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As the virtualization landscape evolves, many organizations seek platforms that can run virtual
machines (VMs) alongside modern containerized applications and serverless functions. The
company offers a Virtualization Migration Assessment, guiding organizations through risk
assessments to determine the best migration path from legacy virtualization solutions. The
latest enhancements simplify the migration and modernization of virtualized workloads.
Key features include:

• Metro Disaster Recovery: Provides regional disaster recovery for VMs using OpenShift
Data Foundation and Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes.

• Hot-add CPU: Allows users to add additional vCPU resources to a running VM,
improving memory density and enabling easier VM scaling.

• Multi-cluster Virtualization Monitoring: Enables users to view all VMs across multiple
OpenShift clusters and quickly build reports.
Enhancing Edge Service Quality

Minimizing service downtime is crucial for edge applications. It introduces a “shift left” approach
with image-based updates (IBU) for single-node OpenShift, allowing a large portion of the
update process to occur in pre-production. If an update fails, it can be rolled back to restore
service quickly.The OpenShift-based Appliance Builder is available as a technology preview,
enabling the company’s partners to build turnkey, customized appliances with self-contained
OpenShift instances. This simplifiesinstallation at remote edge sites with limited connectivity.
The Advanced Cluster Security Cloud Service, now generally available, is a fully managed
Kubernetes-native security service supporting both Red Hat OpenShift and non-Red Hat
Kubernetes platforms like Amazon EKS, Google GKE, and Microsoft AKS. This service enables
organizations to secure workloads within minutes and scale across clouds and geographies
without additional complexities. The service are now generally available.

Mike Barrett, Vice President and General Manager of Hybrid Cloud Platforms at Red Hat,
emphasized the importance of modernizing both infrastructure and applications to support
customer needs. He highlighted that Red Hat OpenShift 4.16 allows organizations to prepare for
AI demands while managing traditional applications and infrastructure from a single platform.

https://www.opensourceforu.com/2024/07/red-hat-enhances-hybrid-cloud-with-openshift-
update/