Platform9 And Fairwinds Partner To Simplify Kubernetes Operations And Optimize Costs
31 Julio 2024 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Partnership will empower enterprises to save up
to 50% on their public cloud bills by eliminating compute waste in
AWS Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS).
Platform9, the leader in simplifying cloud operations and cost
optimization solutions, and Fairwinds, the trusted Managed
Kubernetes-as-a-Service provider for mission-critical applications,
have partnered to solve the challenge of spiraling Kubernetes costs
in public cloud deployments.
According to a Datadog report, more than 70% of AWS EKS
resources are unused. One of the main causes of this problem is
that developers overprovision resources to ensure their
applications have the CPU and memory needed during peak demand.
DevOps and FinOps teams' reliance on manual optimization is
proving to be inadequate. It is evident that a more efficient and
automated approach to cost optimization is essential to mitigate
these challenges, ensuring operational efficiency and
cost-effectiveness.
“With the growth of AIML and container workloads, the demand for
public cloud Kubernetes resources is set to increase exponentially.
Scalability, multi-cluster management, and efficient resource
utilization are becoming critical considerations for enterprises,”
said Madhura Maskasky, Platform9’s co-founder and VP of Product.
“We saw a gap in the market and developed Elastic Machine Pool, a
purpose-built solution that maximizes Kubernetes cluster efficiency
and minimizes costs.”
Elastic Machine Pool reclaims up to 100% of unused capacity,
dynamically allocating resources based on utilization, with zero
pod disruption and no changes required to request/limit values.
With the rise of FinOps methodology, optimizing cloud costs is a
key priority for many organizations, but they are challenged with
managing the complexity of Kubernetes itself. Fairwinds provides a
managed Kubernetes-as-a-Service that works with platform
engineering teams to manage infrastructure, perform upgrades, and
support decision-making, allowing engineers to focus on
business-specific developer needs.
“Over provisioning Kubernetes is a problem many organizations
are facing. Instead of continuing to waste resources, Platform9’s
Elastic Machine Pool seeks to tackle this problem by enabling users
to run existing EKS workloads on fewer nodes,” said Andy Suderman,
CTO at Fairwinds. “Getting EMP up and running during a Proof of
Concept showcased that with a Managed Kubernetes-as-a-Service to
help streamline implementation, enterprises can seamlessly add a
layer of efficiency optimization to Kubernetes environments."
The collaboration between Fairwinds and Platform9 will enable
enterprises to save time and money by focusing on their core
business rather than infrastructure management and cost
optimization. By leveraging Elastic Machine Pool alongside expert
Kubernetes guidance, consulting, and implementation, organizations
can achieve greater efficiency and cost savings.
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About Platform9
Platform9 empowers enterprises with a faster, better, and more
cost-effective way to go cloud native. Its fully automated
container management and orchestration solution delivers cost
control, resource reduction, and speed of application deployment.
Its unique Always-on Assurance™ technology ensures 24/7 non-stop
operations through remote monitoring, automated upgrades, and
proactive problem resolution. Innovative enterprises like Juniper,
Aeromexico, Mavenir, Rackspace, and Cloudera achieve 4x faster
time-to-market, up to 90% reduction in operational costs, and
99.99% uptime. Platform9 is an inclusive, globally distributed
company backed by leading investors.
About Fairwinds
Fairwinds provides Managed Kubernetes-as-a-Service, powered by
expert people and best-in-class software to make your Kubernetes
platform fast, secure, and stable. Companies of all sizes turn to
Fairwinds experts to make Kubernetes an ideal platform to run
services and applications. Fairwinds makes tool selection,
lifecycle management for Kubernetes and its add-ons, and Kubernetes
management easy. Learn more at www.fairwinds.com.
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Platform9 Kamesh Pemmaraju media@platform9.com
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