CloudFest

🗣️ As cloud infrastructure grows more complex, no team can solve the next wave of challenges in isolation. 🌐 From agentic AI and cloud security to compliance, MSP growth, and operational resilience, the pressure is rising across the internet infrastructure ecosystem. What stood out most this year was clear: progress happens faster when the community comes together to share insight, challenge assumptions, and build in the open. 🗞️ In our latest newsletter, we look at why collaboration is becoming a strategic advantage — and how the conversations at CloudFest are helping turn complexity into action. #CyberSecurity #CloudComputing #AgenticAI

💜 It was hard to pick the best moments from #CloudFest 2026, but we tried our best. Can you spot yourself in this recap video? Let us know in the comments. 🎥 If you missed out this year, hopefully this video motivates you to make the journey to Europa-Park next year: CloudFest 2027 will happen March 15-18, and newsletter subscribers get free ticket offers. 🎢 Coming up sooner: MSP GLOBAL 2026, October 21-22 in Barcelona; and CloudFest Americas, November 11-12 in Miami!

Save the date for CloudFest 2027: March 15–18 at Europa-Park in Rust, Germany. Put it in your calendar, paint it on your office wall — tattoo it somewhere visible if you’re feeling bold. We predict it’ll be even better than this year. #CloudFest #CloudFest2027 #CloudCommunity #TechEvents #InternetInfrastructure

A week later, the halls are quiet again, and we’re still reflecting on what this community made possible at #CloudFest. Thank you to the 10,900 internet infrastructure, open source, and IT professionals who came to Europa-Park to share ideas, challenge assumptions, build partnerships, and celebrate the people shaping the future of the internet. This photo is only one part of the story. CloudFest happens because attendees, partners, speakers, sponsors, and the team behind the scenes all show up with energy, trust, and a willingness to build together. From all of us at CloudFest: thank you for making this year unforgettable. 🫶 And if you can’t wait until next year, join us at our next event: MSP GLOBAL 2026 — Europe’s only international event for Managed Service Providers. Registration is now open: https://lnkd.in/d5Wgcut9 🏝️ October 21–22, 2026 | PortAventura Theme Park (Barcelona), Spain 🇪🇸

We could talk about CloudFest for days, but now it’s your turn. We’d love to hear your community highlights, so drop them in the comments 👇

Das CloudFest im Europa-Park ist die verrückteste Messe auf der ich je war und dieser Mann ist mit seinem Team schuld daran. Wir kommen nunmehr seit fast zehn Jahren jedes Jahr auf die größte Messe im Bereich IT und Hosting im Europa-Park. Jedes Mal wenn ich vor Ort bin bin ich total überwältigt davon wie viele gute Menschen man dort treffen kann, egal aus welchem Bereich und egal ob einfacher Angestellter oder Leiter eines Multi-Millionen-Dollar-Konzerns. Alle verbindet die absolute Begeisterung für Technologie und sich persönlich mit Menschen auszutauschen. Wenn ich eins immer wieder merke ist es, wie verrückt nicht nur die Highlights auf diesem Festival sind, sondern auch die Menschen vor Ort. Verrückt im positiven Sinne. Es geht nicht immer nur um Business und nackte Zahlen, sondern einfach um das was uns alle ausmacht, nämlich menschlich sein, fair und anständig miteinander umzugehen, wertschätzend zuhören und verstehen. Wenn man eine Person als Verantwortlichen dafür betiteln darf, dann ist es Christian Jaeger mit seinem großartigen Cloudfest Team, die es immer wieder schaffen hier ein Event auf die Beine zu stellen, was seines Gleichen sucht. Ich hatte ein echt spannendes Interview mit ihm und freue mich darauf, wenn wir es in der kommenden Zeit hier veröffentlichen. Christian hat echt einen angenehmen Humor an sich. Lasst euch also von seinem souveränen Auftreten im Anzug nicht täuschen. Er ist echt ein cooler Typ. Viele Dank an alle mit denen ich Gespräche auf dem Cloudfest führen durfte oder einfach nur ein Bier trinken durfte und natürlich an alle die das Cloudfest irgendeiner Form möglich gemacht haben. Freue mich schon jetzt auf 2027.

📸 Here are the first impressions from Day 3 at CloudFest 2026. The final day brought one more full round of sessions, conversations, and inspiration across CloudFest, from AI, sovereignty, and security to some truly legendary Internet voices on stage. And in the evening, we closed CloudFest the right way at BierFest, with steins, songs, sausages, and one last round of seriously good times together. A final day full of inspiration, great conversations, and the perfect ending to an unforgettable week. 🍻💜 #CloudFest

CloudFest 2026, it’s a wrap. 💜 What a week. The biggest CloudFest ever brought more people, more ideas, more conversations, and more unforgettable moments to Europa Park than ever before. From the exhibition floor and headline sessions to rollercoasters, server throwing, late night singalongs, and dancing in the rain, thank you to our attendees, partners, speakers, and everyone who helped make CloudFest 2026 what it was. This community is truly incredible. 🫶 We wish you all a safe journey home and hope the energy, ideas, and connections from this week stay with you long after CloudFest. 👋 Sadly, we will have to wait a whole year for the next one. CloudFest 2027 returns March 15 to 18, 2027. Save the date. If you can’t wait that long, here are our upcoming events: MSP GLOBAL 🏝️🇪🇸 Europe’s only international Managed Service Provider event. FREE Registration is now open: https://lnkd.in/d5Wgcut9 October 21–22, 2026 | PortAventura Theme Park (Barcelona), Spain CloudFest Americas and NamesCon 🌇 Bringing together cloud, hosting, and domain industry leaders under one roof. November 11-12, 2026 | ICE PALACE STUDIOS, MIAMI, FL #CloudFest #CloudFest2026 #CloudComputing #Cybersecurity #AI

🎤 Today at CloudFest, Brooke Edge, PhD and Christian Jaeger took the stage to unpack the latest findings from the State of the MSP Industry: #CloudFest Edition. 🌐 The session brought fresh insight into what’s currently driving MSP leaders forward and what’s keeping them up at night. From growth pressure to shifting priorities across digital transformation, the conversation made one thing clear: this industry is moving fast, and MSPs are navigating real change in real time. 🗞️ What makes this report especially valuable is that the data comes directly from within the community. Real signals, real challenges, real opportunities. ➡️ Download the report here: https://lnkd.in/dRwidcef 🎟️ Registration for MSP GLOBAL is now open. A good moment to secure your place with this https://lnkd.in/d5Wgcut9 link and be part of the conversations shaping what’s next for MSPs. #CyberSecurity #ManagedServices #AI