Red Hat is putting its OpenShift Data Foundation into OpenShift Platform Plus. This gives customers access to software defined storage for hybrid multi-cloud environments.
IBM announces that OpenShift Data Foundation will become a part of Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus. Data Foundation (formerly Container Storage) is a software-defined container storage solution. It gives developers access to persistent storage that works across hybrid multicloud environments. It also simplifies data management.
Flexible persistent storage
Such persistent storage is important since containers themselves lose their data when they are shut down. Things are fast and portable, but especially when working in tandem with other applications, they need long-term consistent storage.
Red hat OpenShift Platform Plus already allowed users to manage containerized applications across environments. The integration of OpenShift Data Foundation provides access to associated data storage that is equally flexible. Data can reside in one location but still be made available in other locations without the need for copies. In addition, the solution comes with the necessary encryption.
Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation Essentials will become part of Red hat OpenShift Platform Plus effective immediately. Red Hat also offers an advanced variant that includes additional security options.