RHEL AI, JBoss EAP 8 coming to Azure cloud

Red Hat will be making Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) and Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP) 8 available on Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform. Both arrangements were announced on November 19.

Through a collaboration with Microsoft, RHEL AI will become available on the Azure Marketplace as an optimized and validated foundation model platform to run in Microsoft Azure environments, Red Hat said. Red Hat describes RHEL AI as a way to streamline the development and deployment of generative AI models. It includes the Granite family of open-source large language models (LLMs) from IBM, InstructLab model alignment tools based on the LAB (Large-Scale Alignment for Chatbots) methodology, and a community-driven approach to model development through the InstructLab project. It also offers a pathway to Red Hat OpenShift AI for tuning and serving these models using the same tools and concepts, the company said. RHEL AI on Microsoft Azure will be available on the Azure Marketplace in December 2024.

Red Hat JBoss EAP 8, an update of the Java application server released in February 2024, is also coming to the Azure Marketplace. JBoss EAP provides a pathway for Java application modernization, Red Hat said, including support for Jakarta EE  (Enterprise Edition) 10. The server also helps to address reliability, security, and compliance requirements, Red Hat said. With availability on Azure, users can modernize application development across the hybrid cloud while leveraging Azure services, including Azure Red Hat OpenShift, Azure Virtual Machines, and Azure App Service, according to Red Hat. JBoss EAP 8 on Microsoft Azure is due in coming months.