Globe and Red Hat, Inc., the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, has announced a collaborative effort to modernize Globe’s IT infrastructure. This initiative, facilitated through Red Hat Open Innovation Labs, aims to improve Globe’s operational practices and deliver an enhanced customer experience.
Integrating Open Source Technologies
During the Open Innovations Lab residency, Globe’s engineers worked closely with Red Hat to integrate cutting-edge open-source technologies. These include:
- Red Hat OpenShift, the industry’s leading hybrid cloud application platform powered by Kubernetes
- DevOps methodologies
- Innovative practices, including an immersive approach to tackle operational challenges
The collaboration focused on improving operational efficiency, developer productivity, observability, upskilling, and cross-team collaboration.
Key Achievements and Benefits
Through this partnership, Globe has achieved several significant milestones:
- Rapid migration of the first application modules to Red Hat OpenShift
- Creation of a cross-functional team and establishment of new operational processes
- The groundwork laid for scaling up the platform and migrating the first full application to Red Hat OpenShift within six months
Additional benefits for Globe include:
- 80% reduction in test execution time through test-driven development and automation
- 75% faster resource provisioning using a GitOps-based cloud-native approach
- Zero downtime cluster upgrades for high availability and improved lifecycle management
- A foundation for developing and deploying AI-enabled applications in the future
Globe’s Digital Transformation Journey
As Globe transitions from a traditional telecom company to a technology-driven enterprise, the adoption of Red Hat OpenShift provides the foundation for their ultimate goal: providing better customer experiences through a resilient, stable application platform.=
Globe is committed to achieving operational excellence by evolving tools, processes, and people to adhere to best practices and standards across the organization. Their vision is to become a self-sustaining organization that is robust, flexible, and adaptive to changes in the digital landscape.
Leadership Perspectives
Raul Macatangay, Chief Information Officer, Globe
“Our collaboration with Red Hat Open Innovation Labs has been instrumental in our digital transformation journey. By adopting Red Hat OpenShift as a new enterprise-wide application development platform, we’re able to innovate quicker with a key focus on customer experience. This collaboration has ignited a change in Globe’s culture, fostering greater teamwork and allowing us to bring the best ideas forward to innovate faster.”
John Rodel Villa, Lead Cloud Engineer, Globe
“Our work with Red Hat Open Innovation Labs has allowed us to leverage cutting-edge cloud technologies, particularly with Red Hat OpenShift, to optimize our infrastructure for scalability and resilience. The controlled loop fundamentals of the platform have made operationalizing applications much easier, allowing us to focus more on providing a better customer experience rather than constantly fixing problems. This has significantly reduced our time-to-market, enabling us to deliver enhanced services to our customers with greater efficiency.”
Gabriel Pormilda, Lead Software Engineer, Globe
“Integrating Red Hat OpenShift into our development processes has been a game-changer. It has not only streamlined our workflows but also empowered our teams to adopt a more collaborative and innovative approach to software engineering. This collaboration has set the stage for the next phase of Globe’s digital transformation, where we can explore new possibilities in AI and cloud-native development.”
Marjet Andriesse, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Red Hat APJC
“Globe’s engagement with Red Hat Open Innovation Labs has been pivotal in enhancing its technological capabilities and service offerings. By leveraging Red Hat’s open-source solutions, including Red Hat OpenShift, Globe has modernized its IT environment, enabling greater agility and scalability. This engagement demonstrates Globe’s dedication to innovation and its effort to adopt advanced technologies for delivering high-quality services to its customers.”
Conclusion
The collaboration between Globe and Red Hat represents a significant step forward in Globe’s digital transformation journey. By leveraging open-source technologies and innovative practices, Globe is positioning itself to deliver improved customer experiences and adapt to the rapidly changing digital landscape. This partnership serves as a model for how traditional telecom companies can evolve into technology-driven enterprises, focusing on agility, scalability, and innovation.