Globe has partnered Red Hat, a provider of open-source solutions, to modernize its IT infrastructure, aiming for enhanced agility, scalability, and innovation. This partnership, centered on Red Hat Open Innovation Labs, is part of Globe’s broader effort to improve operational practices and deliver an enhanced customer experience.
During their engagement with Red Hat, Globe’s engineering teams worked intensively to integrate open-source technologies such as Red Hat OpenShift. OpenShift, a hybrid cloud application platform powered by Kubernetes, was paired with DevOps methodologies and innovative practices to address challenges in operational efficiency, developer productivity, observability, and cross-team collaboration.
“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,” said John Rodel Villa, lead cloud engineer at Globe.
Villa noted that the new approach has significantly reduced time-to-market, enabling Globe to deliver enhanced services with greater efficiency.
The collaboration also enabled Globe teams to migrate application modules to Red Hat OpenShift at an accelerated pace. This success laid the foundation for the migration of a full application to the platform within the next six months.
Red Hat OpenShift benefits
According to Globe, the partnership has already produced significant benefits, including an 80% reduction in test execution time due to test-driven development and automation, and a 75% faster resource provisioning through a GitOps-based cloud-native approach. Zero downtime cluster upgrades have ensured high availability and streamlined life cycle management, setting the stage for easier development and deployment of AI-enabled applications in the future.
As Globe continues its transformation from a traditional telecom company to a technology-driven enterprise, the adoption of Red Hat OpenShift is seen as a critical step in achieving its goal of providing superior customer experiences through a resilient and stable application platform.
“Globe’s engagement with Red Hat Open Innovation Labs has been pivotal in enhancing its technological capabilities and service offerings,” said Marjet Andriesse, senior vice president and general manager, Red Hat APJC.