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Get Kafka-Nated S2E2: Viktor Kessler on Apache Iceberg, OSS, and Community

Viktor Kessler is both co-founder of Vakamo, a company specialising in governance for Iceberg, and a major contributor to Lakekeeper, an open-source Iceberg REST catalog. His contributions to the Iceberg aren’t limited to pull requests: Viktor is also the organiser of the Apache Iceberg Meetup Europe and hosted some fantastic events in 2025 that brought the Iceberg community together all over Europe from Dublin to Vilnius.

Every CIO is asking the same question: Am I Next?

Every CIO is asking the same question: Am I next? We’ve seen it across cloud providers, carriers, and global platforms—organizations with enormous scale and investment still experience public, business-impacting outages. The risk isn’t lack of effort. It’s the growing gap between AI-driven complexity and the ability to see, understand, and resolve issues fast enough to protect availability commitments.

Skylar Advisor: Proactive Guidance for Modern Operations

Meet Skylar Advisor, bringing trusted and verifiable guidance to IT operations by connecting real time observability with your data and knowledge. Built AI native, it helps teams cut through alert floods, understand what matters most and why, and take the next best steps with confidence. Every recommendation is evidence backed and traceable to the exact data and sources used, so guidance is clear, explainable, and defensible when the stakes are high.

Infraon Infinity | Unified IT Operations Platform for Enterprise IT Teams

Managing enterprise IT shouldn’t feel like juggling disconnected tools. Enterprise IT teams are under constant pressure, from tool sprawl and rising workloads to compliance risks and operational inefficiencies. Infraon Infinity helps enterprises take back control with a single, unified platform that brings IT Service Management, Asset Management, Infrastructure Monitoring, Network Configuration & Change Management, and AIOps together.

The CIO Game-Changer: Gaining Control in Complex IT | Infraon Infinity

Being a CIO today means playing a complex game, one where visibility, timing, and decisions matter every minute. Enterprise IT environments are sprawling by nature. Servers, networks, applications, teams, and vendors must all move in sync. When they don’t, the pressure to respond and to lead falls on you. This video shows why Infraon Infinity is a game-changer for enterprise CIOs.

Are We Letting AI Think for Us? | SolarWinds TechPod #105

We’re more dependent on technology than ever—and AI is changing how we make decisions. But what happens when the systems fail? Or when bad actors decide to “pull the plug”? This clip dives into a scary but necessary question: Are we losing our ability to critically think and problem-solve by relying too much on AI? Is AI leveling the playing field—or quietly taking over human decision-making? A must-watch conversation about innovation, outages, AI risk, and why having a backup plan matters more than ever.

Increase Team Autonomy with Roles and Permissions | Hector

A good tool starts with the right access. With Hector, give your teams an experience tailored to their reality. Discover how Roles and Permissions can transform the way you work and simplify your operations! About Hector Hector is inventory management software that allows you to track all your assets, whether they are fixed, loaned, rented, on the move, or in storage. With its easily customizable interface and advanced features, Hector enables efficient and accurate tracking of all types of equipment and easily adapts to your needs.