IBM at Open Source Summit Europe 2025

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IBM is dedicated to promoting Responsible AI by equipping developers with cutting-edge tools that improve fairness, transparency, and accountability of AI systems. In line with this effort, this session is designed to introduce Granite Guardian, an open-source suite of AI models that allow developers to monitor AI systems, mitigate bias, and comply with regulations. Granite Guardian is not just an open-source suite of AI models; it is a comprehensive AI governance framework, a strategic enabler for creating responsible, transparent, and compliant AI at scale. Attendees will leave this session with knowledge of AI governance and a set of tools that allow them to create, launch, and manage AI responsibly. Whether they are developers who already embed ethical AI behaviour into their designs, or industry leaders aligning with ethical and regulatory guidance, this session will empower them to create scalable, not just sustainable, AI.

Speaker: Shalini Harkar

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As the modern applications running on Kubernetes become more dynamic, a reliable stateful storage becomes essential. These applications don’t just need storage; they need it to be fast, intelligent, and cost-effective.  With so many open source tools available—like Rook-Ceph, NooBaa, and Longhorn—how do you pick the right one? And once you do, how do you make sure it’s reliable and doesn’t break the budget?

In this session, we’ll discuss how one can use open storage in Kubernetes—what works well, what causes problems, and how to avoid common mistakes. We’ll cover storage for different use cases (like block, file, and object), and talk about features like dynamic provisioning, snapshots, and scaling.

Whether you're a developer, architect, or admin, this session will help you understand how to choose, deploy, and manage open source storage in Kubernetes.

Speaker: Shriya Mulay