Have you missed the Cloud-Native community? 

Yes, we have, too! 

Don’t worry, we are meeting very soon in Cloud Foundry Summit North America 2020. 

The Summit is right around the corner, with a new experience. Due to COVID-19 safety concerns, it will take place virtually on June 24 and 25th on US Central Daylight Time (CDT UTC -5). 

We have prepared a conference guide for you. Keep reading …

anynines is not only attending but also sponsoring the summit, as we believe in supporting the community and in the power of networking. 

We have participated and sponsored Cloud Foundry Summit since 2014, for specific reasons. Because we enjoy meeting the people of the community in person and being part of such a magnificent event. This time, we are very excited to meet you virtually. Why not a cloud-based Summit for a Cloud-Native community? 

Are you a potential audience? We guess you are. 

The use of Cloud-Native projects is rapidly growing, and we can see ground breaking changes in technology as well as in society since the start of the cloud computing era. 

Are you a:

• Contributor or committer building cloud platform?
• Cloud Foundry User to attain business goals?
• Enterprise Application Developer? 
• Operator?
• CIO?

CFSummit is the best opportunity to join the community from where you are and share best practices and innovate together. 

Here are some benefits and reasons for you to attend CF Summit: 

• Experience a virtual and cloud-based event in Cloud-Native community 
• Attend talks and learn from best speakers in the community
• Visit virtual booths 
• Chat with or talk to speakers and sponsors without the usual obstacles of daily work life 
• Share ideas and network with other attendees

You can attend this Summit from anywhere in the world. If you haven’t registered yet, get your spot now. 

Schedule Overview

The whole event gives more opportunities than listening to talks:

1. Developer Experience Track
   You will find different talks about Cloud Foundry, Data Services, KubeCF, Microservices and much more.
   
2. Live Q&A Sessions
   Each sponsor will hold a live session in their booth to speak and interact with attendees.
   
3. Hand-On Labs
   You will learn, demonstrate, experience and exercise different technologies.
   
4. Diversity Luncheon
   This session is an opportunity for everyone to share their experiences and learn from each other. Main topics are major themes in tech, including ethics, gender equity, digital accessibility, and much more.
   
5. Booth Visits
   You will receive a virtual booth experience. With the opportunity to interact with sponsors and ask your questions. 

Popular talks on the Summit

Wednesday, June 24

• Panel: Cloud Foundry – A Kubernetes Serving Kitchen – Bernd Krannich, SAP SE; Dieu Cao, VMWare; Jeff Hobbs, SUSE; Simon Moser, IBM; and Moderated by Daniel Jones, EngineerBetter
• Why Empathy Matters in Infrastructure Technology – Craig McLuckie, VMware
• Welcome & Opening Remarks – Chip Childers, Executive Director, Cloud Foundry Foundation
• Cloud Foundry for Everyone! – Matthias Haeussler & Mirna Alaisami, NovaTec Consulting GmbH
• A Practical Guide to Approach MicroService (MSA) Routing Tier for a Smooth Sail – Dilleswara Anupoju, Comcast
• Data Service Automation for Cloud Foundry on Kubernetes – Julian Fischer, anynines GmbH
• Deep Dive with KubeCF – Thulio Ferraz Assis, SUSE & Enrique Encalada, IBM
• Is Your Developer Experience COVID-Immune? – Dormain Drewitz, VMware
• Hands-On Lab: Elevate Your App-Dev Experience with the v7 CLI – VMware (Limited Capacity of 100 Participants)
• Cloud Foundry on Kubernetes for the Big Leagues: kubecf Multi-cluster – Simon Moser, IBM; Vlad Iovanov, SUSE & Enrique E. Encalada, IBM
• Diversity Luncheon: How Did We Get Where We Are? The System of Racial Inequity – Dr. Shakti Butler, World Trust Educational Services
• Hands-On Lab: Gluon: Let Kubernetes Run Your BOSH Deployments – Stark & Wayne (Limited Capacity of 100 Participants)
• Hands-On Lab: Try Cloud Foundry – ResilientScale (Limited Capacity of 100 Participants)

