Rafay Systems announced new enhancements to its flagship Kubernetes Management Cloud (KMC)
that set a new standard in enterprise Kubernetes management for
mission-critical applications. The updated capabilities include: Private
datapath support for Zero-Trust Kubectl Access (ZTKA), cluster
blueprinting for fleet management, application drift detection to
protect against costly application downtimes due to misconfigurations,
and infrastructure provisioning via GitOps for end-to-end deployment
automation.
As
Kubernetes plays an increasingly important role in mission critical
enterprise environments, deployments are gaining in size and complexity,
making modern application development costly and time-consuming, and
exposing DevOps teams to added security and compliance risks. Rafay's
Kubernetes Management Cloud was designed to meet these needs with a SaaS
approach and a focus on turnkey workflows, Zero-Trust security, and
enterprise-grade support.
The
latest round of additions to the Rafay KMC are focused on helping
enterprises securely manage Kubernetes clusters across clouds and data
centers, standardize Kubernetes fleets of clusters, and automate both
application and infrastructure deployments at scale. With these
additions, Rafay has further strengthened mission-critical Kubernetes
management capabilities for use in large-scale, complex enterprise
environments.
"Enterprises
across a broad range of verticals are adopting Kubernetes as their
orchestration platform of choice for production deployments of
mission-critical applications. CTOs want such an important part of the
stack to be enterprise-grade," said Mohan Atreya, Vice President of
Product and Solutions for Rafay. "The
new features we're introducing today uniquely enhance the security,
standardization and automation capabilities required for organizations
looking to implement Kubernetes in a scalable way."
Private Datapath to ZTKA for Security & Policy Enforcement
Rafay's
newly added support for private datapaths to ZTKA allows companies for
the first time to more easily comply with security policies while
continuing to leverage a SaaS-based Kubernetes management platform such
as Rafay. Companies in regulated industries at times find themselves
unable to leverage a cloud-based datapath for access to critical
infrastructure even though the platform in use natively offers
end-to-end security and encryption capabilities. With this new
industry-first capability, enterprises can enjoy the best of both worlds
for Kubernetes management: leverage a SaaS platform with a heightened
security and privacy model for all Kubernetes control-plane
interactions. For more information on Zero-Trust Kubectl Access visit https://rafay.co/products/zero-trust-kubectl-access/.
Cluster Blueprinting for Standardization Across Fleets of Clusters
Rafay's
newly added cluster blueprinting capability for configuration
enforcement across cluster fleets, and configuration reconciliation and
drift detection for applications help enterprises simplify ongoing
operations for Kubernetes environments. With cluster blueprints,
enterprises can rapidly provision standardized Kubernetes clusters that
are automatically configured with enterprise-sanctioned tools across
clouds and data centers, a major issue faced by infrastructure
operations teams as part of day-2 activities. With configuration
reconciliation and drift detection for applications, infrastructure
operations teams can ensure that no unsanctioned or erroneous
configuration changes are made in production environments. These
capabilities make it easy for enterprises to streamline deployments and
enforce standard application and cluster configurations across their
infrastructure, setting a new standard in Kubernetes management. For
more information on Cluster Blueprints visit https://rafay.co/products/cluster-blueprints/.
GitOps Support for Infrastructure Provisioning and Management
Rafay's
newly added support for infrastructure provisioning and management via
GitOps makes it easy for customers already leveraging Rafay's built in
GitOps pipelines for application deployment to implement an end-to-end
automation methodology. GitOps is an efficient and effective approach to
continuous deployment that leverages a Git repository as the source of
truth, allowing for a declarative approach to infrastructure and
application lifecycle management. For more information about GitOps
support visit https://rafay.co/products/gitops-pipelines/.
General Availability
The upgraded features in Rafay KMC are available immediately.