University Report: Business Analysis of Red Hat Openshift Software

This report provides a comprehensive business analysis of Red Hat Openshift Software, examining its business model canvas, key partnerships, and value propositions. The report identifies critical success factors such as cloud foundry and advanced security systems that contribute to sustainable development. It also analyzes factors causing downside risks, including price fluctuations, system failures, human errors, and technological skill gaps. The report further includes a self-reflection section discussing potential improvements to the business operations, such as expanding partnerships, planning business operations, and stabilizing financing parameters. The conclusion summarizes the key findings, emphasizing the importance of skilled employees, modern designs, and efficient resource utilization for competitive advantage. The report also suggests the implementation of premium pricing and obtaining consumer feedback to improve business activities.

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Executive summary
Red Hat Open shift Software deals with the offerings could foundary, service marketplace,
spring along with Genfire among others. The report revealed that Downside risks results in the
companies to deal with financial losses and in this condition the actual return is quite less than
anticipated return. In such situation, business deals with uncertainty that drastically impacts
productivity. Considering same, Red Hat Open shift Software cloud foundry is one of the critical
success factors that facilitate the company in attaining sustainable development. It has supported
the organizations in searching for digital transformation by means of effective software.

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Table of contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Business model canvas....................................................................................................................3
Key relationships between building blocks of canvas.....................................................................4
Critical success factors for ensuring sustainable development........................................................5
Analysis of Factors Causing Downside Risk...................................................................................6
Self-reflection Regarding the Proposed Business Changes.............................................................7
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8
References......................................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
Red Hat Openshift Software was established in the year 2018 and is headquarter in San
Francisco, the organization offers quality software to its consumers in attaining an increased
share within data market. The organization has its business operation in the computer software
sector. The organization has attained accolades from the companies for offer cloud computing
services. Offering such services at optional cost facilitates the companies to improve their
productivity.
Implementation of the latest software designs indicates the presence of innovative
workplace surrounding that can be measured. In addition, Red Hat Open shift Software deals
with the offerings could foundary, service marketplace, spring along with Genfire among others
(OpenShift: Container Application Platform by Red Hat, Built on Docker and Kubernetes.,
2019). In addition, the organization also deals with application service, container service along
with internet services. Team dynamics with increased consciousness regarding organizational
culture preservation also improves brand image of the organization. In addition, business
operations transparency attracts a huge number of audiences. Considering same, the objective of
the current report is to analyses the business model canvas of Red Hat Open shift Software along
with analyzing its critical success actors those are facilitating it in attaining competitive
advantages in the fierce business environment.
Business model canvas
Business Model Canvas improves readers’ clarity regarding dynamic business operations
of the organizations. It includes nine major building blocks of the canvas that includes key

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partners, activities, resources, value propositions, consumer relationship, channels, consumer
support, revenue streams and cost structure (Corbett & Chen, 2015). The canvas for Red Hat
Open shift Software is indicating below:
Key partners
Cognizant,
Google cloud
platform,
Accenture, Dell
Technologies,
Galvanize and
Microsoft Azure
Key resources
Software of latest
and modern
designs
Value
propositions
Low operational
cost
Envisioning the
provision of
exceptional user
experiences
Innovation
Customer
relationship
Social media
Customer
segments
Software
developers,
website designers
Key activities
Software
designing,
development,
cloud computing
Channels
Door to door
selling, catalogue
sales, Online
shopping
Cost structure: Premium Pricing
method Revenue streams: Offers, schemes and discounts
regular discounts
Key relationships between building blocks of canvas
The existence of efficient and skilled employees facilitate Red Hat Open shift Software to
develop quality software for consumers. The major drive behind such market research is
concerned with the latest along with modern designs that are popular within the market. Efficient
resource uses is ensued in terms of increasing productivity by means of designing software,

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development along with cloud computing. Provision to such services at low operational cost
facilitates the employees to attract a huge fraction of consumers (Haines, 2016). Collaboration
with partners such as Cognizant, Google Cloud Platform, Dell Technologies and Accenture
supports in terms of ensuring products innovation along with the services (Gierej, 2017).
As the objective is to offer better experience to consumers, the employees of Red Hat
Open shift Software transfer important information to consumers through the social media
platform. Within such scenario, the employees pick out targets of website and software designers
and developers. Implementing such premium pricing method serves as an agent for attracting the
investors. Implementing the optimum pricing techniques serve as an agent in offering schemes
and discounts through organizational personnel plan in attaining loyalty, trust and dependence
from the consumers (Tokarski, Tokarski & Wójcik, 2017).
In serving consumers in a better manner, Red Hat Open shift Software conducts both
direct and indirect marketing. Certain instances of direct marketing are door-to-door
campaigning along with catalogue sales. Access regarding online shopping is an instance of
indirect marketing that facilitates the employee in attaining viewpoint regarding consumers
approach regarding levied services and products (Ojasalo & Ojasalo, 2015).
Critical success factors for ensuring sustainable development
Red Hat Open shift Software cloud foundry is one of the critical success factors that
facilitate the company in attaining sustainable development. It has supported the organizations in
searching for digital transformation by means of effective software. Acceleration of rapid and
effective delivery has improved the consumers’ productivity in looking for software
advancement (do Rosário Cabrita, Duarte, Carvalho & Cruz-Machado, 2016).

