Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud Solutions

Cogency introduces the power of Red Hat’s OpenShift Container Platform, a distinguished family of containerization software and a flagship product that redefines container orchestration. OpenShift focuses on enhancing efficiency for both developers and business applications. With a foundation built on Docker and Kubernetes, OpenShift is a container-centric hybrid-cloud solution seamlessly integrated with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It offers a unified application platform that effortlessly manages hybrid-cloud, multi-cloud, and edge deployments. 

This cutting-edge platform empowers developers with self-service provisioning, full-stack automation operations, and enhanced orchestration capabilities.

Embracing the Evolution: IBM FTM on Red Hat OpenShift

Cogency is at the forefront of transformation with the release of the latest version of IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) – a containerized solution optimized for Red Hat OpenShift. 

This innovative release is tailored to empower banks and financial institutions to harness the potential of hybrid-cloud environments effectively. IBM FTM 4.0, modernized and containerized for Red Hat OpenShift, stands as a testament to our commitment to aiding financial entities in revolutionizing their payments systems and ensuring compliance with regulatory mandates.

Cogency’s Expertise in Action

With a profound understanding of IBM FTM and Red Hat OpenShift, Cogency expertly deploys IBM FTM within the hybrid cloud environments of banks and financial institutions. This strategic deployment transforms the way funds move, ensuring secure and rapid transactions that adhere to regulatory standards. Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud provides a managed OpenShift service, enabling businesses to focus on application development and management while leveraging the scale and security prowess of IBM Cloud.

OpenShift Architecture and Components

Delving into Red Hat OpenShift Architecture and Components

With over a decade of dedicated experience within the payments industry, coupled with a proven specialization in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for the Global Banking and Financial sector, Cogency stands as an esteemed FTM Consultant and Expert Service Provider.

Infrastructure Layer

Host applications on physical servers, virtual servers, or cloud environments (public/private).seamless distribution.

Main Node

Oversee the cluster, manage worker nodes, handle API and authentication, ensure data store integrity, execute scheduler functions, and monitor health and scaling.

Service Layer

Define pods and establish access policies.

Worker Node

Comprising pods, worker nodes deploy and manage containers, including various applications and their dependencies.

Persistent Storage

Safeguard data and establish connections to containers, enabling stateful application use and preventing data loss.

Registry

Locally store images within the cluster.

Routing Layer

Provide access to cluster applications from any device, encompassing load balancing and auto-routing to unsecured pods.

Operators

Uniquely manage the OpenShift platform, simplifying installation, management, upgrading, and execution of operators within the cluster.

Cogency’s IBM Cloud Openshift Services

Cogency, as a distinguished service provider, implements IBM FTM for Digital Payments utilizing Red Hat OpenShift, yielding transformative outcomes such as reduced effort and time-to-market for financial institutions offering Zelle Network Payments Services to their customers. 

Our adept integration with The Clearing House Real Time Payments (TCH RTP) accelerates time-to-market, while our Managed OpenShift Services ensure flexible deployment, efficient Kubernetes updates and upgrades, pre-built industry-standard capabilities, streamlined payments processing convergence, reduced development and integration testing timelines, heightened operational risk monitoring, and enhanced operational efficiencies.

Unleash the Potential of Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud with Cogency

Cogency, your trusted partner, simplifies complexity, optimizes platform performance, enhances deployment and operations efficiency, boosts productivity, and fortifies security. Our expertise lies in reducing operational intricacies while adding substantial value to your business. Elevate your enterprise with Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud and experience the transformation firsthand.