A complete PaaS solution for private cloud environments
Updated June 06, 2024

A complete PaaS solution for private cloud environments

Asad Khan | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Software Version

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (self-managed)

Modules Used

  • OpenShift Data Foundation

Overall Satisfaction with Red Hat OpenShift

Red Hat OpenShift is a complete PaaS solution for developers as well as for deployment & configuration engineers who manage & create the underlying infrastructure for cloud-native applications. My use case is to host containerized RAN applications of mobile operators over EDGE servers in a relatively less resource-intensive infrastructure. Lifecycle management of the application, i.e., the CNFs in the case of Telcos, is relatively easy with Red Hat OpenShift.

Pros

  • LCM of CNFs
  • Security of the underlying environment
  • Modular Support of desired operators for Telco applications
  • Supporting all Storage & Networking solutions in the form of CSIs & CNIs

Cons

  • Initial deployment of the cluster
  • RBAC & User management
  • Lack of In-built observability solutions
  • Lack of In-built performance monitoring
  • 20% improvement in LAB PoCs completion times
  • Improved operational efficiency
  • Excellent integration with GitOps resulting in ease of node deployment
I can't comment on the development part as I am not the developer but I can tell about the deployment that it is greatly enhanced with the integration of GitOps with Red Hat OpenShift. The maintenance is also easy for the infrastructure because the Red Hat OpenShift console provides all the policy based alerts in the governance tab
Honestly, this is not the case. The performance of an application depends on its design & resource constraints that the application architect has included during the development. It doesn't depend on the platform
I work for a private cloud datacenter environment where Red Hat OpenShift remains the best choice because of its security & simple UI interface

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?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Red Hat OpenShift go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Red Hat OpenShift again?

Yes

Well suited for - Telco core applications (CNFs) Telco RAN applications (CNFs) Any containerized application based on microservices. Less appropriate for - VM based applications Monolithic applications Applications require no or very less updates or upgrades Applications with complex requirement of observability & user access

Red Hat OpenShift Feature Ratings

Platform-as-a-Service
6.7
Ease of building user interfaces
10
Scalability
10
Platform management overhead
6
Workflow engine capability
4
Platform access control
6
Services-enabled integration
5
Development environment creation
7
Issue monitoring and notification
7
Upgrades and platform fixes
5

Using Red Hat OpenShift

20 - Systems Architect in Services organization
2 - Technical support profile,
Deployment engineer mindset,
Expertise in Linux & Kubernetes administration,
Basics of IP networking

are some of the skills that are required to to support Red Hat OpenShift on an on-going basis?
  • Used as a CaaS for Telco RAN applications like vCU & vDU
  • Used as a Multi cluster manager (RHACM) for Radio sites
  • Used as a pre-staging tool for Edge sites i.e. COTS servers
  • Used as a multi-cluster manager instead of using an NMS or EMS
  • Used in automating the deployment of Edge sites instead of manual deployment
  • Pushing security policies, Config changes and IAC codes to sites without even touching them
  • Pre-staging of COTS servers with a min required software level and shipping them to sites to save deployment time during live migrations of radios
  • Used as a security controller for EDGE sites
  • Developing rApps in context of ORAN standards and connecting RAN sites via O1 interface
Ease of use and familiarity of the product,
Flexibility of the product and its K8s engine with many inbuilt functionalities,
Widespread use across the industry and acceptance in the technical community,
Best suited CaaS platform for Telco industry

Comments

  • Brianna Gault | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Brianna Gault
    (Vendor Representative) commented 2 years ago
    Hi Asad, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback on Red Hat OpenShift. Your continued feedback is important to us. If you have any questions or additional thoughts to share, please reach out to us at experience-advocacy@redhat.com. Thanks, Red Hat Customer Experience & Advocacy team

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