Cisco, the network giant, has teamed up with Amazon Web Services Inc. for a new hybrid solution to manage containers using the open-source Kubernetes orchestration platform.
Cisco announced last week the Cisco Hybrid Solutions for Kubernetes On AWS. This was made possible by the integration of Cisco and AWS Services with Kubernetes. Kubernetes is the most widely used open-source technology for managing containers.
The integration effort ties the Cisco Container Platform (CPP), with the Amazon Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes, (EKS).
This hybrid solution allows enterprises to provision Kubernetes Clusters either on-premises or in cloud. Kubernetes environments on-premises can be configured to comply with EKS and use AWS Identity and Access Management. This allows you to leverage Cisco’s management, security, and monitoring software.
Cisco stated that the solution will reduce complexity in managing containerized applications within hybrid environments. This requires enterprises to work across siloed technologies, teams, vendors, and environments in order to integrate all parts of a hybrid infrastructure. Cisco stated that the solution will allow business users to concentrate on developing applications and not infrastructure issues by taking care of this “plumbing”.
[Click on the image to see a larger version.] Cisco Hybrid Solution for Kubernetes on AWS (source: Cisco). In a blog post, Kip Compton, a Cisco executive, stated that this solution allows developers to deliver new apps faster. “Developers now have the ability to develop in the cloud, and then deploy on-premises or in the AWS cloud. The new solution provides an enterprise-class environment for applications and support that meets IT’s needs. It provides visibility and control over the hybrid environment without slowing down innovation.
Cisco also shared more information about the partnership in a blog post. Cisco explained that the solution will allow Kubernetes environments to be launched to the AWS cloud as well as on-premise environments through the same CCPUI.
Cisco stated that they simply declare their Kubernetes cluster specifications and refer to the cisco managed OS images for worker node images in order to deploy clusters within either environment. “AWS Identity and Access Management is integrated as a common authentication mechanism so that the cluster administrator can apply the same role-based access control policies (RBAC) across both environments.
Next month, Cisco Hybrid Solution to Kubernetes on AWS is available
