Melbourne Red Hat User Group
04/22/2026 | 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Melbourne, FL | United States
Event overview:
Red Hat® User Group (RHUG) events offer a unique opportunity for Red Hat technology users to gather and discover solutions to IT challenges with subject matter experts & peers. Join the next RHUG to network and explore cutting-edge solutions for IT modernization. Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your IT services while enjoying great food and building connections with industry professionals.
Come learn about network automation via Ansible with a hands-on demonstration showcasing multi-vendor automation. Utilizing Containerlab and Ansible, we’ll spin up realistic network topologies in a fully containerized lab environment—allowing you to configure multi-vendor devices—including Cisco XRv, Juniper vJunos, Arista cEOS, and Nokia SR Linux—while implementing EVPN/VXLAN overlays, all without any physical hardware.
Attendees will see how to:
- Deploy and manage a spine-leaf EVPN/VXLAN fabric across multiple vendors
- Automate device configuration with Ansible playbooks for consistent, repeatable results Observe end-to-end connectivity, overlay network setup, and troubleshooting in real time
- This session is ideal for network engineers, DevOps professionals, and anyone interested in practical multi-vendor network automation. By the end, you’ll have actionable insights into building, managing, and automating modern multivendor network fabrics using Ansible for network automation .
Event Details:
Date: April 22, 2026
Location: One Oak: 1800 W Hibiscus Blvd #108, Melbourne, FL 32901
Time: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET
Includes: Food, drinks, and networking
Questions? Email rhug@redhat.com.
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Melbourne Red Hat User Group
1800 W Hibiscus Blvd #108 | Melbourne FL | United States
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