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Workshop: Open Source Data Management Platform - Infrahub#

NetUK3 (The Brewery) digest Program Adjacent pick The Brewery · 6–7 July 2026

Abstract

Alex Gittings (OpsMill), Pete Crocker (OpsMill)

  • Why: Source of truth is the foundation every other automation talk at this event assumes; this is a hands-on evaluation opportunity for the leading open-source SoT platform rather than a slide deck about it.
  • What: A two-hour hands-on workshop on Infrahub, an open-source infrastructure data-management platform combining Git-like version control on top of a graph database, with three pillars: flexible schema, native version control, and unified storage. Structured as two modules/labs: foundation and network source-of-truth setup (devices, IPAM, CSV/API imports), then config generation via GraphQL queries and Jinja2 templating, with a GraphQL lab using the built-in GraphiQL explorer.
  • How: Version-controlled graph data with a flexible schema as the SoT, queried via GraphQL, feeding Jinja2 templating for config generation and integration with existing automation tools.
  • Where applicable: Teams evaluating open-source SoT/IPAM options. Vendor-led (OpsMill builds Infrahub) but the format is working directly with the actual open-source product in a sandbox — a genuine evaluation, not a pitch.