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Technical Evangelist
Varnish Software

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Dutch
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Dutch
English
French

On Drupal.org for 14 years 3 weeks

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As the Technical Evangelist at Varnish Software, Thijs Feryn focuses on web performance, software scalability, and content delivery. He demonstrates content-driven and technical messaging through presentations, videos, books, blog posts, social media posts, podcasts, and other media.

Thijs is a published author and wrote Getting Started with Varnish Cache and Varnish 6 by Example. As a public speaker, he has a track record of over 375 presentations in 25 different countries, where he is often praised for his energetic and engaging presentation style.

As an evangelist, Thijs is also active in many open-source communities, most notably the Varnish and PHP community. He has contributed to various communities for over 15 years both technically and as an organizer and facilitator.

Prior to joining Varnish Software, Thijs Feryn spent 15 years in the web hosting industry, tackling web performance and scalability issues on a daily basis and evangelizing these topics.

For more information about Thijs’ past & upcoming presentations, please visit https://feryn.eu/speaking

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Areas of Expertise: 
* Varnish / Caching
Drupal events: 
DrupalCon Munich 2012
DrupalCon Portland 2013
DrupalCon Amsterdam 2014
DrupalCon Barcelona 2015
DrupalCon Vienna 2017
Drupal Europe 2018
DrupalCon Singapore 2024

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