18 Red Hat OpenShift and IBM Cloud Paks on IBM Power Systems: Volume 1
From a Power Systems view, IBM PowerVC delivers the IaaS layer on-premises, which 
simplifies virtualization management and cloud deployments virtual machines. This 
integration with multicloud environments is by way of cloud orchestrators, such as the 
Kubernetes-based Red Hat OpenShift platform. 
OpenShift provides a universal PaaS solution that covers the entire hybrid multicloud 
landscape. Therefore, users can run their software of choice, which is built as containers, 
including IBM enterprise software delivered by way of IBM Cloud Paks (see Chapter 3, “IBM 
Cloud Paks: Middleware anywhere” on page 37), ISV applications, and Open-source software 
(OSS). Finally, technologies, such as IBM Multicloud Manager or VMware vRealize, can 
integrate the historically separate cloud infrastructures into a single interconnected cloud 
fabric.
Figure 2-7 shows an example of a hybrid multicloud scenario that is inclusive of the major 
hardware platforms, including IBM Power Systems, IBM Z®, and x86. 
Figure 2-7   Hybrid multicloud scenario
Manage-To
In the Manage-To side of Figure 2-7, you see the hybrid IT that includes the foundation, 
platforms, apps, and tools from different vendors. Because proprietary tools do communicate 
with each other, you need advancements in infrastructure, management, and development 
that bring your clouds together.
Manage-From
In the Manage-From side of Figure 2-7, you see Red Hat OpenShift, Multicloud Manager, and 
Cloud Automation Manager (CAM) management components.
Multicloud Manager is the enterprise-grade multicloud management solution for Kubernetes. 
It provides consistent visibility, governance, and automation across the hybrid multicloud 
infrastructures. It also provides a single source to provision applications and enforces access 
and security policies across heterogeneous cloud environments.