Leonard Pahlke
I work at the intersection of software engineering and strategy, focusing on bare metal infrastructure and distributed systems. At BWI I help shape the next-generation air-gapped, edge computing infrastructure for the Bundeswehr. Outside of tech, I take photographs and travel — maybe one day I will put on a photo exhibition.
Writings
- Homelab Setup: 2025 Year in Review
Refining a mini home rack for bare-metal experimentation and energy measurement.
- Submission Review — Emerging & Advanced Tech Track Chair Kubecon Cloud Native Con North America 2025
Every Kubecon Cloud Native Conference thousands of talk submussions are send to the programm committee team with only a few talks being selected without sharing insights about the broader scope of talks submitted.
- KubeCon Cloud Native Con Europe Recap 2025
KubeCon EU once was yet again a great conference, with themes between the lines on the next decade of cloud native in celebration of CNCF’s 10th anniversary, and other themes including bridging the gap between cloud and hardware.
- The Next 10 years of Cloud Native and Kubernetes — Finding ways to deal with Complexity
After a decade of Kubernetes and cloud native, this article reviews the state of the project and ecosystem, explores the roots of its complexity, and highlights aspects for the next ten years cloud native.
- Open-Source Spirit: Elevating Team Collaboration and Innovation
Experience report on open source and how it is an example of how collaboration and innovation can work.