OpenShift for the Enterprise K8s solution Win!
May 24, 2023

OpenShift for the Enterprise K8s solution Win!

Mark La Canne | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus (self-managed)

Modules Used

  • OpenShift Data Foundation
  • OpenShift Service Registry
  • OpenShift Streams for Apache Kafka
  • ACM

Overall Satisfaction with Red Hat OpenShift

We use OpenShift to containerize over 11 Lines of business with approximately 127 unique applications.

Pros

  • Container workload logical separation with projects and networking.
  • Integrate easily into the NASA Identity Management solution.
  • Makes managing Enterprise Kubernetes easy for a small Operations team.

Cons

  • Would love to see easier use of OpenShift developer tools.
  • I would like to see better error logs with respect to issues that directly impact the User log. For example, we lost DNS and we were unable to log into the UI. It took some digging to relate the error to the loss of DNS.
  • By containerizing our application suites onto OpenShift, we have reduced our operational staff from 10 to 2.
  • Tier one Trouble tickets have been reduced by 20%.
OpenShift is the clear winner. It contains all components necessary to deliver a truly Enterprise ready K8s solution and developer experience.

Do you think Red Hat OpenShift delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Red Hat OpenShift's feature set?

Yes

Did Red Hat OpenShift live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Red Hat OpenShift go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Red Hat OpenShift again?

Yes

OpenShift is the best Enterprise Kubernetes solution available. It has everything you need to deliver a secure Enterprise Hardened Kubernetes cluster with a set of developer tools necessary to help an IT organization begin its journey to a Container/Cloud native solution.

Red Hat OpenShift Feature Ratings

Platform-as-a-Service
9.0
Ease of building user interfaces
9
Scalability
9
Platform management overhead
7
Workflow engine capability
9
Platform access control
10
Services-enabled integration
8
Development environment creation
10
Development environment replication
Not Rated
Issue monitoring and notification
9
Issue recovery
9
Upgrades and platform fixes
10

Using Red Hat OpenShift

30 - They are developers, DevSecOps, security, and business Analysts who are responsible for the Agency Platform Services, and Application portfolio.
2 - Admins, developers, and Engineers.
  • Application development.
  • Containerizing Legacy Applications.
  • Migrating applications from on-prem to the cloud.
  • We have used OpenShift to fundamentally change the way in-house applications are developed and deployed.
  • To provide a Cloud DR solution.
  • To look at an Active/Active distributed application environment.
Because Openshift is the flagship solution for Enterprise Kubernetes.

Evaluating Red Hat OpenShift and Competitors

  • Ease of Use
We wanted a K8s solution that made deploying and managing Kubernetes easier.
I wouldn't.

Red Hat OpenShift Implementation

  • Implemented in-house
  • Third-party professional services
Red Hat
Yes - Phase 1 - implementation Phase 2 - training
Change management was a big part of the implementation and was well-handled
  • culture adaptation of Kubernetes

Red Hat OpenShift Support

For the most part, Red Hat support of OpenShift is outstanding.
ProsCons
Quick Resolution
Knowledgeable team
Problems get solved
Support cares about my success
Quick Initial Response
Poor followup
Need to explain problems multiple times
Yes, because we are a 24x7 shop and we run all Agency business applications on OpenShift. Any kind of sustained outage is simply not an option for us.
Yes - For the most part.
No.

Using Red Hat OpenShift

Because using OpenShift is intuitive and fairly easy to follow and use.
ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Technical support not required
Well integrated
Consistent
Convenient
Feel confident using
Familiar
None
  • Identity management integration.
  • Operator installation.
  • Upgrades.
  • None.

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