Elevate Reception at Red Hat Summit

The Elevate Technology User Group invites you to our Red Hat Summit meeting!

Join fellow IT leaders and experts from Dell Technologies and Red Hat to learn how Dell and Red Hat are partnering to transform Red Hat OpenShift and Red Hat OpenShift AI operations on premises.

What to Expect:

A moderated panel conversation with product leaders from Dell Technologies and Red Hat.

Guided networking:

• Access to Dell Technologies and Red Hat Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) for further conversations

• Opportunities to discuss and network with peers and industry experts

• Delicious food and drinks in a relaxed atmosphere at 75 on Liberty Wharf, just a few minutes walk from the Convention Center

Feel free to forward this to a colleague who may be attending Red Hat Summit!

How can Elevate Technology User Group benefit you?

• Learn how to drive better business outcomes by advancing people, processes, and IT infrastructure

• Valuable and engaging discussions with industry experts

• Share customer member’s IT transformation and modernization stories, including best practices and lessons learned

Brian Gallagher, Cloud and Application Platform Technologist,
Dell Technologies

With over two decades of experience at Dell Technologies, Brian Gallagher has consistently demonstrates expertise in cloud infrastructure, data center architecture, and customer-focused solutions. Currently serving as a Cloud Strategist | Application Platform Technologist, he specializes in designing and implementing comprehensive Dell Technologies and Red Hat solutions. Brian's work emphasizes cloud infrastructure, virtualization, containerization, automation, and AI workload development, with a particular focus on the Red Hat OpenShift platform. Brian excels at building strategic customer relationships, conducting in-depth needs analysis, and delivering innovative IT solutions to help clients navigate complex technological landscapes.

Shibu Thomas, VP & Chief Technology Officer
Cleveland Clinic

Shibu Thomas serves as the Chief Technology Officer at Cleveland Clinic, where he leads enterprise infrastructure and operations, including network & telecom, data center, cloud, modern workplace, client devices, service desk, and field services. Since joining Cleveland Clinic in 2018, he has played a key role in evaluating emerging technologies and driving healthcare innovation to support the organization’s mission of providing world-class care.

With a career dedicated to nonprofit healthcare, Shibu previously served as Chief Information Security Officer at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, Texas, where he spent 19 years in technology and leadership roles.

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Ian Pilcher, Principal Product Manager, Red Hat

Ian has been at the leading edge of the technology industry for almost 30 years—working with technologies such as CORBA, J2EE, Linux, KVM, OpenStack, and Kubernetes. He is presently a technical director in Red Hat’s Hybrid Platforms Business Unit, where he works with Red Hat’s most strategic customers and partners to implement solutions based on Red Hat technologies.

May 20, 2025

6:00PM EST

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