Each year, the Summit brings a host of talented presenters together for three days of technical exploration and collaboration. This year's topics are divided into seven tracks, including:

What's new

Listen and participate in sessions designed to introduce attendees to the complete platform approach. Learn about building complete, integrated architectures based on open source.

ROI, TCO, SOA and other important acronyms

Virtualization and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) are two examples of infrastructure strategies that lower cost while improving utilization and agility. This track will explore systemic ways to drive out costs and teach attendees best practices for implementation.

Beyond the operating system

Partners will demonstrate, present, and provide information on their certified and compatible solutions. Learn how to combine the best solutions for your environment.

Peer to peer perspectives

These talks will feature customers, partners, and Red Hat experts in vertical industries such as government, healthcare, telecommunications, and financial services.

What's next

Open source breeds innovation, and this is the track where you see what's on tomorrow's horizon. From personal networking to major advancements for the enterprise, this track will introduce you to the future of open source, inside information on Fedora, Mugshot, and other innovations.

In the news

The implications of open source stretch far beyond software. Get the latest on intellectual property law, copyright, and the global adoption and application of the open source methodology. Industry luminaries and business experts will guide the way.

Decoding the code

Tips, tricks, and best practices.