DENOG17

Anything with IP networking, basically. Plus automation and some software development.

Gordon has been part of the networking community ever since he started working, and until recently, was working as a network operator. Recently, he joined Nokia as a Consulting Systems Engineer focusing on data center networks. In his free time, he volunteers in the network teams of conferences and camps and is one of the maintainers of Containerlab,

• Nerd
• Freelance IT-Consultant with more than 25 years work experience
• Started with Linux when it was shipped on 35 3.5" floppy disks
• DNS since 2000
• Switching / Routing since 2002
• IPv6 since 2007

Moritz is an experienced manager in the networking industry, currently building something new at EdgeOps. He is passionate about the network industry and its drive to connect people and networks, which he supports as the driving force behind Stuttgart-IX and as Vice Chairman of DENOG e.V. in his spare time.

Moritz has over ten years of experience with global and regional carriers, national data centres, global CDNs, and global cloud providers, and shares his industry knowledge as a freelance consultant.

My name is Vincentz Petzholtz and I have been working in the Network Industry since ~2006.

I’ve been a Network Engineer and Solution Architect through different positions and companies (Interoute/GTT/SysEleven/Inter.link). I've worked in small to very large projects, enterprises and networks. From simple to complex SDN driven (commercial or self build) to internet scale solutions. I'm happy to talk at conferences, community events and arrange workshops in a public and/or private setting. Talking to customers and understanding their needs is something I enjoy. Engineering is at the heart of those things and is connecting everything. Main areas of expertise have been BGP (Routing, Policies etc.), MPLS/Traffic Engineering, DataCenter Fabric, Network Security (especially DDoS Detection and Mitigation) and overall network design and architecture. Besides that I also contribute to the Internet Community via the Berlin Internet Exchange (BCIX) as a member of the advisory board.

In 2024 I joined Arista Networks on my journey to build the best networks possible to tackle the challenges ahead together with our customers.

My linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vincentz-berlin/

Wilhelm is an active member of the internet community and a regular speaker at conference. He has been in the networking industry for 30+ years. to day he is the CEO of Route 128 GmbH in Berlin, a company spcialising in IPv6 deployment, consulting and training.

After completing his degree at Karlsruhe University, Wolfgang started working as a network engineer at Xlink in 1994. He went on to become head of network operations and peering manager at a range of ISPs.

In 2006, Wolfgang joined DE-CIX as Director Customer Support, a position he held for ten years. Since 2016, Wolfgang has been head of the DE-CIX Academy, making sure customers understand how BGP and other routing protocols work.