Generated by Rank Math SEO, this is an llms.txt file designed to help LLMs better understand and index this website. # Crossvale ## Sitemaps [XML Sitemap](https://crossvale.com/sitemap_index.xml): Includes all crawlable and indexable pages. ## Posts - [Crossvale Is Now Part of Options Technology](https://crossvale.com/crossvale-is-now-part-of-options-technology/): We're excited to share that Crossvale is now part of Options Technology. - [Options Technology Completes Acquisition of Crossvale, Expanding Private Cloud and AI Modernization Capabilities](https://crossvale.com/options-technology-completes-acquisition-of-crossvale-expanding-private-cloud-and-ai-modernization-capabilities/): Options Technology (Options), the leading provider of institutional-grade infrastructure, market data, and managed services for global financial services, today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Crossvale, a US-headquartered leader in application and platform modernization.  - [Options Technology Announces Agreement to Acquire Crossvale, Accelerating Private Cloud and AI Adoption for Financial Services](https://crossvale.com/options-technology-announces-agreement-to-acquire-crossvale/): Options Technology (Options), the leading provider of institutional-grade infrastructure, normalised market data and managed services for global financial markets, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the Crossvale business, a US and EU-based leader in application and platform modernization.  - [The Hidden Liabilities of Non-Enterprise Open-Source in Financial Services](https://crossvale.com/hidden-liabilities-of-non-enterprise-open-source-in-financial-services/): However, the hidden liabilities of non-enterprise Open-Source (OSS), particularly for mission-critical infrastructure like Kubernetes and OpenStack, can far exceed subscription fees for enterprise-supported platforms such as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) or Red Hat OpenShift. - [Kubernetes vs OpenShift: From Complexity to a Multi-Million Dollar Turnaround](https://crossvale.com/kubernetes-vs-openshift/): "We thought building our own Kubernetes platform would save us money. It nearly bankrupted our IT budget." - [How to Choose a Managed Service Provider for Your OpenShift Platform](https://crossvale.com/choose-a-managed-service-provider/): As organizations increasingly adopt containerized applications and microservices architectures, OpenShift has emerged as a leading enterprise Kubernetes platform. However, managing OpenShift clusters requires specialized expertise, 24/7 monitoring, and continuous optimization. With this in mind, we will go through all the key aspects on how to choose a managed service provider for your OpenShift platform. - [Managed IT Services – One-Stop Solutions for your IT-Related Problems](https://crossvale.com/managed-it-services-one-stop-solutions/): When it comes to IT, handling the services in-house can often be daunting. In fact, it can even be next to impossible. Since our data and technology needs are getting increasingly complex, even for your average small business, many companies are at a loss for figuring out an affordable solution that meets their needs. This is where s managed IT services provider can help. - [4 Things to Know About Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://crossvale.com/things-to-know-about-red-hat-enterprise-linux/): While the average home user is running either Windows or MacOS, and the average office worker is doing the same thing, the most powerful servers in the world are actually running Linux. Many of the world’s financial institutions, stock exchanges, and other critical hardware in the world are being run using Red Hat Enterprise Linux.  - [5 Steps to Select the Right RHEL Managed Services](https://crossvale.com/selecting-rhel-managed-services/): Below we will describe some keys steps to take that will help your team choose the right RHEL managed services: - [How Managed Services Saved Our Team](https://crossvale.com/how-managed-services-saved-our-team/): Coming from a homegrown shop where we kept all of our work “in house”, I had mixed feelings about managed service providers, also called MSP. - [3 Simple Techniques to Add Security into the CI/CD Pipeline](https://crossvale.com/add-security-into-the-ci-cd-pipeline/): Security is a huge deal these days, from small businesses to large corporations, data that is stored on servers must be secure, and that means that any code that makes it to deployment must be safe from vulnerabilities that could threaten the security of the entire network. In this blog, we will cover 3 simple techniques that will allow you to add security into the CI/CD Pipeline. - [Navigating High Availability and Survivability in OpenShift Clusters](https://crossvale.com/availability-and-survivability-in-openshift-clusters/): In the fast-evolving landscape of digital infrastructure, ensuring high availability in OpenShift clusters and survivability of critical systems is akin to navigating a labyrinth of challenges and opportunities. - [Four Ways to Use Automation in CI/CD Pipelines](https://crossvale.com/four-ways-to-use-automation-in-ci-cd-pipelines/): Here are the four way to use automation in CI/CD Pipelines: - [Microsoft Azure Migration: Top Benefits for Your Business](https://crossvale.com/top-benefits-of-migrating-to-microsoft-azure/): If there’s one concept that IT departments have been toying with over the last few years, it’s whether to begin migrating to the cloud, with a service like Microsoft Azure. - [Re-thinking OpenShift 4.X Deployments: A DevOps approach for Delivery Practitioners](https://crossvale.com/re-thinking-openshift-4-x-deployments/): Immutability is a double-edged sword in OpenShift 4.X Deployments. - [Mastering Kubernetes: How PodOps by Crossvale Solves the Top 5 Challenges Effortlessly](https://crossvale.com/mastering-kubernetes-with-podops/): As Kubernetes continues to gain traction in the world of container orchestration, more and more businesses are turning to managed Kubernetes services like Amazon EKS, Azure AKS, Google GKE and OpenShift On Premise, ROSA or ARO to streamline their containerized application deployments. - [Crossvale Europe Limited has been recognised as a Container Platform Specialist by Red Hat](https://crossvale.com/crossvale-europe-recognised-as-a-container-platform-specialist/): We are proud to announce that Crossvale Europe Limited has been recognised as a Container Platform Specialist by Red Hat. - [Top 5 Mistakes When Running OpenShift