Upgrade Kubernetes and Manage App Dependencies
Solution for Cloud Cost Reduction
KAOPS upgrades Kubernetes and dependencies seamlessly using a Canary approach
The Kubernetes Upgrade Challenge
Kubernetes is an open-source software program. No matter which Kubernetes you use, you’ll need to regularly upgrade to the latest version to get the latest features or security patches.
But, can you be sure that your production apps and tools will run in the new version of Kubernetes?
Your apps and tools might depend on a particular version of Kubernetes and its API to run properly.
Miscalculate one of those dependencies, and your apps will crash.
The Automated Kubernetes Upgrade Solution
Nethopper KAOPS uses an innovative “Canary cluster”approach to reduce the risk and time to accomplish your upgrades.
KAOPS accounts for all the dependencies, including:
Cloud environment
Kubernetes distro
K8s Version
Infrastructure choice (compute, storage, network)
Your app/workload versions, tooling versions, IAM, etc. KAOPS hitless “Canary cluster” approach allows you to update live production with confidence, and roll back if needed.
With KAOPS, you can:
Reduce upgrade operations by >60% (1-2 Full time employees)
Improve application availability by 90% (e.g. from 99.0 to 99.9%)
Maintain support for your Kubernetes version with your cloud provider
Eliminate security vulnerabilities
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Solution Details
Developing a modern application is a lot of work, often by a large team of people.
The focus of your team is on the effort of writing and testing the code to launch the application (Day1). However, the app will only launch once, but then needs to be operated and upgraded many times for years to come (Day2).
Without careful planning, the cost of Day2 can be just as high as Day1, keeping expenses high or increasing forever, and consuming top talent for the long term.