Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) vs CoreOS rkt / Container Linux (project ended)

Likelihood to Recommend

At one instance, there was a fire in our data center and the backup power had some issues because of which the whole DC went down. I believe with AKS and the replication it's easier to handle such a situation. Also, the scenario would have been pretty transparent to the end-users.

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Administrator in Information Technology

Entertainment Company, 1001-5000 employees

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CoreOS rkt is well suited for any development environment where operating systems and hardware are not homogeneous. CoreOS rkt allows us to write code on one machine with the confidence that it will work on any other. This has been immensely helpful as our developers are often switching to the latest and greatest machines and operating systems. CoreOS rkt is less suited for environments that are not Software as a Service. There is often no need to bring the entire developer environment and associated dependencies when delivering a one time product. In these environments CoreOS rkt just adds unneeded overhead.

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Engineer in Engineering

Computer Software Company, 10,001+ employees

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Pros

Highly repeatable process
Minimizes the amount of software to install
Easily scale resources to meet demand

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Manager in Information Technology

Computer Software Company, 51-200 employees

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Running a secure container without messing up with low-level details
Very clear and straightforward approach to building a container
A way to go for new projects thinking of containers
Comprehensive and well-written documentation compatible with UNIX keep it simple way of thinking

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Ján Sáreník

Embedded OS Engineer

Ján Sáreník - JaSanComputer & Network Security, 501-1000 employees

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Cons

Need to update cluster manually
Policies cannot be updated for existing components
if any change in policy every has to create cluster

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Team Lead in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 501-1000 employees

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Market share, it's often very difficult to find new talent who use CoreOS rkt.
Lack of wow features, CoreOS rkt doesn't necessarily offer any immediate advantages over other container solutions.

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Engineer in Engineering

Computer Software Company, 10,001+ employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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Support Rating

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) 9.0

Based on 2 answers

Microsoft support was really good, whenever we raise any ticket they come back to us within a couple of hours.

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Mounika Chirasani

Software Engineer

JDA SoftwareComputer Software, 1001-5000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

The ability to create new instances (i.e. elastic provisioning) is probably the fastest with Azure Kubernetes Service compared to the alternatives that I have looked at. From a pricing perspective, Microsoft always seems to find a way to be more competitive in this area, and literally every other field they play in.

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Scott Kennedy

Director, eCommerce Analytics and Digital Marketing

Franklin SportsSporting Goods, 201-500 employees

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Docker, lxc, Ubuntu Snappy, partisan chroot+unshareReformulating the problem and realizing a container is not necessary when a testing environment with clearly defined behavior.

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Ján Sáreník

Embedded OS Engineer

Ján Sáreník - JaSanComputer & Network Security, 501-1000 employees

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Return on Investment

Positive impact in moving applications to cloud from the in-hose data center to save cost
Sometimes got affected with some bugs on the AKS infrastructure but hasn't caused a big kios as our production footprint in AKS is not yet high

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Administrator in Information Technology

Entertainment Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Developers spend less time configuring and more time coding.
Less time training developers as CoreOS rkt lets them use whatever hardware and operating system they want.
Reduced our IT costs, solutions are containerized using CoreOS rkt meaning they can write one solution with many developers in mind.

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Engineer in Engineering

Computer Software Company, 10,001+ employees

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Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) vs CoreOS rkt / Container Linux (project ended)