Friday Five — August 8, 2025

Red Hat Recognized as a Leader for Second Consecutive Year in 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud-Native Application Platforms

Red Hat OpenShift is recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Native Application Platforms. We believe this reinforces its role as a consistent, open hybrid cloud foundation for enterprise applications, AI workloads and developer innovation. Learn more

Destination Linux Podcast: Interview with Sherard Griffin of Red Hat

Sherard Griffin, Red Hat's head of engineering for OpenShift AI, discusses scaling machine learning across hybrid clouds and containers. He highlights the Open Data Hub and other open-source platforms democratizing AI tools, emphasizing transparent model lineage and cost-efficient runtimes for trustworthy enterprise AI, and leveraging open infrastructure for generative AI innovation. Learn more

ISS National Laboratory: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Mission to Advance Stem Cell Manufacturing and In-Orbit Data Processing

A project from Axiom Space, an ISS National Lab commercial service provider and Red Hat, a leading provider of open source solutions, seeks to increase in-orbit data storage and edge-processing capabilities, powered by Red Hat Device Edge. Learn more

CRN: OpenShift Virtualization Engine is recognized as a CRN Tech Innovators Award Winner

For those prioritizing virtualization, OpenShift Virtualization Engine, a new edition of OpenShift, provides a dedicated option focused entirely on virtualization workloads. It simplifies the process of deploying, managing and scaling virtual machines by removing non-virtualization capabilities they may not need. Learn more

SDxCentral: Forrester splashes glory on Red Hat, SUSE, Nutanix multicloud container management

Forrester positioned Red Hat first in line, touting the vendor’s OpenShift-based container management platform as being extensive and robust. This includes the ability to support the traditional multicloud needs, Red Hat’s focus on adding new capabilities targeted at AI and virtualization, and its ability to tap into parent company IBM’s ecosystem. Learn more