Google joins Red Hat Certified Cloud Provider Program; Red Hat
customers can now move eligible Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscriptions
to Google Compute Engine using Red Hat Cloud Access
RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source
solutions, today announced collaboration with Google that will enable
Red Hat customers to move eligible Red Hat Enterprise Linux
subscriptions to Google Compute Engine using Red Hat Cloud Access,
reinforcing the flexibility and choice afforded by the open
hybrid cloud. Google joined the Red
Hat Certified Cloud Provider program in November 2013, joining a
group of technology industry leaders who offer tested, proven solutions
that extend the functionality of Red Hat's open hybrid cloud solutions.
Red Hat Cloud Access is a unique "bring-your-own-subscription" benefit
available from select Red Hat Certified Cloud Providers that enables
customers to move their Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscriptions from
on-premise to public clouds. With today's announcement, Google becomes
only the second Red Hat Certified Cloud Provider to earn designation as
a Red Hat Cloud Access-enabled partner. In December 2013, Google
announced the general
availability of Google Compute Engine, including support
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Through Red Hat Cloud Access, Red Hat customers can take advantage of
the benefits of the Google Cloud Platform with the confidence that the
consistency and quality of on-premise Red Hat technologies are the same
on a public cloud. Red Hat Cloud Access also enables customers to
maintain a direct relationship with Red Hat - including the ability to
receive full support from Red Hat's award-winning Global Support
Services organization - on Google Compute Engine, enabling customers to
maintain a consistent level of service and support across all certified
deployment infrastructures with consistent and predictable pricing.
By joining the Red Hat Certified Cloud Provider program, Google has
signified that they are a trusted destination for Red Hat customers,
independent software vendors (ISVs), and partners to benefit from Red
Hat offerings in public clouds under innovative consumption and service
models with the confidence that Red Hat product experts have validated
the solution. Launched
in 2009, the Red Hat Certified Cloud Provider Program assembles the
solutions cloud providers need to plan, build, manage and offer hosted
cloud solutions and Red Hat technologies to customers. The Certified
Cloud Provider designation is awarded to Red Hat partners following
rigorous validation by Red Hat. Each provider meets testing and
certification requirements to demonstrate that they can deliver a safe,
scalable, supported and consistent environment for enterprise cloud
deployments.
In October 2013, Red Hat introduced new
subscription options for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, enabling
customers to deploy the platform anywhere—in physical, virtual, and
cloud environments. With the subscription options for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux, Red Hat customers can buy a number of subscriptions, deploy an
initial mix on physical and on virtual machines, and then re-deploy in
different patterns as requirements evolve. This flexibility facilitates
computing movement across environments, including swapping resources in
and out of the cloud - via Red Hat Cloud Access - as business
requirements dictate, supporting an agile business environment. In
addition, by standardizing on a single operating environment for all
physical, virtual, and cloud deployments, organizations can realize significant
operational benefits.
Supporting Quotes
Tim Yeaton, senior vice president, Infrastructure Group, Red Hat
"As
customers move to the cloud, they want flexibility and portability,
which is a key component of our vision for the open hybrid cloud is to
enable freedom of choice across both new and existing heterogeneous
infrastructures. By collaborating with Google to offer Red Hat Cloud
Access for Google Compute Engine, we're bringing even more choice to the
open hybrid cloud: whether on-premise or in the public cloud with Google
Compute Engine, customers can rely on their Red Hat Enterprise Linux
subscriptions to meet their needs."
Chris Rimer, global head of partner business, Google Cloud Platform
"Today's
enterprise users demand performance, scale, flexibility, and security in
order to run their applications. Now with Cloud Access, customers have
the flexibility of bringing their existing Red Hat Enterprise Linux
subscriptions to Google's infrastructure. By working with Red Hat, we
are able to offer customers a powerful and consistent open source
experience with Google Cloud Platform and Compute Engine."
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