Webinar

The state of Linux for public sector 2024: EOL’s, FedRAMP and more

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2024 is a time of big changes in the Enterprise Linux world and for the public sector. CentOS Linux 7 is going away - forever - in June.  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 is going to end of life and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 is going to the end of maintenance. These events have created a pivotal moment for government agencies and institutions, challenging them to respond with the right strategic decisions to  keep their infrastructure secure and enable the modernization of their application deployment and maintenance models to meet their mission.

This webinar will cover:

  • Strategic considerations for the public sector due to CentOS Linux 7 end of life
  • Tools and features for migrating CentOS Linux 7 systems to Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Guidance for upgrading systems from Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 to 8 at scale
  • Building compliance-hardened images using Image Builder
  • Updates on Red Hat’s new FedRAMP-certified offerings
  • Demo’s of Red Hat Insights for enhanced security and simplified compliance

Live event date: Tuesday, April 16, 2024 | 9 a.m. ET

On-demand event: Available for one year afterward.


Bob Handlin

Bob Handlin

Principal Product Manager, Red Hat

Bob Handlin  is a Principal Product Manager at Red Hat who is a tech industry veteran focused on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) upgrades and migrations, RHEL resident storage technology, and bringing customers into the world of kernel live patching.

John Spinks

John Spinks

Senior Principal Technical Marketing Manager, Red Hat

John Spinks is a Senior Principal Technical Marketing Manager at Red Hat for Red Hat Insights and the Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console.

A recovering systems administrator, John has now been in a Technical Marketing role for over a decade working with centralized management products, backup and recovery products, as well as databases and enterprise applications.