Friday Five — August 1, 2025

Red Hat Named a Leader in Multicloud Container Platforms by Independent Research Firm

Red Hat has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Multicloud Container Platforms, Q3 2025 report. Red Hat scored the highest among evaluated vendors in both the current offering and strategy categories. Red Hat attributes this recognition to its strong execution in the multicloud container platform market.  Learn more

Forbes - Platform Engineering Lessons From Public Sector Technology

Platform engineering, built around internal developer platforms, offers public sector organizations a structured, reusable way to modernize IT and scale digital transformation. It supports DevOps, standardizes complexity, and enables open source collaboration. Learn more

Red Hat and Simudyne: Empowering stock exchanges with AI-driven market simulation

Red Hat and Simudyne empower financial institutions to navigate the complexities of modern markets. By providing a high-fidelity replica of the market, this collaboration can transform theoretical models into actionable insights. Simudyne Pulse offers robust, data-driven, decision-making capabilities with Red Hat OpenShift as the foundation, helping prepare exchanges for the future. Learn more

TechStrong TV - Navigating the Future of AI Infrastructure with Stephen Watt

Stephen Watt, Distinguished Engineer & Vice President, Office of the CTO for Red Hat, explores the rapid evolution of AI and the rising costs of compute infrastructure. He highlights the demand for scalable solutions driven by generative AI and the challenges of managing inference loads. Learn more

InformationWeek - How CIOs Measure and Report IT Value

CIOs prioritize three core value drivers: Risk reduction (like technical debt), operational efficiency, and innovation (including AI and digital experiences), and report results using both quantitative and qualitative metrics aligned to business goals. Learn more