Virtualization in 2026: Building a platform for VMs, containers, and AI

The past few years have been a period of significant change and challenges in the virtualization industry. Customers are forced to re-evaluate their virtualization platforms while adapting to the rapid rise of AI and infrastructure as well as supply chain pressures.Even with all this turmoil, technology leaders and virtualization admins still need to manage the critical workloads, databases, applications, and virtual machines (VMs) within the budget constraints. If you’re wondering what’s next for virtualization infrastructure, the answer is Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization.