Conference Day 1: June 11, 2024
The opening day of the conference, partially livestreamed, took place on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at Paulaner am Nockherberg.
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Knowledge Fair & Breakfast09:30 - 11:00
Attendees had the opportunity to talk to our developers and consultants before the first presentation of the day. Accompanied by breakfast snacks, several booths were available at the conference location where participants could ask the Checkmk team specific questions. This exchange with the community provided a strong start to the conference.
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Welcome11:00 - 11:10Melina Weide (Conference Lead, Checkmk)
The 10th Checkmk Conference kicked off with a warm welcome from Melina Weide.
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State of Checkmk11:10 - 11:20Jan Justus (CEO, Checkmk)
Jan Justus reflected on the evolution of Checkmk over the years and provided a glimpse into the future.
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Checkmk 2.3 at a glance11:20 - 12:30Martin Hirschvogel (CPO, Checkmk)
Martin Hirschvogel presented the paradigms and priorities shaping the latest release, Checkmk 2.3, highlighting major improvements.
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Lunch break12:30 - 14:00
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New in 2.3: Powerful & efficient monitoring of web services14:00 - 14:30Marcel Arentz (Product Manager, Checkmk)
Marcel Arentz discussed the revamped HTTP endpoint monitoring feature in Checkmk 2.3, which allows detailed and scalable monitoring, including in-depth certificate monitoring for any application.
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Self service website monitoring with Checkmk14:30 - 15:00Thomas Schmitz & Michael Wulff (REWE digital)
Thomas Schmitz and Michael Wulff explained how they manage monitoring for over 3000 websites with a self-service solution, allowing customers to configure their own website monitoring, with changes pushed automatically to Checkmk via Gitlab pipelines.
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New in 2.3: Synthetic Monitoring has arrived!15:00 - 15:45Simon Meggle (Product Manager, Checkmk)
Simon Meggle introduced Synthetic Monitoring in Checkmk 2.3, based on Robot Framework and Robotmk, which enables monitoring from the user’s perspective.
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Coffee break15:45 - 16:15
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New in 2.3: Next generation database monitoring16:15 - 16:35Marcel Arentz (Product Manager, Checkmk)
Marcel Arentz presented the new MS SQL plug-in, which allows for comprehensive monitoring of local and remote databases, including MS Azure SQL, marking the start of a revolution in database monitoring.
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New in 2.3: More developer APIs16:35 - 17:15Moritz Kiemer (Team Lead Development, Checkmk)
Moritz Kiemer showcased the enhanced developer tools and APIs in Checkmk 2.3, which offer greater extensibility and future-proofing for plug-in development.
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New in 2.3: Improved UX17:15 - 18:00Tanja Hohenstatt (UX Designer, Checkmk)
Tanja Hohenstatt highlighted the UX improvements in Checkmk 2.3, designed to make the tool more consistent, efficient, accessible, and user-friendly in increasingly complex environments.
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Evening Event19:00 - 23:59
The evening event was held at München Hoch5, allowing conference participants in Munich to interact in person. It was the perfect time to reflect on the first day of the conference, enjoy music, food, and drinks, and celebrate the Checkmk Conference anniversary.
Conference Day 2: June 12, 2024
The second day of the conference on Wednesday also took place at Paulaner am Nockherberg, concluding the official events for all participants, both online and on-site.
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Breakfast & Knowledge Fair09:00 - 09:30
Attendees had the opportunity to engage with developers and consultants before the day's first presentation. With breakfast snacks provided, several booths were available where participants could ask specific questions about Checkmk, benefiting from community exchange to start the day right.
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Energy efficiency in data centers measured, not guessed!09:30 - 10:00Babak Falsafi (Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne & President, SDEA) & Martin Hirschvogel (CPO, Checkmk)
Babak Falsafi and Martin Hirschvogel discussed the critical issue of energy efficiency in data centers, emphasizing the need for a new approach as power usage effectiveness reaches its peak.
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Checkmk @ Deutsche Börse10:00 - 10:45Jens Kühnel (SysAdmin, Deutsche Börse)
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Coffee break & Knowledge Fair10:45 - 11:15
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Setting downtimes on related hosts/services automatically11:15 - 11:35Gerd Stolz (Monitoring Lead, SVA) & Michael Hoess (Engineer, SVA)
Gerd Stolz and Michael Hoess introduced a rule-based maintenance plug-in that automatically sets downtimes to prevent critical down states on connected network switches when an ESXi host goes into maintenance or downtime.
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You should monitor your enterprise middleware!11:35 - 12:05Pedro Monteiro (CEO, Lynxmind)
Pedro Monteiro explained how Checkmk can monitor the TIBCO stack, a leading ecosystem in enterprise middleware, sharing key metrics and extending the lesson to other enterprise middleware and Checkmk extensions.
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The horror of being an MSP12:05 - 12:30Sune Beermann (Runnerz)
Sune Beermann shared insights on designing a secure and functional monitoring platform for an MSP, detailing the tools and technologies used, such as Almalinux, FreeIPA, HaProxy, Wireguard, Ansible, and Foreman.
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Lunch break & Knowledge Fair12:30 - 14:00
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Checkmk Cloud – How I learned to stop worrying and love SaaS14:00 - 14:25Christian Reiser & Jonas Dieterle (Product Managers, Checkmk)
Christian Reiser and Jonas Dieterle provided an update on the Checkmk SaaS product, offering an in-depth look at its development and the benefits it offers for monitoring.
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Cloud monitoring made simple: The future of multi-step workflows14:25 - 14:45Pung Manosroi (Product Manager, Checkmk)
Pung Manosroi introduced the new cloud configuration wizard in Checkmk, simplifying the configuration of multi-step workflows and enhancing user efficiency.
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You will love Checkmk notifications in 2.414:45 - 15:10Tanja Hohenstatt (UX Designer, Checkmk)
Tanja Hohenstatt discussed the upcoming improvements to the Checkmk notification system in version 2.4, designed to reduce alert fatigue and enhance usability.
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Coffee break & Knowledge Fair15:10 - 15:40
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What's next for Checkmk15:40 - 17:00Martin Hirschvogel (CPO, Checkmk) & Lars Michelsen (CTO, Checkmk)
Martin Hirschvogel and Lars Michelsen concluded the conference with an overview of Checkmk's strategic roadmap and future plans.
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Workshop dinner18:00 - 22:00
Participants with a workshop ticket for the third day enjoyed a special dinner after the main conference program of day 2. The evening at Paulaner am Nockherberg provided a relaxed atmosphere to reflect on the conference, with delicious food and drinks.
Conference Day 3: June 13, 2024
The third day of the conference was optional for those wanting to deepen their knowledge with specialized workshops, enhancing their #CMKConf10 experience. Below is the general schedule of our workshops.
Our workshops were conducted on-site only, ensuring high-quality interaction. Attendance required a physical presence at the Checkmk Conference #10.
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Morning Workshops08:30 - 12:00
- #1: Automating Checkmk via the REST API [EN, half-day]
- #2: Security Best Practices [EN, half-day]
- #3: Synthetic Monitoring with Checkmk 2.3: Developing Expertise in Robotmk and Test Creation [EN, full-day]
- #4: Introduction to Checkmk Plug-in Development [EN, full-day]
- #5: Migrating Plug-ins from Checkmk 2.2 to 2.3 [EN, half-day]
- #6: Network and Cybersecurity Traffic Monitoring Using ntopng [EN, full-day]
- #7: Ansible for Beginners [EN, full-day]
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Lunch Break12:00 - 13:15
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Afternoon Workshops13:15 - 17:00
- #1: Automating Checkmk via the REST API [DE, half-day]
- #3: Synthetic Monitoring with Checkmk 2.3: Developing Expertise in Robotmk and Test Creation [EN, full-day]
- #4: Introduction to Checkmk Plug-in Development [EN, full-day]
- #5: Migrating Plug-ins from Checkmk 2.2 to 2.3 [DE, half-day]
- #6: Network and Cybersecurity Traffic Monitoring Using ntopng [EN, full-day]
- #7: Ansible for Beginners [EN, full-day]