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•
Beyond Resolutions: 2025 Retrospective & The 2026 Systems
A different kind of retrospective. Instead of a chronological list, I explore the themes, systems, and impact matrices that defined 2025 and architect the outlook for 2026.
8 min read
Git•
Why Git Visibility Matters More Than Git Mastery
Git problems rarely come from missing commands, but from missing visibility into what is really happening in the repository.
2 min read
Git•
AI Will Not Secure Your Codebase. But It Can Reveal Dangerous Git Habits.
AI won’t secure your codebase, but it can expose the risky Git habits that quietly turn your repository into part of the attack surface.
2 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.