Red Hat Device Edge provides hybrid cloud-ready Linux, lightweight Kubernetes and enterprise automation to the most far-flung and remote edge sites

Red Hat, Inc., the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced the general availability of Red Hat Device Edge. Red Hat Device Edge provides a consistent platform designed for resource-constrained environments which require small form factor compute at the device edge, including Internet of Things (IoT) gateways, industrial controllers, smart displays, point of sales terminals, vending machines, robots and more.

Red Hat Device Edge aggregates an enterprise-ready and supported distribution of the Red Hat-led open source community project MicroShift (a lightweight Kubernetes project derived from the edge capabilities of Red Hat OpenShift) along with an edge-optimized operating system built from Red Hat Enterprise Linux. With general availability, Red Hat Device Edge now also includes Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform for more consistent Day 1 and Day 2 management of hundreds to thousands of sites and devices. As edge computing adoption grows across nearly every industry, Red Hat Device Edge offers customers and partners:

• A minimal footprint that supports the deployment of workloads in small, resource-constrained devices in challenging environments by preserving system resources for workloads rather than using them for device operation itself;
• One edge platform, two tailored deployment options based on specific edge needs. Red Hat Device Edge with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Podman is well-suited for very small deployments with static applications. Optionally, MicroShift can be added during or after deployment to bring Kubernetes for more dynamic environments that require advanced container orchestration and Kubernetes integration;
• A more consistent operational experience at the edge using the same tools and processes used in centralized environments. Whether apps are deployed on Red Hat Device Edge for the smallest edge devices or Red Hat OpenShift for large systems in the datacenter and cloud - it’s all one environment;
• Greater workload flexibility with support for deploying and managing bare-metal, virtual or containerized applications;
• Simplified deployment at scale with automation, meaning it's easier to oversee hundreds or thousands of devices across heterogeneous hardware and software environments.

Red Hat is working with partners and customers including ABB, DSO National Laboratories, Dynatrace, Guise AI, Intel, Lockheed Martin and more to deploy, test and validate that Red Hat Device Edge can extend operational consistency across edge and hybrid cloud environments. Devices can be deployed in a remote desert, at sea or even in space, all while maintaining a consistent deployment and management experience, while using familiar processes and tools.

Red Hat Device Edge delivers automation at the far edge

Effectively managing workloads at the edge increases the importance of consistent and reliable automation. The general availability of Red Hat Device Edge adds the power of Ansible Automation Platform to Red Hat Device Edge, adding the power of industry-leading IT automation. Red Hat Device Edge now offers:

• More predictability and repeatability in automating edge workloads;
• Standardized and repeatable connectivity configurations, policies and deployments to help maintain system health and integrity;
• Enhanced security and compliance posture at the edge with automated management and maintenance, including patches, updates and upgrades;
• Lowered barriers to entry for IT and OT (operational technology) teams, with automation tooling making it possible to manage edge workloads and devices with little to no IT specialty skills;
• The ability to configure and audit the devices and services needed like networking, Wi-Fi, DNS, SSL certificates and the applications running on the devices.

Availability

Red Hat Device Edge is now generally available with full support. Please contact your Red Hat sales representative, visit our webpage or check out the Red Hat Customer Portal to learn more.

Supporting Quotes

Francis Chow, vice president and general manager, Red Hat In-Vehicle Operating System and Edge, Red Hat

“Red Hat Device Edge is community tested and ecosystem verified, built to extend Red Hat’s hybrid cloud solutions all the way out to our customer and partner’s furthest and most hard to reach edge use cases. With the inclusion of Ansible Automation Platform, Red Hat Device Edge offers organizations tools for consistent and dependable automation from sea to space and everywhere in between.”

Steve Tack, senior vice president, Product Management, Dynatrace

“As organizations extend workloads to edge services and devices, a unified approach to observability and security has become critical to manage complex, hybrid cloud environments. We are pleased to extend our collaboration with Red Hat to enable customers using Red Hat Device Edge to benefit from the Dynatrace platform’s AI-powered analytics and automation capabilities. As a result, customers can improve responsiveness, deliver more seamless user experiences, and boost the productivity of their cloud services, down to their lightweight Kubernetes environments at the edge.”

Naga Rayapati, founder & CEO, Guise AI

“Built on Red Hat Device Edge, Guise EdgeOps is designed to manage remote edge devices and deploy AI edge workloads in an environment optimized for security. As data at the edge is increasingly vulnerable with the rapid growth in the number of devices, Red Hat Device Edge provides a solid, reliable foundation to safeguard critical data while also helping to accelerate workloads at the furthest device edge.”

Additional Resources

• See all of Red Hat's news from KubeCon North America 2023 and learn more about engaging with us onsite.
• Learn more about Red Hat Device Edge.
• Learn more about simplifying Red Hat Device Edge lifecycle with Ansible Automation Platform.
• Read more about enabling AI at the edge with Red Hat Ansible Inside.
• Check out our Technically Speaking episode: A Composable Industrial Edge Platform.

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Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver reliable and high-performing Linux, hybrid cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Red Hat helps customers integrate new and existing IT applications, develop cloud-native applications, standardize on our industry-leading operating system, and automate, secure, and manage complex environments. Award-winning support, training, and consulting services make Red Hat a trusted adviser to the Fortune 500. As a strategic partner to cloud providers, system integrators, application vendors, customers, and open source communities, Red Hat can help organizations prepare for the digital future.

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