Rafay Systems, the platform provider for Kubernetes Operations, has announced support for running both Virtual Machines (VMs) and containers on Kubernetes through its Kubernetes Operations Platform (KOP). To help enterprises that rely upon existing VM-based workloads, Rafay accelerates application modernization and increases operational efficiency for legacy applications by empowering enterprises to deploy, manage and operate containerized and VM-based applications within one platform.
While containerization momentum is strong, the reality is that many applications may not be consumable as containers for a number of years. Companies need a unified operation and orchestration platform to deploy and operate VMs across data centers and cloud environments alongside containerized applications.
With Rafay’s KOP, users can run legacy applications with the same underlying orchestration as cloud-native applications across a fleet of clusters that are distributed across cloud, data center, and remote/edge environments. This eliminates the complexity of running two different modes of orchestration or having to completely re-architect legacy applications.
"By allowing users to deploy VMs and containers on a fleet of Kubernetes clusters via a single pane of glass, Rafay eliminates the operational headache of managing them separately. Offering enterprises this flexibility means Rafay is able to help organizations accelerate their modernization journey. Through our platform, users gain operational efficiency and simplicity in their deployment and operations," said Mohan Atreya, SVP Product and Solutions at Rafay Systems.
The market demand for operating VMs and containers from a unified operations platform is growing as it can reduce costs by consolidating technology stacks. Rather than running separate sets of infrastructure for virtual machines and containerized applications, teams can centralize these stacks for common purposes. Additional savings can be realized from software and utility costs as VMs are migrated to Kubernetes, and from the potential to decrease the organization’s infrastructure footprint.
Learn more about running virtualized workloads on Rafay’s Kubernetes Operations Platform: https://docs.rafay.co/workloads/vm_wizard/
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