AIPod Mini with Intel and OPEA stack - Solution design and technical deep dive

Mike is a Sr. Software Engineer at NetApp focused on AI ecosystem solutions and integrations. He architects and develops solutions and integrations that incorporate NetApp's hybrid multicloud data management capabilities with AI ecosystem tools and platforms. Mike had a diverse background spanning containers, DevOps, and business applications. Prior to joining NetApp, Mike worked on a line-of-business application development team at a large global financial services company. Mike resides in Cary, NC, with his wife and young son.

Sathish joined NetApp in 2019 after serving as a technical architect in Microsoft, OmniSci, PerkinElmer and SUN Microsystems. Sathish has an extensive career background in pre-sales, engineering, product management, technical marketing and other leadership roles. His expertise is in helping enterprise customers and partners solve complex business problems and design solutions using AI/ML, analytics, cloud computing, LLMs & GenAI technologies across industries. Sathish holds an MBA from Brown University and a graduate degree in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts.

Rama Karamsetty is a visionary product and strategy leader at the forefront of Generative AI (GenAI), Edge Inferencing, and IoT. With over two decades of experience driving innovation where technology meets business, he has successfully launched 20+ HW and SW products across diverse markets, including enterprise AI and industrial IoT.\n\nAs an Enterprise AI Director at Intel, Rama leads the strategy, product definition, and roadmap for Application Layer Software. Rama conceived and drove OPEA (Open Platform for Enterprise AI) from definition through product launch, culminating in its integration into NetApp AIPod mini.\n\nFurthermore, Rama has defined AI product strategies for key verticals—including retail, healthcare, and manufacturing—and developed cutting-edge enterprise AI pipelines using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and agentic frameworks\n\nPreviously, as Head of Edge AI Inference at Intel, Rama drove the development of core Edge Inferencing products. He successfully partnered...