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Federico Lucifredi

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Product Management Director at IBM
📍 Greater Boston, United States

As Product Management Director for Ceph Storage at IBM and Red Hat, Federico Lucifredi is a respected leader in open-source technology, known for combining deep technical knowledge with business acumen. An alumnus of MIT Sloan, Harvard, and Boston College, he authored the authoritative OReilly book on AWS System Administration. Colleagues praise him as a skilled technologist and evangelist.

Federico is a prolific writer outside of his main role, authoring two recurring columns for major Linux publications on performance tuning and machine learning. He has a keen interest in open-source hardware, dating back to its early definitions, and has spoken at numerous high-profile conferences like DEF CON, Kubecon, and LinuxWorld.

He has a direct opinion on sales tactics, stating: "cold calling does not work. You know it, your kids know it. Come on. "

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Product Management Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Boston, United States
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Topics Federico cares about

Ceph & Petabyte Storage
As Product Management Director, he is responsible for the product direction, feature planning, and roadmap for Ceph, a leading petabyte-scale storage platform used by organizations like CERN.
Linux Performance Tuning
He authors the recurring "Performance Tuning Dojo" column in Admin Magazine, sharing his deep expertise on optimizing Linux and Unix systems.
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Career

Work history

1-2023
Product Management Director
IBM
6-2011
Author
O'Reilly Media
12-2011
Columnist
Linux New Media
11-2010
CIO and co-Founder
SOFAR Acoustics
1-2015
Product Management Director
Red Hat
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Media appearances

Federico Lucifredi – Speaker Profile (Product Management Director, IBM) – DEF CON 33. Featured in Outel.org (DEF CON 33 Speakers)
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Education
2013 - 2018
Advanced Certificate for Executives
MIT Sloan School of Management
2008
Master's
Harvard University
2002
Bachelor's
Boston College
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