The open innovation ecosystem

A dynamic partner community creating customer success

The Red Hat partner ecosystem is a catalyst for open innovation. We connect partners with a thriving network of companies, expertise, and opportunity in order to serve customers, increase profitability, and win new business. We offer multiple paths to partnership and the flexibility to adapt as your business needs change.

Where expertise and opportunity meet


Develop your expertise

To grow your business, you need good people with the right skills. With complimentary training, Red Hat will help your teams gain the expertise they - and your customers - need.

Red Hat offers courses focused on successful sales engagements, customer implementations, and use cases. Red Hat training courses are available at no cost to partners.

Begin your journey

Build expert solutions that grow your business and differentiate your value to the market. Give your teams access to expert resources, training, and software. And create joint offerings with those who share your commitment to customers.


Explore all the new features of the Red Hat Ecosystem Catalog

Red Hat® Ecosystem Catalog® is where customers go to discover partner capabilities and solutions, and our new updates have made the catalog even easier to use. Learn more about how you can make the most of the new functionality.

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Flexible choices and paths to partnership

Build smarter

Build hardware and software solutions that grow your business and differentiate your value to the market. Red Hat supports your technology vision and embraces the existing relationships and ecosystems you’re already building.

Sell effectively

Grow your business: access new markets, build revenue streams, and increase your profits. Experience joint selling based on open principles of collaboration, generosity, and knowledge sharing.

Service with confidence

As the needs of your business change, how you participate in the ecosystem can, too. What’s unchanging is Red Hat’s commitment to your success – as you expand your service offerings with add-on capabilities, or evolve your business model.

Do more with Red Hat

The partner opportunity for Red Hat OpenShift

Find out what existing Red Hat global partners had to say about their potential revenue opportunities in this Red Hat-commissioned Forrester Consulting Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) study.

Culture lessons for practitioners

On Code Comments, we speak with experienced professionals on the challenges along the way from whiteboard to deployment.

The evolution of Red Hat partner skill validation

Red Hat's commitment to our partner ecosystem continues with the launch of an updated framework for skills validation with Red Hat Credentials and Certifications.

Partner success stories

This is an ecosystem built for shared opportunity and shared success. Take a look at some of the successes partners have experienced in working with Red Hat.

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Executive Vice President of the Cloud and AI Group, Microsoft

Collaborate for readiness, innovation, and growth

Join our community of partners to open doors to new ideas, new skills, and new opportunities. Enhance your company’s standing as a trusted advisor and an industry leader. Deliver reliable support and unique market value—fueled by the Red Hat portfolio.