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About Red Hat Summit and JBoss World

The Red Hat Summit and JBoss World are the premier open source events to learn about the latest and greatest in open source cloud computing, platform, virtualization, middleware, and management technologies.

By attending, you'll gain the best knowledge in the industry through:

  • technical and business seminars
  • hands-on labs and demos
  • customer case studies
  • visionary keynotes from industry leaders
  • networking opportunities
  • direct collaboration with Red Hat and JBoss engineers

Here's how it went down last year:

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Who should go?

The Red Hat Summit and JBoss World are for anyone looking to exponentially increase their overall knowledge of open source, without making a heavy monetary investment. Every single type of person attends from community enthusiasts to sys admins and CEOs.

Why should I attend?

Whether you're a CEO learning to develop an open source strategy, or a sys admin wanting to take a deep dive into technical knowledge, the 2011 Red Hat Summit and JBoss World have it all.

Here are the top 10 reasons to attend:

  1. Learn about the latest and greatest open source offerings available.
  2. Network with fellow open source enthusiasts, as well as the Red Hat and JBoss rockstars who create today's leading open source technology.
  3. Discover how Red Hat is open sourcing the cloud through visionary keynotes.
  4. Virtualize your IT environment, and save money through education about Red Hat's open source virtualization technologies.
  5. Meet Marco Bill-Peter, vice president of Red Hat Global Support, who will be with his team to answer your open source support questions.
  6. Geek out with our Birds of a Feather sessions and hands-on labs.
  7. Dive deep into technical content with our "In the Weeds" and "Decoding the Code" tracks.
  8. Develop an open source strategy that will help your organization not just survive, but thrive in this economic climate.
  9. See what's new with our partners through access to keynotes and our partner pavilion.
  10. Participate and innovate with our community Deltacloud, JBoss.org, Fedora, and Spacewalk teams.

Ready to advance your open source knowledge? View our comprehensive agenda.