Friday Five — February 6, 2026

Don't forget to register for Red Hat Summit

Registration is now open for Red Hat Summit 2026 in Atlanta! Register by February 23 for the lowest rates, or save further with group discounts for three or more attendees from your organization. Secure your spot now for the best value. Learn more

Achieve more with Red Hat OpenShift 4.21

Red Hat OpenShift 4.21 is now generally available. This release enables enterprises to run AI training, microservices, and virtualized apps on a single, secure hybrid cloud platform. Learn more

InfoWorld - AI agents and IT ops: Cowboy chaos rides again

Traditional cowboy IT chaos—unrepeatable, manual changes—has been replaced by structured automation. However, agentic AI threatens a return to unpredictability. Because LLMs are non-deterministic, they may solve the same problem differently every time, risking enterprise stability and undermining a decade of progress in configuration management and security. Learn more

HealthTech - How health systems can optimize their virtualization strategy

Integrating AI with virtualization allows health systems like Mary Washington Healthcare to automate operations and secure patient data. Using Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization and AI assistants, providers reduce learning curves and improve patient experiences. Learn more

Cracking the inference code: 3 proven strategies for high-performance AI

Enterprise AI’s core challenge is operational: solving the efficiency equation. This post explores three practical inference strategies for IT leaders and architects to optimize performance and cost-effectively scale their applications. Learn more