Conference Germany 2023 Agenda

Day1

(Berlin time)
08:00

Registration and morning coffee

08:30

Workshop: Latest Visualization Improvements in Zabbix 7.0 (in English)

During my “Latest Visualization Improvements in Zabbix 7.0” workshop, we will unveil the groundbreaking visualization enhancements that make Zabbix 7.0 unique. We will explore new advanced widgets, dynamic dashboard capabilities, template dashboard improvements, and a revolutionary framework for custom widget development - all of which are designed to transform your monitoring experience. We will also discover how these improvements offer intuitive, real-time insights into IT environments and enhance decision-making and responsiveness. Whether you're dealing with complex clusters or need a more granular view of your data, Zabbix 7.0's new visualization features provide the tools you need for effective IT monitoring and management. Join us to learn how Zabbix 7.0 is setting new standards in visualization and user interaction!

Diana Dauksa
Diana Dauksa

PHP Developer, Zabbix, Latvia

I am currently a Software Developer at Zabbix, and I also bring extensive experience as a Data Protection Expert. My background spans several years in legal and data protection services, with a focus on GDPR compliance, information security, and privacy solutions. This ignited my passion for technology, prompting a deeper exploration into IT and software development. This journey and interest in open-source solutions led me to Zabbix, where I've been a PHP developer for the past nine months. In this relatively short time, I've contributed to the development of new widgets for Zabbix 7.0, along with other visualization and functional enhancements in this upcoming release. As we all know, nine months is enough time for substantial change, and my time at Zabbix has been a testament to that.
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09:15

Workshop: SNMP Traps Verarbeitung

Jochen Weschta
Jochen Weschta

Senior Consultant, Cloud Native Technologies, Enthus, Germany

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10:00

Workshop: HTML-Content-Monitoring with JavaScript Preprocessing to check Zabbix security_advisories (in German)

Thomas Oftring
Thomas Oftring

Rhein-Main Solutions GmbH, Germany

Thomas is the TeamLead for Zabbix Monitoring at Rhein-Main Solutions GmbH, as well as a seasoned Zabbix consultant, trainer, and database architect. With a wealth of experience spanning many years in the IT industry, his expertise extends across multiple database platforms, including Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. He brings extensive knowledge and skills to the table, particularly in the realm of Zabbix, databases, and Linux/Unix environments.
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10:45

Coffee break

11:15

Workshop: Entwicklung eines Skript Items mit JavaScript, HTTP und der Zabbix-API

Stefan Matzek
Stefan Matzek

Zabbix Trainer, Consultant, IntelliTrend, Germany

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12:00

Workshop: Deployment von Zabbix in Kubernetes

Christian Anton
Christian Anton

Head of Cloud Native Infrastructure & Services, Enthus, Germany

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13:00

Lunch

14:00

Keynote

Alexei Vladishev
Alexei Vladishev

founder, CEO, Zabbix, Latvia

Alexei is the author of Zabbix, an enterprise-class open source monitoring solution, and also the founder of Zabbix LLC, the company that develops Zabbix.
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15:00

Zabbix Services - Business Level Monitoring (in German)

Mit der Version 6.0 von Zabbix wurde das Service Monitoring komplett neu aufgestellt. Tags sind nun der Dreh- und Angelpunkt für die Überwachung von Services. Ein Wegweiser durch den "Dschungel" des Business Level Monitoring.

Michael Lindauer
Michael Lindauer

Software Engineer, Rhein-Main Solutions GmbH, Germany

Michael Lindauer is a Team Member of Zabbix Monitoring at Rhein-Main Solutions and a certified Zabbix Professional for several years, bringing a seasoned perspective and extensive experience to his role. With a background as a software engineer, his focus lies in creating tailored solutions. His expertise extends beyond routine tasks, allowing him to provide unique solutions that align with clients' specific needs.
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15:30

Zabbix Monitoring-Automatisierung durch CMDB-Integration (in German)

Die Integration einer CMDB mit Zabbix ermöglicht die Automatisierung von Überwachungsprozessen. Durch die Nutzung der Zabbix-API können Objekte wie Hosts, Trigger und Actions automatisch aus der CMDB generiert und konfiguriert werden. Auf diese Weise können Änderungen an der IT-Infrastruktur automatisch erkannt und Überwachungsprozesse automatisch aktualisiert werden. Die Effizienz der Überwachung wird damit verbessert und Fehler minimiert.

Jochen Weschta
Jochen Weschta

Senior Consultant, Cloud Native Technologies, Enthus, Germany

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16:00

Afternoon coffee break

16:30

Maximize monitoring efficiency with Zabbix professional services

Sergey Sorokin
Sergey Sorokin

Director of Business Development, Zabbix, Latvia

With a background in business administration and extensive experience in the financial sector, Sergey has been working for Zabbix for over 8 years now. Sergey is responsible for global partner network development, cooperation and joint projects with software and hardware vendors, and some key customer projects.
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17:00

Neues verbessertes SNMP Monitoring in Zabbix ab Version 6.4 (in German)

Das Monitoring von Systeme via SNMP ist ein wichtiger Kernbestandteil einer Netzwerküberwachung. Häufig werden dazu hunderte von einzelnen Abfragen an das jeweilige Gerät geschickt. Mit der Version 6.4 hat Zabbix einen deutlich verbesserten Mechanismus implementiert um die Anzahl der Abfragen zu reduzieren und gleichzeitig die Performance in der Verarbeitung zu erhöhen. Dieser Talk zeigt die Änderungen auf und gibt Beispiele und Empfehlungen wie bestehende Templates anzupassen sind.

