About Us

Expert Trainers Delivering Excellence

We are helping our training partners deliver awesome trainings, organizations to skill-up their employees, and individuals build durable technical skills in an era where software development and operations are increasingly augmented by intelligent systems. We design and deliver hands-on, practical trainings from containers, cloud computing, DevOps, and modern software engineering ensuring teams understand not just what tools can do, but how to use them effectively and responsibly in real production environments.

As large language agents reshape how technology work gets done, we emphasizes strong fundamentals, sound architecture, and real-world decision-making alongside the use of modern AI-assisted workflows. We are experienced practitioners who have worked at the forefront of enterprise technology, we bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge, emerging tools, and day-to-day engineering realities.

Our programs are built for immediate, measurable impact, helping professionals develop production-ready skills that scale with their organizations and continue to deliver value as tools, platforms, and models evolve.

Our Expert Trainers

Our team combines extensive industry experience with academic excellence to deliver comprehensive training solutions that drive real-world results.

Grischa Ekart

Freelancing DevOps & AI Trainer / Consultant

Core Expertise

Kubernetes Containers AWS DevOps MLOps Gen AI

Key Achievements

2,000+ professionals trained
4.8+ customer satisfaction rating
200+ successful training sessions

I am the Founder of EkartCo and a seasoned technology trainer with extensive experience in designing and delivering high-impact software solutions and technical training programs. Over the course of my career, I have trained 2,000+ professionals through 200+ hands-on training sessions, enabling individuals and teams to build practical, production-ready skills.

My core areas of expertise include Generative AI, Kubernetes, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Big Data, and DevOps, with a strong emphasis on real-world implementation, scalability, and industry best practices.

Throughout my professional journey, I have held diverse technical and leadership roles, including Coder, Ethical Hacker, Software Engineer, Architect, Project Manager, and Chief Technology Officer at a fintech ML startup. These roles have given me a comprehensive understanding of the end-to-end software development lifecycle, from writing code and designing scalable architectures to leading teams and driving strategic technology decisions.

I am deeply passionate about AI, containerization, and cloud-native technologies, and I continuously explore emerging tools and platforms to stay at the forefront of innovation and deliver future-ready solutions.

Prof. Dr. Raphael Herding

Professor & Software Engineering Expert

Core Expertise

Software Engineering Cloud Computing Web Development Machine Learning Mobile Apps Agile Methods

Background

Professor since 2020
Former Cloud Solution Architect in a corporate environment
Full Stack Developer in a corporate environment

I have been a professor at Westphalian University of Applied Sciences in Bocholt since 2020. My field of expertise is on software engineering, cloud computing, and modern software development. I completed my Ph.D. in the field of operations research and artificial intelligence.

Prior to this, I worked for almost a decade as a (cloud) solution architect in a corporate environment. In addition to technology, my role also included responsibility for projects, personnel, and budgets within my solution domain.

I place great importance on practical relevance and feasibility. For this reason, before taking on the architect role, I worked for several years as a developer and was trained as an architect through an excellence program.

I have been working as a trainer since 2021, primarily focusing on “special topics” within the mentioned areas of expertise. Thanks to my dual roles as a professor and trainer, I am able to present what is often rather dry material in a practical and engaging way, allowing participants in my courses to gain immediate, tangible value for their professional work.

Our Approach

Learner-First

We design every course around real learners—clear explanations, deep technical detail, and examples that actually work. We teach with empathy, respect different backgrounds, and care about real understanding, not just completion.

Technical Excellence

We hold a high technical bar. Our content is accurate, current, and production-grade, with hands-on labs and real-world scenarios—not slides for show.

Best-in-Class Delivery

We aim to be the benchmark for technical training—great instructors, strong materials, and experiences learners recommend to peers.