Red Hat OpenShift on AWS and Azure Red Hat OpenShift Service Hands-On Workshops, from OpenShift Commons Gathering at Red Hat Summit, 2023

The recent OpenShift Commons Gathering, held in conjunction with the highly anticipated Red Hat Summit on May 22nd, 2023, showcased the power and versatility of Red Hat Cloud Services. Two workshops, focusing on Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA) and Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO), respectively, attracted a full house of attendees, with many more waiting to secure last-minute seats.

During these workshops, participants delved into the building blocks of a Cloud Services based Application Platforms. They learned how to lay the foundations of their Application Platforms using Red Hat Cloud Services, gaining valuable insights into various topics such as seamless cluster upgrades, worker node management for scalability and consistency, and the effective utilization of developer tooling, including Source-to-Image. Attendees also had the opportunity to experience how to integrate ROSA and Azure Red Hat OpenShift with native cloud provider services such as identity providers, storage, logging & analytics, and relational databases.

One of the standout features of these workshops was the self-paced, yet interactive format. Attendees enjoyed the opportunity to explore the content at their own pace while still benefiting from a rich interactive experience with the Red Hat Cloud Services Black Belts leading the workshops. This approach allowed participants to absorb the material thoroughly and actively engage with the instructors, resulting in lots of questions on how Red Hat Cloud Services could reduce the overhead of their existing self-managed OpenShift deployments.

Interestingly, a significant number of attendees participated in both workshops. They were particularly drawn to the Hybrid Cloud capabilities demonstrated by Red Hat Cloud Services. As organizations increasingly operate in multi-cloud environments, the ability to seamlessly support both AWS and Azure has become a critical requirement. Red Hat Cloud Services, such as ROSA and Azure Red Hat OpenShift, offer a comprehensive managed solution that easily integrates with cloud provider services, and attendees had first hand experience with this hybrid cloud flexibility and adaptability.

The OpenShift Commons Gathering was a part of the larger Red Hat Summit held at the Boston Convention & Exposition Center from May 23rd to May 25th, 2023. Red Hat Summit attracted over 5000 attendees from a variety of different industries. Red Hat Cloud Services played a pivotal role throughout the event, featuring prominently in various partner and customer announcements. This highlighted Red Hat's commitment to Cloud Services, and its commitment to empower organizations with powerful cloud-based solutions, helping to drive innovation and accelerate digital transformation.

In conclusion, the workshops at the OpenShift Commons Gathering showcased the immense potential of Red Hat Cloud Services for managed OpenShift deployments. Attendees were impressed by the comprehensive knowledge shared during the sessions, with the self-paced, interactive approach proving highly effective. The Hybrid Cloud capabilities offered by Red Hat Cloud Services were especially well-received, addressing the growing need for multi-cloud support. As part of Red Hat Summit, the event provided a platform for the broader Red Hat community to explore the latest advancements in Cloud Services and reaffirm Red Hat's position as a leader in the industry.

Resources

• Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS
• Azure Red Hat OpenShift – Kubernetes PaaS
• OpenShift Commons Home Page
• YouTube: OpenShift Commons Gathering at Red Hat Summit