Kove:SDM™ + Red Hat® OpenShift® : Software-Defined Memory Virtualization at Enterprise Scale

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Kove:SDM™ and Red Hat® OpenShift® unlock enterprise-scale memory virtualization — delivering massive scalability, container density, and data center efficiency.

A proven Partnership Powering Scalable, modern infrastructure

For many Red Hat® OpenShift® users, memory has been the final bottleneck — difficult to scale, expensive to provision, and deeply tied to physical limitations. Kove:SDM™ changes that.

Kove:SDM™ is a software-defined memory (SDM) solution that virtualizes and dynamically allocates memory across servers — transforming memory into a shared, flexible, and infinitely scalable resource. Instead of being locked into the physical memory of a single machine, Kove:SDM™ enables workloads to draw from a common memory pool — supporting up to 128TB per process, without changing a line of application code.

At Red Hat Summit 2025, Kove showcased how this breakthrough architecture is already driving impact across OpenShift environments — empowering customers to eliminate memory constraints, boost utilization, and run the most demanding AI/ML, edge, and real-time workloads with ease.

As a certified Red Hat partner, Kove integrates seamlessly with OpenShift, delivering memory freedom without hardware upgrades or proprietary lock-in.

Why Kove:SDM™ matters for Red Hat® customers

For enterprises deploying Red Hat® OpenShift®, memory constraints have long been a limiting factor — Kove:SDM™ eliminates these tradeoffs.

Challenge

Solution

Memory bottlenecks limit pod scheduling and slow performance.

Kove:SDM™ aggregates memory into a dynamic pool across nodes, meaning no more stranded memory or underutilized servers. Now, use virtualized memory to create servers that are up to 600x larger than before.

Scaling memory usually means overprovisioning hardware.

Kove:SDM™ enables 3–10x more workload density using your current infrastructure — without changing a line of code.

AI/ML and HPC workloads outgrow local memory limits fast.

Kove:SDM™ enables unlimited memory access per container — no swap, no slowdown, no proprietary cloud lock-in.

Latency concerns with external memory?

Kove:SDM™ delivers local memory latency up to 150m away — fast enough for even real-time workloads.

Kove’s Lightning Talk Highlights At Red Hat Summit 2025

Kove’s sessions at Red Hat Summit 2025 highlighted how this innovation is already being used by global enterprises day-in, day-out, to power mission-critical workloads with OpenShift.

Software-Defined Memory (SDM): The Pinnacle of Memory Virtualization

The first day of Red Hat Summit 2025, Kove CEO John Overton and Richard Harmon, VP & Global Head of Financial Services at Red Hat, discussed how Kove:SDM™ enables on-demand, flexible memory scaling with real-time reallocation.

  1. Attendees learned how SDM empowers servers to draw from a shared memory pool — supporting up to 128TB per process — without requiring any code changes. 
  2. The session highlighted how Kove:SDM™ supercharges Red Hat® OpenShift® performance, increases container density by up to 100x, and eliminates memory bottlenecks that typically slow down AI/ML, financial services (FSI), and edge workloads.
  3. The technology’s ability to provide local memory latency up to 150 meters or farther away and instantaneous recovery after DIMM failure was particularly well received.

Watch the full session on YouTube

Modernizing Data Centers with Kove:SDM™: Reduce Costs and Achieve Scalable Performance

The next day at Red Hat Summit 2025, John Overton was joined by Chris Astley, CTO for Consulting at KPMG UK, to explore how Kove:SDM™ addresses the mounting challenges faced by data center operators as AI/ML and high-performance computing reshape the industry.

  1. This session demonstrated how Kove:SDM™ aggregates memory across nodes, eliminating stranded resources and boosting local server memory utilization by up to 3x.
  2. The speakers explained how customers achieved 3–5x more workload density on existing infrastructure, reduced power usage by up to 54%, and saw up to 60x faster time to solution compared to leading virtual machines.
  3. The audience gained practical insight into how Kove:SDM™ enables data centers to scale efficiently and cost-effectively, all while maintaining real-time performance.

Watch the full session on YouTube

Key Takeaways from Red Hat Summit 2025

Kove’s participation at Red Hat Summit 2025 underscored our commitment to innovation and delivering real business outcomes. Through insightful discussions and demonstrations, we showcased how Kove:SDM™ empowers organizations to overcome traditional memory constraints, enhancing performance, scalability, and efficiency across diverse computing environments.

Seamless Integration

Kove:SDM™ integrates effortlessly with Red Hat® OpenShift®, delivering significant performance enhancements, cost savings, and flexibility for workloads ranging from AI/ML to edge computing 
and in-memory databases.

Unparalleled Scalablility

By virtualizing and dynamically allocating memory resources, Kove:SDM™ enables organizations to modernize infrastructure without overprovisioning hardware or encountering latency issues.

Customer-validated Results

Real-world implementations demonstrated up to 200% ROI, accelerated time to solution, and 
improved cost efficiency by decoupling memory from individual servers.

Imagine transforming your capabilities, improving your time to solution, and increasing your cost efficiency — all at once.

Over 150m

Eliminate Latency
Kove:SDM™ solves the latency problem across the data center, delivering local performance from 150 meters or farther away.

60-Day Tasks →
1-Day Tasks

Accelerate Time to Solution
Shorten timelines and get 60x customer-validated performance improvements vs. leading virtual machines.

200% or Greater ROI

Enhance Cost Effiency
Decouple memory from individual servers to achieve superior results while needing fewer servers and reducing all associated operating costs.

200ms Recovery Time

Improved Memory Recovery Time
Avoid long delays and restarts that take you offline with instantaneous memory recovery after DIMM failure.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Q: What is Kove:SDM™ and how does it benefit Red Hat® OpenShift® users?

A: Kove:SDM™ is a software-defined memory solution that virtualizes and dynamically allocates memory across servers. It enables Red Hat® OpenShift® users to achieve massive scalability, reduce costs, and boost performance for AI/ML and data-intensive workloads.

Q: What key benefits did Kove:SDM™ highlight at Red Hat Summit 2025?

A: Kove:SDM™ garnered significant interest, with demonstrations showcasing up to 100x increased container density and substantial cost savings for data centers.

Q: Where can I learn more about Kove:SDM™?

A: Visit our Kove:SDM™ Product Page or contact us at sales@kove.com to schedule a demo or request more information.

Q: Can Kove:SDM™ assist with AI/ML and edge workloads?

A: Absolutely. Kove:SDM™ is ideal for AI/ML, edge, and high-performance computing, offering virtually unlimited memory, local memory performance, and rapid scaling without hardware modifications.

Q: Does Kove:SDM™ require proprietary cloud or vendor lock-in?

A: No. Kove:SDM™ operates seamlessly with the Red Hat® OpenShift® environment — no proprietary cloud required.

Additional Resources

Red Hat Summit 2025 Highlights

The Ultimate Guide to Software-Defined Memory (SDM)

Red Hat® OpenShift® Documentation

KPMG Technology & Innovation Insights

Thank you for Joining Us

With Kove:SDM™, OpenShift users are no longer limited by the physical memory in their servers. They’re modernizing their memory architecture and maximizing the value of their Red Hat® OpenShift® deployments, scaling smarter, faster, and more cost-effectively.

If you’re ready to eliminate memory bottlenecks and future-proof your infrastructure, contact us today.