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We bring the power of open source and customer community to you.

Red Hat Convergence is a complimentary one-day event for Red Hat customers to learn from and collaborate with the experts who are at the heart of the applications that your business runs on. This is a unique opportunity for you to ask your questions directly to the Red Hat engineers who create and work on the solutions you use every day, in a small group setting.

Join us in cities around the globe for an exclusive opportunity to learn more about our technologies, network with other companies facing similar roadblocks, and meet your account team personally.

Highlights include:​

  • Technical content ranging from solution roadmaps to in-depth reviews and step-by-step demos
  • Interactive Q&A sessions
  • Technical breakout sessions
  • Peer-to-peer networking
  • Opportunities to provide feedback on Red Hat products and services
  • Face-to-face meetings with your account experts
  • Oh, did we mention Red Hat® takeaways?

Who attends?

Red Hat Convergence gives you the opportunity to network with other people and companies in your industry.

We customize these events specifically for system administrators, engineers, architects, and developers. Whether you’re an administrator looking for hands-on training or an engineer seeking insight about Red Hat’s technology roadmap, there’s something for every level of interest and need.

Red Hat Convergence meeting
Attendees by job title
Red Hat Summit attendance by job title Red Hat Convergence events are customized specifically for system administrators, engineers, architects and developers. System Admins Fuschia System Administration segment spanning 26% of the chart defining attendance based on job title. Engineer Lemon-lime Engineer segment spanning 27% of the chart defining attendance based on job title. Management Blue Management segment spanning 17% of the chart defining attendance based on job title. Architect Yellow Architect segment spanning 12% of the chart defining attendance based on job title. Programmer/Tech Lead Clover Programmer/Tech lead segment spanning 5% of the chart defining attendance based on job title. Analyst Lavender Analyst segment spanning 5% of the chart defining attendance based on job title.

Red Hat Convergence events are customized specifically for system administrators, engineers, architects and developers.

Attendees by industry
Red Hat Summit attendance by industry Red Hat Convergence events are customized specifically for consulting, energy, financial services, government and education, healthcare, and telecommunications industries. Consulting Fuschia Consulting segment spanning 42% of the chart defining attendance based on industry. Financial Services Lemon-lime Financial Services segment spanning 20% of the chart defining attendance based on industry. Telecommunications Blue Telecommunications segment spanning 16% of the chart defining attendance based on industry. Healthcare Yellow Healthcare segment spanning 11% of the chart defining attendance based on industry. Government & Education Clover Government and Education segment spanning 10% of the chart defining attendance based on industry. Energy Lavender Energy segment spanning 1% of the chart defining attendance based on industry.

Red Hat Convergence events are customized specifically for consulting, energy, financial services, government and education, healthcare, and telecommunications industries.

Ask the experts and network with other Red Hat subscribers at this one-day, interactive event.

Each event agenda is customized to fit the needs of the attending customers. Check out the upcoming events tab to see if Red Hat® Convergence is coming to your city. To request topics for a Red Hat Convergence event, contact your Technical Account Manager, Customer Success Manager, or Red Hat Account Team.

Session topics include:

  • Red Hat OpenStack® Platform
  • Red Hat CloudForms
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux® 7
  • Red Hat Atomic Enterprise Platform
  • Red Hat Virtualization
  • Red Hat Satellite
  • Red Hat JBoss® Middleware Solutions
  • Ansible Tower by Red Hat
  • Red Hat Identity Management and Infrastructure
  • Red Hat Insights
  • More...

Sample Agenda

This is an example of an agenda. The topics of each session are subject to change.

Activity Track 1
Cloud & Container		 Track 2
Platform & Management
8:30am - 9:00am Welcome breakfast
8:30am - 9:00am Introductions Special introduction by regional team
9:00am - 10:00am Session 1 Containers: Overview, Direction and Red Hat’s Portfolio Roadmap CloudForms 4.0 and 4.1
10:00am - 11:00am Session 2 Containers: What is this all about? RHEV Roadmap - focus on RHEV 3.6
11:00am - 11:20am Break
11:20am - 12:10pm Session 3 OpenShift Overview Performance Analysis and Tuning of RHEL 7
12:10pm - 1:30pm Lunch round tables Buffet lunch + round table discussions with presenters
1:30pm - 2:20pm Session 4 OpenStack Overview - Roadmap Identity Management in Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2:20pm - 3:10pm Session 5 OpenStack Director Demo Ansible
3:10pm - 3:30pm Break
3:30pm - 4:20pm Session 6 Satellite 6.1 RHEL7 Fast Track
4:20pm - 4:30pm Closing/Wrap-up Closing Comments + Swag Handout

Check out where we’re heading in 2017.

Interested in attending one of our events? Contact your Technical Account Manager, Customer Success Manager, or Red Hat Account Team to request your special invitation. Reach out to our pre-sales department and request that your account contact send you the invitation.

Not sure who to contact? No problem!

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Phone (toll-free)

+1 (919) 754 3700

Phone (local)

Future Events

Austin, TX

March 23, 2017

Minneapolis, MN

April 6, 2017

Seattle, WA

May 18, 2017

Atlanta, GA

August 24, 2017

Montreal, Canada

September 21, 2017

Baltimore, MD

October 19, 2017

Miss an event or want more information about a topic discussed?

Find agendas and slides for each past event in the list below.

Past Convergence Events