Cincinnati Red Hat User Group
12/09/2026 | 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
MadTree Brewing - Oakley Taproom | Cincinnati OH | 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.
Intelligent Insights with Red Hat Satellite MCP Server & Karpenter on OpenShift
Join us for an interactive double-feature Red Hat User Group (RHUG) session focused on bringing AI-driven intelligence to enterprise operations and dynamic cloud-native scaling!
Part 1: Intelligent Operations with Red Hat Satellite MCP Server
Presenter: Terry Bowling
Learn how to supercharge your infrastructure operations by combining Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers with Red Hat Satellite, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), and Red Hat Lightspeed. We will explore how agentic AI workflows transform reactive IT into automated, intelligent troubleshooting, simplified CVE reporting, and rapid remediation. Terry will walk through a live demonstration demonstrating how to configure and deploy MCP servers using Podman containers and personal access tokens, connecting LLMs to query live hybrid cloud inventory, analyze vulnerability advisories, and interactively remediate host-level issues.
Part 2: Dynamic Workload Scaling with Karpenter on Red Hat OpenShift
Presenter: Logan Corder
Next, shift gears to next-generation Kubernetes autoscaling. Logan will dive into Karpenter on Red Hat OpenShift, showing how platform teams can optimize compute costs and eliminate node provision lag. Discover how Karpenter continuously evaluates unschedulable pod requirements, provisions high-performance, right-sized infrastructure on demand, and automatically consolidates underutilized nodes.
Key Takeaways for Attendees:
- Agentic AI & MCP Setup: How to deploy and configure MCP servers for Red Hat Satellite, RHEL, and Lightspeed to enable AI-assisted troubleshooting.
- Automated Security & Remediation: How to leverage LLM-driven queries to extract CVE findings and generate actionable remediations across managed hosts.
- Optimized OpenShift Autoscaling: How Karpenter improves OpenShift node management, reducing compute waste while accelerating workload responsiveness.
Event Details:
Date: December 9, 2026
Location: MadTree Brewing - Oakley Taproom: 3301 Madison Rd Cincinnati OH 45201
Time: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM ET
Includes: Food, drinks, and networking
Questions? Email rhug@redhat.com.
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Travel Information
MadTree Brewing - Oakley Taproom
3301 Madison Rd | Cincinnati OH | United States
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