We bring the power of open source and customer community to you.
Red Hat Convergence is a complimentary one-day event for Red Hat customers to learn from and collaborate with the experts who are at the heart of the applications that your business runs on. This is a unique opportunity for you to ask your questions directly to the Red Hat engineers who create and work on the solutions you use every day, in a small group setting.
Join us in cities around the globe for an exclusive opportunity to learn more about our technologies, network with other companies facing similar roadblocks, and meet your account team personally.
Highlights include:
- Technical content ranging from solution roadmaps to in-depth reviews and step-by-step demos
- Interactive Q&A sessions
- Technical breakout sessions
- Peer-to-peer networking
- Opportunities to provide feedback on Red Hat products and services
- Face-to-face meetings with your account experts
- Oh, did we mention Red Hat® takeaways?
Who attends?
Red Hat Convergence gives you the opportunity to network with other people and companies in your industry.
We customize these events specifically for system administrators, engineers, architects, and developers. Whether you’re an administrator looking for hands-on training or an engineer seeking insight about Red Hat’s technology roadmap, there’s something for every level of interest and need.
Red Hat Convergence events are customized specifically for system administrators, engineers, architects and developers.
Red Hat Convergence events are customized specifically for consulting, energy, financial services, government and education, healthcare, and telecommunications industries.
Ask the experts and network with other Red Hat subscribers at this one-day, interactive event.
Each event agenda is customized to fit the needs of the attending customers. Check out the upcoming events tab to see if Red Hat® Convergence is coming to your city. To request topics for a Red Hat Convergence event, contact your Technical Account Manager, Customer Success Manager, or Red Hat Account Team.
Session topics include:
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform overview and live demo
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux performance and updates
- Red Hat Satellite migration strategies and integration
- Ansible Tower by Red Hat
- Red Hat Identity Management and Infrastructure
- Red Hat Product Security
- Red Hat Middleware
- Red Hat Accelerators Community
- Red Hat Customer Portal
- Red Hat Services: Consulting and Training
- Much more...
Sample Agenda
This is an example of an agenda. The topics of each session are subject to change.
| Activity | Track 1 Cloud & Container |
Track 2 Platform & Management |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 8:30am - 9:00am | Welcome breakfast | ||
| 8:30am - 9:00am | Introductions | Special introduction by regional team | |
| 9:00am - 10:00am | Session 1 | Containers: Overview, Direction and Red Hat’s Portfolio Roadmap | CloudForms 4.0 and 4.1 |
| 10:00am - 11:00am | Session 2 | Containers: What is this all about? | RHEV Roadmap - focus on RHEV 3.6 |
| 11:00am - 11:20am | Break | ||
| 11:20am - 12:10pm | Session 3 | OpenShift Overview | Performance Analysis and Tuning of RHEL 7 |
| 12:10pm - 1:30pm | Lunch round tables | Buffet lunch + round table discussions with presenters | |
| 1:30pm - 2:20pm | Session 4 | OpenStack Overview - Roadmap | Identity Management in Red Hat Enterprise Linux |
| 2:20pm - 3:10pm | Session 5 | OpenStack Director Demo | Ansible |
| 3:10pm - 3:30pm | Break | ||
| 3:30pm - 4:20pm | Session 6 | Satellite 6.1 | RHEL7 Fast Track |
| 4:20pm - 4:30pm | Closing/Wrap-up | Closing Comments + Swag Handout | |
Check out where we’re heading in 2018.
Interested in attending one of our Convergence events? Contact your Technical Account Manager, Customer Success Manager, or Red Hat Account Team to request your special invitation.
Upcoming events:
Denver, CO - August 23, 2018
Toronto, Canada - October 4, 2018
Not sure who to contact? No problem!
2018 Events
Raleigh, NC
January 25, 2018
London, UK
January 26, 2018
Frankfurt, Germany
February 5, 2018
Dallas, TX
February 22, 2018
Phoenix, AZ
March 22, 2018
Tampa, FL
April 12, 2018
Tokyo, Japan
May 29, 2018
Framingham, MA
June 7, 2018
Denver, CO
August 23, 2018
Toronto, Canada
October 4, 2018
Philadelphia, PA
October 18, 2018
Miss an event or want more information about a topic discussed?
Find agendas and slides for each past event in the list below.
Past Convergence Events
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