Deepdive Workshop
Build an early, shared understanding of the STACKIT platform with the technical people who will later work with it.
Overview
Section titled “Overview”The Deepdive Workshop is a one- to two-day technical workshop for the people who will later build, migrate, operate, or support workloads on STACKIT. It provides an early introduction to the platform and creates a shared technical understanding before detailed design and migration activities begin.
The workshop introduces relevant STACKIT services and concepts in the context of the planned migration. Depending on the agenda and available environment, participants can also try out selected services directly during the workshop.
Objectives
Section titled “Objectives”The workshop helps technical teams to:
- become familiar with the STACKIT platform and its core concepts;
- understand which services are relevant for their workloads and operating model;
- discuss technical questions and assumptions early with STACKIT experts; and
- identify topics that require deeper investigation during the following phases.
Typical Workshop Topics
Section titled “Typical Workshop Topics”The exact agenda is tailored to the migration scope and the participating roles. Typical topics include:
- Platform foundations: Regions, projects, identity and access management, networking, and security concepts.
- Relevant services: Compute, storage, Kubernetes, databases, and other services that are appropriate for the target workloads.
- Operational concepts: Monitoring, logging, automation, responsibilities, and support models.
- Migration context: How existing workloads, dependencies, and technical requirements can be considered on STACKIT.
- Hands-on exploration: Optional guided exercises in a prepared environment to explore selected services and workflows.
Participants and Preparation
Section titled “Participants and Preparation”Invite the technical people who will work with the platform after the migration, for example application teams, infrastructure and platform engineers, operations, security, and network specialists. The workshop is most effective when the team brings an initial view of the workloads, technical constraints, and questions it wants to clarify.
Before the workshop, align the agenda, participating roles, available test environment, and any access requirements. This keeps the sessions focused on the services and concepts that matter for the migration.
Expected Outcomes
Section titled “Expected Outcomes”After the workshop, the participants have:
- a shared baseline understanding of the STACKIT platform;
- an initial view of the services and concepts relevant to their migration;
- documented technical questions, assumptions, and follow-up topics; and
- clearer input for discovery, target design, and the migration plan.
Scope and Follow-up
Section titled “Scope and Follow-up”The Deepdive Workshop is an orientation and collaboration format. It does not replace structured enablement or a complete technical training programme. Use the workshop results to plan the required role-specific training and enablement activities in the following phases.