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• Hot-add CPU provides users the ability to add additional vCPU resources to a

running VM in a declarative manner for improved memory density with safe memory
overcommit, and enables users to more easily scale up VMs with CPU hotplug.

• Multi-cluster virtualization monitoring with Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management

enables users to view all VMs across multiple Red Hat OpenShift clusters as well as

collect and more quickly build reports for the VMs.

Minimizing service downtime is paramount to delivering a quality experience for customers
and is particularly important for those applications at the edge. To enhance service quality

at the edge, Red Hat OpenShift 4.16, introduces a “shift left” approach with image-based

updates (IBU) for single node OpenShift. Single node OpenShift users can now shift a large
portion of the update process to a pre-production environment, which reduces the time

spent updating at the production site. Additionally, if an update fails or the application

doesn’t return to a functioning state, it can be rolled back to the pre-update state. This

helps to restore service as quickly as possible, regardless of whether the update is

successful or not.

Additionally, the OpenShift-based Appliance Builder is now available as a technology

preview to Red Hat partners seeking to build turnkey, customized appliances with self-

contained Red Hat OpenShift instances. The OpenShift-based Appliance Builder is a

container-based utility that builds a disk image that includes the Agent-based Installer,
which is used to install multiple Red Hat OpenShift clusters. This makes it easier to install

Red Hat OpenShift at remote edge sites at scale, as it can be done with limited or no

connectivity and without the need for an external registry.

According to Red Hat’s 2024 State of Kubernetes Security Report, security issues continue

to impact business outcomes, with 67% of respondents indicating that their companies

delayed or slowed application development as a result of rising concerns. Additionally, the

complexity of container-based Kubernetes environments is also a factor that some
organizations still struggle with.

https://www.techafricanews.com/2024/07/22/red-hat-unveils-enhancements-for-openshift-and-
launches-advanced-cluster-security-cloud-service/