The Red Hat Bundle Trap

You bought RHEL, OpenShift, and Ansible as a bundle. Now you’re the proud owner of a tech estate that looks like Frankenstein's monster—and it’s time to renew.

Let’s talk about the Red Hat bundle trap: where a well-meaning discount morphs into a procurement migraine, full of license sprawl, unused capacity, and contract renewal déjà vu.

This is for every procurement pro, IT architect, or budget holder who’s ever heard:
“We can’t split the products—this is a bundle price.”

Let’s break that bundle.

The Problem: When Bundles Go Bad

Red Hat loves bundling for a reason:

• You feel like you're saving 30%

• Sales locks in multiple product lines

• IT signs off once and forgets the sprawl

But 12–36 months later, your renewal quote shows up and you realize:

• RHEL’s everywhere (fine)

• Ansible’s used by two engineers in DevOps

• OpenShift’s deployed... nowhere.

And yet, you're on the hook for all three—again.