Vienna DevOps and Security Meetup - Late Summer Edition

Join us in Vienna for an enlightening evening where DevOps meets Security! Our Vienna DevOps and Security Meetup is the perfect place to connect with fellow tech enthusiasts, industry experts, and thought leaders. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting, this event is designed to provide valuable insights and networking opportunities. This meetup will take place at Mooslackengasse 25, 1190 Wien and is sponsored by Raiffeisen Software GmbH. Bahnhof/U4 Heiligenstadt is the closest station. Thank you to Raiffeisen Software for hosting this meetup! Agenda: 17:00 - 17:30: Arrival and Networking 17:30 - 18:00: Talk 1 - Your Open Source Standard Is Just Another Lock In - Thomas Schütz & Simon Schrottner 18:00 - 18:30: Break and Refreshments 18:30 - 19:00: Talk 2 - Anti-Bot measures without captcha but with deep learning - Norbert Preining 19:00 - 19:15: Break and Refreshments 19:15 - 19:45: Talk 3 19:45 - : Networking Sessions: Your Open Source Standard Is Just Another Lock In - Thomas Schütz (Cloud Native Trainer & Architect\, CNCF Ambassador | TSC Labs) & Simon Schrottner (Fractional Developer Advocate\, CNCF Ambassador | Flagsmith) Open-source standards promise freedom, vendor neutrality, interoperability, and no single company pulling the strings. But swap one proprietary API for OpenTelemetry, OpenFeature, or Kubernetes - and ask yourself honestly: how easy is it to leave? In this session, two independent practitioners take the stage on opposite sides of that question. One argues the lock-in is real - migration costs, governance slowdowns, specs shaped by committee rather than conviction. The other argues the opposite: that community-owned consensus is exactly what makes innovation possible, ecosystems diverse, and startups viable without building their own moat. No vendor slides. No easy answers. Just the argument your architecture deserves. Anti-Bot measures without captcha but with deep learning - Norbert Preining Captchas are everywhere, but if you want to fend off bots without plastering a captcha onto your pages (or you cannot change the design/content of the pages), what do you do? We present a deep-autoencoder based captcha mechanism that uses biometric and other browser based data to provide a blocking mechanism. This system has been in production at a large brand website in Japan. RSVP: Don't miss out on this opportunity to elevate your skills and network with industry leaders. Seats are limited, so secure your spot today!