The Friday Five is a weekly Red Hat® blog post with 5 of the week's top news items and ideas from or about Red Hat and the technology industry. Consider it your weekly digest of things that caught our eye.


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Next week (in person or virtual) for AnsibleFest
Join us at AnsibleFest 2022 as we discuss how to transform enterprise and industry through automation. Whether you’re an automation IT expert, executive, partner, or enthusiast, our in-person event gives you the opportunity to make the most of this hands-on experience.


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SiliconANGLE - What to expect during AnsibleFest: Join theCUBE Oct. 18-19
On October 18-19, theCUBE will be joining Red Hat and the Ansible community in Chicago for the first in-person AnsibleFest since 2019. theCUBE industry analysts will be joined by members of the Ansible community and partner ecosystem and Red Hat executives to discuss advances in open-source automation and give theCUBE an insider’s look at new features and product announcements.
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Red Hat and FIWARE Foundation Collaborate to Power Eco-smart Cities with Open Source Technology
Discover how Red Hat collaborated with FIWARE Foundation, a non-profit association that encourages the adoption of open standards for the development of smart solutions, to build an integrated, smart city platform that can enable cities across the world to be more resilient and improve citizens' wellbeing with data.


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Red Hat Names Carolyn Nash as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Carolyn Nash has been named senior vice president and chief operating officer at Red Hat. As part of this move, Red Hat is building out the Finance and Operations organization and has named Robert Leibrock senior vice president and chief financial officer and Jim Palermo as vice president and chief information officer.


GOOD READ:
ZDNet - Here come the new Red Hat Enterprise Linux distros
According to ZDNet, "Red Hat is the Linux distro security leader." The publication details the latest Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) beta releases, RHEL 8.7 and 9.1
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