Software and hardware ecosystem rallies behind
the simplicity and speed of container-native deployments for the
world’s leading enterprise Linux platform
Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading provider of open source
solutions, today announced support across its partner ecosystem for
image mode for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, a new deployment method
that places containers at the core of the enterprise operating
system. With image mode, Red Hat partners across the hardware and
software spectrums have an easier, streamlined pathway for testing
and deploying Red Hat Enterprise Linux-certified applications.
As technologies like AI extend traditional CI/CD and other
software pipelines, image mode helps partners cut through
increasingly complex and time-sensitive computing environments.
With containers as the platform’s building blocks, individual
components of certified applications can be updated via singular
containers, rather than monolithic updates or traditional patches,
helping partners and their end users move faster and with greater
control.
Image mode changes the delivery paradigm for the world’s leading
enterprise Linux platform. Image mode builds on the success of
container-native open source projects like bootc to make the core
operating system manageable like any other container application
workflow. This means that the same tools partners already use in
containerized CI/CD pipelines, content scanning or management can
be used in updating their Red Hat-certified applications.
Containers can become significant update channels for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux-certified applications, enabling vendors to push
specific, targeted updates to customers depending on their unique
applications or appliances. For edge deployments, partners can
benefit from image-based updates and rollback to unlock faster time
to value while also bolstering security and reliability, which is
especially crucial for edge systems.
Image mode for Red Hat Enterprise Linux is currently available
as a Technology Preview via Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 and under
evaluation by leading independent software vendors (ISVs), original
equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and hardware vendors. In addition,
all Red Hat Enterprise Linux-certified hardware is supported by
image mode.
With support across its diverse and skilled partner ecosystem,
Red Hat is enabling customers to tackle pressing challenges when
building, deploying and managing an operating system at scale while
also establishing critical workflows to build intelligent
applications with integrated AI capabilities.
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Supporting Quotes
Stefanie Chiras, senior vice president, Partner Ecosystem
Success, Red Hat “Red Hat Enterprise Linux is backed by a skilled
ecosystem of certified hardware providers, OEMs, software and
application vendors to deliver enhanced value and capabilities for
customers, wherever they choose to deploy. With image mode for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux, we are further enabling the Red Hat partner
ecosystem with a flexible and reliable containerized operating
system, equipped with the added security capabilities and
application development models that customers expect from the
world’s leading enterprise Linux platform.”
Sean McGee, vice president, Compute Product Strategy &
Technical Marketing, Cisco “Effective and rapid deployment of
critical system updates is a long-standing imperative for IT. Image
mode for Red Hat Enterprise Linux allows Cisco to better support
customers with driver updates that can be dynamically applied while
maintaining a trusted foundation of operating system immutability.
This is a significant step forward in addressing the need for
rapid, consistent, and secure system updates in modern application
environments.”
Gil Shneorson, senior vice president, Solution Platforms, Dell
Technologies “Dell Technologies has been a pioneer in delivering
reliable and consistent lifecycle management for infrastructure; we
believe that consistent, reliable and safe system updates for
enterprise IT operations is imperative as systems continue to
evolve. New technologies offering organizations the ability to
extend code updates and reduce deployment times will be important
to maintaining progress in innovation."
Naga Rayapati, co-founder and CEO, Guise AI “Guise AI's focus is
to bring the full lifecycle of AI/ML models to construct an
intelligent edge for any organization. Image mode for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux can help further accelerate the time to value,
simplify the operational cost and reduce concerns to enable an
agile EdgeOps platform for any skill level to create a secure edge
fabric.”
Frances Guida, director, Compute Solutions and AI, Hewlett
Packard Enterprise “For over two decades, HPE has worked with Red
Hat to provide our customers with a cost-effective open source
operating environment option to power their modern on-premises,
cloud or virtual data centers. We look forward to working with our
customers managing large clusters and high volumes of servers to
leverage image mode for Red Hat Enterprise Linux to simplify
operating system lifecycle management.”
Mark Skarpness, vice president, System Software Engineering,
Intel “From real-time industrial controls to AI/ML and full IT
manageability, Intel aims to provide greater choice and flexibility
to customers wherever they are. This demands an operating system
capable of providing consistency while still supporting fluid,
versatile workloads. We see image mode for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
as a unique answer to a widespread challenge, offering the
adaptability of a containerized operating system that supports
optimized security and providing a pipeline for faster
innovations.”
Brian Connors, vice president and general manager, Software
& Business Development, Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions Group
“As today’s IT landscape extends beyond the data center to include
a mix of on-prem, cloud and far edge applications, customers need
solutions that simplify IT while accelerating intelligence and time
to value across diverse systems. Together, Lenovo and Red Hat-based
solutions help customers modernize and simplify their IT
infrastructure to dramatically drive down operating costs and open
the door to cutting-edge innovations. With image mode for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux, we see a critical opportunity to enable more
reliable updates for custom configurations across Lenovo’s
edge-to-cloud portfolio of servers to support mission-critical
intelligence from the data center to the far edge.”
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