Red Hat Developer Hub‘s consistent and standardized processes help accelerate development and deployment on any platform. Organizations looking to standardize operations across the open hybrid cloud can use the integration of Red Hat Developer Hub with Red Hat OpenShift to drive innovation in artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud-native application architectures.
The industry analyst firm IDC assures that the era of digital business is already here and predicts that “in 2024, spending on digital technology by organizations will grow seven times more than the economy, because companies are seen forced by market demands to develop digital business models and strengthen digital capabilities”.
The accelerated pace of competing in a digital economy has increased pressure to create new sources of value through products and services. s. Today, enterprise IT departments face high technical debt, skills gaps, architectural limitations, and security risks as a result of the sharp increase in IT complexity and lack of standardization in the development chain.
The unique features of the Red Hat Developer Hub
Red Hat Developer Hub addresses these challenges with a self-service portal that brings together the information developers need, including access to multiple consoles, a unified software catalog, and up-to-date documentation within the same repository. This environment makes management by teams easier, and also makes it easier for new members to find what they need.
Standardized software templates simplify application and developer onboarding by abstracting away secondary tasks and technology details that can slow down the development and delivery process.
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Moving forward, this group will be responsible for the development and delivery of Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation and Red Hat Ceph Storage, and derivative cloud services offerings. Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation and Red Hat Ceph Storage have roots in the upstream Rook, and Ceph open source communities, where Red Hat has been a key contributor for a number of years, and also includes the multi-cloud gateway from Red Hat’s prior acquisition of NooBaa. We believe it’s important that these efforts continue. They will remain open source and IBM has committed to shepherding and continuing a strong connection to the Rook and Ceph communities after the transition.
Existing customers will see no change to their experience. Red Hat will continue to sell and support Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation and Red Hat Ceph Storage with Red Hat platforms as we always have for the last several years to ensure customers maintain continuity and can better experience the benefits of this transition. The technologies will continue to serve as the integrated storage solutions for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform and Red Hat OpenStack Platform, respectively, and Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus will continue to include Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation Essentials. In addition, Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation will become the primary data services layer for IBM Spectrum Fusion software deployments in hybrid and public cloud environments. This combination offers customers a consistent set of storage services for applications on Red Hat OpenShift, regardless of whether they are running on-premises or on public clouds.
We believe the future of IT is hybrid and see this reality every day as these environments become the norm for many organizations, particularly as a catalyst for digital transformation. In turn, the adoption of hybrid cloud strategies is driving growth in the storage software market where the flexibility of cloud-native architectures enables organizations to deliver their applications and data when, where and how the business needs them. Industry analyst firm IDC underscores this shift, predicting in 2021 that “85% of organizations will use software and cloud-based infrastructure to create a 35% increase in sustainable efficiencies across workloads and datacenters by 2025.”1
Looking ahead, we’re excited about the opportunity and the role that these technologies will continue to play in enabling transformative capabilities in our customers.
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For two decades, Red Hat Enterprise Linux has served as the backbone of enterprise IT, both in the datacenter and in the cloud, emphasizing customer choice and flexibility. With this platform for innovation, Red Hat customers can choose their underlying architecture, application vendor or cloud provider with the consistency necessary for modern IT. Combined, this has resulted in Red Hat Enterprise Linux becoming an epicenter for innovation. According to a Red Hat-sponsored IDC study, the global Red Hat Enterprise Linux economy is forecast to exceed $13 trillion in 2022. This includes supporting the business activities of Red Hat customers, which is estimated to provide financial benefits totaling $1.7 trillion in 2022.
Building on decades of relentless innovation, the latest version of the world’s leading enterprise Linux platform is the first production release built from CentOS Stream, the continuously delivered Linux distribution that tracks just ahead of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This approach helps the broader Red Hat Enterprise Linux ecosystem, from partners to customers to independent users, provide feedback, code and feature updates to the world’s leading enterprise Linux platform.
