Plays nicer with others than AWS Fargate and ECS, however has many many moving parts
February 09, 2023
Plays nicer with others than AWS Fargate and ECS, however has many many moving parts
Score 8 out of 10
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Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
Kubernetes has proven effective for orchestrating workloads. Have limited expansion with deploying on a limited number of nodes but it has had a streamlined process without any hiccups. Haven't had any issues with Kube managing deployments and keeping the required amount of replicas running. Cluster IPs are helpful for data reliability. Utilized it as part of AWS EKS which has some limitations with configuration options, but it has more compatibility than AWS's native ECS.
- Cluster IPs
- secure networking
- compatibility with multiple CSPs
- greater configuration than dockers
- requires more user management
- steep learning curve
- susceptibility for malicious attacks due to large surface area
- automation
- redundancy
- complex to fully comprehend
- good for hybrid models
Serverless Kubernetes has helped with automation and taking away day-to-day operations. Really just have to be concerned with managing infrastructure with an API.
Good experience with AWS Fargate with AWS's typical pay-as-you-go pricing model in comparison to more unwieldy Kubernetes. Both have helped to deploy applications quickly, however, Fargate is more limited.
AWS Fargate, EKS, ECS, Docker Containers
AWS and Docker, some Elastic Search
Do you think IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service's feature set?
Yes
Did IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service again?
Yes