Name: Powering the Hybrid Cloud: A Year in Review for OpenShift on IBM Power
Start: 2026-06-15T17:05:00+0200
End: 2026-06-15T18:05:00+0200

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Powering the Hybrid Cloud: A Year in Review for OpenShift on IBM Power

Monday June 15, 2026 17:05 - 18:05 CEST

09 - ST CLAIR 3B

Over the last 12 months, Red Hat OpenShift has dramatically expanded its capabilities for the IBM Power architecture, evolving far beyond basic infrastructure parity.
This session will provide a comprehensive, technical review of the latest features introduced on OpenShift for IBM Power systems over the past year. We will explore how organizations can now drastically reduce infrastructure overhead by mixing x86 control planes with IBM Power worker nodes using Hosted Control Planes. Furthermore, we will explore new capabilities that enable the AI era on IBM Power, including native AI accelerator support (such as the IBM Spyre AI Accelerator) and distributed AI workload orchestration using the Red Hat build of Kueue. Finally, we will cover the latest storage and infrastructure enhancements—including newly added SMB CSI driver support for ppc64le to streamline day-to-day operations.
Whether you are maintaining traditional bare-metal IBM Power servers or deploying modern virtualized environments, this talk will equip you with the knowledge to maximize your IBM Power investments using the latest OpenShift releases.

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Alfonso Cancellara

Senior Technical Account Manager, OpenShift, Red Hat

Alfonso Cancellara is a Senior Technical Account Manager at Red Hat, specializing in Red Hat’s OpenShift Container Platform and cloud-native solutions.

In his role, he works closely with organizations to help them effectively utilize OpenShift, understanding their unique business needs, providing guidance on how OpenShift can address their challenges, and ensuring they achieve their desired outcomes. A key aspect of his work involves... Read More →

Monday June 15, 2026 17:05 - 18:05 CEST
09 - ST CLAIR 3B

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