Navigating complexity, delivering value: our take on why Forrester named Red Hat OpenShift a Leader

Navigating complexity, delivering value: our take on why Forrester named Red Hat OpenShift a Leader Get the report Learn from Red Hat’s customers and partners Want guidance on other tech challenges? Red Hat OpenShift AI (Self-Managed) | Product Trial About the author Ashesh Badani More like this Blog post Blog post Original podcast Original podcast Keep exploring Browse by channel Automation Artificial intelligence Open hybrid cloud Security Edge computing Infrastructure Applications Virtualization Share Today's IT leaders face intense pressure to accelerate innovation while managing a complex mix of technologies. They are faced with the challenge of integrating AI, modernizing legacy systems and controlling costs within a complex hybrid cloud that spans datacenters, public clouds and the edge. The core question for every technology leader is how to build a platform strategy that tames this complexity, strengthens security and reliability, and creates a foundation for future growth. At Red Hat, our hybrid cloud strategy is designed to solve this challenge. We believe the solution is a consistent, open platform that empowers organizations to build and run any application, anywhere. Red Hat OpenShift is at the heart of this strategy, providing a single, trusted foundation for your existing virtualized applications as well as your modern, cloud-native services. By offering a powerful virtualization alternative through OpenShift Virtualization and a pathway into artificial intelligence with Red Hat OpenShift AI , OpenShift helps you connect the infrastructure you have today with the cloud-native future you are building for tomorrow. This is why I’m so proud that Red Hat has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Multicloud Container Platforms, Q3 2025. We feel that this recognition is highly respected, independent acknowledgement that our strategy is not only resonating with experts and observers, but also delivering tangible value to our customers. We believe that Forrester’s comprehensive evaluation, which scored Red Hat highest in both the “Current Offering” and “Strategy” categories, confirms that we are successfully addressing the most pressing needs of enterprise IT. The report notes, "Red Hat excels in core Kubernetes areas, offering robust operator options, powerful management, GitOps automation, and flexible interfaces. " Our technical excellence provides the stability and control your organization needs to more effectively manage critical applications at scale.