Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Roadmap
As technological complexity and the adoption of AI accelerate, a trusted foundation for enterprise automation becomes a strategic imperative. The latest evolution of Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform reinforces its position as the central orchestration layer for the enterprise, providing stability and governance in a shifting landscape. In this roadmap session, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform product leadership will share key investments and the strategic vision for the coming year to accelerate adoption, enhance usability, and scale to meet the needs of modern IT. We will explore the platform's simplified visual interface, including future workflow tooling that streamlines the process of designing, managing, and governing complex automation across the enterprise.
Speakers
Massimo Ferrari | Management Strategy Director, Red Hat
Massimo Ferrari is Management Strategy Director at Red Hat, responsible for developing strategic product direction for Ansible Automation Platform as well as fostering its partner ecosystem. Prior to Red Hat, Ferrari worked as an industry analyst and consultant for over a decade, helping global organizations, including Fortune 1000 and Fortune Global 2000 companies. He has directed numerous international projects, from infrastructure assessment to product and partner selection. Ferrari has held different IT management roles throughout his career and has expertise in architecting and managing complex IT projects, including datacenter consolidation through virtualization technologies, organization-wide security assessments and private and hybrid cloud projects. He is based in London.
Scott Harwell | Principal Product Manager, Red Hat
Scott Harwell is a Principal Product Manager at Red Hat for Ansible on Clouds. His focus is the delivery of Ansible Automation Platform offerings on hyperscaler cloud vendors such as Microsoft Azure and AWS. Prior to joining Red Hat, Scott held product management, development, and consulting roles for Oracle, AST Corporation, Tech Machine, and Volvo. Scott is a cloud enthusiast with experience and certifications across many cloud providers. He is passionate about automation and likes to find creative ways to improve IT, technical, and business processes.