What’s in OpenShift 4?

OpenShift, arguably the most popular Kubernetes distribution for hybrid cloud, recently has got its fourth major release! The latest release is the result of RedHat’s (now IBM) acquisition of CoreOS and is a merge of two leading Kubernetes distributions, Tectonic and OpenShift. Both platforms had their advantages, large open source communities, and solid arguments in cloud-native space.

  • CoreOS Tectonic: operator framework, quay.io container build, and registry service, stable tiny Linux distribution with ignition bootstrap and transaction-based update engine.
  • OpenShift: wide enterprise adoption, security, and multi-tenancy features.

What Do We Get as An Outcome of Such a Merge?

The short answer is, OpenShift 4 is built on top of Kubernetes 1.13 and comes with three main features: