Name: From Legacy Hypervisors to Cloud: Harnessing Openshift and AWS for Modernisation
Start: 2024-09-20T04:00:00Z
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We revolutionised the operating system with Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®. Now, we have a broad portfolio, including hybrid cloud infrastructure, middleware, agile integration, cloud-native application development, and management and automation solutions. With Red Hat technologies, companies can successfully adapt as business becomes more digital and interconnected.
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Join us to explore how Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) can streamline Cisco network management for more efficient and secure operations. As networks expand, manual configuration becomes increasingly complex and error-prone, impacting productivity and consistency. This session will demonstrate how AAP's robust automation capabilities enable Cisco network administrators to eliminate repetitive tasks, reduce errors, and increase agility by deploying reusable automation content.

Designed for network engineers, IT managers, and Cisco users, this webinar will showcase real-world examples of configuring and managing Cisco devices with Ansible, focusing on how reusability and scalability transform network operations. Attendees will learn how to leverage AAP's pre-built modules for Cisco devices, simplify configurations, and establish consistent, automated workflows across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

We’ll cover best practices for implementing Ansible Playbooks for network tasks, achieving compliance, enhancing security, and leveraging reusable automation for long-term scalability. Whether you're just starting with automation or looking to advance your capabilities, this session provides actionable insights to optimize your Cisco networks. Don't miss this chance to see how Ansible Automation Platform can take your network management to the next level.

Our Speakers: 
Nicholas Chia, Automation Platform Specialist, Asia Pacific, Red Hat 
Michael Petrinovic, Technical Solutions Architect, Cisco

Red Hat and Cisco - Simplify Networking through Automation and Reusability

Generative AI to create code has shown promise, but turn the conversation to your infrastructure-as-code, and there’s significantly more concern. With Ansible Lightspeed providing sourceable generative AI recommendations, and Red Hat Consulting providing guidance to incorporate generative AI into your business and technical processes, the promises of generative AI can be unlocked to accelerate your automation goals.

In this session, we will cover:

-The risks of general purpose generative AI for trusted automation
-Using generative AI responsibly when critical infrastructure depends on it
-How Red Hat Consulting can help with crafting an integrated automation and AI strategy

Successes and struggles of generative AI in automation development

Organizations must adopt cloud-native strategies to take advantage of the modernization benefits that cloud-native platforms can provide. Today’s Enterprise-grade Kubernetes application platforms, such as Red Hat OpenShift can support a variety of use cases across any environment such as VM migration, application development, adoption of AI/ML, edge computing and application and infrastructure modernization initiatives. As organizations consider the best platform to run their VMs as well as to build and deploy new applications, OpenShift Virtualization, a feature of OpenShift, provides a way to migrate and modernize VMs on a unified and scalable platform across hybrid cloud environments.

Sound organizational strategy and expertise is essential for successfully adopting a cloud-native application platform and many times organizations are not equipped to efficiently navigate a path forward due to fluctuations in their IT landscapes, outdated solutions and rising vendor costs. 

Join us for a thought leadership conversation with guest speakers Forrester Principal Analyst, Lee Sustar, Forrester Principal Consultant, Benjamin Brown, and Director of Global Services, Ed Keen to discuss Virtualization and AI trends and what to expect in 2025. We'll dive into key findings from the Total Economic Impact™ study conducted by Forrester Consulting, commissioned by Red Hat, to provide viewers with the framework to evaluate the financial impact of Red Hat Consulting to help deploy Red Hat OpenShift, including Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, within their organizations.

In this webinar, we’ll cover: 

-Market trends and imperatives for migration, virtualization, and modernization
-The Total Economic Impact™, a composite organization representative of interviewed customers, achieved with Red Hat Consulting to migrate and modernize their environments with OpenShift
-How to build your own business case for Red Hat Consulting for OpenShift

Charting your path: Strategies for cloud-native VM migration and future modernization

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, staying competitive requires more than just keeping up with technology—it demands a commitment to continuous learning and development. To maintain your organization’s edge, it’s essential to equip your IT teams with the skills needed to embrace emerging technologies and foster meaningful career growth.

Watch an insightful webinar featuring KellyAnn Fitzpatrick, Senior Industry Analyst at Red Monk, as she delves into the latest trends in IT training and their transformative impact on talent development. During this session, you'll gain valuable insights into:

-Cross-Skilling for Competitiveness: Discover how expanding your IT teams’ skill sets can drive organizational agility and ensure your business stays ahead of the curve.
-Building a Culture of Continuous Learning: Learn effective strategies for cultivating an environment where ongoing learning aligns with and advances your business goals.
-Training that Matters: Explore the importance of designing training programs that directly address real-world business challenges and optimize your team’s performance.

Training Trends with Red Monk

Join us for an in-depth webinar exploring the often-overlooked yet powerful security controls built into Red Hat Enterprise Linux. With cybersecurity incidents on the rise and the global average cost of a data breach in 2024 reaching 4.48M—a 10% increase over last year and the highest total ever, organizations can't afford to leave these valuable security tools unused. This session will demonstrate how to leverage native RHEL security features like SELinux, application control and malware detection to strengthen your security posture without additional investment. Our experts will show you practical implementations, automation strategies, and best practices for deploying these controls at scale.

Key Takeaways:
- Application Control & Security
- Advanced Malware Protection
- SELinux Implementation
- Automation & Compliance
- Practical Implementation Steps

Who should attend ? This webinar is ideal for organizations looking to maximize their existing RHEL investment while strengthening their security posture using built-in tools and capabilities. 

This webinar is ideal for the below job titles:
Security Engineers, System Administrators, DevOps Engineers, IT Operations Teams, Security Architects, Anyone responsible for RHEL infrastructure security

Maximizing Your Linux Security: The Best Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Security Controls You're Probably Not Using

As machine learning (ML) models become pivotal to driving business outcomes, ensuring seamless and efficient deployment is more critical than ever. Enter Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) — a transformative approach that bridges data science with operations to enable scalable, reliable, and automated ML model deployment and management.

In this 30-minute webinar, we'll dive into the essentials of MLOps, exploring key principles, challenges, and effective strategies, including:
- Recap of the 5 Pillars of a Hybrid AI Strategy to support effective deployments
- Addressing common challenges of deploying ML models to production
- Leveraging model versioning, testing, and validation for reliability
- Automating ML workflows and pipelines to improve efficiency
- Monitoring ML performance to mitigate model drift and data quality issues
- Gaining practical insights from real-world case studies on successful MLOps implementations

Who Should Attend:
- Data scientists and ML engineers
- DevOps and IT professionals
- Business stakeholders and AI leaders
- Anyone eager to elevate the efficiency and dependability of ML deployment processes

Operationalizing your hybrid cloud AI strategy

With the virtualization landscape constantly evolving—characterized by escalating costs, legacy technologies, and increasing complexity—transitioning from legacy platforms to modernizing your virtualization infrastructure can feel overwhelming. Successfully planning, deploying, and maintaining a virtualized environment requires a strategic approach, skills and expert guidance.

Join us for our upcoming exclusive fireside chat with Red Hat Consultants. Discover essential insights for simplifying your cloud-native VM migration and modernization journey with OpenShift Virtualization and Red Hat Consulting. Also hear from the Business Value Practice team how partnering with Red Hat Services can accelerate your migration and maximise value.


We’ll provide a framework that outlines a phased approach to accelerate migration, covering everything from identifying your business objectives to assessing your current infrastructure and creating a strategic migration planning. This session will empower you to achieve tangible business outcomes and build a future-proof infrastructure. 

Agenda:
-The convergence of virtualization and application modernization with the OpenShift platform
-Bird’s eye view of Virtualization journey and effective migration strategies with Red Hat Consulting
-Real-world insights and use cases from successful migration projects
-Building in-demand skills for modern virtualization through Red Hat Training
-Q&A session with the experts

Join us to equip yourself with the knowledge and strategies necessary for a successful virtualization migration journey.

Register now to secure your spot!

Accelerate your Virtualization Migration with Red Hat Consulting

Whether you're an IT operations manager, a technology leader, or a system admin working towards optimizing your IT infrastructure for efficiency, security and scalability and driving innovation, this webinar offers actionable insights and real-world examples on the key strategies for standardizing your operating environment to optimize digital infrastructure by driving greater efficiency, reliability, and security for your organization.

Join us for a webinar led by IT customers & Red Hat experts as we explore the crucial strategies employed by companies across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region to optimize digital infrastructure, reduce technical debt and maximize digital success through effective operating system (OS) standardization.

