The demand for cloud native applications is rising, along with the need for increased automation and the ability to scale. Microsoft Azure Red Hat® OpenShift® offers organizations a jointly managed enterprise-grade Kubernetes solution for Microsoft Azure public cloud. Red Hat commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the potential return on investment (ROI) enterprises can gain by working with Red Hat OpenShift cloud services and to determine how Azure Red Hat OpenShift helps organizations address common challenges like innovation, scalability, and reducing overall costs. This checklist highlights some of the benefits and Forrester’s findings.
Increase development velocity
Azure Red Hat OpenShift allows developers to focus on building and scaling applications without having to overhaul infrastructure and operations. The platform gives developers access to integrated tools and approaches to help streamline and accelerate deployment.
Surveyed organizations using Azure Red Hat OpenShift reported:
- They were previously concerned with developers not having enough time to dedicate their efforts to higher-value innovation and delivery of new technologies.
- A reduction in development time of between 60% and 70%.
- A development velocity of nearly US$1.5 million collectively (in a three-year organization financial analysis).1
