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Bring mission critical applications and AI initiatives to market with a secure, managed OpenShift offering.
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An integrated container platform for developers

Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud is a fully managed OpenShift® cloud service designed with built-in security to help organizations efficiently build, deploy, and scale critical applications. Ideal for cloud-native development and modernization projects, this service ensures consistent OpenShift operations across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.​

The service is highly available and intentionally integrated with IBM Cloud to bring your team the full power of the platform, including: ​

  • Identity and access management (IAM) services for fine-grained access controls​
  • Schematics for provisioning and life cycle management​
  • Observability for workload insights
Try IBM Cloud’s fully managed OpenShift offering with a USD 200 credit
Use cases Mission critical applications

Provide support for mission critical applications across industries. 

 AI acceleration

Facilitate an AI journey with watsonx or Red Hat OpenShift AI. 

 Application modernization

Run VM-based workloads and modernize to cloud-native at your pace.

 Hybrid Cloud software platform

Give Hybrid Cloud support for IBM Software products.

 Regulated Industries

Address the specific needs of highly regulated industries. 

Get started

Are you familiar with OpenShift but new to IBM Cloud?
1) Create a new IBM Cloud account.

2) Select an option within the banner at the top of the page, which provides simple deployable architecture patterns which enables you to quickly create your first cluster.

3) Once the cluster is complete you can access it from the OpenShift console or the command line to deploy your first app.
Are you deploying containerized applications in a highly regulated industry? 1) Explore IBM Cloud’s Framework for Financial Services, which prominently features Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud.

2) Learn how IBM builds over 280+ controls into the standard Cloud offering.

3) Once you are ready to create your first cluster with the Cloud for Financial Services reference architecture, use the Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform on VPC landing zone deployable architecture to create your compliant cluster.
Are you interested in a full AI/ML workflow to integrate AI solutions into your containerized applications? 1) Use the OpenShift AI deployable architecture ™ (DA) to quickly deploy a GPU-based cluster with OpenShift AI installed.

2) The DA creates an underlying VPC and cluster with minimal input.

3) Explore the OpenShift AI tutorials™ to learn more about its capabilities, from model pipelines to model serving.
Are you a developer interested in learning all of your deployment options? 1) Learn how to create VPC clusters.

Benefits Deploy highly available and resilient clusters with speed


Let IBM rapidly provision, configure, and install a regional high availability (HA) cluster, delivering resilience and speed with a 99.99% service level agreement, ensuring your application will always be there when your customers need it the most.

 Supports your security needs


The default OpenShift cluster configuration is locked down with pre-selected controls*, preventing the unintentional creation and exposure of a cluster.
Meets regulatory standards without the hassle


Use a pre-built deployable architecture pattern to create your cluster that meets hundreds of controls by default.

 Integrates with core services


Get the benefits of broader IBM Cloud capabilities by directly integrating your Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud clusters with Observability and Security core services.

 Unlock deep AI support


Empowers enterprises to develop and deploy AI-driven applications at scale across hybrid cloud environments, featuring V100, L40s, and H100 worker nodes.

 Saves money by applying OpenShift entitlements


Apply the Red Hat OpenShift entitlements included in your IBM Software license directly to your IBM Cloud cluster at creation time. 

Case studies

Best experience in golf, built on hybrid multicloud
University of the Arts London

Partnered with IBM as a rapid response to digitally displaying student art during the global pandemic.

 BBVA Argentina

Containerized infrastructure achieves faster processes and greater productivity in banking- despite fast-changing regulations

 IBM CIO Organization - Hybrid Cloud

Reduced hosting costs and operating costs by hosting identical environments on premises and in the cloud.
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Get started with a managed OpenShift platform that meets your development needs. 

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