Globe and Red Hat, Inc. have announced a partnership to upgrade Globe’s IT infrastructure using Red Hat Open Innovation Labs. This collaboration aims to enhance agility, scalability, and innovation, ultimately helping Globe refine its operational practices and deliver a superior customer experience.
During the Open Innovation Lab residency, Globe's engineers collaborated with Red Hat to integrate open-source technologies, including Red Hat OpenShift—the leading hybrid cloud platform powered by Kubernetes. They employed DevOps methodologies and innovative practices to address challenges in operational efficiency, developer productivity, observability, upskilling, and cross-team collaboration.
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Transformation Through Test-Driven Development
As a result of this collaboration, Globe’s teams accelerated the migration of their initial application modules to Red Hat OpenShift and rapidly mastered its features. They also formed a cross-functional team and established new operational processes. This groundwork sets the stage for scaling the platform and migrating the first full application to Red Hat OpenShift within the next six months.
Globe has realized significant benefits through a test-driven development and automation strategy, reducing test execution time by 80% and enabling more frequent testing while eliminating manual reports. By adopting a GitOps-based cloud-native approach, Globe achieved 75% faster resource provisioning with zero-touch provisioning, self-healing, and auto-scaling. Additionally, zero downtime cluster upgrades have ensured high platform availability with streamlined life cycle management. These advancements pave the way for easier development and deployment of AI-enabled applications in the future.
Raul Macatangay, Chief Information Officer, Globe, said, "Our collaboration with Red Hat Open Innovation Labs has been instrumental in our digital transformation journey. By adopting Red Hat OpenShift as a new enterprise-wide application development platform, we're able to innovate quicker with a key focus on customer experience. This collaboration has ignited a change in Globe's culture, fostering greater teamwork and allowing us to bring the best ideas forward to innovate faster."
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Dedication to Innovation
John Rodel Villa, Lead Cloud Engineer at Globe, emphasized that their work with Red Hat Open Innovation Labs and Red Hat OpenShift has boosted infrastructure scalability and resilience. He emphasized that the platform’s features have streamlined application operations, improved customer experience, and shortened time-to-market, resulting in more efficient service delivery.
Gabriel Pormilda, Lead Software Engineer at Globe, also highlighted that integrating Red Hat OpenShift has streamlined workflows and encouraged collaboration. He further noted that this collaboration is advancing Globe's digital transformation and presenting new opportunities in AI and cloud-native development.
Marjet Andriesse, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Red Hat APJC, stated, “Globe's engagement with Red Hat Open Innovation Labs has been pivotal in enhancing its technological capabilities and service offerings. By leveraging Red Hat's open-source solutions, including Red Hat OpenShift, Globe has modernized its IT environment, enabling greater agility and scalability. This engagement demonstrates Globe's dedication to innovation and its effort to adopt advanced technologies for delivering high-quality services to its customers.”
Globe aims to achieve operational excellence by refining tools, processes, and practices to meet industry standards. The company's vision is to evolve into a self-sustaining organization that is resilient, flexible, and adaptable to the evolving digital landscape.
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