In-person event

Red Hat at Microsoft Ignite 2026

November 17, 2026 - November 20, 2026 Hybrid
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Overview

Are you attending Microsoft Ignite from November 17-20? If you are attending in-person, watch our session and chat with our open source experts in the exhibit hall, Red Hat booth #1541.

Can’t make it in person? Make sure to check out our online Showcase page to learn how together, Red Hat and Microsoft are helping customers be AI ready.

We are committed to helping our customers on their AI journey, by focusing on where they currently are, as well as where they want to go in the future. And our partnership together, has expanded our joint offerings as the market has shifted and as your needs have changed. 

Open hybrid cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure

Together, Microsoft and Red Hat® offer more choice and flexibility for hybrid cloud deployments.

We are committed to delivering enterprise operating systems, simplified container technologies, rigorous security standards, and an integrated support experience to help our enterprise customers and partners embrace hybrid cloud.

Partners: Red Hat and Microsoft

Prepare your enterprise for hybrid cloud

Red Hat and Microsoft give you more choice and flexibility for your hybrid cloud deployments, delivering enterprise operation systems, simplified container technologies, rigorous security and integrated support.

The Red Hat corporate logo and the Microsoft logo

Speaking session

Thursday, November 19 @ 12:50pm PT

Build a secure platform for containers, VMs, and AI

(Location TBD)

Learn how to provide a robust security foundation with vulnerability management, backporting, CVE remediation, and more. Building on that foundation, Red Hat Lightwell and Red Hat Enterprise Linux share how Azure Red Hat OpenShift with hosted control planes and OpenShift Virtualization accelerate application delivery. Join us to learn how to provide a security-first approach to deploy and manage containers, VMs, and agentic AI systems.

Mark Heslin,

Senior Principal Technical Product Manager, Red Hat

Aaron Isom,

Azure Technical Cloud Strategist, Red Hat

Giveaway

Join us at the Red Hat booth to get some swag and enter into our drawing for a chance to win the LEGO Icons NASA Artemis Space Launch System! Drawing will take place on Wednesday, November 18 at 4:25pm! 

LEGO NASA Artemis Space Launch System model alongside its retail box

Join Red Hat and NetApp for an after dark event!

Join Red Hat® and our partner NetApp after dark to network with fellow conference attendees and IT industry experts. We’ve got plans for you after the Ignite conference mixer on Tuesday, November 17, from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM at The Harlequin!

Don’t miss this opportunity to experience one of San Francisco’s most iconic venues, reserved just for us, and make your Ignite After Dark an evening to remember. Register today—we can’t wait to see you there!

Resources

OpenShift

Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization webpage

Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization on Azure Red Hat OpenShift - interactive experience

15 reasons to adopt Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization - ebook

Managed Identity and Workload Identity on Azure Red Hat OpenShift - interactive experience

Confidential containers on Azure Red Hat OpenShift - interactive experience

Explore OpenShift in the Developer Sandbox 

Case Study:  Banco Bradesco

Azure Red Hat OpenShift  interactive tour

Azure Red Hat OpenShift learning hub

RHOAI trial 

Blogs

RHEL for Github runners

OPPORTUNITIES ARE OPEN

Open unlocks the world's potential

At Red Hat, our commitment to open source extends beyond technology into virtually everything we do. We collaborate and share ideas, create inclusive communities, and welcome diverse perspectives from all Red Hatters, no matter their role. It’s what makes us who we are.

Red Hat Certifications

Red Hat Certification is undergoing its most significant transformation in decades, with changes to help reduce the cognitive load on IT professionals and developers who implement, administer, and use Red Hat products, while validating specialized skills required for modern hybrid cloud environments. 

Want to learn more? Check out these resources:

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