Ahmed AbouZaid!
Tech Lead with Agility | M.Sc. in Data | Cloud-Native at Core | DevOps Transformation Advisor and Mentor!
- A passionate Tech Lead DevOps Engineer based in Berlin/Germany, lived on 3 continents, visited 17+ countries, and I’m still learning!
- With 16+ years of open-source contribution, 12+ years of professional hands-on experience in DevOps, and an M.Sc. in Data Engineering from Edinburgh Napier University (UK), I enjoy facilitating the growth of both businesses and individuals.
- I specialize in Cloud-Native and Kubernetes. I’m also a Free/Open source geek and book author. My favorite topics are DevOps transformation, DevSecOps, automation, data, and metrics.
- Besides hands-on experience, I hold/held a couple of professional certificates like CKS, CKA, CKAD, AWS SAA, AWS SOA, RHCE, and RHCSA.
- ๐ค Interested in Career, Agile, DevOps, Cloud, Kubernetes, Containers, CI/CD, Automation
- ๐ฑ Founder of Sahaba, DevOpsHive, and KubeZero.
- ๐ Regularly write articles on my Tech Blog.
- ๐ก My talks and sessions are available on Tech Talks.
- ๐๏ธ More about my professional experiences on LinkedIn.
- ๐ Created curated lists for Awesome Kustomize, Awesome Crossplane, and Awesome Arabic Speakers.
I enjoy writing about tech, here are some featured ones.
Consistently, I contribute to open-source projects or develop my own. Here are some featured ones.
![[AR|EN] Awesome Arabic Speakers](/initiatives/01-awesome-arabic-speakers/featured_hua0739e431b1b4e3dbfa98d21c979630a_35440_5b0671908d187c8e09c132507acc76e3.webp)
![[EN] Dynamic DevOps Roadmap](/initiatives/02-dynamic-devops-roadmap/featured_hu11d71e90d03ca51a8f9a09f9dae7ab6e_56579_ac75e0b8b25ec99bdb98ad025457df23.webp)
![[EN] Awesome Kustomize](/initiatives/03-awesome-kustomize/featured_hu8ade7cd798518f7c525a423c128cbca0_30780_68d8444bec4121745c77a07c1fb9d66a.webp)
![[AR] LibreBooks.Org](/initiatives/04-librebooks/featured_hu7b0216c00e013c1cbc8416aedca4f63b_25530_d00ed69752af62906b2e20b400389a38.webp)
![[Go] KubeZero](/projects/01-kubezero/featured_hu07d9fa8bf00f81164ad47a9c5dedba00_32594_4df789e423ac36a77a91dda074211288.webp)
![[Go] Kustomize Merger](/projects/02-kustomize-merger/featured_hu46562d03af77b68565d0ad519ebbf2d3_54519_ebce632a232585458dbce382b141c353.webp)
![[Bash] ASDF Plugin Manager](/projects/03-asdf-plugin-manager/featured_hu46562d03af77b68565d0ad519ebbf2d3_190962_b1c94b87cbffefbff0aca40c28a1d8de.webp)
![[Bash] Kubech CLI](/projects/04-kubech/featured_hu821bf858258c8afaa18dc42fee13179b_163176_2465034fb4ade6aa3ebe6ec781fadd90.webp)
Occasionally, I make sessions and tech talks. Here are some featured ones.
![[AR] Platform Engineering: Manage your infrastructure using Kubernetes and Crossplane](/talks/01-platform-engineering-manage-your-infrastructure-using-kubernetes-and-crossplane/featured_hu81d6ab94d14988c9195f84cac6569872_43420_b5251690268f07f5eee4f7fdc1cce3cf.webp)
![[EN] Kubernetes Security Best Practices with tips for the CKS exam](/talks/02-kubernetes-security-best-practices-with-tips-for-the-cks-exam/featured_huff7e975078e4855645ac453b93790f3b_29314_c9211e3e1ac76d317d386644bcc30284.webp)
![[EN] Docker Best Practices Workshop](/talks/03-docker-best-practices-workshop-presentation/featured_hu2f84f81964aa57f948827943ba0cb7d0_283852_344e5a88cc5dd0956d7d770224a5ee20.webp)
![[EN] Kubernetes Requests and Limits](/talks/04-kubernetes-requests-and-limits-presentation/featured_hub4eaee6715c31286e454a996956cdc62_50062_87a3960738312a11cd6d122ef4d59677.webp)
Over the years, I have published several books and research in Arabic and English. Here are some featured ones.
![[EN][Research] Modern Big Data Platform](/publications/2024-modern-big-data-platform/_featured_hu75650880952948ee6c8a4f4580b8ffd3_88421_b9f46b5134f72a4a4dd8562e8df4ccb3.webp)
![[AR][Book] Free Open Source Guide](/publications/2013-free-open-source-guide/_featured_hufd7daa78f73a0ea9a2b095306d3c61af_174151_5595bc3fd7c94c65f6164419babcf13d.webp)
![[AR][Book] Simply Ubuntu](/publications/2011-simply-ubuntu/_featured_hufd7daa78f73a0ea9a2b095306d3c61af_265441_ea7e337ebb55b462e42f2159337fa8e3.webp)
![[AR][Research] Alternative Energy](/publications/2010-alternative-energy/_featured_hud664aeaa024032cbf07dceb6f11b8807_23685_9367ec14bd14058e029e3c13ed4f7ba1.webp)
" ูุง ููุญู ููู ุงูุญููุฏู ู ูู ุชูุนูู ุจููู ุงูุฑูุชูุจู ูููุง ูููุงูู ุงูุนููุง ู ูู ุทูุจุนููู ุงูุบูุถูุจู A man of high standing should not be malevolent And who is irascible shall not achieve excellence "
For tech consultancy or any other matter, feel free to reach out. I will get back to you as soon as possible ๐จโ๐ป