Recognition highlights exceptional growth in OpenShift deployments as enterprises accelerate VMware migrations and infrastructure modernization.
ATLANTA, GA, UNITED STATES, February 24, 2026 -- Shadow-Soft, a boutique IT consulting and solution provider, today announced it has been named the 2025 Arrow Electronics Red Hat OpenShift Partner of the Year. The award recognizes Shadow-Soft’s growth in OpenShift revenue through the Arrow channel while delivering enterprise-scale deployments for Fortune 1000 and mid-market clients.
The recognition comes as enterprises face urgent pressure to modernize infrastructure amid VMware licensing changes and accelerating cloud-native adoption. Shadow-Soft's success stems from its ability to deliver both deep technical expertise and agile execution—enabling mid-to-large enterprises to migrate from legacy platforms and deploy production-ready OpenShift environments faster than industry averages.
"Winning Arrow Red Hat OpenShift Partner of the Year is special to myself and my team," said James Chinn, CEO of Shadow-Soft. "This recognition reflects our commitment to Red Hat and their technology stack and we're grateful to Arrow Electronics and Red Hat for our partnership, which enables us to deliver proven OpenShift solutions, helping enterprises modernize with confidence, and avoid infrastructure lock-in that's trapping so many organizations."
As a Red Hat Premier Partner for 15 years with three Red Hat specializations—container management, automation, and virtualization—Shadow-Soft has completed 200+ successful modernizations across finance, manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare sectors, achieving significant operational savings and faster deployments for enterprise clients.
About Shadow-Soft
Shadow-Soft is a boutique IT consulting and systems integrator specializing in enterprise infrastructure modernization. With 17+ years of experience, Shadow-Soft helps mid-to-large enterprises modernize their IT infrastructure through VMware migrations, Red Hat OpenShift deployments, AI infrastructure setup, automation, and observability solutions. As a certified Red Hat Premier Partner and Dynatrace partner, Shadow-Soft delivers the deep technical expertise that large enterprises demand with the agility and responsiveness they need to stay competitive. For more information, visit https://shadow-soft.com.
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