Friday Five — January 3, 2025

AI use cases: Not sure how AI can help your organization? Start here.

AI is arguably the most significant technological advancement since the internet, but there can be a disconnect between how people and organizations think about AI and ML and their approach. Here are some ideas about what you should do before you launch your first AI app development project. Learn more

Channel Futures - Top IT & Software Vendor Channel Leaders for 2024

Channel Futures highlights the 19 IT and software vendor channel leaders for 2024 who share leadership traits that will help propel the success of their channels in 2025. Learn about their accomplishments, including Red Hat’s very own Stefanie Chiras. Learn more

Top 10 blog posts about the open source community in 2024

Red Hat is a contributor to and sponsor of many open source projects, so many Red Hatters are also part of the wider open source community. The Red Hat Blog regularly explores the many ways we’re all influenced by our communities. Here’s the top 10 articles about open source communities from 2024. Learn more

CRN - Red Hat Adds Granite, Gaudi Support In Latest AI Release

Red Hat’s latest release of its Enterprise Linux AI foundation model platform adds Granite large language model support and comes with previews for code generation and function calling capabilities as well as Intel Gaudi 3 accelerator support, bringing more opportunities to its services partners. Learn more

Infusing AI into IT operations

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform plays an important role in establishing a strong foundation for AI implementations by automating routine tasks and enforcing best practices. Enabling the reliability, performance and resilience of AI infrastructure within IT operations, an automation strategy is the foundation for AI adoption and is critical for success. Learn more