Tomas Dabašinskas
Platform Engineering & DevOps Consultant
I'm the founder of Datolabs, a platform engineering consulting practice focused on helping organizations build internal developer platforms and improve infrastructure operations through modern tooling and AI-powered automation.
With over a decade of hands-on experience in DevOps consulting, SRE, and cloud infrastructure, I work with engineering leaders to solve practical problems around developer productivity, system reliability, and operational efficiency—including deploying AI agents that reduce manual operational work. My approach combines technical implementation with organizational context—whether that's Backstage implementation, Kubernetes migration, GitOps workflows, or AI agent platforms—to deliver solutions that actually work for your team's specific constraints and goals.
Provided Services
Datolabs specializes in platform engineering consulting and internal developer platform (IDP) implementation for organizations looking to improve developer productivity and operational reliability. We provide hands-on expertise in Backstage implementation, Kubernetes consulting, GitOps adoption, and SRE practices—working directly with your engineering teams to build platforms that reduce cognitive load and improve deployment velocity. Our DevOps consulting focuses on practical outcomes: shorter feedback loops, better observability, and infrastructure that scales with your organization.
Platform Engineering
- Design your platform strategy and architecture
- Build golden paths and self-service standards
- Deliver platform roadmaps and governance models
- GitOps workflows for the entire Kubernetes platform
Internal Developer Portals
- Build production-ready Backstage deployments from scratch
- Service catalogs, software templates, custom plugins, technical documentation
- Integrate with your CI/CD, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure
- Solutions for Day-0, Day-1, and Day-2 challenges
AI Agents & Infrastructure
- Design and deploy platforms for AI agents and MCP servers
- Integrate kagent and cagent into your SDLC and operations
- Build agent-to-agent (A2A) communication protocols
- Production infrastructure with proper observability and security
DevOps & Automation
- Build CI/CD pipelines that ship faster and safer
- GitHub Actions, Helm charts, Terraform modules, custom tooling (Go/TypeScript)
- Comprehensive testing, security scanning, secrets management
- Reduce manual work, catch issues early, deploy with confidence
Private & Public Cloud
- Deploy production Kubernetes on AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Multi-cloud and hybrid environments with Terraform/OpenTofu
- Network security, compliance controls, disaster recovery
- Fully documented with monitoring, logging, backups, and runbooks
Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
- Define SLIs/SLOs, build incident response, establish on-call rotations
- Deploy observability stacks with actionable dashboards and alerts
- Reduce MTTR through automation and capacity planning
- Measurable improvements in uptime and incident resolution
Experience
15+ yearsOver the past decade, I've worked with startups and enterprises on Kubernetes migrations, DevOps transformation, and building Internal Developer Platforms from the ground up. My experience spans the full stack of platform engineering—from infrastructure automation and GitOps workflows to SRE practices and developer tooling. This breadth gives me perspective on what actually works in production environments versus what looks good in conference talks.
Certifications
12+These certifications represent ongoing investment in staying current with cloud platforms, Kubernetes, and infrastructure tooling. Each one has expanded my practical knowledge in areas that directly benefit client work—whether that's GCP architecture, Kubernetes operations, or security best practices. Continuous learning is essential in platform engineering where the tooling landscape evolves constantly.
CBA: Certified Backstage Associate
November, 2024
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate
July, 2024
Professional Cloud Security Engineer Certification
July, 2024
GitHub Advanced Security
April, 2024
Professional Cloud Developer Certification
April, 2024
GitHub Administration
March, 2024
GitHub Actions
March, 2024
CompTIA Cloud+ ce Certification
January, 2024
Professional Cloud Architect Certification
January, 2024
PagerDuty Administrator Certification
September, 2023
PCA: Prometheus Certified Associate
September, 2022
PagerDuty Incident Management Certification
October, 2020
Open Source Contributions
7+ projectsI maintain several open-source projects focused on DevOps automation, SRE tooling, and AI-powered infrastructure management. These include tools for Kubernetes operations, GitOps workflows, and developer productivity—practical utilities that solve real problems I've encountered in consulting work. Contributing to open source keeps me connected to the broader platform engineering community and helps validate approaches before recommending them to clients.
Get in Touch
If you're evaluating platform engineering consulting, need help with Backstage implementation, or want to discuss Kubernetes migration strategies, let's talk. I work with CTOs and engineering leaders on internal developer platform projects, DevOps transformation, and SRE consulting engagements. Reach out through any channel below—I typically respond within 24 hours.
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