Hello fellow Red Hatter’s. Summer is just around the corner and that means Red Hat Summit part 2 (June 15) and Ansible Automates (June 29) is here. Sign up for both now, and if you missed part 1 of Summit you can go back and watch the recorded content as well.
We’ve got some announcements around Satellite/Insights, OpenShift Dedicated along with June’s listing of available workshops, so keep reading and let me know if you have questions on anything.
Red Hat Satellite 6.9 is now GA
And for the love of all things AWESOME and included, start using Insights!
If you are not using Satellite AND Insights then you are spending too much time doing manual work AND not getting notifications on security patches, automating the application of those patches and many more ways to save a boatload of time. At minimum! Check out cloud.redhat.com/insights and review the ways you can track and optimize spend, Improve operations, stability and performance, and most importantly, reduce vulnerabilities and check for compliance risks.
WHAT’S AVAILABLE IN SATELLITE 6.9:
The release of Red Hat Satellite 6.9 includes a number of new and updated features to help organizations streamline management and automation, along with continued improvements in performance and user experience. Satellite 6.9 ships with a number of features in support of Red Hat Enterprise Linux management including:
- Simple Content Access by Default on New Installs
- Insights Enablement by Default on New Installs
- Satellite Simplification Including Auto Configuration of Remote Execution and Task Cleanup on Upgrade
- Security Enhancements
- Performance Improvements
To review the full list of new and improved features, please review the Satellite 6.9 release notes on the Customer Portal.
WHY YOU SHOULD BE USING INSIGHTS: cloud.redhat.com/insights
96% reduction in time to detect known risks to availability, performance, stability, and security
26% reduction in administrator steps to detect these known risks
88% less time to track patch status for all systems in environment, versus manual scripted workflow
1m 24s to discover vulnerabilities in a 100-VM environment, versus over 15m when performed manually
91% less task completion time to address a vulnerability
69% reduction in time to detect a policy violation
Openshift Dedicated
Build and scale applications with confidence. We manage the rest.
Red Hat OpenShift Dedicated is a fully managed service of Red Hat OpenShift on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud. Reduce operational complexity and focus on building and scaling applications that add more value to your business. https://www.openshift.com/products/dedicated/
- High availability – Multiple masters and infrastructure nodes ensure that your cluster has no single point of failure.
- Virtual Private Cloud Integration – Use VPC peering or configure your cluster’s VPC to connect to your existing VPCs and on-premises networks.
- Premium support – Engineered, operated, and supported by Red Hat with a 99.95% uptime SLA and 24×7 coverage.
- Flexible Authentication Options – Configure authentication to your cluster using LDAP, OpenID connect, GitHub and more.
- Integrated Container Registry – A secure internal OpenShift registry is integrated with each cluster and ready to use out-of-the-box.
- Logging, Metrics, and Monitoring – OpenShift Dedicated includes services for monitoring cluster events, tracking usage, and capacity planning.
Working on a personal or small team project? Get started with OPENSHIFT ONLINE.
Need a hybrid cloud or on-premises solution? Deploy OPENSHIFT CONTAINER PLATFORM on any infrastructure.
Red Hat Summit – June 15
Two week warning for Summit part 2.
Don’t delay so you can get the sessions/times that work best for you.
Ansible Automates – June 29
Ansible Automates 2021 is a virtual conference that will help your organization deliver the right automation strategy and achieve the cultural change needed to succeed in the constantly evolving digital transition.
Session Agenda:
Automation for dummies… and geniuses, and everyone else
Enhanced data gathering and manipulation with the Ansible Utils collection
Ansible & ServiceNow: IT services automation
Stop clicking—and automate using Ansible
Upcoming Virtual Workshops (FREE)
Red Hat Training (FREE)
LINK to classes by Red Hat
LINK to classes by edX
Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions you might have on the content or anything else that might help you with your Red Hat solutions.
- Scott Belz