Clusters](https://crossvale.com/top-5-mistakes-when-running-openshift-clusters/): OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) allows many configuration options, so networking configuration can occur in a few places. There are multiple layers of interfaces that are created to correctly pass the traffic from one container to another. In order to debug connectivity issues, you have to test the different layers of the stack to isolate the problems. Below, you will find 5 mistakes when running OpenShift Clusters: - [Pros and Cons of Managed IT Services and How to Leverage Them for Your Business](https://crossvale.com/pros-and-cons-of-managed-it-services/): As technology grows, businesses become more and more intertwined with digital processes and platforms. With this in mind, in this article we will explore the pros and cons of Managed IT Services. - [Four Steps for Starting Your Azure Cloud Migration](https://crossvale.com/azure-cloud-migration/): Microsoft Azure cloud migration can be a radical organizational change as it could impact many processes and employees. - [Beyond Virtual Machines: Exploring Containers and Red Hat OpenShift for Immutable Systems](https://crossvale.com/containers-and-red-hat-openshift/): Let's explore what's beyond virtual machines and into the world of containers and Red Hat OpenShift for immutable systems. - [IT Solutions: Hiring an IT Consulting Firm vs. In-House IT Department](https://crossvale.com/hiring-an-it-consulting-firm-vs-in-house-it-department/): Many small businesses do not have the IT budgets to dedicate toward a full-time, fully skilled, in-house IT department. With this in mind, we will explore the benefits of hiring an IT Consulting Firm vs. In-House IT department.  - [Questions to Ask Your IT Consulting Company Before Hiring Them](https://crossvale.com/what-to-ask-your-it-consulting-company-before-hiring-them/): Computers and network systems are a critical part of any business, so making sure that yours are fully functional and ready to get to work should be a top priority for any business owner!  Over the years, the importance of an IT consulting company has increased significantly, bringing new perspectives and solutions to companies worldwide. However, IT consulting firms and their services are not a one-size-fits-all industry. You should find the right firm that can support your business properly. - [Understanding the CI/CD Pipeline: What it is, Why it Matters](https://crossvale.com/understanding-the-ci-cd-pipeline/): Deployment of software has changed drastically with the introduction of the CI/CD pipeline. In the beginning, and up until recently, most software development was just that, a linear development process from beginning to end. - [How to Implement an Effective CI/CD Pipeline](https://crossvale.com/how-to-implement-an-effective-ci-cd-pipeline/): We are all looking for better, more efficient ways to do things. In the world of DevOps, this has come down to implementing better systems to manage the work of coding - in this particular case, we want to show you how to implement an effective CI/CD pipeline. - [Accelerating Digital Transformation: A Transportation Leader’s Path to Operational Excellence](https://crossvale.com/accelerating-digital-transformation-a-transportation-leaders-path-to-operational-excellence/): In the fast-paced world of transportation and logistics, staying ahead of the curve is not just an advantage—it's a necessity. This was the challenge facing one of America's leading transportation companies, a giant in the industry with operations spanning all 50 states and over 80 distribution centers. The company had made a significant investment in OpenShift, a state-of-the-art container platform, with the promise of increased agility, scalability, and efficiency. However, the road to digital transformation proved to be more challenging than anticipated. - [Portworx Resolves App Failures & Cuts Operating Costs by 63%](https://crossvale.com/portworx-resolves-app-failures-cuts-operating-costs-by-63/): In the fast-growing world of containerized applications, efficient container data management solutions are paramount for operational success and cost-effectiveness. This blog highlights a compelling case study from Crossvale, showcasing how a PodOps Managed Platform Engineering Service healthcare client overcame significant challenges in their Red Hat OpenShift environment. Faced with slow storage speeds causing application failures after an upgrade, PodOps turned to Portworx to recommend to the client, leading to a remarkable improvement in performance and a significant reduction in overall operating costs. This case study exemplifies the critical role of advanced container data management solutions in unlocking the value of Red Hat OpenShift at scale. Read below how Crossvale is using Portworx to solve challenges for their customers. - [Embracing Change: Crossvale Clarifies Red Hat’s Pricing Adjustments for Customers](https://crossvale.com/crossvale-addresses-red-hats-pricing-adjustments/): Crossvale Addresses Red Hat's Pricing Adjustments - [Crossvale Announces Sponsorship of Red Hat Summit and AnsibleFest 2023](https://crossvale.com/crossvale-announces-sponsorship-of-red-hat-summit-and-ansiblefest-2023/): Crossvale, Inc., a global award winning Red Hat services partner today announced it is a sponsor of Red Hat Summit 2023, the industry’s premier open source and automation event. These events bring together leaders, innovators, and decision-makers to share ideas, network, and learn about the latest trends in open source technology. The conference is scheduled for May 23-25 in Boston, Massachusetts. - [The Deep Web](https://crossvale.com/the-deep-web/): All of us have heard about the deep web some time, right? But… how it really works? What is TOR? Well, let’s find out. - [Crossvale gives back!](https://crossvale.com/crossvale-gives-back/): Todd Millard & Mike Kohorst attend the Federated Challenge Golf Event in August of this year which took place at Hazeltine National Golf Club, Minnesota. The Federated Insurance Foundation ensures proceeds from this event will support Big Brothers Big Sisters® organizations. - [Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS](https://crossvale.com/red-hat-openshift-service-on-aws/): Can I take just 2 minutes of your time and talk about Kubernetes and your options for day2 maintenance of your container platform? - [Operational OpenShift Managed Services](https://crossvale.com/operational-openshift-managed-services/): Can I take just 2 minutes of your time and talk about Kubernetes and your options for day 2 maintenance of your container platform? - [OpenShift Plus LaunchPad PDF](https://crossvale.com/openshift-plus-launchpad-pdf/): Our prescriptive approach to delivery of containerized solutions on Red Hat OpenShift has proven successful in twenty US states and seven countries. - [Ansible Automation Enterprise LaunchPad PDF](https://crossvale.com/ansible-automation-enterprise-launchpad-pdf/): Our prescriptive approach to delivering solutions ensures that we can promise to accelerate time to value. From infrastructure to networks and across clouds and applications we will develop a culture of automation through a single streamlined process. - [Why Red Hat OpenShift Plus?](https://crossvale.com/why-red-hat-openshift-plus/): Can I take just 5 minutes of your time to talk about the challenges delivering DEVSECOPS and how RedHat together with Crossvale can help you deliver security across your containers?