OpenShift Virtualization 4.18: A New Era for Managing VMs in a Hybrid Cloud

OpenShift Virtualization 4.18: A New Era for Managing VMs in a Hybrid Cloud

OpenShift Virtualization 4.18 arrives as a powerful upgrade that streamlines virtual machine management while offering a seamless path toward containerization and AI-driven innovation.

Bridging the Gap: Two Journey Paths

Unified Platform for VMs and Containers: OpenShift Virtualization continues as a core feature across all OpenShift editions. Dedicated Virtualization Environment: The OpenShift Virtualization Engine—a virtualization-only edition designed to reduce complexity and cost.

Key Features

Simplified Administration: Bulk actions for VMs, tree-view navigation, integrated search. Advanced Networking: Enhanced BGP support, User-Defined Tenant Networks (UDN). Flexible Storage Migration: Optimized volume management, live migration of VM disks. Security: vTPM improvements, enhanced Windows support, Secret Store CSI Driver (GA). Integrated Ecosystem: Partner integrations (Rubrik, TEKsystems, AWS), OpenShift Lightspeed AI assistant, Migration Toolkit enhancements.

Customer Success

Reist Telecom AG migrated VMs to OpenShift Virtualization and experienced a 50% reduction in licensing costs, streamlined operations, and enhanced service reliability.

OpenShift Virtualization 4.18 is a strategic enabler for organizations navigating the hybrid cloud landscape. Visit the Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization documentation to learn more. Discover how cloudstrata can help you leverage these cutting-edge solutions.