Red Hat, IBM’s US-based open source software subsidiary, said on November 10 that OpenShift 5 is now generally available.

The release adds AI-assisted troubleshooting, security upgrades, and in-place updates from OpenShift 4 for hybrid cloud use.

Available to customers with existing subscriptions, OpenShift 5 includes automated update risk checks, stronger multi-tenant isolation, and post-quantum cryptography for control plane communications.

It also supports running AI workloads, virtual machines, and containers side by side.

The launch fits IBM’s broader hybrid cloud and AI strategy.

IBM offers Red Hat on IBM Cloud within its portfolio and said hybrid cloud underpins generative AI deployments.

Red Hat’s push to manage virtual machines and containers together also reflects a wider infrastructure trend.

VMware previously bet on that convergence, while SUSE, a Luxembourg-based enterprise software company, offers SUSE Virtualization.

🔗 Source: Red Hat