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An Overview of OpenShift Architecture and Enterprise Container Platform Management

Author : Dharmendra Ahuj

DOI : http://doi.org/10.64771/jsetms.2024.v01.i01.pp224-232

OpenShift has become one of the enterprise container platforms since it has developed Kubernetes to support security, automation, and lifecycle management. The paper is a detailed introduction to OpenShift architecture and its application in the management of enterprise container platforms. It analyses the heart of OpenShift architecture, such as the control plane, worker nodes and their role in enabling scalable, resilient and production-ready containerized environments, along with networking and storage, as well as security functions. The paper also covers the various deployment models such as public, private, hybrid and community cloud, and examines how OpenShift can be used to sustain various requirements of an enterprise within each model. The most important parts of enterprise container platform management, including orchestration, monitoring, observability, application lifecycle management, and automation, are discussed to present efficiency and reliability in operations. Lastly, the paper discusses the enterprise adoption situations and applications, highlighting the role of OpenShift in contemporary application development, microservice scalability, cost-effectiveness, and system reliability in cloud-native and hybrid cloud environments.


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