DevOps Pro Europe Conference History

DevOps Pro began in Vilnius and grew into an international conference for DevOps engineers, platform teams, cloud architects, software developers, SREs and technology leaders. This timeline follows the early DevOps Pro Vilnius years, the Europe-branded edition sequence that began in 2019, the online and hybrid years shaped by COVID-19, and the next edition in Riga.

DevOps Pro Vilnius: 2016–2018

Before the current DevOps Pro Europe edition sequence, DATA MINER organised DevOps Pro events in Vilnius. The official video playlists from 2016, 2017 and 2018 show the conference's early focus: practical software delivery, infrastructure automation, cloud, containers, monitoring and DevOps culture.

2016 — DevOps Pro begins in Vilnius

The 2016 DevOps Pro Vilnius recordings show the event as a hands-on conference for teams trying to improve how software was built, tested, deployed and operated. The programme was already close to the themes that would define the later European editions: continuous delivery, automation, infrastructure, monitoring and collaboration between development and operations teams.

2017 — The Vilnius conference returned

In 2017, DevOps Pro Vilnius continued with a broader practitioner programme. The available recordings point to a community interested not only in tools, but also in the way engineering teams organised delivery work: pipelines, testing, release reliability, technical leadership and the cultural side of DevOps adoption.

2018 — The final DevOps Pro Vilnius year

The 2018 event closed the early DevOps Pro Vilnius chapter. By this point, the conference had built a clear identity around CI/CD, cloud infrastructure, containers, automation and operations practice. One year later, that identity continued under the DevOps Pro Europe name and formal edition numbering.

DevOps Pro Europe: 2019–2022

2019 — The first DevOps Pro Europe edition

– • Vilnius, Lithuania

The first Europe-branded edition opened with workshops at Crowne Plaza Vilnius on 19 March, followed by two conference days at Multikino in Ozas. Its four tracks covered CI/CD, configuration management, automated testing and deployment, containers, orchestration, microservices and cloud computing. The event brought together 50 speakers, six workshops and 650 attendees. The archive also marked a stronger keynote layer, with keynote speakers including Michiel Sens, Howard Deiner, Matthew Simons and Carlos Leon.

2020 — The conference moved online

– • Online

DevOps Pro Europe 2020 moved online when COVID-19 made it impossible to safely bring an international audience together in Vilnius. Instead of skipping the edition, the organiser adapted the programme into one online workshop day and two online conference days. Five tracks, seven workshops and 50 speakers kept the conference practical and accessible to an international audience of 650 attendees.

2021 — The online programme expanded

– • Online

COVID-related travel and event restrictions were still affecting international conferences in 2021, so DevOps Pro Europe remained online. The edition grew to six tracks, with more than 50 speakers, three workshops and 650 attendees. Sessions explored Kubernetes, multi-cloud and cloud engineering alongside DevSecOps, team practices and data, keeping the community connected while onsite events were still difficult to run.

2022 — More than 1,200 people registered

Conference: – • Workshops: – • Online

By 2022, the online format had become a large international event in its own right. The three-day online conference was followed by two workshop days. Four tracks covered Kubernetes and cloud, observability and security, data management, architecture and DevOps teams. The edition recorded 1,216 registrations and featured 71 speakers and trainers across the conference and five workshops.

Shared Conference Years: 2023–2026

2023 — Online and onsite communities came together

Online: – • Vilnius: –

After three online editions, DevOps Pro Europe brought the onsite community back to Vilnius while keeping online access for international participants. Two online days were followed by two onsite days at Multikino. This was also the first year in which DevOps Pro Europe and DevDays Europe shared one ticket, allowing participants to move between both programmes. The Pine schedule included keynote sessions such as Quality for DevOps Teams, while the wider shared event reported more than 2,000 attendees from over 35 countries, 130+ speakers and at least six tracks.

2024 — Three conferences came under one ticket

Online: – • Vilnius: –

The sixth DevOps Pro Europe edition combined two online days with two days at Multikino Ozas in Vilnius. CyberWiseCon joined DevOps Pro Europe and DevDays Europe, creating the shared “one ticket, three conferences” format across DevOps, software development and cybersecurity. The programme still kept a clear DevOps core, including sessions and keynotes on delivery efficiency, cloud, platforms, security and engineering culture. The event brought together 700+ attendees from more than 35 countries, with 130+ speakers and at least six tracks.

2025 — The three-conference format continued

Workshops: • Conference: – • Vilnius and online

The seventh edition opened with hands-on workshops and continued with three conference days for onsite and online participants. The one-ticket model again connected DevOps Pro Europe, DevDays Europe and CyberWiseCon Europe. For DevOps Pro attendees, the programme reflected the growing importance of platform engineering, automation and AI in delivery work; the Pine schedule, for example, listed the keynote AI-Augmented DevOps with Platform Engineering. Across the three conferences, the event offered seven tracks, more than eight workshops and 100+ speakers for 700+ attendees from over 35 countries.

2026 — The eighth edition moved to Forum Cinemas Vingis

Workshops: • Conference: – • Vilnius, Lithuania

Workshops took place at Simbiocity Nova, followed by the main conference at Forum Cinemas Vingis. By its eighth edition, the programme had expanded from the conference's early focus on CI/CD, cloud, containers and automation into platform engineering, GitOps, DevSecOps, AIOps, MLOps, multi-cloud, observability and developer experience. The Pine schedule also showed how broad the shared conference had become, including a closing keynote by Alfie Joey, Making an Impression with your Message. The wider event featured six tracks, more than eight workshops, 100+ speakers and 700+ attendees from over 35 countries.

The Next Edition: Riga 2027

2027 — DevOps Pro Europe moves to Latvia

– • Riga, Latvia

The ninth edition will be the first held in Riga. Workshops take place on 25 May at the National Library of Latvia, followed by the main conference on 26–28 May at Apollo Kino Akropole. One ticket again includes DevOps Pro Europe, DevDays Europe and CyberWiseCon Europe.

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