Sessions & Labs
Sessions:
Application and platform infrastructure
This track features the developers who write the code, the solution architects who work in the field, and the product managers who contribute to product direction. Example topics include: technology overviews, roadmaps, and deep dives, deployment techniques, performance optimization, and system management. Attendees will learn how to increase performance and scalability, implement security policies, meet service level agreements, and more effectively manage deployments.
Performance Analysis & Tuning of Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Part II
D. John Shakshober — Senior Consulting Engineer, Red Hat
Larry Woodman — Consulting Software Engineer, Red Hat
Bill Gray — Software Performance Engineer, Red Hat
Jeremy Eder — Principal Software Engineer, Red Hat
In the second hour of this two-hour session, Red Hat Enterprise Linux performance leaders will focus on optimizing network performance using advanced performance tools with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. Specifically, they will:
- Highlight network performance tuning using the latest technologies from top network partners. These techniques apply to bare metal, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, and Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) virtual environments.
- Analyze system performance using new “perf” techniques and new Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4 performance analysis tools, including “tuna” and “tuned-adm.”
- Demonstrate how tuned-adm alters Red Hat Enterprise Linux tuning parameters dynamically for both high-throughput and low-latency IT environments on different Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions.
To close the session, they will put everything discussed into practical use with several examples of performance analysis and tuning for benchmarks and real-world applications.
Location: Room 304
Topics: Manageability, Performance, Red Hat Consulting, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization
| Track | Date | Time | Technical Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application and platform infrastructure | Thursday, June 13 | 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | 4.0 / 5.0 |
Application development
This track covers application development tools and technologies. Example topics include: best practices, methodologies, and techniques for building applications in C, C++, Java, PHP/LAMP, Ruby, Node.js, and many other commonly used developer tools and languages, and new development approaches such as Platform-as-a-Service. Attendees will also learn how the tools that build, run, and scale applications are evolving.
JBoss in the Trenches
Ronak Mallik — Senior Consultant, Red Hat
How do some of the biggest IT departments around the world configure and manage their Red Hat JBoss Middleware installations? How do they deal with security and performance tuning of their application server tiers?
In this session, Ronak Mallik will introduce the industry-wide best practices that emerge time-after-time from the most effective enterprise environments. Ronak will review these best practices for the process of slimming, optimizing, and tuning your company’s application server profile.
Ronak will also discuss real-world procedures for versioning and deploying Red Hat JBoss Middleware to large-scale enterprise environments with multiple regions. The importance of these processes will become more evident as Ronak discusses the techniques for running effective load and endurance testing. Additionally, he will address proven methodologies for modifying configurations in live production environments.
In this session, attendees will learn best practices for:
- Managing middleware configurations in large-scale production environments
- JBoss Application Server infrastructure security
- Performance tuning
- Moving deployments through environments with logging, security, and messaging
- Standards for virtualization and dynamic provisioning in the cloud
Attendees will also learn guidelines for running effective load tests and approaches for enabling high availability, redundancy, monitoring, and management. They will also learn how to slim, cluster, and optimize Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform and JBoss Application Server configurations.
Location: Room 207
Topics: Red Hat Consulting, Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, Red Hat JBoss Operations Network
| Track | Date | Time | Technical Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application development | Thursday, June 13 | 10:40 am - 11:40 am | 3.0 / 5.0 |
Cloud readiness
This track covers the changing concepts and implications of moving workloads to the cloud. Example topics include: data migration, consumption models, operational approaches, and management frameworks. Attendees will gain insight into cloud-readiness for their IT infrastructures and businesses, and learn how to maintain control, security, and compliance when moving to hybrid cloud operational models.
Implementation Best Practices for Red Hat CloudForms
Vinny Valdez — Principal Architect, Red Hat
James Labocki — Technical Product Marketing Manager, Red Hat
In this session, Vinny Valdez and James Labocki will discuss:
- Deploying Red Hat CloudForms
- Managing existing virtualization and cloud providers
- Importing existing workloads
- Managing workloads across new and existing providers
- Integrating CloudForms with VMware, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, and Amazon EC2
Location: Room 310
Topics: Cloud deployment, Development tools, Manageability, Red Hat Cloud, Red Hat CloudForms, Red Hat Consulting, Red Hat Enterprise Linux
| Track | Date | Time | Technical Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud readiness | Wednesday, June 12 | 4:50 pm - 5:50 pm | 4.0 / 5.0 |
IT efficiency
This track features how-to (step-by-step) sessions that describe aligning the activities relating to people, processes, and technologies with long-term business objectives. Example topics include: management, optimization, and reporting. Attendees will learn about practical, proven solutions that will help them meet tomorrow's business demands.
