Platform9 introduces managed Kubernetes service on VMware

After releasing a SaaS-managed Kubernetes solution in 2017, Platform9 announced Platform9 Managed Kubernetes (PMK), its new managed Kubernetes service on VMware.

The new managed service, announced Monday, is available now worldwide through Platform9 partners, and Platform9 claims it’s the industry’s only fully managed Kubernetes service that works on existing infrastructure. It also delivers visibility and management across Kubernetes environments that are on-premises, in the public cloud, or at the edge.

Sirish Raghuram, co-founder and CEO of Platform9, said Kubernetes on VMware has come a long way.

After releasing a SaaS-managed Kubernetes solution in 2017, Platform9 announced Platform9 Managed Kubernetes (PMK), its new managed Kubernetes service on VMware.

“VMware was never designed to run containerized workloads, and integrated offerings in the market today are extremely clunky, hard to implement and even harder to manage,” he said in a statement. “We’re proud to take the pain out of Kubernetes on VMware, delivering a pure open source-based, Kubernetes-as-a-Service solution that is fully managed, just works out of the box, and with an SLA (service level agreement) guarantee in your own environment.”

On its website, Platform9 says PMK is a necessary addition to its hybrid cloud solution, allowing customers to centrally manage VMs, containers and serverless functions on any environment with a single interface. The website also references competing vendors such as VMware PKS (Pivotal Container Service), and while PKS boasts a similar tool set needed to run Kubernetes, it requires them to be installed and provisioned by the customer.

“While PKS provides all the tools needed to run Kubernetes in production, the burden is on the customer to operate these systems with strict SLAs,” the company said.

Would you recommend this article?

Share

Thanks for taking the time to let us know what you think of this article!
We'd love to hear your opinion about this or any other story you read in our publication.


Jim Love, Chief Content Officer, IT World Canada

Featured Download

Alex Coop
Alex Coophttp://www.itwc.ca
Former Editorial Director for IT World Canada and its sister publications.

Related Tech News

Featured Tech Jobs

 

CDN in your inbox

CDN delivers a critical analysis of the competitive landscape detailing both the challenges and opportunities facing solution providers. CDN's email newsletter details the most important news and commentary from the channel.