Submit a Talk
Here you can submit your presentation for the OpenInfra & Cloud Native Track of the Sovereign Cloud Days. Whether it's a practical report, architecture deep dive, case study, or lightning talk: we are looking for contributions with real experience from operations, development, and infrastructure. Below you will find the most important information on formats, content expectations, speaker benefits, and the conditions for your submission.
Formats
Talk— 25 minutes
Practical report, case study, or introduction. 5 minutes Q&A afterwards.
Deep-Dive— 45 minutes
For complex topics with architectural depth. 10 minutes Q&A afterwards.
Lightning Talk— 5 minutes
One insight, one tool, one opinion. No Q&A.
Workshop— 90 min or half-day
Hands-on, practical exercises, interactive format.
What we look for
Vendor-neutral, practical content from real operations. Topics include:
- OpenStack, Ceph, SCS
- Kubernetes & Cloud Native
- Bare Metal & Private Infrastructure
- Edge & On-Premises
- Sovereign AI & AI Infra
- VMware Migration
- Open Networks & Security
Speaker benefits
- Invitation to the exclusive speaker dinner the evening before
- Mention in the program & on the website
- Travel cost support upon request
- Recording of the talks
Submission guidelines
- Multiple submissions are allowed.
- Language: English preferred, German possible.
- All submissions will be evaluated by the content jury.
Submit your talk!
No vendor pitches. No marketing slides. We welcome submissions from real operations.