Since the acquisition by IBM, HashiCorp is naturally working more closely with IBM and Red Hat and is announcing new integrations.
At HashiDays London, the company announced new integrations with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Red Hat OpenShift, among others, and added support for IBM Z mainframes.
New Integrations and Products for Hybrid Cloud Automation
HashiCorp revealed during its first international user conference under the IBM flag how it plans to build a platform for hybrid cloud automation together with IBM. Despite the widespread adoption of cloud technology, many companies are still not achieving the full return on their cloud investments. Due to increasing complexity, partly caused by the growth of AI applications, the need for streamlined hybrid strategies is rising.
With the new integrations, HashiCorp aims to help organizations automate their infrastructure and security management across the entire lifecycle. The announcements include expansions within Infrastructure Lifecycle Management (ILM) and Security Lifecycle Management (SLM). The updates include integrations with IBM Z, improved governance capabilities in Terraform, and new functionality in Vault, Nomad, and Waypoint.
Specifically, new features are being added such as “ephemeral resources” in Terraform, a Sentinel policy library for AWS, and integrations with Red Hat Ansible. For development teams, Waypoint now offers improved capabilities for managing application cycles. Additionally, a Terraform provider for IBM Z enables the integration of mainframes into hybrid workflows.
Security and Compliance as Structural Components
In terms of security, HashiCorp announces improvements within its SLM offering. New features such as Vault Radar help detect uncontrolled secrets. Integrations with OpenShift and support for post-quantum cryptography provide more control and future-proofing. With tools like HCP Vault, companies can centralize and automate their access management, as demonstrated by the case study of IG Group.
HashiCorp emphasizes that the collaboration with IBM is focused on offering a unified platform that combines scalability, control, and security in hybrid environments. The support for IBM Z and LinuxONE underscores that ambition to extend automation from classic infrastructures to modern cloud environments.
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