Thursday, June 25

• Cloud Foundry for K8s – Same Great PaaS. Brand New Foundation – Andrew Wittrock, VMWare & Eric Promislow, SUSE
• Paketo Buildpacks, From Source Code to Application Images – Daniel Thornton, VMWare
• Welcome & Opening Remarks – Chip Childers, Executive Director, Cloud Foundry Foundation
•  Bit about Cloud Foundry, A Byte About Eirini – Julz Skupnjak, IBM & Georgi Dankov, SAP
• Bringing the Simplicity of “cf map-route” to Kubernetes – Tim Downey & Nitya Dhanushkodi, VMware
• CRD-ifying Cloud Foundry for Kubernetes – Angela Chin & Connor Braa, VMware
• What We Learned From Deploying 7000 Cloud Foundry Foundations Per Month – Rowan Jacobs, VMware
• Stratos Project Update: What’s Next? – Neil MacDougall, SUSE
• What’s New for Services on the CF API V3? – Felisia Martini & Derik Evangelista, VMware
• CredHub and k8s – Project Update – Jacob Knostman & Tom Kennedy, VMware
• Hands-On Lab: Try Cloud Foundry – ResilientScale (Limited Capacity of 100 Participants)
• Hands-On Lab: What’s Under the Hood of Cloud Foundry for Kubernetes – VMware (Limited Capacity of 100 Participants)
• Hands-On Lab: Dev and Ops with KubeCF – SUSE (Limited Capacity of 100 Participants)

Don’t forget that Hands-On sessions have limited capacity. No pre-registration needed. Save the date for the sessions you want to attend and join as soon as possible. 

Networking Opportunities

You will have the chance to visit members of the Cloud Foundry Community and get in contact with great companies, such as:

Meet us

You can meet us virtually at the Cloud Foundry Summit with an exciting new booth experience. 

Who are we?

An ambitious member of Cloud Foundry Foundation and Cloud-Native Computing Foundation community. 

We have years of experience in providing products and services for automating the delivery of enterprise cloud platforms based on various technologies, such as Cloud Foundry and Kubernetes. 

Our main products and services:

• a9s Platform
  Provides a complete solution for running a Cloud Platform. 
  With a9s Platform, anynines follows its credo of allowing users to focus on their productivity rather than on a specific technology.
  
• a9s Data Services
  a9s Data Services provide full lifecycle automation for a growing set of on-demand data services across infrastructures to work seamlessly alongside modern application developer platforms at scale.
  
• a9s Enterprise Platform Operations
  Maintaining and Operating your Cloud Solution (based on Cloud Foundry, Kubernetes or both). Our experienced operators handle environments with thousands of virtual machines every day and allow you and your team to keep your focus on business critical topics instead.
  
• a9s Public PaaS
  A public Cloud Foundry platform based on Amazon Web Services.  

Visit our booth for more information about a9s products and services. 

Our Sessions

Talk

Wednesday, June 24 • 11:10 – 11:25 (Central Daylight Time, UTC -5) 

Data Service Automation for Cloud Foundry on Kubernetes – Julian Fischer, Chief Executive Officer

Booth Event

Wednesday, June 24 • 12:40 – 13:00 (Central Daylight Time, UTC -5) 

Live Q&A Session – Meet anynines team

Our Booth

CFSummit NA will deliver the same content as a face-to-face event, the only difference is that you will experience a virtual booth. Benefit from interactive attendee collaboration and networking tools. Access these from the comfort and safety of your chosen place, such as Home Office or anywhere else. You can attend the conference via your computer, tablet or phone. 

Visit us at our booth. Our team members will be there to answer your questions like: 

• What are the requirements and starting points with a9s Enterprise Platform Operation?
• What are the benefits of using the a9s Data Service Bundle for my team / company?
• What data services instances are included in a9s Platform? 

Requirements

Here is an inclusive list of what you need to attend the virtual Summit:

• A computer, tablet or phone
• Internet connection
• Web browser
• A watch/clock with US Central Daylight Time (CDT UTC -5)
• Austin / Texas background (to remember where the event was supposed to take place originally)
• Beverages
• Snacks / Food

You can check MeetingPlay virtual event platform in advance. Click here for more information. 

We are very thrilled to meet you soon at Cloud Foundry Summit NA 2020. 

Meet us virtually. We are looking forward to getting in touch with you!