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This group is focused on bringing together the West Michigan Red Hat User Community for business and technical presentations, conversations, food and drinks. Membership is open to Red Hat customers, partners and people interested in Red Hat technologies.
Some of the Red Hat products are: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, OpenStack, Storage (Ceph, GlusterFS), Virtualization (ovirt, kvm), CloudForms, FeedHenry (Node.js, Apache Cordova), JBoss Fuse (Apache Camel, Fabric8), JBoss BPM (jBPM), JBoss Data Virtualization (Teiid), JBoss EAP (Wildfly), JBoss JWS (Apache Tomcat), JBoss Data Grid (Infinispan), JBoss A-MQ (Apache ActiveMQ), JBoss BRMS (Drools), OpenShift (Jenkins, Git, Kubernetes, Docker, OpenVSwitch, RHEL, RHEL Atomic), and Ansible.
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Upcoming events (2)
See all- RSVP to the next Grand Rapids Red Hat User GroupFounders Brewing Co, Grand Rapids, MI
RSVP here: https://events.redhat.com/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x1492641abcd&sc_cid=RHCTN1250000455607
Ready to revolutionize your IT services? The next Red Hat User Group (RHUG) event in Grand Rapids is your chance! We're bringing together Red Hat technology users and subject matter experts to share insights, solve challenges, and explore the latest in IT modernization.
Mark your calendar:
- Date: September 16, 2025
- Time: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET
- Location: Founders Centennial Room: 235 Cesar E. Chavez Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Join us at Founders Brewery Centennial Room for an engaging afternoon of discovery and networking, complete with delicious food and beverages. This is more than just an event; it's an opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and forge new professional relationships.
See you on September 16th!
Food and drink will be provided.
Any questions? Reach out to rhug@redhat.com. - Network event30 attendees from 67 groups hostingRSVP to the Red Hat User Group at IBM TechXchange Orlando!Needs location
Registration options and instructions below- meetup RSVP will not count as registered for this event.
- Attend The Red Hat® User Group AND IBM TechXchange 2025
- Please register via this link below https://reg.tools.ibm.com/flow/ibm/techxchange25/reg?regcode=30redhatusergroup
- Attend The Red Hat® User Group AND Community Day only on October 6
- Please register via this link below https://reg.tools.ibm.com/flow/ibm/techxchange25/reg?regcode=FreeComDayredhatusergroup
OVERVIEW
Join Red Hat® at the IBM TechXchange in Orlando, Florida on October 6 for a Red Hat® User Group (RHUG). Hosted during the Community Day portion of the event, this session offers a unique opportunity to network and explore cutting-edge solutions for IT modernization.Unfamiliar with RHUGs? This type of event offers a unique opportunity for Red Hat technology users–regardless of skill level–to gather and discover solutions to IT challenges with subject matter experts and peers.
Join us on Community Day at the IBM TechXchange to connect with the RHUG community and explore how to transform your IT services over good food and drink.
Agenda:
Title: Scalable, Cost-Efficient AI with IBM watsonx.ai and Red Hat OpenShift AIIBM watsonx.ai is an AI development studio for building and deploying both traditional and generative AI models. Running on Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI), it benefits from scalable infrastructure, GPU orchestration, and robust model serving in hybrid environments.
Together, they streamline the AI lifecycle while cutting inference costs through features like model quantization, GPU sharing, and autoscaling. This integration empowers teams to deliver secure, high-performance AI solutions—faster and more efficiently.
Event Details:
Date: October 6, 2025
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET
Location: Orange County Convention Center- room TBDRegistration options and instructions
- Attend The Red Hat® User Group AND IBM TechXchange 2025
- Please register via this link below https://reg.tools.ibm.com/flow/ibm/techxchange25/reg?regcode=30redhatusergroup
- Attend The Red Hat® User Group AND Community Day only on October 6
- Please register via this link below https://reg.tools.ibm.com/flow/ibm/techxchange25/reg?regcode=FreeComDayredhatusergroup