Maximizing Efficiency and Cost Management for the Telecom Infrastructure of the Future

Learn how service providers can evolve their virtualized network functions (VNFs) to cloud-native functions (CNFs), support diverse workloads across bare metal, virtualized, and containerized environments, and create a scalable, sustainable architecture. Additionally, you will learn how observability, automation, and AI can optimize operational efficiency.
Join us to discover how Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift can help modernize your network infrastructure and improve cost efficiency by:

Speakers:
Rimma Iontel
Chief Architect - Global Telco
Telecommunications, Entertainment and Media Technology, Strategy and Execution Office
Red Hat
Rimma Iontel is a Chief Telco Architect at Red Hat.  She is responsible for supporting Red Hat’s global ecosystem of customers and partners in the Telecommunications industry and also represents the industry in the CTO Organization.  Since joining Red Hat in 2014, she’s been assisting customers and partners in their network transformation journey, helping them leverage Red Hat open source solutions to build future-proof telecommunication networks capable of providing modern advanced services to the consumers in an efficient, sustainable, and cost-effective way. 

Rimma has over twenty years of experience working in the telecommunications industry. Prior to joining Red Hat, she spent fourteen years at Verizon working on Next Generation Networks initiatives and contributing to the first steps of the company’s transition from legacy networks to the software defined cloud infrastructure.

Sean Cohen
Director of Product Management, Hybrid Platforms
Red Hat
Sean Cohen is the Director of Product Management in the Hybrid Platforms organization at Red Hat, a leading provider of open-source technologies and hybrid cloud solutions. He oversees the infrastructure and observability business, including strategy and delivery for Red Hat OpenShift and OpenStack Platforms. With over 15 years of experience, Sean has a robust background in senior product management and delivery across enterprise and telco markets, driving cloud infrastructure strategy, product lifecycle management, and leading and building high-performance cross-functional teams.