IDC predicts that “by 2023, 40% of G2000 [companies will] reset cloud selection processes to focus on business outcomes rather than IT requirements, valuing access to providers’ portfolios from device to edge and from data to ecosystem.” To Red Hat, this indicates that a standardized platform that can reach across all of these footprints and provide an experience optimized for both innovation and production stability is crucial. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 is engineered to address these needs and more, enabling operations teams and developers to deploy new initiatives without abandoning existing workloads or systems.
A ubiquitous platform for consistent innovation across the datacenter, cloud providers and edge
Customers can use Red Hat Enterprise Linux wherever and however it makes sense for their unique operational requirements with broad availability and deployment options across major cloud marketplaces. Existing customers can migrate Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscriptions to the cloud of their choice with Red Hat Cloud Access, while any customer looking to adopt the scale and power of the cloud will be able to deploy the platform on-demand from major cloud provider marketplaces, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, IBM Cloud and Microsoft Azure.
This platform ubiquity also stretches to the edge. With enterprise interest in edge computing growing and forecasts predicting a market of more than a quarter trillion dollars by 2025. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 incorporates key enhancements specifically designed to address evolving IT needs at the edge. These capabilities include:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 also highlights Red Hat’s efforts to deliver key operating system functions as services, starting with a new image builder service. Supporting the core platform’s existing functionality, the service supports image creation for customized filesystems and major cloud providers and virtualization technologies, including AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and VMware.
Red Hat and AWS have worked together for more than a decade to support the latest version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux at launch on AWS. Most recently, customers can now run Red Hat Enterprise Linux-based workloads on AWS instances that use ARM-designed Graviton processors. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 integration with AWS Graviton processors helps to optimize price performance for a wide range of cloud workloads running in Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2).
A stronger backbone for innovation everywhere
As IT teams adopt new technologies and extend into new operating footprints, the threat landscape becomes more dynamic and complex. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 retains Red Hat’s commitment to delivering a hardened Linux platform that can handle the most sensitive workloads, pairing innovation with extended security capabilities. Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscriptions also include access to Red Hat Insights, Red Hat’s continuous, proactive analytics service for detecting and remediating potential configuration and vulnerability issues while optimizing resource and subscription usage across the hybrid cloud.
Beyond the hardening, testing and vulnerability scanning that all Red Hat Enterprise Linux releases undergo, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 incorporates features which help address hardware-level security vulnerabilities like Spectre and Meltdown as well as capabilities to help user-space processes create memory areas that are inaccessible to potentially malicious code. The platform provides readiness for customer security requirements as well, supporting PCI-DSS, HIPAA and more.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 also introduces integrity measurement architecture (IMA) digital hashes and signatures. With integrity measurement architecture, users can verify the integrity of the operating system with digital signatures and hashes. This helps to detect rogue infrastructure modifications, making it easier to limit the potential for systems to be compromised.
Further supporting enterprise choice in architectures and environments across the open hybrid cloud, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 will be available on IBM Cloud and also complements the key security features and capabilities of IBM Power Systems and IBM Z systems. Pairing the security-focused hardware capabilities of IBM’s architectures with the security enhancements in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 delivers the innovation, strength and security capabilities that many organizations need in hybrid cloud computing.
Consistent automation and development across the hybrid cloud
As IT systems grow to encompass a wider variety of workloads and footprints, IT operations teams are using automated systems and tooling as force multipliers. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 helps IT organizations embrace automation across the hybrid cloud, with capabilities tailored to help cut complexity and enhance manageability.
The platform introduces an expanded set of Red Hat Enterprise Linux System Roles, which provide an automated workflow for creating specific system configurations. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 further builds out this selection, adding new System Roles for Postfix, high-availability clusters, firewall, Microsoft SQL Server, web console and more.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 also supports kernel live patching from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux web console, further automating how IT organizations can address critical tasks at scale. This enables IT operations teams to apply updates across large, distributed system deployments without having to access command line tooling, making it easier to address production-impacting issues from the core datacenter to multiple clouds to the edge.
