Public Cloud Kubernetes Made Simple
Platform9 empowers your DevOps teams to focus on your business and applications, not k8s cluster management
Realize the Promise of Public Cloud Kubernetes
Deploy 4x Faster
Rapidly deploy enterprise-grade Kubernetes on public cloud of your choice
Cut Operational Burden by Up to 90%
Manage consistently across clusters and leverage the power of a fully managed service
Maximize Freedom and Flexibility
Reduce dependence on public cloud proprietary services and choose the best execution venue for applications
Redfin Creates Microservices Applications Blazingly Fast
RedFin DevOps team was struggling with the k8s operational complexity using kops on AWS, until they switched to Platform9…
“With Platform9 Kubernetes-as-a-Service, our new application roll-out time has decreased from several days or weeks to minutes or hours. Redfin developers can now experiment with existing applications and create new microservices blazingly fast …”
Users are not realizing the full power of Kubernetes
Despite the availability of public cloud K8s services (EKS, GKE, AKS), enterprises struggle to leverage the scale, speed, and flexibility of Kubernetes.
It takes days to troubleshoot
A lot of moving parts that can fail: worker nodes, autoscaling, networking, storage, RBAC, etc
It takes many “try-fail” loops to get it right
To right-size complex configurations takes repetitive and frustrating try-fail loops.
Pet clusters are handcrafted
It takes longer to upgrade, rebuild, operate, and maintain uptime.
K8s skills are rare and expensive
The best talent is snatched up by hyperscalers.
Advanced capabilities for worry-free Kubernetes operations
Import EKS/AKS/GKE Clusters
- Easily view all clusters and workloads
- Rely on Platform9 managed monitoring
- Manage RBAC with an intuitive interface
Multi-Cluster Governance and Policy Management
- Profile engine: template-based configuration of clusters, add-ons, RBAC, Helm apps, and more
- Policy enforcement and drift analytics
Our K8s Experts Extend Your Team
- 100% CKA support team
- 24/7 coverage
- Help with your clusters, app issues, and add-ons
Self-Service via a SaaS Control Plane
- Dev teams can use Platform9 to build their own local clusters
- Secure remote access without the need for a VPN
White Paper
Kubernetes in the Public Cloud — Challenges and Solutions
This white paper explains the operational challenges that public cloud Kubernetes users face along with practical solutions.
Platform9 Provides the Fastest Path to Production K8s Clusters
Platform9 automates setup tasks to get your production-ready K8s clusters ready in minutes — on any public cloud.
kops
AWS EKS
Platform9
Management plane
3 hours (10-12 steps)
1.5 hours (7-8 steps)*
4-5 minutes
Monitoring and Logging
4 hours (7 steps)
10 mins (1 step)
0
Role-based Access Control (RBAC) and Identity Access Management (IAM)
<1 hour (4 steps)
<1 hour (5 steps)
2 minutes
DNS
2 hours (2 steps)
1.5 hours (4 steps)
0
Storage
<2 hours (3 steps)
<30 minutes (3 steps)
1 minute
Cluster Networking
1 hour (7 steps)
10-25 minutes (7 steps)
0
Load Balancing and Ingress Controller
<2 hours (8 steps)
<1 hour (8 steps)
2 minutes
Application Package Manager
<10 minutes to install, <3 hours to run app
<10 minutes to install, <3 hours to run app
2 minutes
Total
≅16 hours
>5-8 hours
10 minutes
*With eksctl, this time can be reduced to 15-20 minutes. However, this also increase lock-in due to the use of proprietary CLIs and APIs. All other tasks are complex and manual.
Who’s Responsible When Something Breaks?
Platform9 automates setup tasks to get your production-ready K8s clusters ready in minutes — on any public cloud.
Area
kops on AWS
EKS
Platform9
Control Plane Masters
Community Support
Fully managed
Fully managed
etcd
Community Support
Fully managed
Fully managed
Networking
Community Support
AWS support ticket
Fully managed
Storage
Community Support
AWS support ticket
Partner support
Load Balancing
Community Support
AWS support ticket
Fully managed
Cert Manager
Community Support
Community support
Fully managed
Metrics Server
Community Support
Community support
Fully managed
DNS
Community Support
Community support
Fully managed
Monitoring
Community Support
AWS support ticket
Fully managed
Logging
Community Support
AWS support ticket
Fully managed
White Paper
Benchmarking Kubernetes Management on AWS
This white paper presents benchmark data that will help you figure out the most cost-effective way to manage a production Kubernetes environment on AWS.
How Platform9 Simplifies Kubernetes on Public Clouds
Watch this video walkthrough of Platform9 automation that demonstrates the ease of deploying and managing Kubernetes on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.
Additional Resources
Blog
Deploy a Platform9 Managed Kubernetes cluster and connect it to Azure Arc
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Blog
Shared Kubernetes Clusters on Azure with Platform9
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White Paper
Fargate vs. Kubernetes: Which Container Orchestration Solution Do You Need?
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