Red Hat updated its Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)-powered virtualization platform for both Linux- and Windows-based workloads.

Red Hat Virtualization 4 includes both a high-performing hypervisor (Red Hat Virtualization Host) and a web-based virtualization resource manager (Red Hat Virtualization Manager) for management of an enterprises virtualization infrastructure. Specifically, Red Hat Virtualization 4 introduces new and enhanced capabilities around:

Performance and extensibility

Management and automation

Support for OpenStack and Linux containers

Security and reliability

Centralized networking through an external, third-party API

Performance and Extensibility

While virtualization remains a key underpinning for the modern datacenter, customer needs are rapidly evolving to demand more than simply virtualizing traditional workloads. Modern virtualization platforms need to address these standard scenarios while making way for the emergence of virtualized containers and cloud computing, key aspects that Red Hat Virtualization can address in an open, extensible fashion,” stated Gary Chen, research manager, Software Defined Compute, IDC.

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