Red Hat Named Leader in Multicloud Container Platforms by Forrester.

Red Hat has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Multicloud Container Platforms, Q3 2025 report, scoring the highest in both current offering and strategy categories. Red Hat attributes this recognition to its strong execution in the multicloud container platform market, particularly in core Kubernetes areas, developer experience, and AI integrations.

Red Hat, a leading provider of open-source solutions, has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Multicloud Container Platforms, Q3 2025 report. The recognition underscores Red Hat's strong performance in both current offerings and strategic planning within the multicloud container platform market. The company attributes this achievement to its robust execution in core Kubernetes areas, developer experience, and AI integrations.

Red Hat's OpenShift platform, highlighted in the report, excels in several key areas. It offers robust operator options, powerful management tools, GitOps automation, and flexible interfaces via a GUI or CLI. The platform's service level agreements (SLAs) of 99.95% for public cloud managed-service versions demonstrate Red Hat's ability to engineer capabilities beyond those of native public cloud services. Additionally, OpenShift's strong developer experience, service and application catalogs, microservices, service mesh, DevOps automation, and integration capabilities are noted as above-average by Forrester.

The report also emphasizes Red Hat's enterprise-grade offerings and support, particularly for managed services. This is crucial for regulated industries like financial services that require high reliability and advanced engineering.

Red Hat's commitment to AI integrations is evident in its hybrid cloud stack, which includes the critical Linux foundation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This stack supports generative AI (gen AI) development and operations, further positioning Red Hat at the forefront of technological innovation.

Mike Barrett, vice president & general manager of Hybrid Cloud Platforms at Red Hat, commented on the recognition, "Red Hat continues to provide the leading platform for organizations navigating the complexities of multicloud environments. Being named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™ for Multicloud Container Platforms reinforces our commitment to delivering robust, enterprise-grade solutions that empower our customers to innovate with confidence across their hybrid cloud footprints."

Red Hat's success in the multicloud container platform market highlights its ability to deliver comprehensive, reliable solutions that meet the evolving needs of enterprises. The company's focus on core Kubernetes capabilities, strong developer experience, and strategic AI integrations positions it well for future market demands.

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