Stefan Matzek
Stefan Matzek

Zabbix Trainer, Consultant, IntelliTrend GmbH, Germany

As a specialist in system integration, Stefan started with Zabbix in 2018. As a Zabbix Certified Trainer (ZCU, ZCS, ZCP) since 2022, he shares his expertise and consults on integrating and optimizing Zabbix in IT environments.
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17:30

Case study: performance improvements with the new SNMP bulk monitoring

Edgars Melveris
Edgars Melveris

Technical Support Engineer, Zabbix Trainer, Zabbix, Latvia

Edgars has more than 15 years of experience as a System Administrator and 11 years of experience working with Zabbix. He is knowledgeable in administering Linux and networking, and is both a Zabbix Technical Support Engineer and a Certified Trainer.
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Day2

08:30

Exams

09:30

Morning coffee break

10:00

Creation of efficient monitoring templates and dashboards (in English)

This presentation is going to include some things to watch out for when creating your own template, in order to optimize both performance and resources. The presentation will also include a new features on dashboards.

Kristaps Naglis
Kristaps Naglis

Integration engineer, Zabbix

Kristaps has a Bachelor's degree in IT, with 3+ years of experience at MikroTik as an R&D and hardware and software test engineer for LTE and 5G networking devices. He has been working at Zabbix as an integration engineer for a bit more than a year, and is a big fan of open-source software who self-hosts everything he can.
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10:30

Integration von Zabbix und Cloud-native Monitoring (in German)

Während Zabbix seinen Ursprung in klassischen, aus Servern, virtuellen Maschinen und Netzwerkgeräten bestehenden IT-Infrastrukturen hat, spricht man in der Cloud-Nativen Kubernetes- und Containerbasierten Welt von Observability, Service Discovery, Metriken-Endpunkten und Prometheus. Wir beleuchten, wie man mit Zabbix Containerbasierte Landschaften überwacht und wie man die Integration zwischen Prometheus und Zabbix realisieren kann.

Christian Anton
Christian Anton

Head of Cloud Native Infrastructure & Services, Enthus, Germany

Christian is a recognized certified trainer, consultant, and team leader in the field of open-source technologies, with a deep specialization in Kubernetes, Ansible, and Zabbix. Over his seven-year journey with Zabbix, he has successfully delivered numerous complex monitoring projects, helping companies of all sizes to get the most value out of Zabbix and sharing his knowledge in trainings, workshops, and talks. Christian leads a consultancy-focused team of Open Source experts at enthus, a German IT consultancy, products, and services firm founded at the beginning of 2023 out of a merger of four successful players on the market.
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11:00

Zabbix PostgreSQL Datenbank - Konfigurations-Backup mit Change Data Capturing (in German)

Vorstellung einer technischen Lösung, bei der die Zabbix PostgreSQL Datenbank so gesichert wird, dass nur die Konfigurationen enthalten sind. Ziel der Lösung ist ein automatisiertes Backup, dass mit Change Data Capturing, die Backup Datenbank bei Konfigurationsänderungen auf Stand hält. Alle Daten, die nicht benötigt werden, wie z. B. History, Trends, Events, Alerts etc. werden nicht mitgesichert

Thomas Oftring
Thomas Oftring

Rhein-Main Solutions GmbH, Germany

Thomas is the TeamLead for Zabbix Monitoring at Rhein-Main Solutions GmbH, as well as a seasoned Zabbix consultant, trainer, and database architect. With a wealth of experience spanning many years in the IT industry, his expertise extends across multiple database platforms, including Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. He brings extensive knowledge and skills to the table, particularly in the realm of Zabbix, databases, and Linux/Unix environments.
Video & presentations
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11:30

Coffee break

11:45

Integrating a Mobile Alerting Service with Zabbix

How can we integrate an alerting service with Zabbix using SIGNL4 as an example? This talk provides the idea and process of creating an alerting media type for Zabbix with the purpose of reliable alerting. It also covers two-way functionality for sending status updates back to Zabbix, as well as how to alert users when the Internet connection is down and other real-world customer scenarios, including customer demand for reliable mobile alerting, how to quickly and easily add mobile alerting to Zabbix (including a quick walk-through of how SIGNL4 was integrated into Zabbix), bi-directional integration for status updates.

