About
Organizations are grappling with virtualization dilemmas: expensive lock‑in, dual‑stack operations for VMs and containers, rising lifecycle overhead, and uncertain migration paths. Dell Private Cloud solves these challenges by combining disaggregated Dell infrastructure with the Dell Automation Platform to deliver an appliance‑like experience—blueprint‑driven deployment, updates, expansion, and system‑level support—integrated directly into the familiar OpenShift Web Console for unified visibility and action. With Intel Xeon Scalable‑based Dell PowerEdge and validated Dell Storage options, customers gain reliable performance for modern workloads without proprietary hardware requirements.

1. Understand how Dell Private Cloud delivers an appliance‑like experience with validated blueprints and desired‑state lifecycle management to cut operational risk and toil.

2. See how OpenShift can unify VMs and containers—providing an actionable path to modernize without forcing a big‑bang migration.

3. Learn how Intel Xeon Scalable‑powered PowerEdge plus validated Dell Storage options deliver scalable performance without proprietary hardware lock‑in.

4. Explore how the OpenShift Web Console extension and Dell Orchestrator together centralize day‑two activities (updates, expansion, serviceability) in tools your teams already use.
When
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 · 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (US & Canada) (GMT -5:00)
Presenters
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Jared Harris
Webinar Host
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Jennifer Aspesi
Sr. Consultant, Solutions Specialist - Data Protection - Dell Technologies
Jen Aspesi is Sr. Consultant Solutions Marketing for Dell Technologies Data Protection Division, primary focus on Cloud Solutions, Kubernetes and High Value Workloads. Prior to this role, Jen was Director of Advanced Customer Engineering for several areas of Dell EMC product and field enablement including storage replication, storage virtualization, backup and recovery. Jen has a Masters of Innovative Technology from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA.
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Kevin Tunks
Chief Architect and National Technology Advisor - Red Hat
Kevin is an award-winning information technology professional bringing innovative approaches to align modern technologies to critical public sector needs. With more than 25 years of experience, he understands the intricate balance between customer desires and end user goals, as well as what’s required from a technical perspective to bring a concept to life. He has a passion for discovering new and innovative approaches to solving enterprise business challenges. He has a skill for creating high performance teams, streamlining processes, delivering solutions, and achieving results.
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Michael Wells Jr.
Technical Staff, MultiCloud and Platform Automation - Dell Technologies
Michael Wells is a seasoned IT professional with over 20 years of experience in software development and database administration. For the past decade, he has been with Dell Technologies, where he currently serves as a Technical Staff – Engineering Technologist. In this role, Michael leads technical marketing efforts for Dell’s solutions integrating Red Hat OpenShift, with a focus on enabling enterprise-grade private cloud deployments. 
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Flavio Fomin
Technologist Consultant - Intel Corporation
Flavio Fomin is an Intel technologist working close to Dell Technologies to advance ideas into products and solutions. His focus is on Storage Products, Private Clouds and AI Solutions.
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Mitch Ashley
VP and Practice Lead DevOps and AppDev - The Furuturm Group
Mitch Ashley is a technology executive and entrepreneur who is an advisor, analyst, product creator and tech leader, bringing 30+ years in cybersecurity, cloud, AI, product development, software engineering and networking. Mitch is Chief Technology Advisor with The Futurum Group and CTO of Techstrong Group’s tech media platforms covering digital leadership, DevOps, cybersecurity, AI, cloud native, cloud infrastructure, platforms and ITSM. A highly sought-after advisor, analyst, CTO, CIO and head of engineering, Mitch’s analyst research is available on  TechstrongResearch.com and FuturumGroup.com.