Red Hat has announced the availability of Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Enginea new edition of its OpenShift platform designed specifically for virtual machine management. This solution, which eliminates non-essential features, seeks to maximize value for organizations by offering a more cost-effective and customized option for virtualization.
A solution adapted to the evolution of virtualization
There is no doubt that containers have transformed the use of virtualization, but it is also true that virtual machines remain essential in enterprise IT infrastructure, especially for critical applications. Recent changes in the virtualization market have led to rising costs and increasing management complexity for many organizations. Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Engine addresses these issues by offering a solution designed specifically for virtualization.
Its key features include:
- Operations Optimization: Includes only the essential components to deploy, manage, and scale virtual machines.
- Cross-platform support: Works on both local hardware supported by Red Hat Enterprise Linux and bare metal cloud services, including AWS.
- Performance and security: Delivers built-in security capabilities and consistent performance in hybrid environments.
Facilitate migration and automation
To support organizations in their transition from other virtualization platforms, Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Engine includes a number of features:
- Virtualization Migration Toolkit– Simplifies migration workflows as much as possible and reduces downtime to minimal impact on productivity.
- Virtualization Migration Assessment: An interactive workshop with experts to analyze the current state of the infrastructure and define a low-risk, low-cost migration path.
- Integration with Ansible Automation Platform: Automate migrations and daily administration tasks at scale, significantly improving operational efficiency.
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Virtualization
Along with the OpenShift Virtualization Engine, Red Hat has also introduced Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Virtualizationa solution designed to centralize virtual machine lifecycle management, optimize provisioning, monitoring and compliance tasks, and ultimately maintain operational consistency in complex virtualized environments.
Ecosystem availability and support
Both solutions Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Engine y Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Virtualizationare available from today. Additionally, Red Hat’s robust partner ecosystem complements these solutions with storage, backup and disaster recovery options, further optimizing deployments.
Mike Barrettvice president and general manager of Hybrid Cloud Platforms at Red Hat, commented: «We have designed these solutions to respond to the diversity of needs of our clients in their modernization processes. “Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Engine offers a targeted and affordable option for organizations looking to maximize the value of their virtual infrastructure.”