Ronald Czachara
Ronald Czachara

Co-founder, Derdack GmbH, Derdack GmbH

I am mainly responsible for business development and the go-to market for Derdack’s SaaS product for mobile alerting and incident response SIGNL4. Zabbix is one of the most popular monitoring tools used in conjunction with SIGNL4, and I managed to offer a media type, in-product integration as well as a back-channel connector for sending back status updates to Zabbix.
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12:00

Zabbix agent 2 troubleshooting approaches (in English)

Join me for a quick intro into Zabbix agent 2 and Zabbix agent 2 plugins, Zabbix agent 2 and plugin troubleshooting approaches, common problems and issues, and some real-life problems and solutions, with examples.

Eriks Sneiders
Eriks Sneiders

Go developer, Zabbix

Eriks has around 1.5 years of restAPI development experience, 2 years of CLI testing tool development, and almost 4 years of working with Zabbix agent 2 development. He works as a back-end go developer but is also part of the Integration team and does a large amount of Zabbix agent 2 research and development.
Video & presentations
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12:30

Zabbix high availability: Lessons learned and Tips & Tricks (in English)

Since Zabbix introduced native HA, life has become easier. However, there are still some tips, tricks, and lessons to be shared. How to make your DB HA? And frontend? Anything else? During this talk Nathan will guide you through multiple options.

Nathan Liefting
Nathan Liefting

Opensource ICT Solutions B.V.

My first introduction into Zabbix was back in 2016 when we had to upgrade an existing installation from version 2 to 3. I was working as a Network Engineer at the time and was immediately sold on Zabbix it’s usefulness for network monitoring. Since then I have always worked with Zabbix and in 2020 I went on to become a full-time Zabbix consultant and trainer. Writing books, blog posts and helping out the Zabbix community in various places.
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13:00

Lunch

14:00

Latest Visualization improvements in Zabbix 7.0 (in English)

In this speech I will unveil the groundbreaking visualization enhancements that make Zabbix 7.0 unique. I will introduce the new advanced widgets, dynamic dashboard capabilities, template dashboard improvements, and a revolutionary framework for custom widget development - all of which are designed to transform your monitoring experience. I will also help you discover how these improvements offer intuitive, real-time insights into IT environments and enhance decision-making and responsiveness. Whether you're dealing with complex clusters or need a more granular view of your data, Zabbix 7.0's new visualization features provide the tools you need for effective IT monitoring and management. Join me to learn how Zabbix 7.0 is setting new standards in visualization and user interaction!

Diana Dauksa
Diana Dauksa

PHP Developer, Zabbix, Latvia

I am currently a Software Developer at Zabbix, and I also bring extensive experience as a Data Protection Expert. My background spans several years in legal and data protection services, with a focus on GDPR compliance, information security, and privacy solutions. This ignited my passion for technology, prompting a deeper exploration into IT and software development. This journey and interest in open-source solutions led me to Zabbix, where I've been a PHP developer for the past nine months. In this relatively short time, I've contributed to the development of new widgets for Zabbix 7.0, along with other visualization and functional enhancements in this upcoming release. As we all know, nine months is enough time for substantial change, and my time at Zabbix has been a testament to that.
Video & presentations
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14:30

Integrating Juniper Mist into Zabbix via websockets (in English)

Sometimes you are working with a beautiful product, but Zabbix doesn't speak its language. How can we integrate it? Juniper Mist is becoming more and more popular, but as it is "cloud only" there is no such thing as SNMP, and not even a full API that provides the metrics. It is able to communicate via a websocket; but Zabbix doesn't understand that. But fear not - we've built an integration that is able to receive that data and push it into Zabbix.

Brian Van Baekel
Brian Van Baekel

Zabbix Trainer, Opensource ICT Solutions B.V.

Brian started using Zabbix around 10 years ago, and has been working with it ever since. He became a trainer almost 6 years ago, and founded Opensource ICT Solutions in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States, focusing solely on Zabbix.
Video & presentations
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15:00

Zabbix in On-Premises Kubernetes-Umgebungen - Herausforderungen bei der Implementierung (in German)

Hello-World und Demo-Applikation sind in Self-Hosted Kubernetes Umgebungen schnell umgesetzt. Wenn jedoch Applikationen produktiv verwendet werden sollen, tauchen verschiedene Fragen im Detail auf wie z.B. die Verwaltung von Passworten/Secrets und Konfigurationen, die Bereitstellung von TCP/UDP Ports für Services oder die Bereitstellung von persistentem Speicher. Dieser Talk zeigt am Beispiel von dem Deployment von Zabbix in Kubernetes Ideen und Konzepte auf, um diese Fragen zu adressieren.

Wolfgang Alper
Wolfgang Alper

CEO, IntelliTrend GmbH

Wolfgang Alper is the CEO of IntelliTrend GmbH, a German IT company specializing in network infrastructure, virtualization, and network monitoring. He came to the conclusion that companies of all sizes would need to monitor their IT infrastructure, so in 2004 he started implementing Zabbix in enterprise environments and has never looked back. As a Zabbix certified trainer, Wolfgang specializes in large scale deployments of Zabbix.
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15:30

Afternoon coffee break

16:00

Lightning talk


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