IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service

Well suited for deploying and managing large number of instances with confidence of high reliability.

IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is well suited for the following scenarios: Microservices-based applications deployments, Automating and scaling new workloads, Disaster Recovery, and High availability
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service may be less suited for the following scenarios: customization tasks for the deployed environments in the control plane, and running multi-cloud hybrid environments that need more integrated solutions.

IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is ideal for deploying modern applications on a microservices architecture -- where easy scaling and ability to update are important. IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service also handles automated deployments and load balancing very well, particularly if you're already working in the IBM Cloud ecosystem.

There are applications less suited to IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service -- such as very small applications, where managing an IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service cluster would be overkill. Also, users not familiar with container organization might find IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service to be a challenge to manage effectively.

If you are an IBM customer or prospective, starting with IKS is relatively easy. Node Autoscaling feature is a click of a button and helps with config map value to set the values, IBM cloud is a little underrated, but it has very good products like IKS in classic and vpc. If you are starting your cloud journey, you should evaluate the IBM cloud specially IKS for cost efficiently.

Good for deploying workloads, without having to be an expert in all underlying components, especially for Managed Kubernetes Services. However, this leads to an inability to troubleshoot without having a solid understanding of the control plane. Good alternative if you have some services that are unable to migrate completely to cloud environment.

The business problems addressed by IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service include

• Complexity of managing large-scale applications
• Increased time and resources required for infrastructure management
• Inefficient application deployment and scaling
• Ensuring consistency in application environments

This means, we can deploy our microservices in IBM Kubernetes service without any problems and provide and build a reliable product

First, it Increased DevOps efficiency for microservices architecture : The sooner developers deploy Kubernetes during the development lifecycle, the better, because they can test code early on and prevent expensive mistakes down the road. Apps based on microservices architecture consist of separate functional units that communicate with each other through APIs,
then, there's less chance of vendor lock-in : containers only contain the resources an application actually needs (i.e., its code, installations and dependencies) and use the features and resources of the host operating system (OS), they are smaller, faster and more portable

Based on my experience, IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is well suited for the following scenarios:Deploying microservices-based applications: IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service allows for easy management of containerized workloads, making it an ideal solution for deploying microservices-based applications. It also provides features like automatic scaling, which can help to optimize performance and reduce costs.Leveraging other IBM Cloud services: IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service can easily integrate with other IBM Cloud services, such as IBM Watson, IBM Db2, and IBM Cloud Object Storage. This makes it a great option for organizations that are already using these services and want to build and deploy applications that leverage them.High availability and disaster recovery: IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service provides built-in high availability and disaster recovery features, such as automatic failover and self-healing capabilities. This makes it a great option for organizations that need to ensure the availability of their applications and minimize downtime.On the other hand, IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service may be less appropriate for the following scenarios:Customized environments: As mentioned before, IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service may lack the level of customization that some users may need. For example, it may be difficult to customize the Kubernetes control plane and nodes to specific requirements, making it less appropriate for users who have unique use cases or need a more customized environment.Multi-cloud or hybrid-cloud environments: IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is primarily designed for use with IBM Cloud, and while it can be used with other cloud providers, the integration and support may not be as seamless. This makes it less appropriate for users who are running a multi-cloud or hybrid-cloud environment and need a more integrated solution.

I think IKS would work for most use cases that we have. My experience with IKS is mostly with micro services based workloads that are scalable and small. IKS has good variety of integrations available OOB to help our use cases. The monitoring and alerting is good and we can get notifications / alerts on almost all aspects of IKS.

I think it works well for workloads having dynamic resource requirements as well (nodes for example). We can quickly provision / deprovision the resources for a cluster quickly.

Applications like stream processing, real-time low latency processing.

The service saves a lot of time, increases focus on delivery, provides more features for customers. Also while working with CI/CD it is very beneficial.

It is well suited for the deployment of a service to provide High Availability and fault tolerance as well as maintaining the lifecycle of custom made resources through Etcd. It is not well suited in providing out of the box monitoring tools to view the state of a service and will need 3rd party integration or the hosting of new apis to monitor and diagnose service issues.

This platform is very reliable orchestration and container management system which has the most effective and profitable Cloud performance and its data management environment is very secure and the migration of various data across platforms is easy. IBM Cloud Kubernetes Services also monitors various project services and it enables me to create valuable and very import real time data reports and the quality management is good.

IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is well suited to run microservices workload that requires high availability, scaling, with good performance. Combined with other IBM Cloud services (e.g. API Connect), it's very easy to set up a working environment in a short while. Comparing with other cloud providers, IBM seems to have fewer locations. If your service wants to be deployed closer to the end-users, it's worth checking out the available locations.

A well-suited case is when we want to evaluate a new potential cloud service. It is less appropriate for situations where businesses already have one.

IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is very powerful, yet not easy to operate but still provides the freedom to innovate and accelerate digital transformation. Combines application development with security and operations considerations to create a seamless software development lifecycle.

It relieves the development team from the tasks that they don't want to do, ensures we execute seamless upgrades frequently, and keeps cluster performance and security up-to-date. This system is one of the automation drivers and we use it to build solutions that are fast, resilient, and that is running perfectly.

For application testing and scaling it's very good and effective. We need to check multiple times the documentation. Availability of regions is very [few]. It's not supported for all regions, [we face] issues when we have customers in the regions [that are] not supported. We had to choose other cloud vendors who are providing better service. We need to get habituated [to] UI if we are using [it] for [the] first time. It will take [a] lot of time to toggle many tabs and check which delays the work.

After embracing IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service, it allowed us to run applications in a cloud provider-agnostic way and made it possible to introduce new products and the infrastructure to scale each autonomous team's idea. Migrating to IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service provided the flexibility and speed to deliver new products while significantly reducing the operational overhead.

It's well-suited for internal service connectivity inside the IBM cloud. If you are using other IBM products then [IBM Cloud Kubernetes] is very suitable to use. For example, using the IBM blockchain service [IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service] is very helpful. Services that are associated with internal IBM cloud components are easy to access and use.

Before ever considering using a managed service like Kubernetes Service, it should have already been decided that an orchestration service is necessary for the use case. Smaller systems have trouble benefitting from Kubernetes because of the added management and added overhead costs but Kubernetes Service is a great fit for a team looking for a managed version of Kubernetes to take some of the infrastructure management away from the process.

Perhaps for those enterprises requiring classical infrastructure needs.

Well suited if you need top-tier and responsive support. Not suited for low complexity apps where setting it can take a high percentage of the project.

IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is suitable for a business that is either running application(s) on-premise and wish to migrate to the cloud for better management and easy scaling. The platform makes the whole process easy and affordable.