
Abstract: Cloud-native technologies and operational practices such as containers, Kubernetes, and DevOps have been successfully used over the last several years to speed up delivery of innovative software applications. More recently, hybrid cloud platforms powered by these technologies have also helped companies such as HCA Healthcare, Verizon, and ExxonMobil speed up AI projects from pilot to production and achieve business benefits. This keynote will dive deep into the real-world success stories, including lessons learned from various industries on how these organizations built and deployed AI projects on Kubernetes powered hybrid cloud platform. It will also share findings from an industry survey of Technology Executives around MLOps deployment trends for Kubernetes and Hybrid Cloud.
Bio: Abhinav Joshi is a Senior Manager, Product Marketing at Red Hat. He and his team are focused on cloud-native workloads on Red Hat OpenShift, including AI/ML, data analytics, databases, etc. Abhinav has over 20 years of industry experience in Hybrid Cloud, AI/ML, Data Analytics, Digital Workspace, and Software Defined Data Center. Throughout his career, Abhinav has held strategic roles in Product Management, Product Marketing, Sales, and Consulting Services at Red Hat, VMware, Cisco, NetApp, etc. He holds an MS in Systems Engineering from the University of Maryland College Park, Strategic Management Graduate Certificate from Harvard University, and a B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from Nagpur University, India.

Abhinav Joshi
Title
Senior Manager, Product Marketing | Red Hat
