Name: Walk Like a Cloud Foundry (Moving IaaSs With No Downtime) - Kevin Rutten & Xiujiao Gao, FiveTwenty Inc.
Start: 2026-09-22T09:05:00+0200
End: 2026-09-22T09:15:00+0200

21- 22 September | Heidelberg, Germany
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Walk Like a Cloud Foundry (Moving IaaSs With No Downtime) - Kevin Rutten & Xiujiao Gao, FiveTwenty Inc.

Tuesday September 22, 2026 09:05 - 09:15 CEST

Friedrich Hegel 1 + 2

Cloud Foundry was built for boring operations. Rolling deploys, canaries, health checks, resurrection, and high availability are part of how the platform works. This talk applies those same ideas to a larger change: moving a live Cloud Foundry foundation from one IaaS to another without application downtime.

We will describe a real migration from an on-prem IaaS to OpenStack. The talk will cover the migration strategy, BOSH and CPI considerations, network and routing changes, foundation sequencing, service constraints, validation points, rollback planning, and the operational choices that kept the platform available throughout the move.

This is not a rebuild story or "The snap migration". It is a walking story: moving the platform in controlled steps while preserving developer experience, application availability, and operator confidence.

Speakers

Kevin Rutten

FiveTwenty - Sr Cloud Engineer, FiveTwenty Inc

From his first 8-bit computer to setting up new Data Centres, Kevin Rutten's passion for technology has guided his career. Starting with Ruby development, he joined Engine Yard, and later Stark & Wayne, where he specialized in BOSh/Cloud Foundry and K8s. Today he works with FiveTwenty... Read More →

Xiujiao Gao

COO, FiveTwenty Inc.

Dr. Xiujiao Gao is Co-Founder and COO of FiveTwenty Inc., bringing more than 15 years of experience in the CF community. Her platform architect background helps her guide clients through both technical decisions and long-term technology investments. She has led teams in BOSH & CF... Read More →

Tuesday September 22, 2026 09:05 - 09:15 CEST
Friedrich Hegel 1 + 2

Session Presentation

Cloud Foundry Summit 2026

Kevin Rutten

Xiujiao Gao

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