# Infralovers > Cloud, DevOps & Infrastructure as Code -- Consulting, Training, and Workshops. > We help companies adopt Cloud, DevOps, and Infrastructure as Code successfully, sustainably, and independently. > Bilingual site: English map here, German map at https://www.infralovers.com/de/llms.txt. Site roots: https://www.infralovers.com/ (EN) and https://www.infralovers.com/de/ (DE). ## Featured Two entry points if you're evaluating us: - [Strategy Workshop (3 hours)](https://www.infralovers.com/workshops/) -- A focused 3-hour session for decision-makers. Three tracks: Agentic AI Engineering & Workflow Automation, DevSecOps & Platform Engineering, or Agentic Vulnerability & Security Management. Get clarity before committing to a larger program. - [Enablement Team](https://www.infralovers.com/solutions/enablement-team/) -- Our flagship engagement model, based on the "Enabling Team" pattern from Team Topologies (Skelton & Pais). We integrate temporarily, transfer knowledge, and step back so your teams become self-sufficient. Scales from a 3-hour Strategy Workshop to a 6-month embedded expert (5 engagement models in between). ## Partnerships - **IBM Partner** -- official IBM Partner, delivering the IBM HashiCorp curriculum (Terraform, Vault, Consul) via TD Synnex and LearnQuest channels. - **Mondoo Training Partner (sole)** -- the only authorized Mondoo Training Partner. Full Mondoo curriculum plus vulnerability-management consulting. See [Mondoo consulting](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/mondoo/) and the [Agentic Vulnerability Management](https://www.infralovers.com/workshops/agentic-vulnerability-and-security-lifecycle-management/) workshop. - **OSISM Partner** -- official partner for the OSISM Cloud Stack (open-source sovereign cloud on OpenStack, Ceph, Kubernetes, Keycloak). See our [Sovereign Cloud solution](https://www.infralovers.com/solutions/sovereign-cloud/) and the [OSISM Cloud Stack Essentials](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/osism-cloud-stack-essentials/) course. ## Services We work in three modes: **Consulting** for in-house engagements, **Trainings** for public or on-site classroom delivery, and **Workshops** for multi-day deep-dives. Pick by depth of engagement; combine modes within the same partnership. - [Consulting](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/) -- Hands-on consulting for HashiCorp, Infrastructure as Code, Cloud Native, DevOps, and Agentic AI Engineering. - [Trainings & Courses](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/) -- Public and on-site training catalogue, beginner to expert. - [Workshops](https://www.infralovers.com/workshops/) -- Multi-day hands-on workshops with custom curricula. - [Solutions](https://www.infralovers.com/solutions/) -- Solution areas for leadership, technical teams, and regulated industries. ## Solutions Pre-shaped engagements for recurring patterns we see in DACH organizations: how to build internal enablement teams, how to restructure for cloud-native delivery, how to prepare for NIS2 / ISO27001, how to operate sovereign-cloud workloads. Each bundles consulting, training, and on-the-job mentoring. ## Consulting Topics Hands-on consulting across IaC, Cloud Native, DevOps, and Agentic AI. Practitioners with production experience across DACH, Scandinavia, UK, and Israel -- vendor-certified but vendor-neutral. - [Team Enablement](https://www.infralovers.com/solutions/enablement-team/) -- How we work - [Learning Pathway](https://www.infralovers.com/solutions/learning-pathway/) -- How we work - [Consulting](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/) -- How we work - [Terraform](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/hashicorp-terraform/) -- IBM HashiCorp - [Vault](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/hashicorp-vault/) -- IBM HashiCorp - [Consul](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/hashicorp-consul/) -- IBM HashiCorp - [Ansible](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/ansible/) -- Infrastructure As code - [CINC](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/cinc/) -- Infrastructure As code - [Terraform](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/hashicorp-terraform/) -- Infrastructure As code - [Kubernetes](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/kubernetes/) -- Cloud Native - [OpenShift](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/openshift/) -- Cloud Native - [Observability](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/observability/) -- Cloud Native - [GitOps](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/gitops/) -- Cloud Native - [GitLab](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/gitlab/) -- Devops, CI/CD - [GitHub](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/github/) -- Devops, CI/CD - [Terraform](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/hashicorp-terraform/) -- Devops, CI/CD - [Claude Code](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/claude-code/) -- Agentic AI Engineering - [GitHub Copilot](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/github-copilot/) -- Agentic AI Engineering - [Google Gemini](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/google-gemini/) -- Agentic AI Engineering - [IBM watsonx.ai](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/ibm-watsonx-ai/) -- Agentic AI Engineering - [Open Code](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/open-code/) -- Agentic AI Engineering - [N8N](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/n8n-automation/) -- Agentic AI Workflow Automation - [IBM watsonx Orchestrate](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/ibm-watsonx-orchestrate/) -- Agentic AI Workflow Automation - [Mondoo](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/mondoo/) -- Agentic AI Vulnerability Management - [Ansible](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/ansible/) -- Agentic AI Vulnerability Management - [Terraform](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/hashicorp-terraform/) -- Agentic AI Vulnerability Management - [Crossplane](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/crossplane/) -- Platform Engineering - [Backstage](https://www.infralovers.com/consulting/backstage/) -- Platform Engineering ## Courses Public catalogue plus on-site and in-house variants. Bilingual delivery (DE/EN), typically 1-3 days, instructor-led with hands-on labs. Most courses target Foundations / Essentials level; specialty tracks include Plugin Development, Testing, and Enterprise migrations. - [Terraform Foundations](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/hashicorp-terraform-foundations/) -- IBM HashiCorp - [Operational Infrastructure as Code](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/ibm-operational-infrastructure-as-code/) -- IBM HashiCorp - [Terraform Plugin Development](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/terraform-plugin-development/) -- IBM HashiCorp - [Terraform Testing](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/terraform-testing/) -- IBM HashiCorp - [Vault Enterprise](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/hashicorp-vault-enterprise/) -- IBM HashiCorp - [Consul Enterprise](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/hashicorp-consul-enterprise/) -- IBM HashiCorp - [Ansible Essentials](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/ansible-101/) -- Infrastructure As Code - [Ansible AWX](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/ansible-tower-101/) -- Infrastructure As Code - [CINC Essentials](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/chef-essentials/) -- Infrastructure As Code - [OSISM Cloud Stack Essentials](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/osism-cloud-stack-essentials) -- Infrastructure As Code - [Cloud Native Bootcamp](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/cloud-native-bootcamp/) -- Cloud Native - [Cloud Native Essentials: Kubernetes](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/cloud-native-essentials/) -- Cloud Native - [Cloud Native Essentials: OpenShift](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/cloud-native-essentials-open-shift/) -- Cloud Native - [Cloud Native Observability](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/observability/) -- Cloud Native - [Cloud Native GitOps](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/gitops/) -- Cloud Native - [GitLab Essentials](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/gitlab-essentials/) -- DevOps, CI/CD - [GitHub Essentials](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/github-essentials/) -- DevOps, CI/CD - [Agile Testing Essentials - Python](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/agile-testing-essentials-pb/) -- DevOps, CI/CD - [Agile Testing Essentials - Ruby](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/agile-testing-essentials-rc/) -- DevOps, CI/CD - [Agile Testing & CI/CD Bootcamp](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/agile-testing-ci-cd-bootcamp/) -- DevOps, CI/CD - [AI Coding Essentials](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/ai-coding-essentials/) -- Agentic AI Engineering - [AI Essentials for Engineers](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/ai-essentials-for-engineers/) -- Agentic AI Engineering - [AI Skills & MCP Server](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/ai-skills-and-mcp-server-development/) -- Agentic AI Engineering - [AI RAG