This article was originally published at https://platform9.com/blog/key-features-to-consider-when-evaluating-an-enterprise-kubernetes-solution/
Digital transformation across industries is driving the need for IT to enable cloud-native applications. This has led enterprises to adopt Kubernetes as the most effective way to support cloud-native, container-based architectures, and to modernize their applications and IT infrastructure.
Organizations of all sizes are looking to take advantage of Kubernetes – for both greenfield applications and for re-architecting and modernizing legacy applications. While many organizations are looking to leverage Kubernetes, talent scarcity of Kubernetes experts, coupled with the complexities of running Kubernetes at scale, hinder successful adoption.
Kubernetes is notoriously difficult to deploy and operate at scale — particularly for enterprises managing both on-premises and public cloud infrastructure. Numerous Kubernetes solutions and products have emerged in the industry (from both startups and established traditional vendors) aimed to solve some of the challenges around Kubernetes. The space has become crowded, and difficult for organizations to navigate and compare the various offerings.
In this blogpost at this link, I identify 18 technical and operational capabilities to consider when evaluating various solutions for enabling Kubernetes at scale in the enterprise. In the next posts in this series, we’ll compare some of the leading commercial solutions and how they stack up across these key features.