NetApp, a company specializing in Intelligent Data Infrastructure, and Red Hat, the top provider of open-source solutions, have announced an expanded collaboration to enhance their joint development work and promote the use of Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization in both on-premises and public cloud environments.
This strengthened partnership helps customers update their IT setups and manage the challenges of moving cloud-native workloads with more confidence. A
key part of the collaboration involves both companies using each other’s technologies to improve their operations and IT systems. NetApp is now using Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization for its engineering development and testing environments. This allows for quicker setup, simpler processes, and increased flexibility.
By using Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, the NetApp development team can work more effectively and quickly, adapting to future demands. Red Hat has created an intelligent data infrastructure that uses NetApp technology to support its global IT and development operations.
NetApp and Red Hat will be present at NetApp INSIGHT 2025 in Las Vegas from October 14 to 16, where they will showcase joint sessions and highlighting how their partnership is driving change across different industries.
Mike Barrett, Vice President and General Manager for Hybrid Cloud Platforms at Red Hat, said, “To effectively develop, modernize, and deploy applications at large scale, organizations need a strong cloud-native infrastructure with secure, efficient storage. By combining the power of Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization with NetApp, we can provide a consistent hybrid cloud foundation with top enterprise data management capabilities needed for agility and flexibility in the hybrid cloud while ensuring strong data protection. Our collaboration with NetApp shows how technology leaders can create mutual value and ensure customer success.”
Dallas Olson, Chief Commercial Officer of NetApp, stated, “Just as NetApp solutions provide businesses with easy, scalable, and powerful tools for success, Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization lets us innovate and deliver value to customers more quickly. As a long-time partner of Red Hat, we have seen firsthand the positive outcomes their platform brings to mutual customers, and we look forward to it serving as a future-ready foundation for our operations.”
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