Building & Managing a Standard Operating Environment
Dirk Herrmann — Senior Solution Architect, Red Hat
Todd Warner — Product Manager, Systems Management, Red Hat
Milian Zázrivec — Software Engineer, Red Hat
In this session, attendees will learn how to increase their productivity through the use of standard operating environments (SOEs). Dirk Herrmann will present real-world use cases and success stories for SOE implementation. Examples will include: in-depth analysis of automated provisioning, release management, and compliance management. In addition, Todd Warner and Milan Zázrivec will provide insight on how customers can use Red Hat Network Satellite to standardize SOEs and lifecycles.
Location: Room 312
Topics: Cloud deployment, Cost savings, Development tools, Flexibility, Java development, Manageability, OpenShift by Red Hat, Red Hat Consulting, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, Red Hat Network Satellite
| Track | Date | Time | Technical Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| IT efficiency | Thursday, June 13 | 4:50 pm - 5:50 pm | 2.0 / 5.0 |
Town hall
This track features moderated panels of Red Hat customers, partners, and solution experts. Example topics include: real world deployments, best practices, and lessons learned. Attendees will learn competitive advantages for driving increased business value.
Real-world Perspectives: Gaining Competitive Advantages with Red Hat Solutions
John Fulton — Lafayette College
Rodrique Heron — Cigna
Steven Leapline — Ansaldo
Ron Schaffer — Ansaldo
Greg Scott — Infrasupport Corporation
Robert Starr — Cigna
Engage with Red Hat customers who are virtualizing their IT infrastructures with Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization to reduce costs, scale with business growth, and maintain high-performing systems. Enterprise businesses across a variety of industries and sectors rely on Red Hat products and solutions to address the critical business demands facing IT organizations today. Learn best practices and see how Red Hat solutions can give your business a competitive advantage.
Location: Room 306
Topics: Big data, Cloud deployment, Cost savings, Flexibility, Interoperability, Manageability, OpenShift by Red Hat, OpenStack, Performance, Red Hat Cloud, Red Hat CloudForms, Red Hat Consulting, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise MRG, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, Red Hat JBoss BRMS, Red Hat Network Satellite, Red Hat Storage, Reliability, Scalability
| Track | Date | Time | Technical Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town hall | Thursday, June 13 | 4:50 pm - 5:50 pm | 2.0 / 5.0 |
Real-world Perspectives: Optimizing Infrastructures with Red Hat Network Satellite
Mike Dittmeier — IT Integration Specialist, Allegiant Airlines
Bernard Lee — Group Head of IT and VP Process and Innovation, YTL Power
Eric Nothen — Senior IT Analyst, Cargill
Aaron Schaeffer — Systems Engineer, Paychex
Join Red Hat customers to learn more about how they use Red Hat Network Satellite, an easy-to-use systems management platform, for growing their Linux infrastructures and open source environments. Find out how our panelists are managing tens, hundreds – even thousand – of servers as easily as one.
Location: Room 306
Topics: Cloud deployment, Clustering, Cost savings, Flexibility, Integration, Interoperability, Manageability, Red Hat CloudForms, Red Hat Consulting, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise MRG, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, Red Hat Network Satellite, Reliability, Scalability, Security
| Track | Date | Time | Technical Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town hall | Friday, June 14 | 9:45 am - 10:45 am | 2.0 / 5.0 |
Real-world Perspectives: Building Next-generation Applications Today
Sanjay Attada — Director, Enterprise Services, Scholastic
Josh Clements — Application Development Manager, AAA
David Dennis — Vice President, Marketing & Business Development, GroundWork
Oksana Shtuka — Infrastructure Engineer Manager, Cigna
Join Red Hat customers for a diverse discussion about building next-generation applications in the real world. Learn why these companies turned to Red Hat, and discover how open source solutions can give your business a competitive advantage today. This panel will provide interactive and applicable content, with time allotted for questions during and after the presentation.
Location: Room 306
Topics: BPM, Cloud deployment, Clustering, Cost savings, Development tools, Flexibility, Interoperability, Java development, Manageability, Mobile, Performance, Red Hat Cloud, Red Hat Consulting, Red Hat JBoss BRMS, Red Hat JBoss Data Grid, Red Hat JBoss Data Services Platform, Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform, Red Hat JBoss Frameworks, Red Hat JBoss Operations Network, Red Hat JBoss Portal Platform, Reliability, Scalability, Security
| Track | Date | Time | Technical Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town hall | Friday, June 14 | 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | 2.0 / 5.0 |