Presented by Microsoft Events, this session shows how organizations use Azure Red Hat OpenShift to simplify operations and drive AI innovation at scale, featuring lessons and real-world examples from Banco Bradesco.

From VMs and Containers to AI Apps with Azure Red Hat OpenShift

Speakers: Phelipi Dal’Olio Santos, Mayuri Gupta, Campbell Vertesi Event: Microsoft Ignite 2025 (BRK104) Level: Intermediate (200)

Overview

Learn how organizations can:

  • Simplify IT operations
  • Lower operational costs
  • Run containers and virtual machines on a unified, flexible platform using Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization on Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO)
  • Embrace and evolve their AI strategy

Key Topics Covered

  • Business Challenges: Address cost management, security concerns, and adoption of AI
  • Azure Flexibility & Innovation: Insights into how Azure helps meet varied customer needs by providing adaptable cloud solutions
  • Migration Considerations: Covers efficiency improvement, hybrid benefit adoption, and MAC (migration acceleration commitment) deduction
  • Demo: Includes a demonstration of cluster administration tools, use of deployed operators for virtualization and migration, lifecycle management of VMs through YAML and configuration controls, and setting up migration providers and plans

AI in Action: Bradesco Case Study

  • Real-world example of how Banco Bradesco is using Microsoft Foundry on ARO
  • Focus on enterprise-grade AI innovation, security, and scalability
  • Highlights the use of Arrow and AI Bridge for integrating multiple AI models across Azure and with external partners
  • Key lessons learned: the importance of strong foundation and governance from the outset

Chapters Breakdown

  • 0:00 – Introduction to business issues: cost, security, AI
  • 2:55 – Azure’s approach for flexibility and innovation
  • 17:03 – Migration efficiency and hybrid cloud advantages
  • 18:50 – Live demo: admin, operators, virtualization
  • 20:16 – Managing VM lifecycle via YAML/config
  • 21:54 – Setting up providers, migration planning
  • 25:53 – Banco Bradesco’s AI journey with Microsoft Foundry
  • 29:57 – Enabling multi-model AI integration
  • 32:27 – Lessons on building strong governance

Additional Resources

Organizations can leverage the power of Azure Red Hat OpenShift to modernize their estate, migrate applications, and advance their AI strategies effectively and securely, as discussed and demonstrated by Microsoft and Banco Bradesco experts in this session.