Andreas Florath
Cloud-Architekt at flonatel GmbH & Co KG
Raeren, Walloon Region, Belgium
Summary
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Top SchoolAndreas Florath is a cloud and edge infrastructure architect and leader with a track record across telco-grade cloud platforms and open-source collaboration. As Co-leader of Cloud/Edge WG TF 8 at the European Alliance for Industrial Data, Edge and Cloud and former co-chair of the Open Grid Alliance Think-Tank, he helps shape edge-cloud continuum architectures and cross-industry alignment around sustainable technology. At Deutsche Telekom, he designs virtualization and cloud federation, building AI/ML-enabled solutions and translating architectures into deployable software using C, C++, Python and Bash. He has hands-on impact on tooling, notably with OpenStack diskimage-builder, where he refactored Debian packaging, improved partitioning and loop device handling, and enabled parallel functional tests to speed up QA. Beyond corporate roles, he leads flonatel as Geschäftsführer and runs florath consulting, bringing leadership and customer-focused delivery, and he earned a Diplom in Mathematics from RWTH Aachen University.
12 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Diplom, Mathematics, Diplom, Mathematics at RWTH Aachen University
Github Skills (17)
dockerce10
docker10
device-management10
python10
debian10
image10
dockers10
blockdevice10
block-device10
openstack10
ci-cd10
system-administration10
devicemanagement10
functional-testing9
bash9
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
openstack/diskimage-builder
May 2016 - Jun 2019
Image building tools for OpenStack. Mirror of code maintained at opendev.org.
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer & System Architect
DevOps Engineer & System ArchitectContributions:39 commits in 3 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Andreas primarily focused on refactoring and improving the configuration and setup of the image building tools for OpenStack. Their work included enhancing the Debian packaging process, fixing issues related to apt sources, and improving the default release settings. They also contributed to the block device handling by implementing partitioning functionality and refactoring the local loop device management, showcasing architectural improvements. Furthermore, the user added the capability to run functional tests in parallel, significantly improving test execution time.
opendevopenstack
flonatel/pipexec
Mar 2015 - Jun 2022
Contributions:70 commits, 10 pushes, 1 tag in 7 years 4 months
command-linehandlingpipecli
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