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Infinidat and Red Hat collaborate to help businesses navigate the changing virtualization landscape .

This technical validation opens new possibilities for enterprise customers and channel partners to deploy , migrate and manage new and existing virtual machine ( VM ) workloads and virtualized applications using Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization .

The milestone builds on the success Infinidat has had with the certified InfiniBox Container Storage Interface ( CSI ) driver for petabyte-scale Kubernetes deployments of Red Hat OpenShift in hybrid and multicloud environments .

Infinidat is expanding its strong , long-term relationship with Red Hat by leveraging the Infinidat team ’ s extensive experience in virtualization to modernize data infrastructures . Infinidat has demonstrated that it delivers a scalable , supported and consistent solution for VM-based applications and workloads , designed for enterprise hybrid multi-cloud deployments . The certified CSI driver is the key underlying enabler for Infinidat ’ s enterprise storage solution to deliver enterprise storage and data protection on Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization .

“ We value our close relationship with Red Hat , and we see our InfiniBox and InfiniBox SSA enabled on Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization as a key step forward for enterprises and service providers interested in deploying OpenShift Virtualization and our industry-leading enterprise storage capabilities to achieve real-world application performance , cyber storage resilience , reduced storage CAPEX and OPEX and greater simplicity ,” said Erik Kaulberg , VP of Strategy and Alliances , Infinidat .

Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization represents a unified approach to enable IT organizations to bring standard VM-based workloads to

Kubernetes and container deployments , helping eliminate the workflow and development silos that typically exist between traditional and cloud-native application stacks . Red Hat OpenShift offers a more consistent foundation to deliver Kubernetes applications , especially benefiting hybrid cloud management models .

Kevin Kennedy , Vice President , North America Partner Ecosystem , Red Hat , said : “ By working closely with our trusted partners , such as Infinidat , we are empowering customers with greater confidence and more flexibility to use our modern application platform to meet their organization ’ s virtualization needs today and in the future .”

By bringing new and existing applications to the same architecture , Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization provides a consistent development experience and improves an enterprise ’ s ability to deliver quickly on innovation . Once VMs are migrated to and managed by Red Hat OpenShift , they can be containerized over time or be maintained as virtual machines . This allows users to develop and deliver hybrid applications built on containers and VMs to run side-by-side on the same platform .

Scott Sinclair , Practice Director , Enterprise Strategy Group , said : “ Cloudnative applications are the future of business innovation and new application development , but a large number of enterprises still have significant investments in mission and business-critical applications that run as traditional virtual machines . As organizations increasingly prioritize flexibility , more businesses are building a roadmap to migration and manage virtual machines using technologies like Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization .” p

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