OpenShift in Platform Engineering
May 22, 2025
OpenShift in Platform Engineering
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Software Version
Red Hat OpenShift Kubernetes Engine (self-managed)
Modules Used
- OpenShift Service Registry
- OpenShift API Management
Overall Satisfaction with Red Hat OpenShift
We use OpenShift within multiple departments, but in mine specifically (integrated platform engineering) we use it for running pods related to hosting web apps for publication resources, running builds, and creating ephemeral testing environments for kits. We have 2 clusters not currently in production, and are working towards that this year.
Pros
- Locked down RHCOS hosting vms
- Operators make adding major features easier
- Console is good for observability
Cons
- Docs for installation are especially rough
- Connectivity to LDAP for authentication is complex, especially for such a desirable feature
- Cluster install takes too long to be truly ephemeral
- Allows more efficient use of server resources compared to individual machines running containers
- Ability to move pods allows for rolling outage, minimal downtime
- Once everything is set up, it is easy for developer / non admin use
Currently we're using it to run build containers, but not using any of the tooling mentioned in the above question except for observability (pipelines, git ops, server less, service mesh, application foundations, developer hub, virtualization, or ai) overall I'd say it does simplify things in the build process compared to our old, non Kubernetes version.
We haven't gone beyond on-premises for security purposes. Cloud is convenient at times, but for our purposes we cannot allow our data to be the responsibility of Amazon or Google. As far as I can tell we don't have any use case for edge either. This is our department specifically though
Comparing the 2, open source Kubernetes is quicker to setup by about 75%, less restrictive, and free of course, but it lacks the security and support of Red Hat, and deploying features is much harder compared to with operators. For buisiness purposes, OpenShift is just more trustworthy than a self made and managed cluster
Do you think Red Hat OpenShift delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Red Hat OpenShift's feature set?
No
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?
I wasn't involved with the implementation phase
Would you buy Red Hat OpenShift again?
Yes
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