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Maxinst

Red Hat · Enterprise infrastructure and application modernization

Modernize your legacy without losing control of operations.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux, OpenShift and Ansible form a single infrastructure platform for the applications you already have and the ones you'll still build, from the datacenter to the cloud. Maxinst takes this platform from diagnosis to continuous operation.

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01

Security

Predictable lifecycle and Red Hat product support.

02

Control

On-premise, public cloud or hybrid. You decide where it runs.

03

Less maintenance

Operators and Ansible automate what's manual today.

The platform

One infrastructure platform for all your applications.

Legacy and new applications run on the same foundation, with the same operating model, from the datacenter to the cloud.

  1. Your applications

    Legacy · virtual machines / Modern · containers

  2. Ansible Automation Platform

    Automates the operation of the whole stack, from provisioning to updates

  3. Red Hat OpenShift

    Containers and VMs side by side · Operators · high availability

  4. Red Hat Enterprise Linux

    RHEL across the fleet · RHCOS on the cluster nodes

  5. Datacenter, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud or IBM Cloud

    You choose where the platform runs

Operating system

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

The stable foundation from the datacenter to the cloud, with support for x86, Arm, IBM Power, IBM Z and IBM LinuxONE, and a predictable lifecycle (full support, maintenance support, extended life). On OpenShift clusters, the RHCOS variant runs on every node, with over-the-air updates and management integrated into the platform.

Application platform

Red Hat OpenShift

Containerizes every component, automates deploy and upgrade via Operators, and ensures high availability. With OpenShift Virtualization, virtual machines and containers run on the same platform: the legacy keeps operating while it's being modernized.

Automation

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

Automates infrastructure operations, from provisioning to updates, with the same standard across every environment and less human error.

Application modernization

Modernize at the pace of your business, without rewriting everything at once.

Every application follows the path that makes sense for it. The diagnosis defines which one.

VM → VM on OpenShift
01

Rehost

Your current virtual machines start running on OpenShift, with no change to the applications. The legacy gets the same operating model as new applications.

VM → container
02

Replatform

The applications that benefit most from scale and automation are containerized, with deploy and upgrade managed by Operators.

Monolith → services
03

Refactor

Critical applications evolve toward modern architectures, in stages, without interrupting operations.

At every stageAutomation with Ansible Automation Platform, from provisioning to updates.

Why Red Hat

Security, control and less maintenance effort.

Security

Predictable operating system lifecycle (full support, maintenance support, extended life), Red Hat product support, and cluster nodes with over-the-air updates managed by the platform itself.

Control

You decide where the platform runs: on-premise datacenter, public cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud) or a hybrid model, with the installation method that matches your team's level of control: IPI, Assisted Installer, Agent-based installer or UPI.

Less maintenance

Operators automate deploy and upgrade. Ansible automates operations and reduces human error.

61%less unplanned downtime (IDC, study sponsored by Red Hat)

How Maxinst works

It starts with diagnosis. It ends in continuous operation.

We start from the client's business need. Based on the diagnosis, we propose the technology that best fits. We supply the software, deploy it, integrate it, sustain it and evolve the solution as needed.

Understand

  • 01

    Diagnosis

    Reading the business need, the current environment and the continuity requirements.

  • 02

    Proposal

    The technology that best fits the case, with sizing and a modernization path.

Deliver

  • 03

    Software

    Supplying the Red Hat subscriptions appropriate to the project.

  • 04

    Deployment

    Installing and configuring the platform on-premise, in the cloud or hybrid.

  • 05

    Integration

    Connecting to the systems, data and processes that already sustain the operation.

Sustain

  • 06

    Sustainment

    Continuous operation of the platform in production.

  • 07

    Evolution

    The solution evolves as the business need changes.

Continuity isn't luck. It's orchestration.

Market recognition that backs this choice.

4 years

Red Hat has been a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for 4 consecutive years in Container Management and 3 consecutive years in Cloud-Native Application Platforms (Gartner, 2026).

9.1

9.1 trScore on TrustRadius for OpenShift (category average: 8.4); 97% of users would repurchase the platform.

668%

668% ROI over 3 years with an 8-month payback for organizations automating operations with Ansible Automation Platform (IDC, study sponsored by Red Hat, 2024).

CRN 2025

Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization Engine won the CRN Tech Innovator Awards 2025 in the Virtualization/VDI category.

For IBM Maximo users

Your Maximo doesn't run on its own. It runs on Red Hat OpenShift.

Standard support for IBM Maximo Asset Management 7.6.1.x (EAM) and related products ended on September 30, 2025. Paid extensions exist (Extended Support for 1 year, Sustained Support for up to 5), but IBM's own strategic direction is clear: migrate to Maximo Application Suite (MAS).

The problem is that this migration isn't just a version upgrade. It's a complete infrastructure change: MAS no longer runs on EAM's simple J2EE architecture. It runs on Red Hat OpenShift, with Operators, containers, storage control, identity provider, load balancer, all of it orchestrated.

Maxinst operates exactly at this layer: hardware sizing, cluster sizing, installation (via MAS CLI and OpenShift Pipelines), configuration, prerequisites like Cloud Pak for Data, identity provider and persistent storage, and the continuous operation of this infrastructure once it goes to production.

IBM Silver Partner
Maxinst is an IBM Silver Partner and a Red Hat partner.

  1. IBM Maximo Application Suite

    EAM, APM, Monitor, Visual Inspection

  2. Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform

    Operators, containers, high availability

  3. RHCOS + Ansible

    Node operating system and operations automation

In practice: you don't choose “whether” you'll depend on Red Hat to run MAS. You choose who takes care of that dependency for you.

Frequently asked questions

Didn't find your question? A specialist answers it during the diagnosis.

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Do we need to rewrite our legacy applications to use OpenShift?

No. Applications running on virtual machines can be moved to OpenShift Virtualization and operate alongside containers, on the same platform. Modernization happens in stages, and the diagnosis defines each application's path.

Can this infrastructure run on-premise, or only in the public cloud?

Both options exist. Red Hat OpenShift supports installation in an on-premise datacenter, public cloud (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud) or hybrid models, with installation methods such as IPI, Assisted Installer, Agent-based installer and UPI, depending on the level of control your team needs over the infrastructure.

What happens during the technical diagnosis?

A Maxinst specialist assesses the business need, evaluates the current environment, and proposes the most suitable technology and modernization path. No commitment required.

Does Maxinst supply the Red Hat subscriptions?

Yes. We supply the software, deploy it, integrate it, sustain it and evolve the solution as needed.

Does Maxinst replace Red Hat?

No. Maxinst operates at the implementation and orchestration layer of this infrastructure (sizing, installation, configuration, continuous operation). The technology and product support remain Red Hat's.

Does Maximo Application Suite really require OpenShift, or can it run another way?

It does. According to IBM's official technical documentation, MAS runs on Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, whether in a managed cloud (like Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud) or self-managed on-premise. There's no MAS installation path outside this foundation.

We're still on legacy Maximo EAM. Do we need to migrate everything at once?

Not necessarily all at once, but the clock is already running: standard support for EAM 7.6.1.x ended on 09/30/2025. Extended support options exist (up to 5 years via Sustained Support), but IBM's strategic direction is to migrate to MAS, and the sooner the diagnosis happens, the more migration path options remain available.

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