Would you like to get your team ready for an efficient, scalable and automated cloud infrastructure? In this workshop, you will learn how to set up a consistent and reproducible environment in the cloud using Infrastructure as Code (IaC). We will show you in a practical way how automation increases efficiency, reduces errors and facilitates scaling. Whether it’s the basics, best practices or an intensive hands-on workshop – after this training, you’ll be ready to take your cloud architecture to the next level.

Target group: IT managers, infrastructure managers, cloud architects, administrators, DevOps engineers

Requirements: Basic knowledge of DveOps

Format: 1 day, online, in Potsdam or on site at your premises

Languages: German, English

Agenda

• Introduction to IaaC: Overview and advantages of IaaC (consistency, versioning, scalability)
• Overview of tools: Deep Dive Terraform, Azure Resource Manager (ARM)
• Best practices for IaaC: Modular templates/code structure, use of CI/CD pipelines for deployments, secret management with Azure Key Vault
• Hands-on workshop: Building a reusable Azure environment with IaaC, deploying virtual networks, storage and compute resources

Delivery objects

• Teaching of theoretical content incl. deep dive into Terraform
• Provision of a Git repository with sample code
• Automated deployment of a reusable “Hello World” scenario
• Recommendations, pitfalls and best practices for further development
  

Get started productively with Microsoft Azure in just three days! In this intensive workshop, we will teach you both the theoretical basics and practical experience so that you can set up an Azure environment that you can use immediately. You will get to know the most important concepts, set up your own Azure environment and implement your first automations according to best practice concepts. At the end of the workshop, you will have a functioning, secure and scalable Azure infrastructure – ready for productive use.

Target group: all IT departments who want to get started with Azure

Requirements: Initial experience with cloud concepts

Format: 3 days, online, in Potsdam or on site at your premises

Languages: German, English

Agenda

Tag 1: Grundlagen & Planung

• Einführung in Azure: Services, Governance, Sicherheit & Kostenmanagement
• Architektur & Design einer Azure Umgebung
• Planung der individuellen Azure Umgebung

Tag 2: Hands-on – Umsetzung

• Praxis: Azure Portal, Netzwerke & Sicherheit
• Aufbau der Azure Umgebung inkl. erster Governance (Rollen, Berechtigungen), Automatisierung durch Policies und Umsetzung erforderlicher Sicherheitsrichtlinien
• How to Troubleshooting & Performance-Optimierung

Tag 3: Optimierung & Live-Test

• Skalierung, Automatisierung & Backup-Strategien
• Security Audit & Performance-Check
• Abschluss-Review, Dokumentation & Q&A

Lieferobjekte

Dokumentation & Strategie

• Azure-Kurzleitfaden & Governance-Checkliste
• Architektur-Blueprint der Azure Startumgebung

Technische Umsetzung

• Funktionierende Azure Umgebung zur Umsetzung erster Use Cases
• IaC-Templates (Terraform/ARM) & IAM & Security-Konfiguration
• Monitoring & Logging-Setup

Abschluss & Weiterführung

• Roadmap für nächste Schritte
• Optional: Follow-up-Support und Betrieb der Landing Zone

How do you make the transition from traditional IT systems to a cloud-native architecture? In this hands-on workshop, we will analyze your existing systems, demonstrate proven migration strategies and share best practices for optimizing performance and costs. You will learn about modern cloud technologies such as Kubernetes (AKS), Azure Functions and Service Bus and find out how to efficiently implement scaling, high availability and security in the cloud. At the end of the day, you will not only have the theoretical knowledge, but also a clear strategy and initial technical implementations for a successful cloud migration. You will also receive a customized action plan with specific recommendations for scaling and cost control.

