Red Hat has always been an advocate of growth at the intersection of open source and computing solutions–which is exactly where RISC-V can be found. RISC-V is one of those technologies where the future is both evident and inevitable. By integrating open source concepts with the hardware development process, it’s not hyperbole to say that RISC-V is disrupting the hardware industry.
Our excitement around the unique value RISC-V brings to the hardware ecosystem as an open and collaborative instruction set architecture (ISA) is nothing new. Red Hat has been providing Fedora on RISC-V for several years, collaborating with universities on interesting RISC-V V based research projects , writing about RISC-V since at least 2018 , working within RISC-V International particularly in the platforms & profiles working group and most recently joined the RISE Project as a founding member. We continue to identify new opportunities for RISC- V, especially within edge, artificial intelligence and next-generation infrastructure. As for the business value of RISC-V for enterprises at large, I wanted to share some takeaways from a keynote I gave at the recent RISC-V Summit in Santa Clara.