Red Hat Encourages Open Source Adoption at Red Hat Forum in Philippines

Conference enables attendees to learn more about how open source can help their business

 

Manila, The Philippines – February 3, 2016 – Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, today hosts the Red Hat Forum Asia Pacific in Manila, the Philippines. The conference aims to provide an outlet for local businesses to discuss and learn about open source technology innovations, successes, and best practices.

 

With this year’s theme, “Energize Your Enterprise,” the Red Hat Forum focuses on the IT solutions enterprises are using to help innovate and transform the way business is done. In addition to Red Hat’s technology vision keynote, speakers will cover a range of topics, from containers to the Internet of Things (IoT). Guest analysts from also scheduled to join the conference and share their latest insights on how open source technology can redefine the future of business. The conference agenda features local customers like Morphlabs, who are expected to share their experience and best practices using Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform.

 

The Philippine leg of the Red Hat Forum, marks the conclusion of Red Hat’s annual conference series in Asia Pacific. In 2015, Red Hat Forum was held in 11 cities in Asia Pacific: Jakarta; Kuala Lumpur; Singapore; Seoul; Bengaluru; Mumbai; Beijing; Shenzhen; Tokyo; Hong Kong; and Taipei.

 

Supporting Quotes:

Damien Wong, senior director and general manager, ASEAN, Red Hat

“We are optimistic about the potential open source technology offers customers across industries in the Philippines. Red Hat has been nurturing collaborations with local companies to help create a better understanding of open source by incorporating best practices from global as well as local enterprises.”

 

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