Building on the strategic alliance expanded with Microsoft in 2015, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, available at launch on Microsoft Azure, provides a foundation ready for key Microsoft technologies, including Microsoft SQL Server, thanks to joint engineering efforts with Microsoft. This includes tailored performance co-pilot modules, tuned profiles, a SQL Server system role powered by Ansible and more. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 also continues to fully support .NET development and applications, bringing applications built using Microsoft’s development platform to the world’s leading enterprise Linux platform.
Availability
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 will be generally available in the coming weeks via the Red Hat Customer Portal and major cloud provider marketplaces. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 is also accessible via no-cost Red Hat Developer programs that provide developers with access to software, how-to videos, demos, getting started guides, documentation and more.
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“From Licencias Online we are very happy to receive this recognition because it reflects the efforts and teamwork that we have been sowing for more than a year in the Central America and Caribbean region,” said Carolina Savelli, Sales Manager of the wholesaler for the region.
According to her, as a result of this distinction, the priority for 2022 will be to continue betting on joint development. ” Keeping communication, synchrony and support to our partners is what led us to achieve excellent results and we will continue to invest in it,” she emphasized.
Regarding the aspects on which they have focused with the brand in order to boost opportunities and respond to the demands of the current market, the executive highlighted that the internal team’s training to learn about Red Hat solutions, business dynamics and market demands have been a fundamental part of the strategy.
Looking ahead, she added: “Red Hat recognizes us as a valuable distributor in its business and confirms that the strategies we implement are aligned to our common goals. We will definitely continue on this path, boosting a great growth for 2022″.
Sandra Forero, PM at Licencias OnLine, added: “Licencias OnLine and Red Hat are focused on continuing to work on the growth and development of the partner ecosystem, focused on being the trusted and valuable option that supports them in the digital transformation and the challenges of the new era, making possible an open organization”.
In line with this, “first, we are giving focus to the agile integration issue. Then, we put automation to run Convert2RHEL, since from Ansible today we can automate the migration with the different playbooks; and finally the new challenges of Openshift”.
In this regard, on how to support the channel, Forero said: “At Licencias OnLine we have different tools for both the generation and development of opportunities. We offer the channels support with a pre-sales engineer specialized in Red Hat and in the development of their teams in knowledge of the brand, support in marketing activities for demand generation, technical activities such as Master Class, resources for database scanning, webinars, direct credit possibilities with LOL, credit card payments, to mention just a few points of the added value that Licencias OnLine has as a distributor.”
Finally, Nicolas Boggiano, Red Hat’s Distributor Manager, talked about the reasons why the brand recognized the wholesaler in the region: “Licencias OnLine was recognized for its growth. In addition to achieving a very good number of invoicing, it added many new partners and customers to the Red Hat ecosystem. The company was able to focus on generating business in the large greenfield we have in this extensive region”.
As a result, “the communication and synergy that has been generated between both companies is very good. Understanding the joint needs to achieve growth, the collaboration flows and we have achieved an excellent collaboration to obtain a greater amount of business deals”, concluded the executive.
]]>Amazon Web Services, Inc. and Red Hat announced the general availability of Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA): a new managed service available via the AWS Console that makes it easier for Red Hat OpenShift customers to build, scale, and manage containerized applications on AWS. With ROSA, customers can enjoy more simplified Kubernetes cluster creation using the familiar Red Hat OpenShift console, features, and tooling without the burden of manually scaling and managing the underlying infrastructure. ROSA streamlines moving on-premises Red Hat OpenShift workloads to AWS, and offers a tighter integration with other AWS services. ROSA also enables customers to access Red Hat OpenShift with billing and support directly through AWS, delivering the simplicity of a single-vendor experience to customers running Red Hat OpenShift on AWS. There are no up-front investments required to use ROSA, and customers pay only for the container clusters and nodes used. To get started, visit aws.amazon.com/rosa.
Containers have proven popular with AWS and Red Hat customers because they increase developer velocity and improve application portability. Currently, AWS offers the broadest range of containers technology in the cloud, including Amazon Elastic Containers Service (ECS) for customers that want the deepest integration with AWS services and Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) for customers that prioritize running Kubernetes. AWS customers that value a fully serverless containers experience can also use AWS Fargate to run containers without having to manage the underlying servers or clusters.
