# Red Hat edge platforms: Choosing the right one for your use case

DevFeed: [Red Hat edge platforms: Choosing the right one for your use case](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/red-hat-edge-platforms-choosing-the-right-one-for-your-use-case-12354.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2026/09/11/red-hat-edge-platforms-choosing-right-one-your-use-case>)

Author: Daniel Froehlich

Published: 2026-09-11T13:01:48Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Red Hat](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/red-hat.md>), [Red Hat Developer](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/red-hat-developer.md>)

Topics: [Edge](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/edge.md>), [Containers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/containers.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [Architecture & Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/architecture-design.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>), [Availability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/availability.md>), [Microservice](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/microservice.md>)

Tags: [containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/containers.md>), [deployment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deployment.md>), [edge](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/edge.md>), [edge-computing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/edge-computing.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [high-availability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/high-availability.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [management-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/management-tools.md>), [microservices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microservices.md>), [red-hat](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/red-hat.md>), [virtual-machines](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/virtual-machines.md>)

## AI overview

This article introduces a series about choosing Red Hat edge platforms for specific deployment needs. It compares Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat OpenShift across workload types, platform sizes, hardware requirements, Kubernetes use cases, availability, storage, and management needs.

## Source excerpt

Choosing the right platform for an edge deployment is one of the most consequential decisions an organization makes--and one of the most confusing. The options range from a single-board computer running a handful of containers to a full Kubernetes cluster with high availability, software-defined storage, and centralized management. Pick too small, and you hit a wall when requirements grow. The post Red Hat edge platforms: Choosing the right one for your use case appeared first on Red Hat Developer.