Red Hat has unveiled OpenShift 5, the first major version upgrade in seven years, alongside new updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The platform now features agentic troubleshooting, which automatically investigates cluster events and proposes remediation steps, while maintaining administrator control over final actions.
The updated OpenShift Lightspeed assistant allows administrators to generate system performance visualizations using natural language. Additionally, the platform introduces an AI-driven upgrade planner to identify compatibility issues and supports automated GPU resource allocation for AI inference and enterprise workloads.
Red Hat reported that its OpenShift Virtualization business has reached $800 million. Notable deployments include NASA, which migrated approximately 2,400 virtual machines, and Gates Corp., which moved over 1,300 virtual machines, resulting in a 50% increase in available compute capacity.
New RHEL releases, including versions 10.3 and 9.9, introduce support for sealed images to verify system integrity and post-quantum cryptography for control-plane communications. A self-managed version of the RHEL command-line assistant is also available in developer preview for air-gapped environments.
Developer Hub 2.1 has been released, featuring expanded AI asset cataloging and a support lifecycle extended from six to 10 months. While OpenShift 5 and Developer Hub 2.1 are generally available, the new RHEL versions are scheduled for release in the coming weeks.
