Ceph Days Berlin 2025

Bringing Ceph to Berlin

A two-day event to share the transformative community and power of Ceph in Berlin

The first day offers interested parties, newcomers and non-technical people the opportunity to get to know about Ceph and the Ceph ecosystem. The second day will focus on further promote Ceph learning.

Important Dates

  • CFP Opens: 2025-08-12
  • CFP Closes: 2025-09-28
  • Speakers receive confirmation of acceptance: 2025-10-03
  • Schedule Announcement: 2025-10-15
  • Event Date: 2025-11-12 to 2025-11-13

You can view the event schedule and venue details on the registration page. Register Here!

Parallel Workshop on Day 1 (November 12th)

Ansgar Jazdzewski from Hetzner Cloud will host an additional session for attendees titled "Deep Dive & Hands-on Workshop in Ceph: Create Your Own Ceph-Test-System."

  • Location/Time: Seminar Room 1. After lunch, starting at 14:30.
  • Requirements: Attendees must bring their own laptops with Docker Container installed.
  • Capacity: 15 people (applications accepted on a first-come, first-served basis).
  • Duration: 60-90 minutes, including Q&A.
  • Registration Contacts: kristina.seel@clyso.com, roberto.vanoni@clyso.com

Day 1 — November 12, 2025

Location: Seminar Room 3

​What to Expect: A Two-Day Journey

Day 1: Foundation, Strategy & Ecosystem (Wednesday, Nov 12)

​Day 1 focuses on the foundational principles and strategic value of Ceph. The sessions are designed to provide a comprehensive overview, making this day perfectly suited for newcomers while also serving as a valuable opportunity for seasoned experts to engage in high-level discussions and share their insights.

​Ideal for: The entire Ceph community, from newcomers and decision-makers looking to understand its value, to experts wanting to contribute to foundational panels and strategic conversations.

​Focus: A comprehensive overview of Ceph's unique selling points, its powerful ecosystem, and its business value.

​Day 1 Agenda

​9:00 AM: Registration & Welcome Coffee

​10:00 AM: Welcome Session with Joachim Kraftmayer, Ceph Ambassador DACH and Dr. Markus Ackermann, Deputy Site Manager, DESY.

​10:15 AM: Morning Keynote: Learn how DESY migrated its Linux home directories to CephFS, including the architecture and detailed migration process. - Ingo Ebel.

​10:50 AM: Buzzword Bingo: Digital Sovereignty - Markus Wendland and Heiko Krämer.

​11:25 AM: SURFin' the Ceph Wave - Jean-Marie de Boer.

​11:35 AM: Coffee Break & Networking

​12:15 PM: It's All About the Latency, Not the Bandwidth! - Wido den Hollander.

​12:50 PM: Running a Small OpenStack Cluster with a Full NVMe Ceph Cluster - Kevin Honka.

​1:20 PM: Lunch Break & Networking

​2:50 PM: Principles for Storage Management - Benedikt Bürk.

​3:25 PM: Beyond Backup: S3 Data Management with Ceph RGW Tiering, and Chorus - Sirisha Guduru & Artem Torubarov.

​3:55 PM: Coffee Break & Networking

​4:35 PM: How RGW Stores S3 Objects in RADOS - Tobias Brunnwieser.

​5:10 PM: A Generic Ceph Sizer for the Community - Matthias Münch.

​5:25 PM: AI, ML, and the Ceph Advantage: Scalable Storage for Smarter Workflows - Kenneth Tan.

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​Parallel Workshop on Day 1 (November 12th)

​Ansgar Jazdzewski will host an additional session for attendees titled "Deep Dive & Hands-on Workshop in Ceph: Create Your Own Ceph-Test-System."

​Location/Time: Seminar Room 1. After lunch, starting at 2:30 PM.

​Requirements: Attendees must bring their own laptops with Docker Container installed.

​Capacity: 15 people (applications accepted on a first-come, first-served basis).

​Duration: 60-90 minutes, including Q&A.

​Registration Contacts: kristina.seel@clyso.com, roberto.vanoni@clyso.com

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​ 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM: Networking Reception & Evening Event.

​The evening reception will be hosted at the same place as the conference, the DESY Berlin Facilities. Enjoy a variety of drinks and food from food trucks while networking with the Ceph community.

Day 2: Expert Deep Dive & Community Exchange (Thursday, Nov 13)

​This day is tailored for the experienced Ceph community to dive into technical specifics.

​Ideal for: Ceph experts, customers, partners, and active community developers.

​Focus: Dive deep into the project's current status, the latest enhancements, the future roadmap, and news directly from the community.

​Day 2 Agenda

​9:30 AM: Good Morning & Coffee

​10:00 AM: Morning Keynote: Focus on Object Storage in Transition - Joachim Kraftmayer.

​10:35 AM: Scale Multiple Ceph-clusters Horizontally - Ansgar Jazdzewski.

​11:10 AM: Ceph Rados Gateway as an Interface to Tape Storage - Stuart Hardy & Zaid Bester.

​11:20 AM: Coffee Break

​11:45 AM: The Need for Speed: Accelerating OpenStack with NVMe-oF & Ceph - Kritik Sachdeva.

​12:20 PM: Speed Up Your Deployments Using the Ansible Cephadm Collection - Piotr Parczewski.

​12:35 PM: Integrating Ceph RGW with Kubernetes: A Hands-On Demonstration of CSI-S3 Capabilities - Nilesh Chandekar.

​1:05 PM: Lunch Break & Networking

​2:45 PM: Ceph-CSI Support for AES-GCM: Challenges and Opportunities - David Mohren.

​3:20 PM: Faster CephFS Mirroring with Bounded-Frontier Concurrency - Md Mahamudur Rahaman Sajib.

​3:35 PM: AI-Driven Certificate & Key Lifecycle Automation in Ceph Storage Compliance - Harishkumar Bhokare.

​4:00 PM: Concluding Session: Speaker Panel, Q&A, and Summary email to all registered attendees.

​🎟️ Registration & Accommodation:

  • ​Register to attend at this page
  • Hotel Recommendations: We have secured special rates at several Berlin hotels for our attendees. For the list of partner hotels and booking details, please contact Kristina Seel at kristina.seel@clyso.com.

​We look forward to seeing you in Berlin!