Source: thenewstack.io
Platform9 Brings VMs to Kubernetes with Managed KubeVirtCategory: Software, Business, Kubernetes
Platform9, a SaaS provider of managed Kubernetes and OpenStack for private and edge clouds, has added KubeVirt, the open source project that brings virtual machines (VMs) into Kubernetes, to its list of managed services. Platform9 Managed KubeVirt, which was first introduced into beta earlier this year, is available to all Platform9 users, including those using the company’s free tier, and allows them to run applications that are better suited to VMs alongside containers in Kubernetes.
We’re seeing a trend where users are looking to get to a single converged stack for managing what their applications are running on, especially in the 4G and 5G space. Telco operators are running new containerized network functions natively in Kubernetes, but there are other ancillary control applications that are adjacent to those functions that are still primarily monolithic applications that are better suited to run as a virtual machine,” Jones said.
With Platform9’s KubeVirt, users can create virtual machines directly from the Platform9 Managed Kubernetes (PMK) UI, both during cluster creation and later during the cluster’s lifecycle.
We’re seeing a trend where users are looking to get to a single converged stack for managing what their applications are running on, especially in the 4G and 5G space. Telco operators are running new containerized network functions natively in Kubernetes, but there are other ancillary control applications that are adjacent to those functions that are still primarily monolithic applications that are better suited to run as a virtual machine,” Jones said.
With Platform9’s KubeVirt, users can create virtual machines directly from the Platform9 Managed Kubernetes (PMK) UI, both during cluster creation and later during the cluster’s lifecycle.
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