Hello Red Hat users. I’m excited to share some cool things happening around here in May that you should know. SLED Nation happened and I’ve linked an important session to watch on demand if you missed it. Red Hat Summit is kicking off, RHEL 9 announcements are starting to arrive and there are a ton of great online workshops to attend.
Ansible Automation Platform 2 Migration Planning
EOL for AAP 1.2 Extended
Ansible Automation Platform is moving toward a container based world which will bring in more agile, consistent deployment of playbooks from testing to production. Some of the concepts and terminology is/has changed. The diagram below is a high-level overview.
Understanding that planning is always needed before migrating to a new version, Red Hat has created a number of articles, videos, reference architectures, with many more to come. Please reach out if you have any questions.
- AAP 2 Homepage in the Customer Portal. This homepage continues to be the main landing page for onboarding and migration focused content for customers, and will be updated often as new resources and information are developed.
- Reference Architectures in the Customer Portal:
- Ansible Automation Platform Upgrade Assistant tool in the Customer Portal.
- Checklists:
- Posts on the Ansible Blog:
** Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Life Cycle EOL Dates
SLED Nation 22′ | Sector spotlight: State & local health & human services
Application Modernization featuring OpenShift on AWS
If you missed SLED Nation, DON’T miss the on-demand replay to hear how the California Healthcare Eligibility, Enrollment, and Retention System (CalHEERS) teamed up with Deloitte to migrate to a public cloud and successfully modernize their platform and apps to increase benefit access to its 7 million accounts and 3 million users. View the replay HERE.
Extend the Value of OpenShift within Your Cloud Provider Environment
Red Hat OpenShift Cloud Services
If you would like to learn more about how you can use your existing cloud environments to run your containerized applications using OpenShift, I encourage you to follow the link and reach out to have a conversation. OpenShift can be deployed through your cloud provider’s portal for ease and speed of installation.
Red Hat Cloud Services include hosted and managed platform, application, and data services that streamline the hybrid cloud experience, reducing the operational cost and complexity of delivering cloud-native applications.
RHEL 9 Summit Announcements
Read about the new goodness in RHEL 9
- Red Hat Defines a New Epicenter for Innovation with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Partners Deliver Hybrid Cloud Innovation From the Datacenter to the Edge on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- Red Hat and General Motors Co. Collaborate to Trailblaze the Future of Software-Defined Vehicles
- Announcing full support for new Red Hat Enterprise Linux image builder service
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