Key Topics Include:
The Importance of Standard Operating Environment (SOE): Discover how standardizing operating systems can mitigate technical debt, improve system reliability, and enhance cybersecurity posture. Learn the value and impact of implementing a Standard Operating Environment (SOE) based on a paid Enterprise Linux toolset.

Addressing the Challenges of Unpaid Linux: Explore common hurdles faced by organizations in APAC when standardizing over unpaid Linux distributions such as CentOS Linux and learn effective strategies to overcome them.

Real-World Case Studies: Hear success stories from leading companies in APAC that have achieved significant efficiencies and cost savings through OS standardization initiatives.

Expert Insights and Recommendations: Gain valuable insights and recommendations from industry experts on how to build a robust enterprise linux based Standard Operating Environment(SOE) to scale and optimize your digital infrastructure.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This webinar is ideal for IT decision makers, system administrators, and infrastructure architects with a technical background who have a role to play in managing operating systems and optimizing their overall digital infrastructure.

Optimize & Scale Your IT Infrastructure by Standardizing on Enterprise Linux

APAC 지역 기업이 효과적인 운영 체제(OS) 표준화를 통해 디지털 인프라를 최적화하고 기술 부채를 줄이며 디지털 성공을 극대화하는 중요 전략에 대해서 IDC와 Red Hat 이 함께 진행하는 웨비나에서 확인하시기 바랍니다.

IT 운영 관리자, 기술 리더, 또는 IT 인프라 최적화와 혁신에 관심 있는 시스템 관리자라면, 이 웨비나에서 조직의 효율성, 안정성 및 보안을 높이기 위한 운영 환경 표준화의 주요 전략에 대한 실전적인 통찰력과 사례를 확인할 수 있습니다.

IT 운영 관리자, 기술 리더, 또는 IT 인프라 최적화와 혁신에 관심 있는 시스템 관리자라면, 이 웨비나에서 조직의 효율성, 안정성 및 보안을 높이기 위한 운영 환경 표준화의 주요 전략에 대한 실전적인 통찰력과 사례를 확인할 수 있습니다.

주요 주제는 다음과 같습니다:

표준 운영 환경(SOE)의 중요성: 운영 체제 표준화가 어떻게 기술 부채를 완화하고 시스템 안정성을 향상하며 사이버 보안 태세를 강화할 수 있는지 알아보세요. 유료 Enterprise Linux 도구 세트를 기반으로 SOE(표준 운영 환경) 구현의 가치와 영향을 알아보세요.
무료 Linux 과제 해결: CentOS Linux와 같은 무료 Linux 배포판을 표준화할 때 APAC 조직이 직면하는 일반적인 장애물을 살펴보고 이를 극복하기 위한 효과적인 전략을 알아보세요.
실제 사례 연구: OS 표준화 이니셔티브를 통해 상당한 효율성과 비용 절감을 달성한 APAC 선도 기업의 성공 사례를 들어보세요.
전문가 통찰력 및 권장 사항: 강력한 Enterprise Linux 기반 표준 운영 환경(SOE)을 구축하여 디지털 인프라를 확장하고 최적화하는 방법에 대해 업계 전문가로부터 귀중한 통찰력과 권장 사항을 얻으십시오.

참석 대상
이 웨비나는 운영 체제를 관리하고 전반적인 디지털 인프라를 최적화하는 역할을 담당하는 기술적 배경을 갖춘 IT 의사 결정권자, 시스템 관리자, 인프라 설계자에게 적합합니다.

Intel | IDC이는 와(과) Red Hat의 공동 제휴로 진행됩니다. 따라서 Intel | IDC와 Red Hat에서는 상기 등록 절차의 일환으로 귀하가 제출하는 개인 데이터를 수집하고 있습니다. 각 당사자의 개인 정보 보호 정책에 대한 자세한 내용을 보려면 다음을 참조하십시오. Red Hat 개인 정보 취급 방침 | Intel | IDC

IDC x Red Hat이 제안하는 디지털 가치 극대화를 위한 디지털 인프라 최적화 방안

Networks are adapting to meet the next generation of needs as digital transformation accelerates to include better connectivity across remote locations, programmability of campus and datacenter networks, and hybrid cloud modernizations. As these transformations take place, networks become even more essential and increase in size and complexity. Manual processes and operations won’t be able to keep pace, so companies are increasing their network automation efforts to respond faster to business needs, increase efficiency, reduce unexpected downtime, control costs, and unburden valuable resources for more transformative work. 

