Red Hat 2023 Preview | Ashesh Badani, Chief Product Officer, Red Hat
Channel: SiliconANGLE theCUBE
Date: 2023-05-16

In a preview of the upcoming Red Hat Summit and Ansible Fest, Ashesh Badani, the Chief Product Officer of Red Hat, sits down with theCUBE's John Furrier to discuss the popular open source event and highlights key themes. 

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The conference, which will be held in Boston this year, is expected to have a few thousand attendees and will feature live sessions, hands-on labs, and certification work. The focus will be on topics such as artificial intelligence, open source, cloud native, automation, scaling, simplicity, hybrid cloud, and edge computing.

Badani emphasizes the significance of AI in the event, highlighting the power of emerging foundation models with open source and its application in enterprise environments, citing recent advancements in Red Hat Ansible's capabilities in natural language processing and automation. Scaling securely, managing costs, and driving innovation are other important themes that will be covered, along with addressing the challenges and benefits of hybrid cloud and the edge.

Red Hat is particularly excited about the edge computing space and plans to discuss an optimized Linux and Kubernetes environment for the edge. The open source service provider aims to enable customers to leverage third-party tools and frameworks while ensuring simplicity and productivity for developers. 

Finally, Badani emphasizes the importance of partnerships with hyperscalers, cloud providers, and customers to foster innovation and accessibility. The interview concludes with a positive outlook for open source and its role in the evolving technology landscape.

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