In this Q&A Paper, you’ll find all audience questions from the joint Welotec × Red Hat webinar “Accelerate the Innovation Cycle with Virtualization - From device-centric design to functionality-driven innovation in digital substations” — answered in detail by our experts Anton Krupskii and Stefan Richter.
The document provides deeper insights into key topics such as:
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Virtualization performance and real-time responsiveness
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Hardware requirements and architectural considerations
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Lifecycle management in software-defined substations
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IT/OT convergence and operational models
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Open-source platforms and avoiding vendor lock-in
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Redundancy, clusters, and high-availability strategies
This Q&A collection extends the webinar content and supports utilities, engineers, and integrators in planning and operating modern, virtualized secondary systems.