But where do you start and what technologies can provide you the most flexibility? Join this session to learn how Red Hat® Ansible® Automation Platform can help automate full network processes versus just a single facet of network operations.

Network automation 101: Getting started with network automation

Network automation: A 6-part webinar series on building a consistent experience across your multivendor network

The rapid democratization of AI has not gone unnoticed. Organizations of all sizes, across the globe are now seeking ways to capitalize on this trend. However, the swift advancements in the AI ecosystem come with their own set of challenges. These include selecting the right model, deploying and re-deploying it into the appropriate environment, using different techniques such as Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for context awareness, or applying effective fine-tuning techniques. Organizations are now faced with the difficult task of building enterprise-grade, robust, secure, and adaptable AI solutions to achieve their desired outcomes. 

In the current landscape of enterprise AI, developing generative and predictive AI solutions, and leveraging Large Language Models (LLM) faces significant challenges such as dependency on specific model providers, black-box customization issues, and difficulties keeping up with constantly updated open-source machine learning frameworks. This webinar introduces Red Hat's comprehensive open-source approach to overcoming these obstacles, offering scalable and cost-effective solutions for generative AI application development. 

In this session you will learn about:  

 - Understanding Challenges: Dive into different issues such as data access, tooling proliferation, model dependency, and scalable MLOps approaches 
- Red Hat’s Innovative Solutions: Discover how Podman AI Lab, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI), Image Mode for RHEL, and OpenShift can simplify your AI development process, reducing costs and enhancing efficiency (DEMO). 
- Scalable AI Operations: Learn about OpenShift AI’s role in enhancing MLOps capabilities, ensuring your AI projects are scalable and manageable. 

Join us to explore how Red Hat's innovative artificial intelligence strategy can revolutionize your enterprise initiatives and propel the development of advanced generative AI applications.

The 5 pillars of an AI strategy

Join our exclusive fireside chat featuring industry leaders from Red Hat and a guest speaker from Forrester to explore the future of virtualization! In today's rapidly evolving tech landscape, virtualization remains a crucial component of IT infrastructure. However, traditional platforms face challenges from the changing supplier landscape, cloud-native architectures, and the rising popularity of containers. 

Discover the latest trends and business drivers for modernizing these platforms and learn how to overcome the challenges and limitations of existing systems. Gain expert insights on de-risking your infrastructure modernization and discover ways to achieve tangible business outcomes and value. Hear inspiring success stories from customers who have seamlessly transitioned to a modern, unified infrastructure.

Join us to:
- Understand the state of Virtualization and its implications for your business
- Key considerations when selecting hardware abstraction, virtualization, or container platforms
- Gain expert insights on de-risking your future and accelerating infrastructure modernization 
- Discover ways to achieve tangible business outcomes and value amidst this wave of changes
- Learn how Red Hat and its partners can support you in your VM migrations

Featured Speakers

Guest speaker: Naveen Chhabra, Principal Analyst, Forrester 
Naveen is Forrester’s lead infrastructure, private cloud, and infrastructure automation analyst. 

Fytos Charalambides, Senior Director and Head of OpenShift Platform Business APAC, Red Hat
Fytos Charalambides leads Red Hat's OpenShift Platform Business in APAC, driving growth for Red Hat's portfolio including OpenShift, Cloud Services, AI, and Application Services.

Ashish Nainwal, APJ Head Of Business Value Practice and Strategic Pursuit, Red Hat
Ashish is a skilled business value strategist at Red Hat, with nearly two decades of experience aligning CXO priorities with technology transformations.

Is your virtualization platform future-proof? Explore VM Migration Strategies

Creating a culture of learning has become a top priority for HR and L&D professionals in APAC in 2024. Businesses are strategically investing to train, upskill, and reskill their employees to achieve growth, innovation, and competitive advantage.

Join us for a webinar designed to empower Learning and Development, HR, and IT leaders to navigate the evolving IT landscape. Our experts will discuss top training trends and challenges, and strategies to create an effective learning environment within the organization. Discover the latest training and certification paths in evolving tech like AI/ML technologies. We will also demo workforce skill assessments, personalized learning experiences, and strategies for upskilling and reskilling today's talent for the future of work.