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The flexible and effect design of 200:1 has facilitated the operator in conducting
operations at minimal downtime deployments. This is also applicable where the operator logs in
within the public and the private cloud.
Implementation of advanced security systems has facilitated in attainment of trust, loyalty
along with dependence from a huge consumer base. Considering same, 3 Rs are to be mentioned
including repair, repave along with rotate within the application portfolio (Schaefer, Walker &
Flynn, 2017). In addition, dependence on the built-in increased availability has facilitated the
employees in retaining consumers in case of any challenging conditions. The partnership of
Humana is considered effective for acting as an agent for Red Hat Open shift Software in
advancing the quality and standards of product development life cycle.
Analysis of Factors Causing Downside Risk
Downside risks results in the companies to deal with financial losses and in this condition
the actual return is quite less than anticipated return. In such situation, business deals with
uncertainty that drastically impacts productivity. This is because the business magnitude is quite
high and in case of Red Hat Open shift Software the factors that results in downside risks are
explained below:
 Price fluctuation for the software spare parts
 Delay in the loans repayment
 Human errors
 Systems failure
 Process failure
 Implementing new technologies where there is absence of technological skills

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Price fluctuating regarding the software spare parts makes it complex for the employees of
Red Hat Open shift Software in setting suitable prices. This includes an interrogative parameter
in order to address demands, needs long with stakeholders’ requirement. When it increases
doubts regarding the method of premium pricing, this is an indication of facing loss in the profit
margin and revenue (Hazen, Boone, Ezell & Jones-Farmer, 2014).
Systems failure increased complexities regarding attaining efficiency within project
management and such failures persuade the employees in attaining negative production results.
In addition certain system failures put complexity on relate ship between consumers and
employees. The major cause behind such failure can be the prices failure or human errors.
Negligence in advancement of the human errors serves as an uncertainty for the organization
concerning improvement of the business productivity. Moreover, such negligence also serves as
a concern regarding consumer service quality exposure. In the recent era of increasing business
rivalry, the employees lack basic technological capabilities. In this situation, implementation of
new software faces the risk from Red Hat Open shift Software regarding profit margin and sales
revenue (Hirsch & King, 2016).
Self-reflection Regarding the Proposed Business Changes
I have attained insight regarding the diverse manner in which Red Hat Open shift
Software conducts the business functions. The organization is associated with functions
regarding collaboration with several partners that facilitates them with production of the quality
software. In considering to the issues faced by the business, I would gave preferred certain
partners those have supported the company in executing the important activities. Considering
this, I consider it to be important in getting involved within partnership with a huge number of
suppliers. This might turn out to be effective in expanding the supply chain connection.

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I would also have considered panning in the business operations that might have been
made me aware of the activities that I require performing on an urgent basis. In such situation, I
might have implemented the planned action and reasoned behavior theory in controlling my
behavior within workplace. Within such planning I might also have involved shareholders along
with stakeholders in attaining insight within their approaches towards levied services. Such
survey means along with feedback might have been suitable in improving the relationship
stability.
I might also have considered change in the company through focusing on stabilizing the
financing parameter and regarding same, I might have involved with the trade union members
that might have supported me in dealing with issues related with inflation, increased exchange
rates and fluctuating prices. I also prefer that implementation of “one pricing method” long with
attaing feedback from consumers might have been efficient in evaluating the suitability and
feasibility of business activities. Even if I considered taking loans I might have attempted to
repay the same on time for attaing prospectuses services in future years. In addition, I might also
have considered organizing seminars fir employees in order to enhance their knowledge in the
technological skills.
Conclusion
The objective of the current report is to analyses the business model canvas of Red Hat
Open shift Software along with analyzing its critical success actors those are facilitating it in
attaining competitive advantages in the fierce business environment. It was gathered from the
report that the existence of efficient and skilled employees facilitate Red Hat Open shift
Software to develop quality software for consumers. The major drive behind such market

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research is concerned with the latest along with modern designs that are popular within the
market. Efficient resource uses is ensued in terms of increasing productivity by means of
designing software, development along with cloud computing.

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