Oracle, in collaboration with Red Hat, Inc., is excited to announce the general availability of Red Hat OpenShift on Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer and Private Cloud Appliance platforms. Red Hat OpenShift is a leading hybrid cloud application platform designed to develop, modernize, and deploy applications at scale, including today’s AI-enabled apps.

To ensure a seamless experience, Oracle and Red Hat have rigorously tested and validated automated OpenShift cluster deployments. Customers can confidently install, migrate, and run OpenShift workloads, knowing they are fully supported by Red Hat and Oracle.

Red Hat OpenShift enhances operational efficiency by offering an intuitive web console for managing workloads, while developers benefit from the flexibility of both CLI and web console access. OpenShift also integrates seamlessly with pipeline automation tools like OpenShift Pipelines, streamlining the code deployment process.

With Compute Cloud@Customer, customers can leverage Compute Flexible Shapes while enjoying cost-effective OCI consumption pricing. Running Red Hat OpenShift on this platform creates a unified environment for developing and deploying applications across Oracle Public Cloud and on-premises infrastructure. The result? Greater flexibility, faster time-to-market, enhanced developer productivity, and streamlined operations, all while maintaining robust security and scalability in hybrid environments.

Advantages of deploying OpenShift on Compute Cloud @ Customer and Private Cloud Appliance

  • Seamless hybrid cloud integration: More easily manage OpenShift workloads across both on-premises environments and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), enabling consistency and portability.
  • Robust security and compliance: Protect sensitive workloads on-premises while leveraging a managed cloud platform, helping ensure adherence to critical regulatory requirements.
  • High-performance optimization: Experience low-latency access to applications and data with minimized network hops, enhancing overall system performance.
  • Cost-effective infrastructure: Maximize efficiency by utilizing Oracle’s high-performance hardware and cost-effective dedicated cloud infrastructure for OpenShift clusters and containerized applications.
  • Enhanced control and flexibility: Maintain full control over your infrastructure while benefiting from the scalability, agility, and continuous innovation of Oracle Cloud.
  • Simplified IT operations: Streamline operations with automated deployments, seamless scaling, and efficient management capabilities.

Red Hat OpenShift versions 4.18+ are supported on Oracle’s Compute Cloud@Customer and Oracle’s Private Cloud Appliance compute virtual machines.

Customers have multiple installation options, including. Red Hat OpenShift Assisted Installer and Agent-Based Installer (supports air-gapped environments).

With this collaboration, Oracle and Red Hat deliver a powerful, scalable, and secure hybrid cloud solution, empowering businesses to innovate with confidence.

Summary

OpenShift 4.18 is Generally Available and supported on Oracle’s Compute Cloud@ Customer and Oracle’s Private Cloud Appliance.

For more information on how to get started, read “Getting Started with OpenShift Container Platform on Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer or Oracle Private Cloud Appliance” (PDF).