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such that we can leverage best-practice architectural and development techniques . This promotes faster and more stable development of the applications which serve our artists across our six globally distributed data centres .

What were the most significant challenges faced during the implementation of Red Hat OpenShift and how did your team overcome these obstacles ?

To best leverage Red Hat OpenShift , we decided to focus on some key parts of our existing desktop-based asset tracking system , reimagining them in a cloud-native architecture . While we had a clear vision of what we wanted to achieve , we had little practical experience of working with cloudnative architectures and platforms . The biggest challenge for us was to architect a system that would be efficient and reliable at scale : managing metadata for over 100 million digital assets , while in constant use by all of DNEG ’ s artists around the world .

How has Red Hat OpenShift enhanced artist productivity and creativity at DNEG and what measurable improvements have you observed since its deployment ?

DevOps techniques , Infrastructure-as- Code and API management .

What are DNEG ’ s plans for further integrating Red Hat technologies , particularly in areas like Machine Learning and API management ? How do you envision these integrations impacting your operations and services ?

In addition to expanding our migration from desktop-based to cloud-native architecture , DNEG is in the process of implementing Red Hat 3scale API Management to help reduce congestion through managing and balancing interactive and batch requests . Red

Hat 3Scale API Management can help DNEG to prioritise artists ’ computing consumption based on the importance or delivery date of the work .

Based on your experience with this project , what key lessons have you learned and what advice would you offer to other organisations considering a similar Digital Transformation initiative ?

My advice would be to leverage the passion and experience of the team at Red Hat . They were with us every step of the way to make sure we gained the knowledge we needed to have a very successful initial outcome . �

We have observed improvements in both flexibility and efficiency , as well as reductions in risk . Red Hat OpenShift has allowed us to fundamentally change the nature of our software , with some parts now able to be tested and deployed to production in minutes , rather than days or weeks . This makes it much quicker and safer to release updates to artists , who eagerly anticipate the creative and productivity improvements each software release brings .

Could you describe the nature of the collaboration between DNEG and Red Hat throughout this project ? How did this partnership influence the outcome of the implementation ?

We have had a fantastic collaboration with Red Hat throughout this project . We were able to leverage the knowledge and skill of Red Hat consultants and training to expand our knowledge and expertise in platform architecture and administration ,

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