Giovanni Coppa

My Linux journey began in 2000. So, I started experimenting with different distributions. I tried Fedora, Mandrake, Debian and OpenSUSE. It’s pioneer times of Linux User Group and every single one of my previous experiences finished pretty much the same. I finished high school and started to pay more attention to the security of computers and networks. It is truly an amazing field of study and there’s so many new things to learn there. I was instantly hooked. 

My Linux journey began in 2000. So, I started experimenting with different distributions. I tried Fedora, Mandrake, Debian and OpenSUSE. It’s pioneer times of Linux User Group and every single one of my previous experiences finished pretty much the same. I finished high school and started to pay more attention to the security of operating system and networks. It is truly an amazing field of study and there’s so many new things to learn there. I was instantly hooked. My Linux story begins like that of so many others, with an very old computer and a desire for knowledge. It was the late 2000s when I read an article about Linux, I could buy a CD and install for free… I think RedHat Linux. This thing called “Linux” promised something different, a kind of openness and flexibility that seemed like the perfect prescription for my old Computer at the time. So I took the plunge, installed RedHat, and began using Linux. Not only did Linux free my data, it also helped me advance my career. When I joined Red Hat Community in 2007. I still considered “Open Source” principally a matter of freedom. Ten years later, working with Red Hat has radically altered my perspective around “Open Source” as a commercial Software. Today in the technology world, Linux has become the rule for all innovative Project are building the next generation of computing. The most important applications, software, and frameworks to run on Linux. It’s the default platform technological ecosystems around big data, mobile, and analytics. Like the most important Smart City and Smart Industry without Linux, all this activity simply wouldn’t exist. Linux change our technology life and our interoperability in the world. Today the Cloud-Project Gaia-X will be further proof that the idea of European future Cloud technology. Majority of German companies convinced: Digital sovereignty will secure Germany as a business location Europe needs an intelligent mix of digital infrastructure providers. Today the High-performance data centers are the key to this digital transofrmation in Europe for an agile digital ecosystem in which data is trustfully shared and innovative applications are developed on Linux.