Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Console adds custom dashboards, theming, and integrated help panel

Red Hat has announced three major usability enhancements to its Hybrid Cloud Console, aimed at improving workflow efficiency for administrators managing distributed environments. The update introduces a persistent, retractable help panel designed to reduce browser tab switching by providing contextual assistance directly within the interface.

Additionally, the console now supports advanced theming controls and customizable dashboards. These changes allow users to tailor the visual interface for accessibility and create specific data views for different operational scenarios, such as managing Red Hat Enterprise Linux systems or OpenShift clusters.

New UI and workflow features in Hybrid Cloud Console

• Contextual Help Panel: A new dynamic panel replaces the legacy help menu, featuring a Search tab for keyword lookups, a Learn tab with bookmarking capabilities, and an AI Assistants tab for agentic help experiences.
• Theming and Accessibility: The interface now supports dark mode, light mode, high-contrast mode, and a 'glass-look' mode, with the ability to automatically sync with system and browser theme settings.
• Custom Dashboards: Users can create, duplicate, or import dashboards via configuration strings. The Dashboard Hub allows for the management of multiple views, with future plans to integrate sharing via role-based access controls (RBAC).
• Product Filtering: The help resources are designed to automatically filter based on the active product or service being managed, such as Ansible recommendations or RHEL systems.

Why it matters

These updates improve the management experience for sysadmins operating large-scale hybrid environments involving RHEL, OpenShift, and Ansible. By integrating help and customizable views, Red Hat aims to reduce the cognitive load and context-switching required to monitor complex, multi-cloud infrastructures.