Simplifying Windows Licensing With OpenShift Virtualization On ROSA
Red Hat, Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026
As organizations modernize their IT environments, Windows workloads continue to play a critical role across business operations. At the same time, licensing complexity and operational overhead are driving teams to evaluate more flexible and cost-effective paths to the cloud.
Today, we announce the general availability of Windows License Included for Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization on Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA), providing customers with a simpler way to run Windows virtual machines alongside Linux workloads and containerized applications on a fully managed hybrid application platform.
Addressing Windows licensing complexity
Windows licensing has historically been one of the biggest considerations when migrating virtualized workloads to the cloud. Organizations must often balance compliance requirements, licensing portability, and cost visibility, all of which can slow down migration initiatives.