Jan Löffler, CTO at WebPros (Plesk, cPanel, WHMCS)
Lives in Karlsruhe, Germany
Tech Enthusiast | Docker & WordPress Fan | Loves 2 code
Passion for #technology, #webdevelopment, #programming, #plesk, #cycling, #outdoor #sports
As the CTO at WebPros, Jan Löffler stands at the forefront of technological innovation, skillfully orchestrating the development of cutting-edge product roadmaps and spearheading the company’s comprehensive cloud strategy. His passion for technology is not just a profession but a lifelong enthusiasm, evident in his hands-on approach to coding and technical problem-solving.
Prior to his transformative role at WebPros, Jan honed his leadership skills at Zalando as the Head of Platform Engineering. Here, he was instrumental in managing the platform engineering and developer tooling teams as well as driving Zalando’s Open Source activities.
Jan’s early career milestones were set at IONOS (formerly 1&1 Internet AG), where he served as the Head of Webhosting & Server. This experience cemented his status as a trusted advisor and consummate expert in the hosting industry. His insights and strategies during this period laid the groundwork for his future endeavors and established a foundation of practical and strategic expertise.
Member of the World Hosting Days Content Advisory Board
Co-organizer of the WordPress community in Karlsruhe
Recent talks
- Coming soon: WordPress by the Numbers (WP Day at CloudFest 2024, Germany, March 18th)
- The Influence of AI in the Hosting Industry (CloudFest 2024, Germany, March 19th)
- Walk the new Revenue Avenues of Server Management (CloudFest 2022, Germany, March 22nd – 24th 2022)
- A Platform For Builders – How To Win Web Developers? (CloudFest 2021, Online, March 23rd – 25th 2021)
- CloudTalk Online, May 26th – 27th 2021
- Future vision of Hosting & Cloud Management: How WebPros can help your business reach maximum growth. (CloudFest 2020, Germany, March 17th – 19th 2020)
- The Rise of Plesk Obsidian, Singapore, October 11th, 2019
- “Hosting 2020 – your Innovation Platform in the Cloud” at Web Pros Summit 2019, Atlanta, USA, September 23rd – 25th, 2019
- Talk about WordPress Market at Domains and Hosting Summit 2019 by 1&1 IONOS
- Wie funktioniert Remote Management für externe WordPress Seiten? – Videointerview mit Jan Löffler auf dem WordCamp Europe 2019
- May 28th, 2019: Podcast with Joe Casabona (How I Built It) about “How we built Plesk”
- Keynote at CloudFest 2019 – The WordPress Hosting experience – Bought cheaply and paid dearly? [on YouTube]
- Interview with HostingJournalist.com: Plesk CTO: “Our New Smart Updates Product Uses Deep Learning Technology”
- Presentation of Hackathon results at CloudFest 2019 – Hack my Hoster project
- October 12th, 2018: Keynote at Plesk APAC Partner Day, Singapore – Get into the pole position – Plesk roadmap and 2019 outlook
- Keynote at CloudFest 2018 – Play the Champions League – Learn about the secret tactics of Pleskians on how to win the Hosting Champions League
- World Cloud Summit 2017 – How Service Providers can offer a Ready to Code and Secure Platform
- WordCamp Cologne 2017 – Web Trends in Zahlen und wie sich Hosting verändert
- WordCamp Cologne 2017 – WordPress auf SPEED
- ContainerDays 2017 – How Docker helps tune Websites into Race Cars
- Hosting Service Provider Summit 2017 – Hosting & Service Provider – Trends in Zahlen und wie sich die Branche verändert
- code.talks 2016 – AutoScaling WordPress with Docker & AWS
- WHD.global 2016 – Plesk – More than just a control panel – reveal the power of WebOps with Plesk
- code.talks 2015 – Radical Agility with Autonomous Teams
- Identity Summit 2015 – Zalando Case Study – The Big Switch. Rewiring Zalando’s Digital Trade Routes
Recent slides
- Keynote at CloudFest 2024 – The Influence of AI in the Hosting Industry
- WP Day at CloudFest 2024 – WordPress by the Numbers
- Keynote at CloudFest US 2023 – Building a Connected Future for your Business
- Keynote at CloudFest 2023 – Unleashing the Power of Innovation – A Game Changer for your Business Growth
- Keynote at CloudFest 2022 – Walk the new Revenue Avenues of Server Management
- Keynote at CloudFest 2020 – A Platform For Builders – How to Win Web Developers
- Keynote at CloudFest 2019 – The WordPress Hosting experience – Bought cheaply and paid dearly?
- Keynote at CloudFest 2018 – Play the Champions League – Learn about the secret tactics of Pleskians on how to win the Hosting Champions League
- WordCamp Cologne 2017 – Web Trends in Zahlen und wie sich Hosting veraändert
- WordCamp Cologne 2017 – WordPress auf SPEED
- Container Days 2017 – How Docker helps tune Websites into Race Cars
- World Hosting Days Global 2017 – How to survive the Cloud Tsunami
- code.talks 2016 – Plesk – AutoScaling WordPress with Docker & AWS
- Container Days 2016 – How AWS, Docker and Microservices influence company websites
- WHD.usa – Plesk – more than just a control panel – reveal the power of web ops with plesk
Recent articles
- Wie funktioniert Remote Management für externe WordPress Seiten? – Videointerview mit Jan Löffler auf dem WordCamp Europe 2019
- Komfortables CMS-Management mit dem Joomla! Toolkit – Interview mit Plesk
- Smart Updates – Warum Plesk bei WordPress-Entwicklern so beliebt ist
- Simplify the World of Web-Professionals – Der Web-Developer im Fokus: Interview mit Plesk
- When CTO, Jan Loeffler, reveals Plesk Hosting Tactics at CloudFest 2018
- Zukunft der Hoster liegt in Managed Services
- AutoScaling WordPress with Docker & AWS
- Plesk Security Advisor
- More blog articles
More accounts
- Jan at Twitter
- Jan at LinkedIn
- Jan at XING
- Jan at YouTube
- Jan at WordPress.org
- Jan on WordPress.TV
- Jan at Instagram
- Jan at GitHub