Karl-Heinz Hofacker has three and a half decades of experience as a software engineer and software architect. He wrote his first computer program in 1981 on a Siemens mainframe. Since then, he has professionally experienced all the twists and turns of IT development—from Fortran to C/C++ to .NET, TypeScript, and AI, from client/server to virtualization to cloud, from waterfall to Scrum and Kanban—on the Windows/PC and UNIX/Linux platforms.
In addition to his in-depth knowledge of practical program development, his 20 years as lead architect of a successful ERP software for the process industry have given him a particular talent for long-term strategic thinking and an integrative overview of all technical, professional, and human aspects of IT issues. His expertise in free software (open source) and open standards makes him the right person to talk to about the opportunities and limitations of achieving digital sovereignty for your company.