Engineering](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/ai-rag-engineering/) -- Agentic AI Engineering - [Claude Code for Enterprise](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/claude-code-for-enterprise/) -- Agentic AI Engineering - [GitHub Copilot for Enterprise](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/github-copilot-for-enterprise/) -- Agentic AI Engineering - [Google Gemini for Enterprise](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/google-gemini-for-enterprise/) -- Agentic AI Engineering - [IBM watsonx.ai for Enterprise](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/ibm-watsonx-ai-for-enterprise/) -- Agentic AI Engineering - [Open Code for Enterprise](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/open-code-for-enterprise/) -- Agentic AI Engineering - [N8N Automation](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/n8n-automation/) -- Agentic AI Workflow Automation - [IBM watsonx Orchestrate](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/ibm-watsonx-orchestrate/) -- Agentic AI Workflow Automation - [Mondoo Essentials](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/mondoo-foundations/) -- Agentic AI Vulnerability Management - [Mondoo Advanced](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/mondoo-advanced/) -- Agentic AI Vulnerability Management - [Crossplane Essentials](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/crossplane-essentials/) -- Platform Engineering - [Backstage Essentials](https://www.infralovers.com/courses/backstage-essentials/) -- Platform Engineering ## Recent Insights Recent technical writing from the team -- practitioner notes, lessons from customer engagements, and analysis of new developer tools. Topics rotate between IaC, Cloud Native, security, and Agentic AI Engineering. - [OpenBao Compatibility Check: Running Vault + Nomad Patterns with Minimal Changes](https://www.infralovers.com/blog/2026-06-26-openbao-compatibility-vault-nomad/) -- 2026-06-26 -- A practical compatibility review of moving Vault Community Edition workloads to OpenBao, including Nomad integration, Transit encryption, dynamic database credentials, and migration caveats. - [HashiCorp Nomad and Vault with .NET: ASP.NET Core in a Secure Workload](https://www.infralovers.com/blog/2026-06-18-hashicorp-nomad-vault-dotnet/) -- 2026-06-18 -- Learn how to run an ASP.NET Core MVC application on HashiCorp Nomad with Vault dynamic secrets and Transit encryption — using the same patterns as our Python series, with VaultSharp and a raw-HTTP fallback. - [Runtime Compression: The Other Half of the Token Tax](https://www.infralovers.com/blog/2026-06-15-laufzeit-kompression-token-steuer/) -- 2026-06-15 -- The tool-surface article deliberately left an entire tool class out of scope. Six months later it has a name, five tools, 60,000 stars, and a paper. The other half of the variable token tax. - [Tool-Surface Compression: Designing Systems for AI Agents](https://www.infralovers.com/blog/2026-06-12-tool-surface-kompression-mcp-design-agenten/) -- 2026-06-12 -- Cloudflare compressed 2,500 API endpoints to 2 MCP tools. The principle has three axes, and it's the design-time layer of a larger discipline: Context Engineering. - [Dockerless Java on HashiCorp Nomad: Running Spring Boot with the Java Driver](https://www.infralovers.com/blog/2026-06-11-hashicorp-nomad-java-driver-dockerless/) -- 2026-06-11 -- Discover how Nomad's built-in Java driver lets you run a Spring Boot fat JAR directly on worker nodes — no Docker daemon, no container registry, and no image pull latency. - [Vault Transform Engine: Format-Preserving Encryption for Sensitive Data on Nomad](https://www.infralovers.com/blog/2026-06-04-hashicorp-vault-transform-fpe-nomad/) -- 2026-06-04 -- Learn how to protect SSN and credit card numbers with Vault's Transform engine and format-preserving encryption — without breaking downstream systems that validate data shape. - [NetBird vs Tailscale vs Headscale (2026): A Mesh VPN Comparison for Private Cloud Access](https://www.infralovers.com/blog/2026-05-27-netbird-vs-tailscale-vs-headscale/) -- 2026-05-27 -- Three mesh VPN solutions, one direct comparison along self-hosting, private cloud, license cost, client comfort, and EU sovereignty. With clear decision scenarios from the field. - [Headscale: A Self-hosted Tailscale Alternative for Private Cloud Access](https://www.infralovers.com/blog/2026-05-22-headscale-self-hosted-tailscale-alternative/) -- 2026-05-22 -- Headscale is the open-source reimplementation of the Tailscale control plane under a BSD-3 license. We use it for our internal Infralovers Cloud and describe where it shines and where the trade-offs sit. - [Tailscale: The Mesh-VPN Market Leader for Private Cloud Access](https://www.infralovers.com/blog/2026-05-15-tailscale-mesh-vpn-market-leader/) -- 