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Karsten Samaschke

Practical thinking about the systems behind AI—what they do, what they send, and who controls them.

AI-Native Cloud-Native Open-Source Privacy Sovereignty Business

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Point of view

Technology is never only technical.

AI-native and cloud-native systems change more than architecture. Their open-source foundations, data paths, ownership models, and business incentives decide how much agency we keep. I examine those connections without vendor theatre.

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On stage

Speaking about infrastructure that matters.

Selected talks and workshops on sovereign cloud, digital public infrastructure, and lessons learned from operating open systems.

SOVCAP Workshop: Capacity Building on Cloud Computing

Running Sovereign Cloud Stack Cluster for International Telecommunication Union: Lessons Learned

Digital Public Infrastructure — Government Clouds Based on Open Source

CAPI vs. ClusterStacks: The Better Is the Enemy of the Good

Digital Public Infrastructure — Government Clouds Based on Open Source

ESG 2.0: ESG, AI, and the Journey to Profitability and Success

About

Built from practice, not sidelines.

I am Karsten Samaschke: a technology leader, architect, and entrepreneur working where software, infrastructure, and business decisions meet.

  • Technical leadership and product strategy
  • Cloud-native and open-source systems
  • AI adoption with privacy and control in view
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