Making significant software architecture decisions//Device Management-DevOps Way
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Java Champion + 2 Tech-Talks + Raffle Prices + YOU! Join our on-site meetup in Vienna!
We'll take care of food, drinks and 2 awesome talks. You just need to bring you ;-) This Meetup is a joint event with the great Meetup group Vienna DevOps & Security.
Both talks will be presented in English. RSVP now for an evening of learning and fun!
The meetup will be at the Startup House | by Lumia - Stella-Klein-Löw-Weg 8, 1020 Vienna - with food, drinks, snacks & more.
Agenda
17:30 Walk in
18:00 Food
18:30 Talk 1 Making significant software architecture decisions
19:30 Break
19:45 Talk 2 Device Management the DevOps Way
20:45 Drinks & Raffle Prices & Fun
Raffle Prices:
- Claude MAX Plan 20x for 2 months
- DJI Mini 4K Drone
- Flipper Zero
First talk: "Making significant software architecture decisions" by Bert Jan Schrijver (OpenValue)
Software architecture represents the significant design decisions that shape a system, where significant is measured by the cost of change. At its core, architectural decision-making is about balancing trade-offs to align technical solutions with broader requirements.
But how do you approach a trade-off analysis? How do you choose between different solutions, frameworks, tools, languages, or cloud providers? Which factors should guide your decisions beyond just technical fit? And how do you make sure you’re not overlooking non-technical aspects like team expertise, long-term supportability, and hiring feasibility?
In this session, he’ll share a structured approach to making informed, high-impact architecture decisions. We’ll break down technical, organizational, financial and other trade-offs and explore how to evaluate and balance competing concerns. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to make better architectural decisions in real-world projects.
About Bert Jan
Bert Jan is CTO at OpenValue and focuses on Java, AI, software architecture, Continuous Delivery and DevOps. Bert Jan is a Java Champion, JavaOne Rock Star speaker, Duke's Choice Award winner and leads NLJUG, the Dutch Java User Group. He loves to share his experience by speaking at conferences, writing for the Dutch Java magazine and helping out Devoxx4Kids with teaching kids how to code.
Second talk: "Device Management the DevOps Way" by Erik Auer and Dimitrij Klesev (Whizus)
In today’s hybrid work environment, traditional device management is often manual and opaque. This talk presents a DevOps approach to MDM using Infrastructure as Code and automation for speed, transparency, and GDPR compliance.
We’ll show how Terraform defines device configurations and policies as code, while GitHub Workflows automate the full lifecycle — from validation and testing through approval to deployment. Emphasis is placed on a solid approval process where changes are reviewed via Terraform plans, with apply triggered only after the full pipeline and approvals.
Learn practical patterns to make device management faster, safer, and fully auditable — turning MDM into a reliable, governed platform capability.
About Dimitrij and Erik
Dimi is Tech Lead at WhizUs with several years of experience working in the Kubernetes ecosystem and the Cloud Native domain.
Erik Auer has been managing WhizUs, a company specializing in cloud-native technologies, for many years. He regularly attends meetups and conferences to share his expertise with the community as a speaker. He has been working with Kubernetes and other cloud-native technologies since around 2016.
OpenValue GmbH in Vienna is part of OpenValue Group, a group of premium consulting companies specialized in providing flexible and high-quality ICT services in the fields of AI and Java software development and Software architecture.
WhizUs lives DevOps! That's why we support you from the development of your application, to the automation of all development and deployment processes using CI/CD, to the creation of a modern, scalable cloud infrastructure.
OpenValue and WhizUs love to share knowledge <3
Question? Do not hesitate to contact me here or via [thomas.uecel@openvalue.at](mailto:thomas.uecel@openvalue.at), if you have any kind of questions!