In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, managing infrastructure costs while modernizing applications and systems is a significant challenge for many organizations. IBM Fusion, integrated with Red Hat OpenShift, offers a compelling solution to this dilemma, providing a path to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) while paving the way for modernization.
The Challenge of Modernization
"Organizations face a dual challenge: supporting daily operations that rely on legacy applications and infrastructure while simultaneously modernizing both. This balancing act is crucial in a world where 91% of organizations agree that data center modernization is strategic and can provide a competitive advantage."
Scott Sinclair, Practice Director of Infrastructure, Cloud, and DevOps at Enterprise Strategy Group, emphasizes:
"Application modernization offers one of the best opportunities to create a more agile and more innovative business. The adoption of containers provides advantages to scalability, infrastructure independence, and empowers developers to create superior code."
However, Sinclair also notes that not every application is ready or should be prioritized for modernization. This reality leads to a hybrid environment where containers and virtual machines coexist across on-premises and cloud infrastructures.
IBM Fusion: A Forward-Thinking Solution
IBM Fusion emerges as a solution designed to address these challenges. Here's how it helps organizations reduce TCO and optimize efficiency:
- Seamless Integration with OpenShift**: IBM Fusion goes beyond traditional hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solutions by integrating smoothly with Red Hat OpenShift.
- Generative AI Capabilities**: Through the IBM watsonx.data platform, Fusion introduces cutting-edge AI capabilities to your infrastructure.
- TCO Reduction for VMware Customers**: By eliminating software licensing complexities and optimizing compute efficiency on bare metal, Fusion offers significant cost savings.
- Empowered On-Premises Application Platforms**: Fusion separates control and self-service functionalities, allowing managed clusters to provision workers on virtualized Fusion system servers easily.
- Single Point of Control**: Unlike traditional setups that require managing VMs and containers separately, Fusion and OpenShift allow management through a single interface.
The Power of IBM Fusion HCI
IBM Fusion HCI is specifically engineered for simple and streamlined deployment of OpenShift. This turnkey enterprise-grade offering:
- Removes the external hypervisor, simplifying the environment.
- Manages VMs and containers as equal first-class citizens in the OpenShift environment.
- Optimizes shared resources between VMs and containers.
Addressing Rising Costs of Legacy VM Infrastructure
As organizations grapple with the escalating costs of maintaining legacy virtual machine infrastructure, IBM Fusion with Red Hat OpenShift offers a flexible path forward:
1. Full Cloud Native Architecture**: Leverage OpenShift as the industry's leading Kubernetes platform for a complete cloud-native solution.
2. Lift-and-Shift Approach**: Run legacy applications in containers on OpenShift without immediate re-architecting.
3. Direct VM Deployment**: Deploy existing virtualized applications directly on OpenShift.
The Benefits of Migrating to OpenShift with IBM Fusion
By migrating virtualized applications to OpenShift using IBM Fusion, organizations can enjoy:
- Increased flexibility in application and infrastructure management.
- Enhanced security features inherent in the OpenShift platform.
- Significant cost savings compared to traditional virtualization solutions.
- A clear path towards a cloud-native future.
Conclusion
In a world where 72% of organizations run business-critical applications in hybrid cloud environments, solutions like IBM Fusion with Red Hat OpenShift offer a consistent orchestration layer that spans both on-premises and cloud infrastructure. By adopting this approach, organizations can reduce the burden on internal admins, optimize costs, and position themselves for future innovation and growth.
IBM Fusion, coupled with Red Hat OpenShift, provides a compelling solution for organizations looking to reduce their TCO while modernizing their infrastructure. It offers the flexibility to modernize at your own pace, the power to optimize your current resources, and the foundation for a cloud-native future.
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