Contact

Contact

The best starting point is a short email with your current situation.

If you currently have a topic around Linux, Dockerization, Kubernetes, IaC, monitoring, Go backend work, or platform operations, a short email is the best next step. I prefer working directly on the real problem rather than starting with rigid presentations.

A concise description of the situation is enough to get started. My first goal is to understand the technical issue, the operational pressure, and the most sensible next step. Even if you are not deep in the technical details, a few sentences about the situation are enough.

Direct contact

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direct channel for the first inquiry

short

a concise email is enough to get started

clear

initial assessment instead of long runway

B2B

focused on business clients

Confidential contact

Send an encrypted email

For confidential information, you can download my public OpenPGP key. Before using it for the first time, verify the full fingerprint through a second, independent contact channel whenever possible.

Email address
office@manuelzangl.at
OpenPGP fingerprint
29ED 8EA0 AC11 A2C2 011E 6CA5 B9F0 C5EC 874A DC07

The key can also be discovered automatically through Web Key Directory (WKD).

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Useful for the first email

These details are enough to get started

The more concrete the first message is, the faster I can assess whether I am a good fit and which format makes sense.

What the concrete topic is

For example stabilization, setup, assessment, or an acute operational issue.

Which environment is affected

For example Linux hosts, Docker setups, Kubernetes clusters, deployment workflows, monitoring, or internal platform components.

How urgent the topic is

Whether this is an active blocker or a planned technical improvement.

Who is involved internally

The most relevant people are usually the technical or business-side contacts on your side.

Typical entry points

These are common reasons companies reach out

infrastructure and platform assessment

Kubernetes start or stabilization package

Dockerization package

IaC foundation package with Ansible and Terraform

monitoring setup package with Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki

platform-related Go support

Next step

What you get back from me

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initial assessment

I check whether I am a strong technical and operational fit for the topic.

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recommended format

I give a rough recommendation on whether an assessment, stabilization effort, or setup package is the best fit.

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concrete next step

You get a clear next move instead of long pre-project communication.