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Conference Benelux 2025 Agenda

Connect, explore, and enhance your knowledge. Áú»¢¶Ä²© Conference Benelux is a premier two-day event that's designed to help monitoring professionals and industry leaders stay ahead in the rapidly evolving world of monitoring.

DAY 1 (March 6)

Central European Time (CET)
09:30

Opening remarks

09:40

Keynote speech

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Alexei Vladishev

CEO and Founder, Áú»¢¶Ä²©

Alexei is the author of Áú»¢¶Ä²©, an enterprise-class, open-source monitoring solution, and also the Founder and CEO of Áú»¢¶Ä²© LLC, the company that develops Áú»¢¶Ä²©.
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10:20

Áú»¢¶Ä²© Dashboard Widget Tips and Tricks: Gaining Additional Insights and Enabling New Use Cases

Arturs_Lontons
Arturs Lontons

Áú»¢¶Ä²© Trainer, Courses Content Creator, Áú»¢¶Ä²©

With over 6 years of experience as Áú»¢¶Ä²© engineer, consultant and trainer, Art¨±rs has experience with Áú»¢¶Ä²© instances of various sizes and versions and in-depth knowledge of various Áú»¢¶Ä²© features and use cases.
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10:50

Utilizing the New Netconf Monitoring Options

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Brian van Baekel

Áú»¢¶Ä²© Trainer and Consultant, , Netherlands

Brian founded Opensource ICT Solutions to provide Áú»¢¶Ä²© services in a market that was missing experts on this subject. He singlehandedly expanded the business to multiple countries around the world. He is also an official certified Áú»¢¶Ä²© trainer and provided trainings for more than 7 years already!
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11:20

Feeding Áú»¢¶Ä²© with MQTT data

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Ivo Schooneman

Open Source Consultant, Xifeo ICT B.V., Netherlands

Ivo is a IoT enthusiast and Open Source consultant at Xifeo, with a focus on automation and monitoring.
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11:50

Going beyond the basic: The importance of monitoring business metrics and other stories

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Francys Nivea Alves de Souza

Cloud engineer, Railcube, Netherlands

Brazilian, fan (and working) with Áú»¢¶Ä²© since 2016, I started with Áú»¢¶Ä²© 2.4, a deskserver, 0 knowledge of Áú»¢¶Ä²© or database and a lot of courage. Skip forward a few years, and I had the pleasure of working on several Áú»¢¶Ä²© (creative) projects, including the honor of working on Áú»¢¶Ä²© itself.
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12:10

Lunch

13:10

How Áú»¢¶Ä²© can solve monitoring challenges for businesses

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Samir Dzavadov

Partner Relations Manager, Áú»¢¶Ä²©, Latvia

Samir is a passionate individual who has had a love for technology since childhood. With a problem-solving mentality, he has been responsible for partnerships at Áú»¢¶Ä²© for over 4 years. On a daily basis, Samir assists all Áú»¢¶Ä²© partners with a variety of matters and works to spread the word about Áú»¢¶Ä²©.
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13:40

Introducing the Open-Source Áú»¢¶Ä²© Book

Patrik_Uytterhoeven
Patrik Uytterhoeven

IT consultant and Áú»¢¶Ä²© trainer, Open-Future B.V., Belgium

Patrik had 16 years of experience in IT and mainframe monitoring before joining Open-Future, B.V.B.A in 2012. The company is a long-time Áú»¢¶Ä²© partner and one of its first training partners. Over the years, Patrik has successfully delivered multiple Áú»¢¶Ä²© projects for customers in Belgium. In early 2013, he took his expertise to the next level by training in Riga to become a Áú»¢¶Ä²© Certified Trainer. Since then, he has conducted Áú»¢¶Ä²© training worldwide and authored several successful books on the subject, including "Áú»¢¶Ä²© Cookbook" and "Áú»¢¶Ä²© 4 Network Monitoring." His latest project is an open-source Áú»¢¶Ä²© book under the Monitoring Penmasters foundation, a community-driven initiative in collaboration with a member from OICTS.nl and Áú»¢¶Ä²© founder Alexei Vladishev. The foundation will offer a free online HTML version of the book, along with a paid printed edition, with profits donated to an open-source project to be decided later. Learn more at www.thezabbixbook.com.
Nathan_Liefting
Nathan Liefting

