What are main differences between openshift , aks and native kubernetes
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I think David’s question is spot on.
Native Kubernetes is the Upsteam Project that anyone can "try" to deploy & utilize but you get support from the community.
AKS is Azure’s managed service offering for Kubernetes (i.e. PaaS ) that is supported by Azure so you can focus on what’s inside the containers.
OpenShift is Red Hat’s offering of Kubernetes with additional features on top such as hw/sw certifications, developer tooling, and support. OpenShift can run in any environment(Bare metal, Virtual Machines, Public clouds) whereas you are of course limited to Azure with AKS.
kvenkatr.
Kubernetes is just an orchestrator , however to build a total solution there are many steps:
1) Install OS 2) Install K8s 3) Configure Networking 4) Configure Monitoring 5) Auth 6 )Configure Logging 7) Securing the whole stack 8) Build Ci/CD pipeline 9) Maybe ISTIO
And the list goes on and on:
Very time consuming + very hard to maintain and control at scale , we didnt mention things can break
Openshift decided to provide a full stack starting the OS ( Red Hat CoreOS) , Native K8s , and all the additional layers already integrated so you or customers can start working from day ONE. All supported and All secured – it just works out of the box. and yes – CI/CD pipeline are integrated within the product .( Operators )
Red Hat contribute back to the community so everyone can enjoy the features
More info –> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTPFwXsM2po
Hope it helps
These answers are all very spot on.
Openshift and AKS are Enterprise Frameworks that run over Kubernetes and help enterprises to manage a Kubernetes Cluster. They add features like logging, security, etc. Native Kubernetes itself is the standard open-source way of orchestrating containers. Openshift and AKS manage, in some way, a Kubernets cluster. It like : AKS —> Kubernetes —> Containers