Exclusive Interview with Zabbix CEO Alexei Vladishev | Conference Germany 2026
At Zabbix Conference Germany 2026, I had the pleasure of speaking with Alexei Vladishev, Founder and CEO of Zabbix.
In this exclusive interview, Alexei shares why Zabbix adoption is growing rapidly in Germany and across Europe, highlights the strong role of partners in the Zabbix ecosystem, and provides exciting insights into the upcoming Zabbix 8.0 LTS release.
Key Topics Covered:
• Why Zabbix is seeing strong growth in Germany
• The increasing importance of the Zabbix partner ecosystem
• Groundbreaking new features in Zabbix 8.0 LTS
• Complex Event Processing (CEP) for broader business use cases
• Application Performance Monitoring (APM) with OpenTelemetry
• Cloud-native scalability for enterprise environments
• Major improvements in usability, security and compliance
• Expected availability of updated Zabbix 8.0 training courses
A Groundbreaking Release:
According to Alexei, Zabbix 8.0 is one of the most significant releases in recent years.
The new version introduces:
• Complex Event Processing for advanced event correlation and business use cases
• OpenTelemetry-based APM capabilities
• Cloud-native scalability for large and distributed environments
• Extensive improvements in usability, security and compliance
New Zabbix 8.0 Trainings:
Many customers are already asking when they can book official trainings for Zabbix 8.0.
Alexei confirms that updated certification and specialist courses are expected to become available in autumn following the release.
Why This Matters:
As an Official Zabbix Certified Partner and Training Partner, SCADIX is deeply connected to the Zabbix ecosystem and works closely with the people behind the platform.
This direct relationship enables us to provide:
• Early insights into upcoming releases
• Proven best practices
• Strategic guidance for long-term monitoring success
🎓 Official Zabbix Certified Trainings in 6 locations across Germany
🌍 Monitoring & Observability Consulting
🏆 Gold Sponsor of Zabbix Conference Germany 2026
Learn more:
🌐 https://scadix.de
🎓 https://zabbix-training.de