Friday Five — October 10, 2025

Friday Five — October 10, 2025 What's new in Ansible Automation Platform 2.6 Forward Future Live | 10/3/25 What is model context protocol (MCP)? Optimize and deploy LLMs for production with OpenShift AI Red Hat OpenStack VMware Migration toolkit deep-dive About the author Red Hat Corporate Communications More like this Blog post Blog post Original podcast Original podcast Browse by channel Automation Artificial intelligence Open hybrid cloud Security Edge computing Infrastructure Applications Virtualization Share Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) 2.6 is now generally available, delivering new capabilities, platform enhancements, and strategic integrations to help you build resilient and trusted foundations for the next generation of IT operations, because you aren't just preparing for the future — you are automating for it. Learn more Matt Hicks joined the hosts of Forward Future to discuss the power of open source and collaboration. Learn more An open source protocol, or set of instructions, is like a recipe for code that’s freely available to use and contribute to. MCP provides a simplified and reliable way for AI systems to virtually “plug in” to different data sources and tools. Learn more Organizations that want to run large language models (LLMs) on their own infrastructure—whether in private data centers or in the cloud—often face significant challenges related to GPU availability, capacity, and cost. Learn how to address these challenges with OpenShift AI. Learn more Dive deeper into migrating VMware-based workloads to Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift. By following this guide, you’ll gain the essential knowledge and tools needed to plan and execute a successful, efficient migration. Learn more Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of enterprise open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver reliable and high-performing Linux, hybrid cloud, container, and Kubernetes technologies. Red Hat helps customers integrate new and existing IT applications, develop cloud-native applications, standardize on our industry-leading operating system, and automate, secure, and manage complex environments. Award-winning support, training, and consulting services make Red Hat a trusted adviser to the Fortune 500. As a strategic partner to cloud providers, system integrators, application vendors, customers, and open source communities, Red Hat can help organizations prepare for the digital future.