​ - [Why Red Hat Ansible Automation?](https://crossvale.com/why-red-hat-ansible-automation/): The aim of this short video is to look at Automation in everyday use, and how Crossvale can accelerate you towards your business goals. Today we look at Ansible Automation platform. Standing up both new and modernised Data Centre environments for end-client availability.​ - [Competing against the great migration](https://crossvale.com/competing-against-the-great-migration/): As a Director overseeing a large distributed team at Crossvale, I have seen #TheGreatResignation (really #TheGreatMigration) first hand and have some thoughts on how to keep it from ravaging your teams. - [Log4j Vulnerability](https://crossvale.com/log4j-vulnerability/): Log4j Vulnerability  - [Crossvale Achieves Microsoft Gold Partner Status](https://crossvale.com/crossvale-achieves-microsoft-gold-partner-status/): Summary: One of the nation's niche consulting firms in rethinking digital transformation establishes another critical cloud partnership. - [MSP Team – Winners of the Trust Month Award May 2021](https://crossvale.com/msp-team-winners-of-the-trust-month-award-may-2021/): Congratulations to The MSP Team who won the Trust Month Award this May. - [The Benefits of Using Managed IT Services](https://crossvale.com/the-benefits-of-using-managed-it-services/): Overview  - [The New Features in RHEL](https://crossvale.com/the-new-features-in-rhel/): Welcome to the next generation of managed server providers (MSPs). RHEL MSP companies are supporting businesses with cloud-based on-site management services that offer businesses the most secure, stable, and trusted cloud-based computing with 24/7 support. It’s the newest technology that opens new markets and grows revenue streams that were never before imagined.  - [What to Consider when Hiring OCP Managed Services](https://crossvale.com/what-to-consider-when-hiring-ocp-managed-services/): So, you’re looking for an OCP managed services provider? Organizations are modernizing their IT operations and containerizing applications for a better experience.  Partnering with an OCP managed services provider offers your company a robust set of services and the strategic plan to increase sales, establish brand loyalty and better serve your customers. Below are several key areas to compare before signing a contract.  - [Crossvale CEO’s reaction on receiving Red Hat’s “Customer Solution Success Partner of the Year 2021”](https://crossvale.com/crossvale-is-named-red-hats-customer-solution-success-partner-of-the-year-2021/): To say I was astounded and humbled recently is an understatement. The news almost brought me to tears – 2020 and into 2021 had been a beating not only to me and Crossvale but on a global scale.  - [Crossvale Wins Red Hat North American Partner Award 2021](https://crossvale.com/crossvale-wins-red-hat-north-american-partner-award-2021/): Crossvale Named CUSTOMER SOLUTION SUCCESS PARTNER OF THE YEAR, Recognized for Outstanding Channel Contributions for Open Source Software.  - [Tips for Choosing an OCP Provider](https://crossvale.com/tips-for-choosing-an-ocp-provider/): OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) technology has created incredible opportunities for flexible working environments. With OCP, development teams are provided with automated operations and streamlined life cycle management. On the operations side, container technology helps operations teams to provision, manage, and scale a kubernetes platform. OCP has expanded the way enterprises operate and interact with partners. While the technology has the ability to improve efficiency, it can come with its fair share of complications for those who aren’t familiar with OCP software. Fortunately, there are OCP providers who can work alongside your company to ensure the process operates smoothly. - [Achieve Success with the Right IT Consultancy Firm](https://crossvale.com/achieve-success-with-the-right-it-consultancy-firm/): Whether it’s ongoing administration or a tech emergency at the worst possible second, IT management can eat up valuable time when your business focus is needed elsewhere. Although technology is essential to everything we do today, it remains intimidating for many. Maybe your team needs support with a new software. Or perhaps you’re looking for trusted outside expertise to up your SEO game. No matter how you put it, the world of business today is fast-paced and demanding. Rethinking your digital transformation means putting your team’s talents to their best use and delegating time-consuming tasks that sit outside your wheelhouse. This is where IT consultancy firms help you shine, elevating your business for success. - [Tips for Choosing an Managed IT Service Provider](https://crossvale.com/tips-for-choosing-an-managed-it-service-provider/): Outsourcing your IT services can be a difficult process. Your company likely has unique needs and a specific way of doing things, which makes finding the right fit all the more challenging. But it doesn’t have to be. Here are a few tips to help you when you are looking at IT managed service companies to help your company succeed. - [Top Four Highlights of RHEL](https://crossvale.com/learn-about-the-top-four-highlights-of-red-hat-enterprise-linux/): Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) had humble beginnings in the 1990s as just Red Hat Commercial Linux, a mail order Linux distribution that was the first to introduce the RPM Package Manager to the public as its packaging format. Over time, it became the starting point of many other Linux distributions. Red Hat