Scale fast with AKS
July 08, 2021
Scale fast with AKS
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
We use [Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)] to deploy and manage multiple instances of micro service APIs for our customers. [Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)] allows us to quickly deploy and manage our APIs at scale in a repeatable way.
- Highly repeatable process
- Minimizes the amount of software to install
- Easily scale resources to meet demand
- Steep learning curve
- Expected charges are unclear until you see real production usage
- Operations teams need to learn an entirely new skill set
- Repeatability of process
- PaaS model
- Quickly create environments without purchasing servers
- Developers local minikube environments translate well into an AKS instance
[Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)] is largely similar to EKS. I use both products fairly interchangeably and the decision comes down to which ecosystem you are part of and the which locations are important to you.
Do you think Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)'s feature set?
Yes
Did Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) again?
Yes