Red Hat Summit: Managed Cloud Services, Linux, OpenShift Updates Take Center Stage
Probably most consequential is Red Hat's unveiling of new managed cloud services. We break it down.
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Red Hat is expanding its open hybrid cloud tech lineup with new managed cloud services. The company wants to deliver a streamlined user experience as businesses build, deploy, manage and scale cloud-native applications across hybrid environments.
As such, there’s Red Hat OpenShift API Management, OpenShift Streams for Apache Kafka and OpenShift Data Science.
· Red Hat OpenShift API Management aims to speed time to value and reduces the cost of delivering API-first, microservices-based applications.
· Red Hat designed OpenShift Streams for Apache Kafka to make it easier to create, discover and connect to real-time data streams, no matter where they exist.
· Finally, Red Hat OpenShift Data Science gives organizations a way to more quickly develop, train, test and deploy cloud-based containerized machine learning models.
“To take full advantage of the open hybrid cloud, IT leaders need to be able to use the technologies that they need in whatever IT footprint makes sense for them,” said Matt Hicks, executive vice president, products and technologies, Red Hat. “Red Hat managed cloud services effectively drops barriers that have kept organizations from harnessing the full potential of the hybrid cloud. We believe eliminating the traditional overhead of managing cloud-scale infrastructure will spark a genesis moment for customers and open up a future of possibility where those barriers once stood.”
Red Hat introduced new capabilities and enhancements for its enterprise Linux platform. The company says the update furthers Red Hat Enterprise Linux’s capabilities for the open hybrid cloud, from the data center to the edge.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux is at the heart of the company’s edge initiative, which aims to deliver the capabilities of Red Hat’s open hybrid cloud portfolio to edge applications in numerous verticals, including telecommunications, transportation and enterprise devices.
Since edge deployments often rely on Linux containers to make it easier to build, deploy and maintain workloads across various locations, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 helps to maintain standardization and control. Version 8.4 adds new functionality to Image Builder, a tool that creates customized, deployable operating systems for a variety of uses.
Expect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 to become available via the company’s customer portal in the coming weeks.
Red Hat introduced OpenShift Platform Plus. This is the latest version of its enterprise Kubernetes platform. It is designed to be a holistic solution that helps customers adopt DevSecOps across the entire hybrid cloud.
Red Hat says OpenShift Platform Plus brings together all you need to build, deploy and run nearly any application wherever OpenShift runs.
OpenShift Platform Plus aims to build on the capabilities of the OpenShift Container Platform, but it goes a step further. It provides a solution that includes advanced security features, day-two management capabilities and a global container registry.
The new platform features Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes, which is built-in Kubernetes-native security to enhance the security of infrastructure and workloads throughout the entire application life cycle.
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes is available now. Look for OpenShift Platform Plus to become available sometime this quarter.
Red Hat expanded Insights, its predictive analytics offering.
New Red Hat Insights for OpenShift and Ansible Automation Platform mean customers can get predictive analytics across the open hybrid cloud.
The company also expanded capabilities for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).
The enhanced visibility from on-premises environments to multiple public clouds is now included in subscriptions. Customers of OpenShift, Ansible Automation Platform and RHEL now get greater visibility and analysis into hybrid cloud operating environments.
Red Hat’s announcements this week include an intent to deliver what it says is a functionally safe, evolving Linux operating system for the automotive industry.
Red Hat will design the operating system for continuous updates through its life cycle. At the same time, it will retain crucial functional safety certifications, the company said. Thus, automative software becomes more flesible and vehicle manufacturers can focus on innovative driving experiences without spending time concerned about the underlying foundation, which Red Het will develop and maintain.
“Modern automobiles reimagine the customer driving experience, from the in-vehicle systems for safety and entertainment to the operation of the vehicle itself,” said Stefanie Chiras, senior vice president and general manager, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Business Unit, Red Hat. “This evolution doesn’t change the ever-present demand for greater reliability and functional safety, which extends to the software backbone of next-generation cars, all connected by edge computing and the open hybrid cloud. Red Hat is no stranger to delivering the foundation for critical enterprise workloads and, by working with exida, we now intend to bring our expertise and the capabilities of [our] Linux platform to the automotive industry with the first Linux-based, continuously-certified and functionally safe vehicular operating system.”
Red Hat and Boston University are expanding their collaboration to fund research and education around open source projects, communities and hybrid cloud operations.
Red Hat is donating $552 million worth of software subscriptions to BU, while renewing and expanding a commitment of $20 million to support research and deepen collaboration with the school.
The combination of Red Hat’s knowledge in open source and hybrid cloud with BU’s expertise in combining research and technology will further help solve real-world industry challenges, the organizations said. Look for the partnership to lay the foundation for breakthroughs in cloud technologies and open source projects. It’s also poised to help build critical skills that the next wave of IT professionals will need.
Red Hat is showing off the success of an edge computing strategy built on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and its Ansible Automation Platform.
France-based Alstom says along with Red Hat, it’s driving “smart transformation in the railway industry” by using a more reliable and flexible infrastructure. This allows customers to deploy and manage applications across remote information technology/operations technology (IT/OT) devices. At the same time, this partnership builds revenue potential for Alstom with a new railway application platform.
For example, by implementing and standardizing on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Alstrom could transform its railway internet of things (IoT) devices to a flexible and more modern solution for data acquisition and edge processing.
Red Hat is touting its partnership with Medifé Asociación Civil, an Argentina-based nonprofit health care insurance organization.
The two worked together to implement a new digital application architecture to support the changing needs of its members. It will also help the organization to support the changing needs of its members and better respond to market changes since the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
Thanks to the partnership, Medifé says it’s been able to continue meeting the needs of its members — offering new contactless services and scaling to meet the drastic change in demand — while giving its own staff flexible new ways of working safely during the pandemic.
Red Hat is touting its partnership with Medifé Asociación Civil, an Argentina-based nonprofit health care insurance organization.
The two worked together to implement a new digital application architecture to support the changing needs of its members. It will also help the organization to support the changing needs of its members and better respond to market changes since the COVID-19 pandemic hit.
Thanks to the partnership, Medifé says it’s been able to continue meeting the needs of its members — offering new contactless services and scaling to meet the drastic change in demand — while giving its own staff flexible new ways of working safely during the pandemic.
Red Hat, the IBM-owned open source software provider, kicked off its annual summit Tuesday with a flurry of news headlines. Probably most consequential is its unveiling of new managed cloud services. The company says this move will “help fuel the next wave of cloud-native application innovations.”
Red Hat says the new managed cloud services build on its existing portfolio of OpenShift offerings that provide self- and fully managed Kubernetes across leading public clouds. This helps customers and partners build an open, hybrid cloud strategy based on Kubernetes, regardless of on-premises infrastructure assets or people on staff.
Meantime, Red also debuted a brand-new edition of its enterprise Kubernetes platform, which it calls OpenShift Platform Plus. The new platform offers multiple layers of security features, manageability and automation that work across infrastructures. This drives greater consistency throughout the entire supply chain and running workloads.
But that’s far from all. The company just debuted the latest version of its enterprise Linux platform and expanded its predictive analytics offering. It’s also touting new partnerships, including one to provide open source software to the automotive industry.
The virtual, two-day Red Hat Summit promises to show how open source is innovating the future of the enterprise. It includes a mix of innovation, collaboration and learning opportunities.
Our slideshow above touches on the highlights of the new managed cloud services, Linux and OpenShift updates, and more. Stay tuned to Channel Futures Tuesday and Wednesday for in-depth coverage of Red Hat Summit.
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