Item: Red Hat OpenShift
Rating: 10
Author: Victor Fim

Overall Satisfaction with Red Hat OpenShift

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

The Red Hat OpenShift is used to run microsservices responsible for integrating our systems around the world and our SAP. We currently have two instances of Red Hat OpenShift, one running in Azure (ARO) and another one running on premises to establish data transfer between our factories with MESS systems and SAP. We keep also B2B to manage services along the railroad that we use.

Pros and Cons

Pros

System Integration
Microssevices Management
Fast CI/CD Integration

Cons

DevOps
Systems Integration
Software development modernization

Return on Investment

Fast Development
Free to choose how to develop our services
Multi-Cloud platform

Efficiency

I think that the platform allow us to be creative and not be stuck with owned services but at the same time we need o integrate with a another platform to have the entire environment monitored with good trace about errors and warnings. I know that the platform came with Prometheus and we can deliver with Grafana but could be more plug-in for the clients.

Infrastructure

The Red Hat OpenShift allows us to have the same tools in different environments and this helps a lot when we need to hire and train new people. It's very helpful to also know that we can work across any cloud provider in the same way without needing new capabilities or skills. It provides us saving when creating teams.

Alternatives Considered

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Apps and MuleSoft Anypoint Platform

Key Insights

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

Other Software Used

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Azure Container Apps, TIBCO BusinessEvents, Azure Event Hubs

Likelihood to Recommend

In our case we aim to deliver system integrations fast and continuously keeping the maximum quality and having a great track of each microsservice. With Red Hat OpenShift we're able to deliver and monitor end-to-end solutions without third-part software. Is valid also say that with the platform we're free to choose how to develop our software once we're not stuck in a proprietary product.