IT Ops are hard. Achieving success on Day 2 is hard. Technology sprawl. Broken and manual processes. Skills gaps. These challenges are pervasive - and they aren’t going away any time soon. To tackle them, an organization needs a comprehensive automation solution that can help bridge operational silos, unify teams, and wrangle complexity.

That’s why the nature, scope, and importance of IT automation has changed so much in just the past few years, growing from “nice to have,” into “strategic imperative.” And the inevitability of the AI revolution is ushering the entire enterprise technology landscape to a tipping point.

Soon, every organization will find itself faced with a choice - automate at the corners, and struggle to keep up - or seize the opportunity to make automation mission-critical and never look back.

Join us as we share the Ansible vision for “Day Now” automation, then hear directly from a cross-section of Red Hat customers who have found themselves at the tipping point and adopted the “mission-critical” mindset.

• Gain new insights into how your peers are approaching their biggest Day 2 ops challenges with a strategic automation
• Get actionable tips on leveraging Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform as a mission-critical tool, and advice based on lessons learned on their journeys.
• Come away with a clearer understanding of what these automation pioneers see on the horizon.

In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, the strategic adoption of mission-critical automation has become imperative for organizations aiming to stay competitive and efficient. This session delves into the transformative potential of embracing automation technologies to drive operational excellence, enhance productivity, and mitigate risks.

By incorporating AI into DevOps, teams can enhance efficiency, reliability, and scalability while freeing up human resources for strategic tasks. Start by identifying repetitive tasks within your DevOps workflow that can be automated such as code deployment, testing, monitoring, logging, provisioning infrastructure, etc. and use Red Hat Ansible Lightspeed to turn your automation ideas into Ansible code with natural language prompts. By automating repetitive tasks and integrating AI into DevOps pipelines, teams can accelerate deployment processes and reduce manual errors.

By leveraging on AIOps, organizations can improve their operational efficiency by leveraging on AI to proactively monitor their infrastructure operations to identify issues and use automation to drive faster response to remediate or recover (MTTR) and improve the overall security and resiliency of their systems.

In today’s complex IT environments, security is paramount - security of your systems, security of your data, security of your customer’s data. Not only must you be able to define what it means for your systems to be secure, you need to be able to simply apply that security, constantly monitor your systems to ensure they remain compliant with that security.

Moving to using automation as part of your IT practices is a necessary first step for security. The proper automation tooling allows you to apply the security you need in a simple, consistent, manner, allowing you to concentrate on other things.

In the realm of IT innovation, hear how Dynatrace and Ansible come together with digital diagnostics and automated remedies. By incorporating AI and automation into a comprehensive observability strategy, you streamline operations, accelerate development, and detect and remediate potential security risks.

Automation GTM Specialist, Red Hat, APAC

Robert is a seasoned IT professional with a strong background in IT consulting, specializing in automation and digital transformation. With a diverse expertise in automation, cybersecurity, governance, risk, and compliance, Robert continually harnessed his skills to help organizations in the region bridge the gap between innovation and business objectives.

Currently, Robert serves as APAC Go-To-Market Specialist for Automation at Red Hat, where he continues to develop GTM strategy, drive innovation and guide organizations towards cutting-edge solutions. Prior to joining Red Hat, Robert made significant contributions to renowned firms such as EY and Automation Anywhere, leaving an indelible mark on the industry through his relentless commitment to revolutionizing IT and business processes through automation.

General Manager, Singapore, Red Hat

Guna has been in the IT software industry for over 25 years in various leadership roles. Currently, he is the general manager for Singapore at Red Hat, where he leads sales and business development activities in the country.

Over the years, Guna has been extensively involved in the implementation of complex solutions such as hybrid multi-cloud platforms, customer experience and supply chain across the world in various industries ranging from financial services, government, manufacturing and retail.

Senior Specialist Solution Architect, Red Hat

Vinoth is an accomplished IT and Telecom industry professional with over 19 years of experience in the Asia Pacific region. He possesses a broad range of expertise in automation, ranging from simple IT automation to advanced technologies like AIOPs. He is a passionate problem solver who leverages technology to tackle complex day-to-day challenges.

Global Partner Revenue Acceleration Dir, APJ Technical Solutions, Software & Services Sales & Marketing Group

Christopher has over 30 years of experience in the ICT industry. As the Partner Revenue Acceleration Director for APJ, Chris is responsible for the business relationship & go to market programs with our global ISV partners across APJ, Red Hat & SAP (VMware, SAS in the past). He focuses on driving revenue and business value with these global ISVs and their ecosystem of ISVs, SIs, OEMs, etc. Before this role, he was the APJ Datacenter Platform Marketing Manager, owning the product marketing for Xeon & Atom server product lines. Other roles in his 19 years Intel career included the Business Development Manager for Singapore & the Enterprise Sales Manager for South-East Asia, where he managed the account relationships with large enterprise end-customers, OEM partners and service providers.

Before joining Intel, Christopher held multiple APAC Global Account Management & technical sales roles with telecommunication & networking multi-nationals like Nortel, Avaya & Lucent Technologies. He also had management & leadership roles in the IT organization of the National University Hospital.

Christopher graduated from the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore with a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronics) degree and has post graduate Diplomas in Marketing Management from the Singapore Institute of Management and Network Engineering from the Information & Communication Institute of Singapore at NTU.

Vice President & GM, Ansible Business Unit, Red Hat

Sathish Balakrishnan is the Vice President and General Manager of the Ansible Business Unit at Red Hat, where he oversees the Automation business. He has held various leadership roles within Red Hat since joining the company in 2013, including leading businesses such as Hybrid Cloud Experience & Developer Tools and Cloud Services. Before his tenure at Red Hat, Sathish gained experience working with Bay Area startups and management consulting firms.

Automation Platform Leader, Red Hat, APAC

Bringing over two decades of experience in the US technology sector, he currently serve as the Technical Sales Leader for Red Hat's Automation Platform in the Asia Pacific Region. Chip believe Automation is the key to unlock the value of today’s emerging technologies such as cloud and cognitive.

Prior to his role at Red Hat, Chip held key positions at IBM, focusing on systems and cloud sales for government, defense, and large private sector clients. Charles diverse background includes military service, academia, and consumer packaged goods brand management, offering a comprehensive understanding of both business and technology.

Recently moved to Singapore where he enjoy outdoor activities such as mountain biking and actively contribute to the open-source community, particularly in the Internet of Things (IoT) domain.

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Solutions Engineer, ASEAN, Dynatrace

Anoop Mohan is a Solutions Engineer at Dynatrace, specializing in the ASEAN region. With over 17 years of experience spanning the global landscape, particularly in ASEAN's BFSI, Telecom, and Government sectors, Anoop is a subject matter expert in driving cloud transformation initiatives. Throughout his career, he has been a strong advocate for managed cloud service offerings, empowering enterprises to seamlessly migrate and modernize through public cloud adoption.

Anoop's expertise extends to ensuring the security of cloud-native architectures through innovative solutions and elevating consumer experiences for revenue-generating services by leveraging observability and AI technologies. Anoop holds a Bachelor of Engineering and is based out in Singapore.

Automation Platform Leader, Red Hat, APAC

Prempal Singh is the Solutions Architect at Red Hat. He works with various enterprise customers adopting cloud native platform technology to support their digital transformation initiative. Prior to Red Hat, he has been working with different technologies including containerization, cloud and DevOps.