IT Consultant and Áú»¢¶Ä²© Trainer, Opensource ICT Solutions, Netherlands

My first introduction into Áú»¢¶Ä²© was back in 2016 when we had to upgrade an existing installation from version 2 to 3. I was working as a Network Engineer at the time and was immediately sold on Áú»¢¶Ä²© it¡¯s usefulness for network monitoring. Since then I have always worked with Áú»¢¶Ä²© and in 2020 I went on to become a full-time Áú»¢¶Ä²© consultant and trainer. Writing books, blog posts and helping out the Áú»¢¶Ä²© community in various places.
Video & presentations
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14:00

Automated template management and versioning is dumb. Let's change that!

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Wouter de Bruijn

Software Engineer, Retigra, Netherlands

As a Software Engineer at Retigra, I am responsible for developing and maintaining a network automation platform. Combining various tooling like Netbox, Áú»¢¶Ä²©, Git, and custom scripts to automate network monitoring.
Raymond_Kuiper
Raymond Kuiper

Product Developer, Retigra, Netherlands

As an Infrastructure Engineer, I was introduced to Áú»¢¶Ä²© in 2006 and I've been working with the product and involved with the community ever since. At Retigra, I'm using my Áú»¢¶Ä²© and automation experience to build the best monitoring platform for our customers.
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14:20

Using Frontend Scripts to the Max

Rick_van_der_Ploeg
Rick van der Ploeg

Áú»¢¶Ä²© consultant, Opensource IT, Netherlands

After starting with Áú»¢¶Ä²© 4.4 about six years ago, Rick recently transitioned into a full-time Áú»¢¶Ä²© consultant role at Opensource ICT Solutions. With a background in Linux system administration and DevOps automation, he now specialises in designing, implementing, and optimising Áú»¢¶Ä²© environments.
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14:40

Coffee Break

15:10

Automating Áú»¢¶Ä²© Component Deployment with Docker Overview and Use Cases

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J¨¡nis Eidaks

Áú»¢¶Ä²© Trainer and Course Content Creator, Áú»¢¶Ä²©, Latvia

He is passionate about monitoring, teaching, tinkering with electronics and bridging the analog world with digital.
Video & presentations
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15:30

Using FluentD with Áú»¢¶Ä²© API for Log Monitoring

Patrik_Uytterhoeven
Patrik Uytterhoeven

IT consultant and Áú»¢¶Ä²© trainer, Open-Future B.V., Belgium

Patrik had 16 years of experience in IT and mainframe monitoring before joining Open-Future, B.V.B.A in 2012. The company is a long-time Áú»¢¶Ä²© partner and one of its first training partners. Over the years, Patrik has successfully delivered multiple Áú»¢¶Ä²© projects for customers in Belgium. In early 2013, he took his expertise to the next level by training in Riga to become a Áú»¢¶Ä²© Certified Trainer. Since then, he has conducted Áú»¢¶Ä²© training worldwide and authored several successful books on the subject, including "Áú»¢¶Ä²© Cookbook" and "Áú»¢¶Ä²© 4 Network Monitoring." His latest project is an open-source Áú»¢¶Ä²© book under the Monitoring Penmasters foundation, a community-driven initiative in collaboration with a member from OICTS.nl and Áú»¢¶Ä²© founder Alexei Vladishev. The foundation will offer a free online HTML version of the book, along with a paid printed edition, with profits donated to an open-source project to be decided later. Learn more at www.thezabbixbook.com.
Video & presentations
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16:00

Migrating Nagios to Áú»¢¶Ä²©: Lessons Learned

Nathan_Liefting
Nathan Liefting

IT Consultant and Áú»¢¶Ä²© Trainer, Opensource ICT Solutions, Netherlands

My first introduction into Áú»¢¶Ä²© was back in 2016 when we had to upgrade an existing installation from version 2 to 3. I was working as a Network Engineer at the time and was immediately sold on Áú»¢¶Ä²© it¡¯s usefulness for network monitoring. Since then I have always worked with Áú»¢¶Ä²© and in 2020 I went on to become a full-time Áú»¢¶Ä²© consultant and trainer. Writing books, blog posts and helping out the Áú»¢¶Ä²© community in various places.
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16:20

