Greetings from Airlock! With Airlock by our side, CNZ 2025 is sure to be a hit! They specialize in secure application gateways and identity access management, ensuring trusted user authentication. Thanks for keeping our gateways safe! 🎟️ zurl.co/y22E

This International Women’s Day, let’s champion the incredible women in the cloud-native industry!  Invite your bestie, your inspiration, your protégés, your mentor, your work wife, or that brilliant friend who’s always pushing you forward. ⏰ Event Date: June 12, 2025 🎯 zurl.co/vPFQN

📢 Silver Sponsor Announcement! Introducing Kubermatic! They help businesses automate cloud-native operations across multi-cloud, on-premises and edge environments. Their Kubernetes Platform simplifies app deployment and scaling. Thank you for supporting CNZ 2025! 🎟️ zurl.co/59Pvu

Silver Sponsors for CNZ 2025! 🥈 Next up is VSHN AG - The DevOps Company. Experts in Containers and Kubernetes, they help businesses automate and operate IT platforms efficiently in the cloud and on-premises. Thanks, VSHN AG, for making this event possible! 🙌 🎟️ zurl.co/5MFI

🔎 Missing the last piece of the puzzle? It’s Puzzle ITC, our Silver Sponsor!🥈 They specialize in cloud computing, digital transformation, and managed IT solutions, helping businesses optimize technology. Thank you for your support! 🙌 🎟️ zurl.co/5MFI

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