Global Fortune 500 businesses, government agencies, and many more organizations use Red Hat OpenShift, Red Hat’s enterprise-ready Kubernetes platform that extends the capabilities of base Kubernetes built for the cloud production stack, to run containerized applications with the same common foundation and tooling in any environment. Many customers have chosen to self-manage Red Hat OpenShift clusters on top of AWS. While the elasticity, scalability, and security of AWS have proven very popular with Red Hat OpenShift customers, self-managing clusters requires added effort and expense, and customers also have to manage two provider relationships for support and billing. These customers have asked for an AWS managed service for Red Hat OpenShift that works seamlessly with other AWS services at scale, and integrates support and billing into the AWS user experience.
With ROSA, customers can quickly and easily create Kubernetes clusters using familiar Red Hat OpenShift Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and tooling, and seamlessly access the full breadth and depth of AWS services, all from within the AWS console. ROSA brings elasticity and pay-as-you-go pricing to Red Hat OpenShift via a new Red Hat subscription that eliminates the need for complex, multi-year contracts and allows customers to align their Red Hat OpenShift consumption in AWS with their business needs. With ROSA, customers can now access Red Hat OpenShift subscription with billing and support directly through AWS, delivering the simplicity of a single-provider experience and freeing customers from the procurement and operational complexities of managing two separate provider relationships. Additionally, ROSA maintains key compliance validations, including SOC-2, ISO-27001, and PCI.
“Increasingly, customers are turning to containers to improve application velocity and portability, and they’re growing to rely on technologies like Red Hat OpenShift and AWS that make it easier to deploy containerized applications,” said Bob Wise, GM Kubernetes, AWS. “ROSA gives these customers the ability to seamlessly run containers on AWS using familiar Red Hat OpenShift APIs and tooling, and integrates the full breadth and depth of AWS services to build, scale, and manage their workloads.”
“Red Hat OpenShift provides a common, open and enterprise-grade Kubernetes platform to span hybrid infrastructure, from a customer’s physical datacenter to their operations in AWS,” said Sathish Balakrishnan, vice president, Hosted Platforms, Red Hat. “ROSA provides a streamlined process for organizations that want to extend the power of Red Hat OpenShift in AWS without having to manage separate technology streams, enabling IT teams to focus on delivering value and not managing underlying infrastructure.”
Accenture Cloud First, including the Accenture AWS Business Group (AABG) and its IBM Red Hat team, has an extensive background in the strategy, design and implementation of holistic container solutions. “Our deep skills and broad experience in building and running large-scale and mission-critical Red Hat OpenShift clusters, both on-premises and deployed to the cloud, uniquely position Accenture for effective collaboration with AWS and Red Hat,” said Andy Tay, Global lead of the Accenture AWS Business Group, Accenture. “The launch of ROSA as a fully managed service is the next step in the evolution of OpenShift. It means that Accenture can focus on delivering the benefits of modern applications for our clients, leveraging the cloud managed services provided by AWS and Red Hat.”
Cognizant is a multinational technology company that provides business consulting, information technology, and outsourcing services. “With ROSA, Cognizant customers can now enjoy an integrated experience with their workloads running on the OpenShift platform on AWS,” said Raghuraman Chandrasekharan, AVP, Service Delivery and AWS Business Group lead, Cognizant. “Cognizant’s OpenShift on AWS offering now includes ROSA as a landing zone for customers who would like to delegate the responsibility of the infrastructure and platform services while they focus on their core business needs.”
Persistent Systems is a trusted global solutions company, delivering digital business acceleration, enterprise modernization and next generation product engineering services. “As a Red Hat and AWS partner, many of our clients already leverage OpenShift on AWS for critical software modernization,” said Jiani Zhang, President, Alliance and Industrial Solutions Unit, Persistent Systems. “ROSA speeds deployments and frees up teams to more easily manage deployments directly from the AWS Console.”
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