eventually discontinued its commercial version in 2004 and started releasing RHEL distributions for enterprise customers, while sponsoring the community-driven Fedora for the home environment. Since RHEL’s initial release, it has become the industry lead for enterprise Linux service distributions, providing the stability and features every enterprise needs in order to be successful. Many companies provide support for RHEL based enterprises with RHEL managed services to ensure a smooth operation of their infrastructure. This can help your company fully realize the power of RHEL. The following are the top four highlights of RHEL that make it such a powerful tool for any enterprise environment. ## Pages - [Enterprise Kubernetes & Container Strategy](https://crossvale.com/enterprise-kubernetes-container-strategy/): Move beyond the hype. We turn complex container ecosystems into stable, scalable Internal Developer Platforms. - [Private Cloud](https://crossvale.com/private-cloud/): Enterprise-grade container and VM infrastructure fully managed by Crossvale, built on Options global data center network. Get the agility of cloud-native platforms without the complexity, risk, or budget shock. - [Openshift Consulting Services](https://crossvale.com/red-hat-openshift-consulting-services/): Accelerate your modernization with OpenShift consulting, migration, and PodOps™ managed reliability from an award-winning Red Hat Premier Partner - [Core Infrastructure – Virtualization](https://crossvale.com/core-infrastructure-virtualization/): Delivering a unified, scalable, and efficient platform to run, migrate, and manage virtual machine workloads across hybrid environments - [Core Infrastructure – Containers](https://crossvale.com/core-infrastructure-containers/): Enterprise‑grade container infrastructure for scalable, modern applications. - [DevOps (GitOps-Infra) – NEW](https://crossvale.com/devops-gitops-infra/): Accelerate and Modernize Infrastructure Delivery - [Containers / Application Re-Engineering & Migration Services](https://crossvale.com/containers-application-re-engineering-migration-services/): A Framework for Modern Platform Transformation - [Container Security](https://crossvale.com/container-security/): Container Security by Crossvale establishes a comprehensive security framework for Kubernetes and container platforms, combining proactive threat management with expert-led operations to protect your workloads with confidence. - [PodOps – Cluster Health](https://crossvale.com/podops-cluster-health/): PodOps – Cluster Health by Crossvale provides a responsive support framework designed to ensure OpenShift clusters remain stable, performant, and compliant.  - [PodOps – Cluster Ops](https://crossvale.com/podops-cluster-ops/): As businesses evolve toward cloud-native agility, the urgency to manage and optimize Kubernetes platforms intensifies.PodOps – Cluster Ops by Crossvale delivers a proactive operations and tuning framework specifically tailored to Red Hat OpenShift. It empowers enterprises to sustain 99.95% uptime while eliminating the need for in-house OpenShift experts. - [Home](https://crossvale.com/): If you’re looking to capitalize on scalable enterprise AI while keeping full control of your data, it starts with moving beyond legacy infrastructure like VMs. We help you modernize critical workloads onto containers and a container platform, accelerating innovation, reducing cost, and building a secure, scalable foundation for future growth. Whether you’re adopting Kubernetes or undergoing an OpenShift migration, we ensure a smooth transition with minimal disruption and maximum long-term value. - [Foundation OpenShift LaunchPad](https://crossvale.com/consulting/consulting-openshift/foundation-openshift-launchpad/): OpenShift Launchpad Consulting & Foundation Services Are you Ready To Rethink OpenShift? CONTACT US Foundation OpenShift Launchpad Outcome A storage solution with simplified use, management and maintenance using external storage with OpenShift​ Application teams working quickly and efficiently on ways to leverage the platform to save time and simplify code Complete list of custom prerequisites, knowing exactly what you need to get started​ Standard features also included... Fast time to ROI with a 3 week time and materials contract Remote build of your OpenShift platform with touchless and safe installs​ Teams trained in OpenShift Team trained on prescriptive CICD Award-winning OpenShift Operations Team Designed Operationalization​ Post engagement consulting that ensures OpenShift is delivering value to your organization Foundation OpenShift Launchpad is for teams who: Are brand new to OpenShift and have internal application development Are working with Red Hat teams and are ready to work with a services partner that specializes in OpenShift at economical rates Have application development resources focused on OpenShift​ Standard features also included... Need a solution to modernize the application development lifecycle and want to capitalize on an approach refined on many other deployments Need to simplify the storage complexity of Kubernetes by implementing OpenShift and OpenShift Container Storage Have overworked operations teams with difficulty onboarding and maintaining a new platform Know their business well but are not highly technical and need a partner to improve their ability to deliver custom applications Know the value of employing an expert to gain expertise The Foundation OpenShift Launchpad Prescriptive Approach Includes: Simplified integration with OpenShift Container Storage Training for application teams on leveraging the platform and the self-service portal for OpenShift Standard features also included... On-demand maintenance to ensure your team is continuing to be operational after the consulting is complete Application team support on OpenShift on the CICD pipeline and application lifecycle processes An experience-driven prescriptive approach for build, configure, and enablement Architecture: Networking DNS SSL/TLS Certs Load Balancing & HA Persistent Storage Registries Ansible Non-Production OpenShift Cluster​​​ Production OpenShift Cluster​ CICD Prescriptive Pipeline​ CICD Pipeline Enablement​ Enterprise Integration: LDAP Authentication​​ RETHINK OPENSHIFT Standard - Foundation - Enterprise Ready To Rethink OpenShift? START HERE Interested in RETHINKING Subscriptions? - [Red Hat Ansible Automation](https://crossvale.com/consulting/red-hat-ansible-tower/): Crossvale's automation solutions use Red Hat Ansible Tower to launch and deliver your long-term automation strategy.  