Coffee Break

16:50

Áú»¢¶Ä²©_utils Reminder and What's New

Aleksejs_Abrosimovs
Aleksejs Abrosimovs

Integration Engineer, Áú»¢¶Ä²©, Latvia

Aleksejs work in Áú»¢¶Ä²© just a year, he already become Áú»¢¶Ä²© 7.0 Certified Expert. Integration team is a perfect place to utilize his broad knowledge and collected over the year expertise in various IT fields.
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17:20

Best practices upgrading Áú»¢¶Ä²©

Raimond_Kollman
Raimond Kollman

Consultant, Xifeo ICT B.V., Netherlands

25+ years working and experience in open source. Always very fond of monitoring and observability, specialized in Áú»¢¶Ä²© since 3 years (ZCS/ZCP 6 & 7.0) and working towards becoming a Áú»¢¶Ä²© trainer.
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17:40

Report Engine for Áú»¢¶Ä²©

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Nick Corn¨¦

CTO, Codeharbor, Netherlands

I'm a Linux DevOps / Automation engineer and Áú»¢¶Ä²© certified expert. Together with my collegue, we are starting a company (CodeHarbor) which focusses on integrating Áú»¢¶Ä²© with clean PDF reports.
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18:00

Networking

DAY 2 (March 7)

Central European Time (CET)
08:30

Áú»¢¶Ä²© Exam

09:30

Áú»¢¶Ä²© Optional Upgrade Patches Workshop (Double Precision and Primary Key)

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Artjoms Rimdjonoks

C Developer, Áú»¢¶Ä²©, Latvia

Artjoms is a Áú»¢¶Ä²© 6.0 Certified Expert with 10+ years of experience as a C/C++ developer (6 years in Áú»¢¶Ä²©). He previously, worked in the financial markets sector in the UK, developing low-latency trading systems. He brings with him an MSc in Software and Systems Security and a GCHQ certification from the University of Oxford.
Video & presentations
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10:30

Trying to Knock Grafana off the Throne with Áú»¢¶Ä²© 7.2 Dashboard Widgets

Nathan_Liefting
Nathan Liefting

IT Consultant and Áú»¢¶Ä²© Trainer, Opensource ICT Solutions, Netherlands

My first introduction into Áú»¢¶Ä²© was back in 2016 when we had to upgrade an existing installation from version 2 to 3. I was working as a Network Engineer at the time and was immediately sold on Áú»¢¶Ä²© it¡¯s usefulness for network monitoring. Since then I have always worked with Áú»¢¶Ä²© and in 2020 I went on to become a full-time Áú»¢¶Ä²© consultant and trainer. Writing books, blog posts and helping out the Áú»¢¶Ä²© community in various places.
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11:30

Coffee Break

12:00

Hands-On with Áú»¢¶Ä²©_utils

Kristaps_Naglis
Kristaps Naglis

Integration Engineer, Áú»¢¶Ä²©, Latvia

Kristaps like open-source software and self-host everything that he can. Bachelor's degree in IT. 3+ years of experience at MikroTik as an R&D and hardware and software test engineer for LTE and 5G networking devices. And now, I have been working at Áú»¢¶Ä²© as an integration engineer, for more than 2 years.
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13:00

Áú»¢¶Ä²© API

Bert_Van_de_Poel
Bert Van de Poel

Linux and Open Source Consultant, Open-Future B.V., Belgium

Bert is a Áú»¢¶Ä²© 7.0 certified specialist and Open Source consultant at Open-Future. He is currently working on projects including a migration from Nagios to Áú»¢¶Ä²© at Siemens Mobility, and has previously worked at the Unix-Solutions datacenters as an operations engineer.
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14:00

Lunch


Central European Time (CET)
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