OpenShift is a Kubernetes-based platform for deploying and operating containerized applications with integrated security and lifecycle controls.
- Enterprise Kubernetes operations
- Standardized developer platform workflows
- Regulated environments requiring stronger policy and governance
- Kubernetes operators and managed upgrade workflows
- Built-in routing, registry, and developer tooling
- Strong RBAC and policy controls
- Multi-cluster lifecycle support
- Apache-2.0 (OKD upstream); commercial subscriptions available for Red Hat OpenShift
- Active ecosystem (Red Hat OpenShift + OKD)
- Current upstream OKD prerelease line includes 4.22.0-okd-scos.ec.5
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