Using a prescriptive approach, we meet you where you are in your automation journey. - [Infrastructure Services](https://crossvale.com/infrastructure-services/): Crossvale provides a comprehensive suite of Infrastructure Services designed to streamline, automate, and optimize enterprise IT environments. These services span DevOps (GitOps-Infra), Core Infrastructure (Containers & Virtualization), and Automation, enabling organizations to efficiently deploy, manage, and secure their infrastructure while integrating industry best practices. - [Home 2025](https://crossvale.com/home/): How can Crossvale™ help businesses solve the challenges associated with Platform Engineering? - [Troy Love](https://crossvale.com/troy-love/): Troy Love is an Account Executive at Crossvale, dedicated to helping enterprises modernize their IT infrastructure through containerization, OpenShift, and hybrid cloud solutions. - [Mike Kohorst](https://crossvale.com/mike-kohorst/): Mike Kohorst is the Director of Sales, North America at Crossvale, leading strategic sales initiatives, partner enablement, and customer acquisition across the region. - [Jose Carlos Arcenegui](https://crossvale.com/jose-carlos-arcenegui/): Jose Carlos Arcenegui, the App Modernization Practice Leader at Crossvale, Inc., has a strong academic background and extensive IT experience. He earned a Technical Engineering degree in Management Information Systems and a Master in Cyber–Security from the University of Seville, along with a Bachelor's in Information Systems from the University of Avila. His education supports a deep understanding of modern IT infrastructure. - [Diego Perez Hidalgo](https://crossvale.com/diego-perez-hidalgo/): Diego Pérez is the Managed Services Practice Lead at Crossvale, a premier IT services and managed solutions provider specializing in Kubernetes and OpenShift. With a strong background in containerization and cloud technologies, he is committed to assisting enterprises in optimizing their IT operations through scalable, secure, and efficient managed services. - [Nacho Del Rey Martinez](https://crossvale.com/nacho-del-rey-martinez/): Nacho Del Rey Martinez is the Infrastructure Practice Lead at Crossvale, specializing in OpenShift, Kubernetes, and hybrid cloud infrastructure. With extensive experience in enterprise IT modernization, Nacho leads the design and implementation of scalable, resilient, and high-performance infrastructure solutions for Crossvale’s clients. - [Jose Alonso](https://crossvale.com/jose-alonso/): Jose Alonso is the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Crossvale, leading the company’s technology strategy, innovation, and service delivery in containerization, OpenShift, and cloud-native solutions. With deep expertise in Kubernetes, DevOps, and enterprise IT modernization, Jose architects scalable, secure, and high-performance platforms that help organizations transition from legacy infrastructures to cloud-native environments. He plays a pivotal role in developing Crossvale’s PodOps Managed Services, CrossDeploy consulting frameworks, and Atomic Services, ensuring clients achieve efficiency, resilience, and operational excellence. - [Todd Millard](https://crossvale.com/todd-millard/): Todd Millard is the CEO of Crossvale, a leading IT services firm specializing in containerization, OpenShift, and managed IT solutions. With a focus on driving enterprise transformation, Todd leads Crossvale in helping organizations transition from VM-first to container-first strategies, leveraging OpenShift and Kubernetes to optimize cost, scalability, and operational efficiency. - [Videos](https://crossvale.com/videos/): From quick explainers to in-depth technical walkthroughs, our videos cover topics like containerization, managed services, automation, and enterprise optimization. - [Webinars](https://crossvale.com/events-and-webinars/): Explore Crossvale’s growing library of webinars—where innovation meets real-world application. - [Events](https://crossvale.com/events/): At Crossvale, we’re passionate about driving innovation and sharing knowledge. - [Automation Platform](https://crossvale.com/automation-platform/): Our automation platform provides a unified solution that enables strategic automation across various IT domains. It combines robust security features, seamless integrations, and the flexibility needed to scale automation processes across diverse workflows. This platform is designed to optimize IT operations, reduce manual tasks, and accelerate the adoption of technologies like enterprise AI, ultimately streamlining workflows and boosting operational efficiency. - [Core Infrastructure – Virtualization (old)](https://crossvale.com/core-infrastructure-virtualization-old/): Our OpenShift Virtualization solution reduces infrastructure management costs by 40% and accelerates VM migration speeds by 60% within 90 days by consolidating legacy and containerized workloads. - [DevOps (GitOps-Infra) OLD](https://crossvale.com/devops-gitops-infra-v2/): We implement DevOps practices to automate the management and deployment of infrastructure and operational processes. This ensures robust change control, continuous integration, and secure, continuous deployment with automated roll-back procedures. - [Application Management](https://crossvale.com/application-management/): Crossvale’s Application Management is a Managed Service add-on that ensures your applications running in your clusters are fully certified and expertly managed. Our team takes ownership of application operations, providing continuous monitoring, updates, and issue resolution to keep your workloads running smoothly. - [Container Security – OLD](https://crossvale.com/container-security-old/): Crossvale's Platform Security service provides comprehensive protection for both the platform and applications by managing vulnerabilities, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and securing data at rest and in transit through encryption and access controls. It includes continuous monitoring and reporting on Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs), risk profiling, network segmentation, and detailed incident response planning to mitigate potential threats. The service also ensures secure application access, container isolation, and automated deployment policies, integrating security checks throughout the application pipeline for end-to-end protection. - [Middleware Solutions](https://crossvale.com/middleware-solutions/): Provide integration and middleware