Hear from our customers Jagdish Rai from Kyndryl Learning, ShyamSundar M.G. from Learning Education, Infosys and Min Wook Park from KEPCO KDN as they share valuable insights and experiences. 

Agenda:
- Impact of IT Skills Shortage on Business 
- Key Drivers and Barriers in Workforce Training
- Building a Positive Learning Culture Through Effective Strategies
- Assessing Skill Gaps and Creating Personalized Learning Paths with Red Hat Training
- Inspiring Perspectives and Success Stories from Red Hat Certified Professionals
- Panel discussion and Q&A with Red Hat Expert

Speaker:
Vikram Motiani is the Senior Director, APAC Global Learning Services with 35 years of experience in the IT Industry, with leadership roles in public and private sector multinational organizations.

Guest speakers:

Jagdish Rai
Associate Director Kyndryl Learning (Global Collaborative Centres, Including India)
Kyndryl Learning

ShyamSundar M.G
Senior Business Manager – Learning Education, Training & Assessment (ETA)
Infosys Ltd.

Min Wook Park
HRD Division in KEPCO KDN 
(Korean Elec. Power / Knowledge, Data & Network Co., Ltd.)

Navigate the future of IT with confidence

Innovation and adaptability are critical for success in today’s digital world. To become more agile and responsive, many organizations adopt cloud technologies. But cloud environments also bring operational challenges. IT automation can help you maximize the value of your cloud investments to support digital initiatives and innovation.

During this session, you will learn how to efficiently automate your public cloud environments with Red Hat® Ansible® Automation Platform. This webinar will focus on how Ansible Automation Platform can accelerate your cloud initiatives. 

During this webinar, you’ll learn:
- The benefits of automating your public cloud environments and top use cases.
- How to use Ansible Automation Platform to automate Day 2 cloud operations tasks. 
- How to automate public cloud environments with Ansible and Terraform.
- How to deploy Ansible Automation Platform on Microsoft Azure and AWS.

Get started and learn the benefits of automating public cloud environments with Ansible Automation Platform

In the rapidly changing virtualization landscape, organizations are encountering increased pricing, forced migrations, and stifled innovation. To address these challenges, there is a growing need for stable, secure, and open-source supported alternatives that can modernize traditional workloads.
This webinar will explore how combining on-premise and cloud-native solutions on AWS can provide a unified approach to managing both virtualized and containerized workloads. Learn how leveraging contemporary application delivery practices, such as GitOps and infrastructure as code, can enhance even legacy applications. Discover the benefits of high availability, scalability, and flexibility offered by AWS infrastructure, along with the open-source advantages that can serve as a catalyst for accelerating workload migration to the cloud.
With AWS offering financial incentives, now is the perfect time to consider transitioning from legacy hypervisors to modern, cloud-native application delivery.

In our upcoming webinar, we will explore the integration of virtualization and containerization on AWS, focusing on how you can:
Rehost to AWS
- Accelerate your cloud adoption journey with a quick Lift & Shift of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) on AWS EC2. 
Replatform to Openshift on AWS
- Discover the operational efficiencies of using a single, modern management plane for both virtual machines and containerized workloads on AWS.
Refactor and Modernize
- Learn how to modernize your traditional applications in place, making it easier to integrate with AWS native services.
Learn from Cloud-Native Virtualization Case Studies
- Gain insights from top use cases and customer successes in cloud-native virtualization.
Qualify for AWS Migration Funding
- Understand how AWS supports on-premise customers transitioning from
VMware to AWS with incremental incentives.
Join our experts to define your migration strategy from legacy hypervisors and leverage a cloud-native approach on AWS.

From Legacy Hypervisors to Cloud: Harnessing Openshift and AWS for Modernisation

Last year, VMware was acquired by Broadcom for $69B – completing one of the biggest acquisitions in the history of the industry. At the same time, this change has created uncertainty for many organizations. And as the virtualization landscapes evolve, IT leaders face the crucial task of modernizing their virtual machine (VM) management strategies.

In this webcast, you’ll gain expert insights into how Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, integrated with Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, can enable robust, scalable, and efficient automation for critical VM operations. By watching, you will learn how to implement automation that ensures high availability, enhances security, and streamlines compliance for your most important virtualized workloads.

Tune in now to find out how you can create a resilient, agile VM management platform that meets the demanding requirements of modern enterprises.

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