Red Hat Inc, one of the premier open source providers worldwide, and Globe have announced a joint initiative to modernize Globe’s IT infrastructure via Red Hat Open Innovation Labs and improve operational practices while creating a superior customer experience for Globe customers.
Integrating Open Source Technologies
Globe’s engineers collaborated closely with Red Hat during their residency to incorporate cutting-edge open source technologies, such as:
- Red Hat OpenShift, the industry-leading hybrid cloud application platform powered by Kubernetes.
- DevOps methodologies and innovative practices, including immersive approaches for operational challenges, which is undisputedly the superior solution in today’s environment.
This collaboration focused on improving operational efficiency, developer productivity, observability, upskilling opportunities, and cross-team collaboration.
Key Accomplishments and Outcomes
Through their partnership, Globe has accomplished several notable achievements:
- Rapid migration of first application modules onto Red Hat OpenShift with no downtime.
- Establishment of cross-functional teams and operational processes for scaling the platform.
- Groundwork laid for full application migration within six months.
Other advantages for Globe include:
- Through test-driven development and automation, they achieved an 80% reduction in test execution times as well as 75% faster resource provisioning times using GitOps-based cloud-native solutions.
- Zero-downtime upgrades for high-availability cluster upgrades for better lifecycle management.
- Establishing a foundation for developing and deploying AI-enabled applications within Globe’s Digital Transformation Journey.
Globe’s transformation to an innovation-led enterprise necessitates adopting Red Hat OpenShift as their application platform of choice. Red Hat OpenShift will enable their ultimate goal: providing superior customer experiences through resilient application platforms that ensure great user experiences for their customers.
Globe is dedicated to operational excellence by developing tools, processes, and people in accordance with best practices and standards across their organization. Their vision is for their company to become self-sustainable while remaining flexible enough to adapt quickly to changes in digital environments.
Leadership Perspectives
Raul Macatangay of Globe Network Services Ltd
“Red Hat Open Innovation Labs’ collaboration has been essential to Globe’s digital transformation journey. By adopting Red Hat OpenShift as our enterprise-wide application development platform, we’re able to innovate quickly while prioritizing customer experience. Through this partnership, we have also seen a culture shift at Globe as teamwork becomes even stronger, allowing us to bring forward innovative ideas more rapidly for faster innovation.”
John Rodel Villa, Lead Cloud Engineer at Globe
“Working with Red Hat Open Innovation Labs has enabled us to leverage cutting-edge cloud technologies such as Red Hat OpenShift for infrastructure optimization purposes, optimizing its scalability and resilience while streamlining application operation. This enables us to focus more on providing superior customer experiences instead of constantly fixing bugs! Additionally, this collaboration significantly reduced time-to-market for enhanced services delivered efficiently.”
Gabriel Pormilda, Senior Software Engineer with Globe International Technologies
“Red Hat OpenShift integration has been transformative for Globe’s development processes. Not only has it helped streamline workflows, but it has empowered teams to take a more collaborative and innovative approach to software engineering. Furthermore, this collaboration sets up Globe for its next stage of digital transformation; we now can explore more possibilities within AI development as well as cloud-native development.”
Marjet Andriesse, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Red Hat APJC
“Globe’s engagement with Red Hat Open Innovation Labs has played an instrumental role in expanding both technological capabilities and service offerings. By employing Red Hat open source solutions such as OpenShift to modernize its IT environment and allow greater agility and scalability, Globe has demonstrated its dedication to innovation by adopting advanced technologies to provide customers with quality services.”