services that streamline the connection between diverse systems, applications, and data sources, facilitating seamless business operations and data flow. - [Custom Development](https://crossvale.com/custom-development/): Offer tailored application development services to meet specific business needs, ensuring alignment with client goals and requirements: - [Data migration & data lakes](https://crossvale.com/data-migration-data-lakes/): Deliver end-to-end data management solutions, including database design, implementation, and optimization, to ensure data integrity, security, and accessibility for informed decision-making. - [Artificial Intelligence (AI)](https://crossvale.com/artificial-intelligence/): Offer AI-powered solutions that leverage machine learning, natural language processing, and predictive analytics to enhance business processes, automate tasks, and drive data-driven insights. - [Core Infrastructure & Integration Services](https://crossvale.com/core-infrastructure-integration-services/): Provide essential applications and tools that support communication, data management, integration, and system monitoring, ensuring seamless connectivity, scalability, and performance across distributed environments. - [Containers / Application Re-Engineering & Migration Services (OLD)](https://crossvale.com/containers-application-reengineering-migration-services-old/): Facilitate the transformation and modernization of legacy applications through re-engineering and migration services, ensuring scalability, improved performance, and alignment with modern technologies. - [DevOps (GitOps-App)](https://crossvale.com/devops-gitops-app/): Implement DevOps practices to automate development and operational processes, ensuring faster time-to-market, continuous integration, and improved collaboration between development and operations teams. - [Security & Compliance](https://crossvale.com/security-compliance/): Implement robust security and compliance practices to safeguard applications and data, ensuring adherence to industry standards and regulatory requirements to mitigate risks. - [Engineering Blog](https://crossvale.com/engineering-blog/): Whether you're exploring cloud adoption, enhancing DevOps, or tackling enterprise integration, our posts offer valuable guidance for smarter tech decisions. - [News](https://crossvale.com/news/): Find the latest updates, announcements, and milestones from across our organization. - [Case Study – 2025](https://crossvale.com/case-study-2025/): Our solution delivers a modern platform that enables organizations to deploy and manage both new and existing virtual machine (VM) workloads. This comprehensive platform supports the seamless migration and management of traditional virtual machines to a consistent and trusted hybrid cloud environment. It simplifies operations by enabling a unified approach to managing both containers and VMs under the same OpenShift cluster, ensuring flexibility, security, and performance across environments. - [Employee Benefits](https://crossvale.com/employee-benefits/): Discover the Crossvale full-time employee benefits designed to support your growth, well-being, and work-life balance. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive health coverage, flexible work options, and generous paid time off. - [Core Values](https://crossvale.com/core-values/): Discover what life is like at Crossvale - [Careers](https://crossvale.com/careers/): Learn. Grow. 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Our HA configurations ensure that VMs are replicated and can failover seamlessly in case of node or infrastructure issues. - [VM Templates and Golden Images Creation](https://crossvale.com/service/vm-templates-and-golden-images-creation/): We develop and manage standardized VM templates and golden images to facilitate repeated and rapid deployment of virtual machines. This allows for consistent VM configurations across the organization, ensuring faster deployment, simplified maintenance, and streamlined operations. - [Network and Storage Configuration for VMs](https://crossvale.com/service/network-and-storage-configuration-for-vms/): Our experts configure and optimize networking and storage solutions specifically for virtual machines running within OpenShift Virtualization. This includes ensuring that networking components are integrated, secure, and reliable, and that storage is provisioned dynamically to meet the demands of the virtual workloads. - [Hybrid Workload Design & Setup](https://crossvale.com/service/hybrid-workload-design-setup/): We design and set up hybrid workload environments where both VMs and containers can coexist within the same OpenShift cluster. Our approach focuses on optimizing the architecture to ensure seamless interoperability, resource allocation, networking, and storage configurations. This setup lays the foundation for efficient management of both workloads, enabling future scalability and smooth operations, while reducing complexity and improving performance across the entire hybrid environment. - [Migration of VMs to OpenShift](https://crossvale.com/service/migration-of-vms-to-openshift/): Our migration services help customers move virtual machines from traditional hypervisors such as VMware and KVM into OpenShift Virtualization. We ensure seamless data and application transfer, minimize downtime, and provide full validation and testing post-migration to ensure compatibility and performance in the new environment. - [VM Deployment on OpenShift](https://crossvale.com/service/vm-deployment-on-openshift/): We enable the creation and deployment of virtual machines (VMs) within OpenShift, allowing specific workloads to run natively alongside containerized applications. This service includes customizing VM configurations, ensuring they are optimized for performance and operational requirements, and managing their lifecycle. - [OpenShift Virtualization Installation and Configuration](https://crossvale.com/service/openshift-virtualization-installation-and-configuration/): We install and configure OpenShift Virtualization within an existing OpenShift cluster, enabling customers to extend their containerized environments to support virtual machine workloads. This includes setting up the necessary components, integrating it with your existing infrastructure, and configuring it for high availability and scalability. - [OpenShift High Availability](https://crossvale.com/service/openshift-high-availability/): For mission-critical environments, we design high availability (HA) solutions to