text: **Preface**
  
  This IBM® Redbooks® publication educates and prepares the readers to understand and 
  enter the multicloud era. 
  
  This book describes a journey to the following aspects of multicloud and associated context of 
  application modernization: 
  
  (cid:2) Introduction to the rationale and methodology of this publication 
  
  (cid:2) Concepts and terminology 
  
  (cid:2) Why move to the cloud? 
  
  (cid:2) Introduction to containers and orchestration with Kubernetes 
  
  (cid:2) Introduction to OpenShift on Power Systems 
  
  (cid:2) Why IBM? Why IBM Power Systems? 
  
  (cid:2) Reference architecture for Red Hat OpenShift on Power Systems 
  
  (cid:2) Installation planning, considerations and guidelines to help provide a system configuration 
  and implementation 
  
  (cid:2) Implementation details 
  
  (cid:2) Use case studies 
  
  The goal of this publication is to describe the journey to implement an IBM Cloud™ Solution 
  that uses Red Hat OpenShift and IBM Cloud Paks on IBM Power Systems by using 
  theoretical knowledge to learn the concepts, hands-on exercises to practice the theory, and 
  documenting these findings by way of sample scenarios. 
  
  The publication addresses topics for developers, IT architects, IT specialists, sellers, and 
  anyone who wants to implement a Red Hat OpenShift and IBM Cloud Paks on IBM Power 
  Systems. This book also provides technical content to transfer how-to skills to the support 
  teams, and solution guidance to the sales team. 