Head Platform Engineering
Er ist Autor von Implementing GitOps with Kubernetes, Mitgründer von connectii.io und arbeitet als IT-Freelancer für verschiedene Verlage.
WAF++ Community
About us
WAF++ is a community-driven, cloud-agnostic framework built from real-world experience. We create a shared foundation for sovereign, responsible, and traceable cloud adoption — independent of providers and beyond marketing narratives.
Community-driven
Vendor-neutral
Open source
OUR MISSION
Engineering-first — not a best-practices collection.
We bring together experience from architects, platform teams, security, and compliance specialists in an open, transparent, and neutral framework.
A shared lens for cloud decisions
WAF++ turns fragmented cloud advice into one coherent system. Every control maps to a real architectural question so teams can decide with confidence.
Neutral & open
Vendor-agnostic, transparent, and community-driven. No vendor narrative defines what "good" looks like.
Practical
From real projects, audits, and operational experience. Every recommendation is written to be used, not admired.
Traceable
Structure, responsibilities, and decision clarity.
Open governance
All decisions via public RFCs in GitHub Discussions.
TEAM
The people behind WAF++
Architects, engineers, and security specialists who turned real-world project experience into an open framework.
Cloud Architect
Mit einer umfassenden Erfahrung in der IT-Sicherheit trägt er maßgeblich zur Entwicklung innovativer Cloud-Lösungen bei.
Bereichsleiter Agile Entwicklung
Begleitet Entwicklung mittlerweile aus der Managementsicht und ein großes Interesse daran, nicht von einem Anbieter abhängig zu sein.
Lead Platform Engineer
Seine Leidenschaft ist es, Lösungen zu entwickeln, die es Entwicklern und (internen) Kunden ermöglichen, produktiver zu sein.
HONOURED MEMBERS
With us from the beginning
People who shaped WAF++ from the very beginning and still support us today — without currently being active in the core team.
Lydia Hundsdörfer
Project & Partner Manager, Vogel IT
Von Anfang an dabei und bis heute wertvolle Sparringspartnerin für Community, Inhalte und Partnerschaften.
Cloud Analyst
Nah dran und immer mit konstruktivem Feedback.
HISTORY
How WAF++ has grown
From the first sketches to a thriving community: WAF++ is built iteratively — shaped by project reality, discussions, and the drive to make cloud decisions traceable.
Start: Clarifying the problem
We collected common questions from platform and architecture teams and structured them into a shared lens.
Structure: Principles & guardrails
Experience turned into repeatable building blocks: responsibilities, decision paths, and maturity.
Community: Review & feedback
Through reviews, workshops, and conversations, content was refined — with a focus on neutrality and practicality.
Today: Continuous evolution
WAF++ stays open: new contributions, new perspectives, continuous improvements — transparent and usable day to day.
GET INVOLVED
Want to contribute?
WAF++ is open to anyone who doesn't just consume cloud reality, but helps shape it. Share experience, review content, or co-create new building blocks.