ensure that your OpenShift clusters remain operational even during failures. This service includes configuring fault-tolerant architecture, load balancing, and clustering techniques to minimize downtime and ensure continuous availability. Whether your workloads run in a single data center or across multiple regions, our HA solutions provide peace of mind by ensuring minimal operational disruptions. - [OpenShift Disaster Recovery Setup](https://crossvale.com/service/openshift-disaster-recovery-setup/): We design and implement robust disaster recovery (DR) strategies for your OpenShift environment to protect against data loss and minimize downtime during incidents. This service includes automated backup and restore processes using Ansible and OpenShift-native tools, ensuring that your data and applications can be recovered quickly and efficiently in the event of a failure. Our DR setups are tailored to your Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) to meet your business needs. - [OpenShift Cost Optimization](https://crossvale.com/service/openshift-cost-optimization/): We help clients optimize their OpenShift environments to reduce costs without sacrificing performance. This includes evaluating resource usage, implementing auto-scaling policies, setting appropriate resource limits, and recommending configuration changes to minimize overhead. We perform in-depth analysis of workload performance and suggest improvements to increase efficiency, reduce infrastructure costs, and ensure that you are getting the best value from your OpenShift investment. - [Kubernetes-to-OpenShift Migration](https://crossvale.com/service/kubernetes-to-openshift-migration/): For clients migrating from vanilla Kubernetes to OpenShift, we offer a fully managed migration service. Our team automates the process using a combination of Ansible and Kubernetes-native tools, ensuring that workloads are moved with minimal disruption to ongoing operations. This includes moving applications, configuration files, secrets, and persistent storage, ensuring that your business continuity is maintained throughout the migration process. - [OpenShift Storage Configuration](https://crossvale.com/service/openshift-storage-configuration/): We configure and manage persistent storage for OpenShift workloads, offering solutions such as OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF), NFS, or S3 storage integration. This service enables dynamic provisioning of storage resources to meet the specific needs of your applications, ensuring that data is securely stored, highly available, and scalable. We handle storage planning, implementation, and performance optimization to ensure that your applications can handle increasing data demands. - [OpenShift Upgrades and Maintenance](https://crossvale.com/service/openshift-upgrades-and-maintenance/): Our upgrade and maintenance service automates the entire lifecycle of your OpenShift clusters. We manage upgrades to newer OpenShift versions, apply critical security patches, and ensure regular backups of your environment. Ongoing support includes real-time health checks and performance monitoring to prevent disruptions. Our service ensures that your platform is always secure, up-to-date, and performing optimally, with minimal manual intervention required. - [Monitoring, Logging and Alerting Setup on OpenShift](https://crossvale.com/service/monitoring-logging-and-alerting-setup-on-openshift/): Our team sets up comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure you have real-time insights into the health and performance of your OpenShift clusters. We configure open-source tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch/Kibana, or Loki to track metrics, logs, and system health. Integration with external monitoring solutions is available, along with alert configurations that notify your team of potential incidents, ensuring proactive response and minimal downtime. - [OpenShift Infra Deployment Automation (Gitops)](https://crossvale.com/service/openshift-infra-deployment-automation-gitops/): To automate the deployment of infrastructure components, we create detailed Ansible playbooks and utilize GitOps principles to manage infrastructure deployments in OpenShift. Using tools such as Helm charts and Kustomize, we standardize the deployment of infrastructure resources for consistency and reliability. This service provides a declarative approach to managing infrastructure changes, making it easier to maintain and version control deployments across your environments. - [OpenShift CI/CD Pipeline Implementation](https://crossvale.com/service/openshift-ci-cd-pipeline-implementation/): We design and build Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, integrated with OpenShift, to streamline your software development lifecycle. Leveraging powerful tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Tekton, we ensure a highly automated and scalable pipeline that supports rapid application development, testing, and deployment. This service reduces human intervention, minimizes errors, and accelerates your time-to-market by ensuring that new features and updates are delivered seamlessly. - [OpenShift Security Hardening](https://crossvale.com/service/openshift-security-hardening/): We strengthen your OpenShift environment by implementing stringent security practices, including Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), custom security policies, and network security configurations. Our experts ensure seamless integration with external identity providers such as Active Directory (AD) or any other IdP (identity provider), and we enforce security best practices to protect your platform from unauthorized access and vulnerabilities. - [OpenShift Cluster Setup and Configuration](https://crossvale.com/service/openshift-cluster-setup-and-configuration/): We install and configure OpenShift clusters, tailored to your specific operational requirements. Whether deployed on-premise, in a private cloud, or across multiple cloud environments, our solution includes automated provisioning using Ansible and Terraform to ensure a fast, repeatable, and secure setup process. - [GitOps / CD Pipelines for Infrastructure (ArgoCD)](https://crossvale.com/service/gitops-cd-pipelines-infrastructure-argocd/): Our GitOps-based approach to Continuous Delivery (CD) leverages ArgoCD to automate the deployment of infrastructure changes in Kubernetes and OpenShift environments. By installing and configuring ArgoCD, we ensure that every change to your infrastructure is declarative