Friday Five — October 17, 2025

Red Hat Brings Distributed AI Inference to Production AI Workloads with Red Hat AI 3

Introducing Red Hat AI 3, a unified, open enterprise AI platform that enables distributed LLM inference with llm-d across hybrid environments and sets the stage for scalable agentic AI. Learn more

SiliconANGLE - Red Hat AI 3 targets production inference and agents

Red Hat's Joe Fernandes discusses Red Hat AI 3, with enhancements across Red Hat AI Inference Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI, and Red Hat OpenShift AI, into one platform. Learn more

Beyond the model: Why intelligent infrastructure is the next AI frontier

Scaling AI from a successful LLM proof of concept to production-grade, distributed inference requires “intelligent infrastructure”—an AI-aware control plane that manages workloads, optimizes resources, and supports llm-d for efficient, scalable enterprise AI. Learn more

Spotlighting partners who put innovation into action

Designed to celebrate partners who are driving innovation and delivering exceptional results for our joint customers across key focus areas such as AI, virtualization, and automation, the Ecosystem Innovation Awards nomination window is officially open. Submit today before December 12. Learn more

Channel Futures - NetApp Updates Enterprise Storage Lineup, Teams with Red Hat

NetApp has unveiled several new updates to its portfolio of enterprise storage offerings for businesses of any size, and a new partnership with Red Hat to help customers and partners streamline and accelerate enterprise application development and management. Learn more