Webinar Details
In this Red Hat-sponsored webinar, Crossvale CEO Todd Mard presents a comprehensive discussion on simplifying on-premises container orchestration using Red Hat OpenShift. The session addresses the accelerating industry trend toward containerized applications — driven both by enterprise app development teams and commercial software (COTS) vendors — and why container competency is now mission-critical.
Todd outlines how OpenShift provides the most complete enterprise Kubernetes solution, ideal for meeting governance, security, and operational requirements. However, running OpenShift on-prem introduces challenges such as tuning, integration with legacy systems, and skills gaps. Crossvale responds to this with its PodOps Pro for OpenShift: a full-service platform engineering solution that delivers installation, optimization, 24/7 support, and dynamic tuning to help teams rapidly gain confidence and capability in their container platform.
With pre-built implementation frameworks for CS workloads, developers, and data science, Crossvale’s approach reduces the traditional 9-month learning curve to just one month — delivering faster ROI, reduced team stress, and enhanced platform performance. The webinar concludes by highlighting real-world examples, cost-effective support models, and the importance of partnering with experienced teams to mitigate risk and maximize OpenShift investments.
Key Takeaways
1. Containerization is essential
Commercial software vendors are rapidly moving to container-only delivery models. Organizations must become container-competent to maintain compatibility and access new features.
2. OpenShift is the enterprise standard
Red Hat OpenShift offers the most complete Kubernetes platform for enterprise use, supporting governance, security, and operational readiness.
3. On-prem deployment introduces complexity
While OpenShift can run on various infrastructures (bare metal, OpenStack, VMware, etc.), it requires expertise in networking, storage, compliance, and dynamic tuning.
4. DIY approaches are risky and resource-intensive
Limited talent availability, high training costs, and knowledge loss make internal-only deployment inefficient and difficult to sustain.
5. Crossvale’s PodOps Pro simplifies adoption
PodOps Pro delivers design, deployment, dynamic tuning, workload support, mentoring, and 24/7 operations to accelerate time to value and reduce operational risk.
6. Time-to-confidence is significantly reduced
Crossvale reduces the typical nine-month OpenShift learning curve to just one month using prescriptive frameworks and platform engineering support.
7. Cost-effective compared to internal builds
PodOps is more affordable than hiring full-time platform teams, especially for small-to-mid-sized clusters, and includes full operational coverage.