and version-controlled through Git repositories. This allows for a completely automated, auditable, and consistent process for managing infrastructure as code. With Git as the source of truth, infrastructure changes can be rolled out across environments with ease, while maintaining visibility and control over all deployed components. Our ArgoCD service ensures declarative management, automated rollbacks, and easy monitoring of all infrastructure-related deployments, aligning with best practices in GitOps. ## Webinars - [Factory Migration: Fast, Proven Migration from Legacy Systems to Modern Private Cloud](https://crossvale.com/webinars/factory-migration-fast-proven-migration-from-legacy-systems-to-modern-private-cloud/): We will dive into how the Factory Migration methodology provides a predictable, automated framework to move legacy workloads to a modern private cloud with minimal business disruption. - [Private Modern Cloud: Transform Without Risk. Innovate Without Limits](https://crossvale.com/webinars/private-modern-cloud-transform-without-risk/): We will dive into how Horizon Private Cloud provides a purpose-built foundation for financial services and other regulated sectors to modernize without the risks of the public cloud. - [Modern DevOps: Accelerating Innovation with Red Hat Tools](https://crossvale.com/webinars/modern-devops/): Effective DevOps requires balancing speed, security, and reliability. This December 18 webinar explores modern DevOps practices, CI/CD optimization strategies, and how to integrate security into your delivery pipelines. Panel discussion with Red Hat experts and Crossvale specialists covering proven approaches and architectural patterns. - [PodOps for OpenShift –  The Easy Button for Container Operations](https://crossvale.com/webinars/podops-for-openshift/): Container operations and Kubernetes management require sophisticated monitoring, orchestration, and troubleshooting. Managing scaling, performance optimization, and operational reliability at enterprise scale is complex, and resource-intensive. - [Breaking Free from VMware Lock-in with OpenShift Virtualization](https://crossvale.com/webinars/breaking-free-from-vmware-lock-in-with-openshift-virtualization/): Join Crossvale and Red Hat for an exclusive webinar exploring how enterprises can evaluate and execute migrations from VMware to OpenShift Virtualization. Learn migration methodologies, cost analysis frameworks, and see live demonstrations of VM workload modernization capabilities. - [OpenShift Virtualization Workshop | Crossvale + Red Hat](https://crossvale.com/webinars/openshift-virtualization-workshop/): Join Crossvale for an exclusive, hands-on workshop and in-depth overview of Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization. Led by our experts and designed for VM admins and infrastructure architects, this virtual workshop offers a tailored, hands-on lab experience that covers OpenShift Virtualization fundamentals, importing virtual machines, networking, storage, and more. - [Webinar: Build Your Roadmap with a Container First Assessment](https://crossvale.com/webinars/webinar-you-know-you-need-containers/): As organizations rush to modernize their infrastructure, containers have become a centerpiece of digital transformation strategies. But moving from legacy environments to container platforms like OpenShift isn’t just about swapping technology. It’s about rethinking how applications, infrastructure, and operations work together. Too often, organizations jump into Kubernetes without a plan, only to face delays, cost overruns, and failed initiatives. - [The Challenges of Next-Gen Banking Modernization (Part One)](https://crossvale.com/webinars/the-challenges-of-next-gen-banking-modernization-part-one/): a comprehensive overview of its Next-Gen Banking Platform, built to help mid-sized banks accelerate digital transformation. The solution is designed to address common challenges such as legacy infrastructure, customer attrition, high operational costs, compliance complexity, and the need for modern digital experiences that rival fintech competition. - [OpenShift On-Premise: Running Your OpenShift Clusters in Your Data Center](https://crossvale.com/webinars/openshift-on-premise-running-your-openshift-clusters-in-your-data-center/): Crossvale CEO Todd Millard and Principal Architect Patty McMahon provide a deep dive into the complexities and best practices of deploying and operating OpenShift on-premises. - [The Challenges of Next-Gen Banking Modernization (Part Two)](https://crossvale.com/webinars/the-challenges-of-next-gen-banking-modernization-part-two/): Crossvale and Red Hat present a robust modernization solution designed to help mid-sized banks compete with larger institutions and fintechs through digital transformation. - [Path to Optimization Unleashing OpenShift Clusters in Your Data Center](https://crossvale.com/webinars/path-to-optimization-unleashing-openshift-clusters-in-your-data-center/): A comprehensive discussion on simplifying on-premises container orchestration using Red Hat OpenShift presented by Todd Millard. - [Unlock the Future of Banking with OpenShift Next Gen Banking Platform](https://crossvale.com/webinars/unlock-the-future-of-banking-with-openshift-next-gen-banking-platform/): Crossvale presents its NextGen Banking Platform — a flexible, scalable solution designed to help mid-size banks modernize rapidly, reduce operational costs, and deliver better customer experiences. - [Unlocking the Future: Transitioning Seamlessly from VMware to Red Hat OpenShift and OpenStack](https://crossvale.com/webinars/unlocking-the-future-transitioning-seamlessly-from-vmware-to-red-hat-openshift-and-openstack/): Organizations to consider alternatives to VMware following Broadcom’s acquisition and subsequent price hikes and service reductions. - [Next Gen Banking Platform Core Banking Migration Unleashed](https://crossvale.com/webinars/next-gen-banking-platform-core-banking-migration-unleashed/): A deep dive into modernizing banking platforms. - [Webinar: Why Your Vendors Don’t Want You to Go Container First (But Your CFO Will Love It)](https://crossvale.com/webinars/why-your-vendors-dont-want-you-to-go-container-first-but-your-cfo-will-love-it/): Let’s pull back the curtain. Your hardware, cloud, and software vendors aren’t incentivized to help you reduce costs—they make more when you stay locked into bloated, legacy infrastructure. But your CFO is under pressure to cut IT spend, and a container-first strategy may be the most overlooked way to do it.