IBM Fusion Modernizes Hybrid Cloud With Unified Storage for OpenShift

As organizations accelerate their digital transformation, the need to modernize infrastructure while supporting legacy systems has never been greater. IBM is bridging this gap with IBM Storage Fusion Data Foundation. This latest offering is designed to simplify hybrid cloud operations and align with the growing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) integration and container-native deployment.

Fusion Data Foundation delivers persistent storage, backup and restore, and high availability for containerized applications running on Red Hat OpenShift. With projections that 95% of new enterprise applications will be container-native by 2025, Fusion is built to support strategic re-platforming efforts — helping businesses modernize at their own pace.

Fusion accomplishes this by supporting both modern container workloads and legacy virtual machines (VMs), enabling seamless coexistence within a single hybrid cloud environment. This makes it an ideal solution for organizations looking to simplify operations, reduce cost and future-proof their infrastructure.

Fusion integrates with IBM’s broader AI initiatives, including watsonx, enabling advanced data capabilities and intelligent workload management. As Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware creates disruption in the virtualization landscape, IBM and Red Hat are providing a viable path forward.

Currently, 30% of customers are modernizing VMware environments using OpenShift, with another 50% exploring alternatives.

Fusion’s ability to unify traditional and cloud-native environments makes it a strategic asset for customers navigating this shift.