Target group: Head of IT Infrastructure, IT managers, application managers, developers

Requirements: Initial experience with cloud concepts

Format: 1 day, online, in Potsdam or on site at your premises

Languages: German, English

Agenda

• Cloud Native Fundamentals: Definition and advantages of cloud native architectures.
• Tools: including Kubernetes (AKS), Azure Functions, Service Bus, Application Gateway.
• Best practices for optimization: scalability and high availability (e.g. autoscaling), optimization of storage and database usage, security hardening of cloud apps
• Hands-on session: testing scaling mechanisms such as autoscaling in Kubernetes or serverless functions, implementing security configurations and best practices for cloud-native apps, performing performance optimizations in an Azure environment
• Action plan for scaling and cost control
• Deep dive into an application
• Preparation PoC of the optimized application (if booked)

Delivery objects

• Overview of cloud native optimization for web applications including best practices and pitfalls
• Performance boosters, automation tips and scaling tricks
• Clear recommendation on how to proceed for a specific application incl. action plan, savings potential, concrete implementation recommendations

The cloud is more than just a technological change – it requires a new mindset, new skills and a strategic roadmap. In this hands-on workshop, you will receive concrete guidance on how to successfully lead your IT team into the cloud era. You will get to know the technological basics, learn best practices for migration and modernization and develop strategies to make your team fit for the future. In addition to the technical aspects, the focus will also be on mindset transformation and change management to ensure that the changeover is not only a technical success, but also a cultural one. And the best thing about it: the speakers know what they are talking about – they have walked the path themselves.

Target group: Team leader in the IT department, team

Requirements: none

Format: 1 day, online, in Potsdam or on site at your premises

Languages: German, English

Agenda

• Technological basics: Understanding the cloud: On-prem, private cloud, public cloud and hybrid cloud, providers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), scalability, availability and security in the cloud, from monolithic applications to microservices and containers
• Migration & modernization: lift & shift, replatforming, refactoring; cloud-native technologies (Kubernetes, serverless), infrastructure as code, cost optimization
• Know-how transfer & skillset expansion: which cloud skills are necessary vs. actual, hands-on training and certifications, cloud management tools
• Mindset transformation: from admin to cloud architect, cultural change: role of the IT department, promoting willingness to change: How to take teams with you, Agile methods & DevOps concepts, Responsibility & new mindsets in the cloud world
• Implementation in action: Roadmap for a successful transformation, Change management in IT, Common stumbling blocks & how to avoid them, Successful best practices from other companies

Delivery objects

• Teaching the technological basics of cloud computing
• Overview of modernization and migration concepts
• The most important best practices and pitfalls in cloud projects
• Readiness assessment and skills gap analysis for IT teams
• Mindset relevance – why cultural change and willingness to change can be a killer and how to prevent this
• Optional: development of an individual cloud strategy

In this workshop, you will learn how to make your software development processes more efficient and improve the quality of your products. We will cover best practices for modern development processes and show you how automation and tooling can help to reduce manual activities. A particular focus is on improving quality assurance and implementing continuous integration/deployment (CI/CD). In addition, we promote the exchange of knowledge among developers in order to develop innovative solutions together and learn from each other.

Target group: Software developers (junior to senior), DevOps engineers, software architects, technical leads, teams who want to optimize their development processes

Requirements: Basic development know-how

Format: 1 day, online, in Potsdam or on site at your premises

Languages: German, English

Smart Development Concepts & Best Practices
1) Clean code & code quality
2) Automated tests (unit, integration, E2E)
3) Code reviews & pair programming

Efficient development processes
1) Agile & lean development
2) Git workflows & branching strategies
3) Modern CI/CD pipelines

Tooling & automation
1) IDE & plugins for productivity
2) Automation of build and deployment processes
3) Monitoring & logging for developers

Practical hands-on sessions
1) Implementation of a CI/CD pipeline
2) Refactoring exercise with clean code principles
3) Performance optimization of a sample project

Delivery objects

Documentation & best practices guide
Checklist for efficient development processes
Example projects & code snippets
Optional: CI/CD templates for quick implementation
Certificate of participation