Red Hat Developer Hub 1.8 delivers context-aware AI, faster self-service and scalable governance

Red Hat Developer Hub 1.8 delivers context-aware AI, faster self-service and scalable governance Unlocking higher productivity with context-aware AI Governance at scale: Enforcing standards without slowing down Personalized experiences for faster self-service and onboarding An enterprise-grade, turnkey internal developer portal About the author Balaji Sivasubramanian 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 The biggest frustration for modern developers isn't the code; it's the friction. It’s the constant context switching, the endless search for the right internal document, and the risk of building on outdated standards. 50% of developers reported losing 10+ hours a week to non-coding tasks, which can equate to a ~$1.6 million loss per 100 engineers per year. Organizations need to empower developers with a self-service experience that is fast, highly personalized and grounded in the company's unique development standards. That's why we’re excited to announce Red Hat Developer Hub 1.8 , the latest version of our enterprise-grade developer portal based on the Backstage project. New features and enhancements in this release provide users: AI tools to boost productivity and integrate AI into applications Lifecycle tools to scale governance, get support more easily, and extend functionality faster A more personalized experience for faster self-service and onboarding To unlock higher productivity with AI-assistance, the AI itself needs to be context-aware. Red Hat Developer Hub 1.8 introduces the foundational architecture to make this happen, turning the platform into an intelligent partner that understands your environment. Beyond the core architecture, we're simplifying how you integrate AI into your applications. Developers shouldn't have to interrupt their workflow to hunt for models. Productivity increases when models live alongside their existing tools. Red Hat Developer Hub 1.8 delivers several key features to establish this new intelligent foundation and streamline AI integration: Red Hat Developer Lightspeed for Red Hat Developer Hub is now powered by Llama Stack : Developer Lightspeed, an assistant that helps developers complete their non-coding tasks faster, is now built on top of the open source Llama Stack framework, an emerging industry standard for agentic AI systems (available as a developer preview). With this more flexible foundation, Developer Lightspeed can now utilize many of the open source project’s abstractions and features, including MCP agents and RAG, which will allow customers to bring their own knowledge in future releases.