Mar 21, 2025•Florence, Italy
Open Source Day with Schrodinger Hat
Open Source Day 2025 - Conference
Ciao, I'm Davide Imola
Software Engineer from Verona building secure infrastructure and applications. I work with Kubernetes, Go, and GitOps at RedCarbon, and organize Open Source Day in Florence.
What I Do
Infrastructure, community building, and open source
Full-Stack Engineering
Over 10 years building infrastructure and applications. Currently leading backend and frontend development at RedCarbon. Specializing in Kubernetes, Go, GitOps with Flux, and secure architecture.
Conference Speaking & MC
Speaking at conferences across Europe about infrastructure security, GitOps, Domain-Driven Design, and cloud-native development. Sharing real-world experience and practical insights.
Open Source & Community
Running Schrodinger Hat, a non-profit that's reached 20k+ people through open source events. Organizing Open Source Day in Florence, bringing developers and companies together.
Projects
Building communities and organizing events in Italy and beyond
Conference2023-Present
OSDay - Open Source Day
Annual international conference dedicated to open-source solutions, held in Florence, Italy. OSDay brings together developers, tech enthusiasts, and innovators for a full day of talks about open source trends and technologies.
Event ManagementCommunity Building+2 more
Recent Talks
Sharing knowledge at conferences and events
Nov 13, 2024•Florence, Italy
Gophers Gone Domain-Driven: a tale of Go and DDD
GOLab - Advanced Go programming techniques, performance optimization, and modern develop
Jul 18, 2024•Remote
GreenOps: Bridging the Gap Between DevOps and Sustainability
WeAreDevelopers World Congress - Bridging the gap between DevOps practices and environmental sustainability in te
Latest Articles
Thoughts on infrastructure, security, development, and building communities
Personal•
2023 Retrospective
A look back at 2023 - reflecting on goals, business growth, health, community involvement, learning, and plans for 2024.
10 min read
Go•
Level UP your RDBMS Productivity in GO
Learn how to improve your RDBMS productivity in GO with sqlc, dbmate, and docker test. A comprehensive guide to handling SQL databases efficiently in Go.
12 min read
GitOps•
Securing Secrets in the Age of GitOps
Learn how to secure secrets in a GitOps workflow using Sealed Secrets, Secrets Managers, and the Secret Store CSI Driver. Managing sensitive data in Kubernetes.
8 min read
Let's Connect
Always up for talking about infrastructure, security, or team leadership. Looking for speakers for your conference? Want to collaborate on open source? Let's connect.