Seamless Cloud Migration for the OBI Shop

Hi everyone! Our next meetup will happen in the viadee offices in Cologne. For this event, we are excited to welcome Johannes Gesenhues from Obi smart technologies.

Please keep in mind that we only have space for a limited number of participants. Please only RSVP if you actually intend on joining for the event, and please cancel your RSVP again should your plans change so others can take your spot. Thanks for your cooperation!
Drinks and snacks will be provided.
Preliminary Schedule:

17:00 Beginning and Socialising
17:30 Main Talk and discussion
18:30 Second Talk and discussion
19:30 Socialising and further discussions

Main Talk:
Seamless Cloud Migration for the OBI Shop
This talk will be about how we prepared the migration of the OBI Online shop to the cloud by setting up CloudFront, Amazon EKS, and Direct Connect to ensure a smooth transition for our teams. Johannes will present and discuss the architecture and lessons learned on our path to the cloud.

About the speaker:
Johannes Gesenhues is Lead Expert Cloud and DevOps at OBI Smart Technologies GmbH.

We are always looking for speakers! If you have an idea for a talk or just a short presentation, do not hesitate to contact us. If you are interested in hosting one of the next meetups at your employer's or organisation's office, please let us know as well!

Second Talk:
Navigating the Product Journey: Lessons for Enterprise Teams is a dynamic presentation that explores the critical distinctions and synergies between projects and products within the enterprise landscape. This session will guide attendees through the key considerations for product management, drawing inspiration from popular culture, famous quotes, and real-world examples.

Attendees will learn how to approach product development with a mindset that balances long-term vision with agile execution. Key themes include defining a product's purpose, the importance of simplicity in design, building effective teams, asking the right questions, and embracing iterative development. The presentation emphasizes the significance of understanding customer needs, applying design principles, and adopting a “marathon” mindset to build successful products.

Join us to gain actionable insights and practical strategies for turning internal enterprise initiatives into successful products that deliver lasting value.

About the speaker:
Vishal Shanbhag is a Founding Engineer and Senior Solution Architect at Inbotiqa, a UK based Product Company specializing in enterprise-grade email productivity solutions. He brings over 20 years of experience in Fintech and Banking. He has designed software solutions for global banks, is skilled in agile development and cloud computing, and has held key roles at Nomura, Lehman Brothers, and Infosys. He is an alumni of Techstars accelerator and also a startup mentor. He is an advocate for software-driven innovation.