Horizon 2030 for Banking: The Modernisation Challenge, with Ashesh Badani
By Ali Paterson · 6 October 2026
Quick Summary
In the second additional-questions episode of Horizon 2030 for Banking from Red Hat, Ashesh Badani, Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer, addresses the people side of change: VM administrators adapting to new platforms, and staff concerned about what AI means for them.
What Does He Say About VM Administrators?
Ashesh observes that administrators of VM platforms are used to working a certain way and that change is hard for them. He suggests CIOs and senior IT leaders make clear that new platforms embody some of the same characteristics as the old ones. With OpenShift, he says Red Hat has designed the user experience to hide some container-related elements so that VM administrators see a screen very similar to the one they are used to. Alongside that, he points to new capabilities and skills administrators can gain, the need for change management, and the opportunity for a skilled administrator to take on AI workloads as well as traditional ones.
How Does He Address Concerns About AI?
He describes two worries: whether people are ready for the scale of change, and whether they have what it takes to succeed in an AI-based world. His suggestions:
- Give people access to a variety of tools, including code-assistant tools, so they become more comfortable.
- Provide training or enablement, through online courses, brown-bag sessions or groups.
- Put people on teams and projects where they can be successful, or work closely with others who are, so they can learn.
He summarises it as a combination of increasing awareness, building skills and providing practical ways to see success.
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