2026-05-15 -- Tailscale is the UX gold standard among mesh VPNs: WireGuard, MagicDNS, Funnel, Tailscale SSH. We evaluated the service and gave it an honest read on where it shines and where it stumbles from an EU perspective. - [NetBird: An EU Zero-Trust VPN as Open-Source Alternative for Private Cloud Access](https://www.infralovers.com/blog/2026-05-13-netbird-eu-zero-trust-vpn/) -- 2026-05-12 -- NetBird is a Berlin-built, WireGuard-based Zero-Trust VPN under a BSD-3 license. We evaluated it as a European alternative to classic SSL VPNs and US mesh services: architecture, self-hosting, pricing, and where it shines. ## Showcases Multi-year customer engagements (anonymized where required). These illustrate the typical shape of our work: regulated industries (banking, telco, energy, automotive, transportation) combining training, consulting, and process change. - [Knowledge boosting at german telecommunication company](https://www.infralovers.com/showcases/knowledge-boosting-at-german-telecommunication-company/) -- Since 2018, Infralovers boosts knowledge at a telco giant via training, workshops & coaching on GitLab, K8s, … - [Driving Innovation: Transformation with OpenStack, Kubernetes, and Chef](https://www.infralovers.com/showcases/transformation-with-openstack-kubernetes-chef/) -- For 1.5 years, Infralovers aided a global consultancy with training (Vault, Chef) & consulting for OpenStack testing … - [Transformation of Testing Landscape in modern Telecommunication](https://www.infralovers.com/showcases/transformation-of-testing-in-telecommunication/) -- Since 2015, Infralovers helps a telco transform its testing landscape via training (Cucumber, Ruby, Python, GitLab CI) … - [Revolutionizing Automation Processes for a Pan-European Bank](https://www.infralovers.com/showcases/automation-process-for-european-bank/) -- In 2023, Infralovers supported a pan-European bank in transforming automation processes, providing Terraform consulting … - [A Journey with Terraform and Chef Infra](https://www.infralovers.com/showcases/journey-terraform-chef-infra/) -- From 2017-23, Infralovers guided a logistics firm with training & consulting for Chef Infra adoption and later … - [Empowering Expertise: HashiCorp](https://www.infralovers.com/showcases/empowering-expertise-hashicorp/) -- Seit 2022 ist Infralovers offizieller HashiCorp-Trainingspartner in DACH, bietet Kurse für Terraform, Vault etc. & … - [Automation Initiative with Ansible and Terraform Integration](https://www.infralovers.com/showcases/automation-initiative-ansible-terraform/) -- Infralovers provided custom Ansible/Terraform training (2021) for a global automotive supplier, boosting awareness & … - [HashiCorp Terraform Testing](https://www.infralovers.com/showcases/terraform-testing-hb/) -- In 2021, Infralovers delivered custom training on Terraform testing (Go, Terratest, TFLint, Checkov) for an … - [HashiCorp Nomad & Container Optimisation in a Month](https://www.infralovers.com/showcases/hashicorp-nomad-optimisation/) -- In a month (2019), Infralovers mentored & consulted a self-learning team, aligning knowledge & optimizing … - [Modernizing Onboard IT Systems for a German Railway Company](https://www.infralovers.com/showcases/modernizing-railway-onboard-it/) -- In 2017, Infralovers helped a railway modernize onboard IT using Chef Infra training/consulting, enabling updates … - [Empowering Skills: Chef Inc / Progress](https://www.infralovers.com/showcases/empowering-chef-skills/) -- As official training partner (2013-19), Infralovers established Chef Inc./Progress Chef training in DACH, improving … - [OpenStack in modern telecommunication](https://www.infralovers.com/showcases/openstack-in-modern-telecommunication/) -- Infralovers helped a telco giant (2015-16) with OpenStack challenges. Provided consulting, training & analysis for … - [Revolutionizing IT Infrastructure for a Global Energy Drink Manufacturer](https://www.infralovers.com/showcases/it-infrastructure-for-energy-drink-company/) -- Über 6 Jahre unterstützte Infralovers einen Energydrink-Hersteller bei der AWS-Migration & Automatisierung (Chef, … - [Transforming Workflows at ARZ](https://www.infralovers.com/showcases/transforming-workflows-arz/) -- In 2018-19, Infralovers helped ARZ shift to modern IaC practices with tailored Chef Infra/GitLab training & … - [Transforming Banking Infrastructure for an European Bank](https://www.infralovers.com/showcases/tranforming-banking-infrastructure/) -- From 2013-19, Infralovers trained the infrastructure team of a European bank (& its acquisitions) in Chef Infra … ## Company - [About Us](https://www.infralovers.com/about-us/) - [Contact](https://www.infralovers.com/contact/) - [Blog](https://www.infralovers.com/blog/)