Arne Blankerts

Arne Blankerts has already dealt with computers when networking was still an adventure. As long-standing head of development of an internet agency, he has created solutions far ahead of the times already years ago. As Co-Founder and Principal Consultant of The PHP Consulting Company (thePHP.cc), Arne helps clients to develop software successfully. He is (co-)author of various Open Source tools, and is a regular presenter at conferences. In his free time he reads fantasy and likes to cook.

Montreal 2023 sessions

Honey, I shrunk the Container!

English session - Beginner

The idea of isolating services into containers revolutionized the IT world. And while containers are here to stay, most container images in use today are gigantic in size, contain unnecessary even dangerous components or generally are shipping a lot of bloat. And with that killing the very idea of containerization.

Shall we put our containers on a diet, avoid security problems, and, while doing so, even reduce build times? This talk shows how!

The future is now: Replacing Docker with Podman

English session - Beginner

Docker made containerization popular and lead the way to what many see as modern DevOps. But today Docker is far from the only or even best means to run your containers! This talk will introduce you to podman, the Docker alternative that does not require you to sacrifice security, offers best in class Systemd integration and even plays nicely with kubernetes. Are you ready to have a look?