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As day one of Red Hat Summit came to a close in Boston, analysts and attendees were left reflecting on the key insights and takeaways from the event.

The big theme is how to make it simpler for the end users, said theCUBE analyst Rob Strechay (pictured, left), emphasizing the focus on driving users toward cloud, Kubernetes and Red Hat Inc.s OpenShift, all with an end-goal of improving accessibility and efficiency.

This push toward simplification was reiterated throughout the day. The announcements from day 1 were all about simplification, according to analyst Paul Gillin (right). Red Hats new offerings, including Lightspeed and an event-driven version of Ansible, are designed to reduce complexity and ease the lives of end users and developers.

Strechay, Gillin and co-analyst John Furrier broke down Red Hat Summit day 1, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Medias livestreaming studio. (* Disclosure below.)

Ansible, an automation platform acquired by Red Hat in 2015, saw a significant shift in positioning during this weeks Summit. Strechay observed a shift in emphasis from Ansible as a small configuration management niche to becoming a central theme of the conference.

They made Ansible the star of the show today, Gillin said, adding that he saw this as a sign of Red Hat recognizing the prime opportunity in addressing the escalating complexity of information technology landscapes with Ansibles automation capabilities.

The integration of Ansible into Red Hats event agenda was further underlined by Furrier.

Theyre shutting down and folding in AnsibleFest thats coming into the fold, he said. Thats big. And they were dominating most of the thematic content.

Another significant topic that emerged from the discussions was the relationship between AI and cloud computing. The panel debated the concept of AI guardrails, necessary guidelines that prevent AI from spiraling out of control.

Strechay connected this to Red Hats emphasis on hybrid cloud: Nobody knows where is AI going to really live and all that data.

On this theme, Gillin highlighted how AIs potential disasters are lurking in our future. While AIs potential problems are a hot topic, there are likely young innovators emerging, ready to solve these problems and create safer, more effective AI systems, he added.

Concerning the concept of multicloud, theCUBEs analysts expressed a certain level of skepticism. While the idea is full of promise, implementation often falls back on homegrown solutions, according to Gillin.

Strechay concurred, noting that the vendors selling the software are not the ones living with the complexities of implementation.

Despite these challenges, the analysts agreed on the essential role of open source in the future of cloud computing. Gillin asserted that the natural pull of the market now is toward open. In the context of AI, the analysts acknowledged the need for open-source AI to improve transparency and prevent monopolistic moats.

Heres the complete video interview, part of SiliconANGLEs and theCUBEs coverage of Red Hat Summit:

(* Disclosure: This is an unsponsored editorial segment. However, theCUBE is a paid media partner for the Red Hat Summit event. Red Hat Inc. and other sponsors of theCUBEs event coverage have no editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)

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