Red Hat Forum Riyadh 2018

Learn about the latest that open source has to offer the Kingdom in the midst of increased interest and uptake as part of its National Transformation Program 2020.

We'll share view points around open source adoption and usage across Saudi Arabia along with key drivers and inhibitors to identify potential enablers to make the transition to open source a success as Red Hat officially sets up its offices in Riyadh.

Michel Isnard will discuss the realities of digitization and business disruption today, and explain how Red Hat, as a leading Linux and open source provider for enterprise organizations, embraces rapid change and builds better software through broad collaboration. We'll look at our modern, open approach to leadership, and what this means for those trying to plan and execute on today’s technology vision.

It's not all about technology. Culture and process are every bit as important. There is amazing technology out there on the market from lots of vendors, it is everywhere we look. But it is what you do with it that makes the difference, how you apply it, how you adapt to it. With the right technology, you need the right processes and culture for your business to grow.

Take a closer look at how one of Red Hat's customers is currently leveraging the power of open source as they take the stage for a panel discussion along with Red Hat's extended team.

Learn how the Red Hat Academy program which is already set up in multiple leading institutions around the Kingdom is helping to create competencies to help students learn about Red Hat technologies and solutions to establish in-demand open source skills.

We are where we are today because of our partners. Take a look at how our ecosystem continues to evolve and hear straight from some of our partners during a panel discussion.

Adrian brings the event to a close discussing the values of the Red Hat subscription and previewing the activities in store for the rest of the day.

The number of enterprises dealing with hybrid and multi-cloud is increasing every day. Research shows that the business world is outgrowing the hybrid cloud and is aggressively trending towards a multi-cloud universe.

In this session we discuss the impact of Cloud on both IT and business including opportunities and challenges Cloud introduces. After exploring the different cloud consumption models, we explore how Red Hat can help formulate the right Cloud strategy that will help you both leverage your existing investments while having the best long-term impact on your business. We will also share how Red Hat helped key customers build Open-Hybrid Clouds that helped them succeed in their Digital Transformation.

Delivering business applications using containers, microservices, and cloud platforms as we move towards more distributed IT models can be challenging. The overhead of moving to more distributed application models, and the imperative to deliver business value, makes the situation even more demanding.

In this session we will discuss the future of application development and key trends in software design in addition to architecture principles we need to consider such as communications, security, resilience, dependency, and interoperability required to build modern applications in order to meet the increasing demands on IT to deliver business value.

Applications are the principal driver of digital business and the powerful enabler of speed, scale and agility. As an Applications leader with an eye on the future, it’s up to you to make rapid application delivery a reality for your organization - linking growing technology capabilities to deep cultural transformation and your own personal leadership. The session will provide advice on applying the new technologies including API management, process automation, integration, blockchain and the Internet of Things that you will need to assemble your Digital Business Technology Platform.

Hybrid environments, composed of virtualization, private or public cloud, and container-based platforms, present significant management challenges. Red Hat offers a unified management platform for hybrid environments, providing a consistent cross-platform experience that lets enterprises speed service delivery and maintain complete operational and life-cycle management. IT organizations can delegate actions to end users as needed, while retaining operational control to meet service levels and ensure compliance.

Interest in open source across the Kingdom has increased in the midst of the National Transformation Program 2020. Learn how you can co-create opportunities by partnering with Red Hat, the leading provider of open source solutions.

The SAP landscape is changing. SAP customers currently running SAP’s business applications on a non-SAP database and non Linux systems must migrate to SAP S/4HANA® on Linux by 2025. Companies currently running SAP business applications now have more motivation to modernize their infrastructure, paving the way for innovation and digital transformation.

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