Deploy at scale on any Infrastructure
Integrated Platform built on Kubernetes to manage your applications, clusters and more
So what does that mean exactly?
Cloud buzzwords, right? In short, OKD is a very opinionated deployment of Kubernetes. Kubernetes is a collection of software and design patterns to operate applications at scale.
We add some features directly as modifications into Kubernetes, but mostly we augment the platform by "preinstalling" a large amount of pieces of software called "Operators" into the deployed cluster.
These operators then provide all of our cluster components (over 100 of them!) which make up the platform, such as OS upgrades, web consoles, monitoring and image building
In-cloud or on-prem
OKD is intended to be run at all scales from cloud to metal to edge. The installer is fully automated on some platforms (such as AWS), or supports configuration into custom environments (such as metal or labs).
Opionated
The cloud landscape is vast. From GitOps to Service Meshes, Virtualisation to Storage, OKD integrated deployments of leading projects. Recommended Design Patterns enchance security posture and defaults include hardended configuration
Emerging Technologies
OKD adopts developing best practise and technology. A great platform for technologists and students to learn, experiment and contribute across the cloud ecosystem. For OpenShift contributors and partners our technical similarity makes us an ideal lab and development environemnt.