DevConf.US 2025

Patrick Dillon

Patrick is the engineering lead for the OpenShift Installer team. He received a Master's Degree in Computer Engineering at Boston University as part of the LEAP Program. He lives in Milton, Massachusetts with his wife and two children.


Job title

Principal Software Engineer

Company or affiliation

Red Hat


Session

09-20
13:10
35min
OpenShift Installer: Past, Present, & a Potential Future
Patrick Dillon

A little bit of everything openshift-install: this starts with a historical survey of openshift-install and a discussion of fundamental concepts; then reviews the recent replacement of Terraform with Cluster API; finally, concludes with a discussion of how AI & MCP could potentially be used in the install experience.

Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, and Hyperscale Infrastructure
101 (Capacity 48)