Containers have revolutionized software development and deployment by giving DevOps and application teams a way to package their applications together with libraries and other dependencies to provide isolated environments for running their software services. Containerization allows for application portability across environments, which makes it a popular choice for teams deploying applications in hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Effectively managing containers at scale requires the use of a container orchestrator like Kubernetes, which exposes an application as a network service. While the open source and lightweight Kubernetes platform is the right choice for many companies, those needing out-of-the-box features and support for running workloads in a hybrid cloud environment can benefit from Red Hat OpenShift. By building on Kubernetes to provide an enterprise-grade platform, Red Hat OpenShift simplifies the deployment and management of Kubernetes clusters while adding additional features, developer tools, and security enhancements.
NetScaler enterprise-grade Kubernetes ingress for OpenShift clusters
NetScaler enables you to optimize, secure, and route ingress traffic to single or multiple OpenShift clusters. Only NetScaler offers a fully automated proxy and ingress controller for Kubernetes environments that runs as a container within a Kubernetes cluster and converts any microservices-based application’s ingress definitions into NetScaler application delivery controller (ADC) configurations. By being able to configure ADCs from within the Kubernetes cluster, NetScaler has visibility within the Kubernetes cluster and can automatically respond to Kubernetes events.
The advantages of using NetScaler with Red Hat OpenShift
Key advantages of using NetScaler and Red Hat OpenShift together for load balancing and securing your microservices are:
- OpenShift-certified NetScaler Operator for deploying NetScaler Ingress Controller and NetScaler CPX (a containerized application delivery controller) in OpenShift clusters to support stateful applications
- SSL offloading and end-to-end SSL for HTTP/HTTPS applications deployed in OpenShift clusters for enhanced security
- Automated security configurations (TLS, WAF, bot mitigation, and more)
- Failover handling for high availability
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This post was co-authored by Mayur Mohan Patil, NetScaler lead product manager, and Rohit Raveendran, NetScaler principal product marketing manager