{"id":37081,"date":"2019-05-21T09:47:28","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T08:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/2019\/05\/21\/kubernetes-takes-centre-stage-in-2019-why-should-cios-care\/"},"modified":"2019-05-21T11:04:07","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T10:04:07","slug":"kubernetes-takes-centre-stage-in-2019-why-should-cios-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/me\/2019\/05\/21\/kubernetes-takes-centre-stage-in-2019-why-should-cios-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Kubernetes takes centre stage in 2019: Why should CIOs care?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joe Baguley, VP & CTO EMEA, VMware, looks at the rise of Kubernetes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Make no mistake that the businesses that survive and thrive today will be those that continuously experiment. Think Jeff Bezos advocating the need for \u2018high-quality, high velocity decisions\u2019 \u2013 speed matters in business, and new ideas, new products and new strategies require a nimble and fresh approach.<\/p>\n

How to drive innovation at scale is on the minds of CIOs I speak to and, clearly, others in the industry \u2013 whether that\u2019s by better \u2018adapting to a multi-cloud world\u2019 or \u2018leading their organisations through a period of multiplied innovation and disruption.<\/p>\n

Today, that\u2019s an approach that simply boils down to getting applications and data into the hands of users as fast as possible. Applications are fundamental to how modern businesses work, compete and evolve. But let\u2019s be honest, when talking about modern app development and delivery we are talking about multiple data centres, traditional and cloud native applications, multiple clouds, all to be managed, all in one complex and interlinked network.<\/p>\n

Operation models have to keep up with this rapidly evolving cloud architecture \u2013 and without consistency and automation, businesses simply can\u2019t function and will fall behind.<\/p>\n

So, how do forward-looking organisations keep up? What should CIOs looking at their cloud-native app strategy be thinking? The answer lies in a technology that is making a rapid shift from the darkest reaches of IT into broader business parlance as it takes a central role in driving and managing application innovation \u2013 Kubernetes.<\/p>\n

Kubernetes is the new foundation to Digital Transformation success \u2013 CIOs need to listen up<\/strong><\/p>\n

But let\u2019s take a step back for a moment. Understanding the capabilities of Kubernetes – a technology for running, automating and managing containers – has to start by understanding the role it can play in helping CIOs evolve the business.<\/p>\n

Kubernetes \u2013 far more than a technical buzzword \u2013 is a crucial part of the modern management story within our changing landscape of app build and delivery. In fact, did you know, Kubernetes is Greek for \u2018helmsman\u2019 and the origin of the word governor, so this technology really is the governor of the infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Think of Netflix, its meteoric rise to the world\u2019s leading internet entertainment service. This simply wouldn\u2019t be possible with monolithic databases and apps. It is only through microservices that it has succeeded, with growth in container use at Netflix now exceeding three million in April 2018.<\/p>\n

The rise of microservices and Kubernetes is fundamentally allowing a more agile way for teams to experiment, fail fast and the same time to find out the right and wrong bits of applications to put in containers.<\/p>\n

This is the very heart of innovation in today\u2019s multi-cloud world, and where automating the deployment process for managing containers enables businesses to save money, ensure scalability improve efficiency and free up IT teams from maintenance-based tasks.<\/p>\n

In the long term, we believe that Kubernetes can be applied to so much more than just containers.\u00a0 We predict that many vendors will start to offer the whole Kubernetes stack to customers and help them to apply it to other areas to scale their business.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re only just starting to see the impact this technology can have on businesses. Enterprises need to make the most out of their technology, helping them transition from where they are to where they need to be, and future-ready for the next technology frontier.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s about knowing how organisations want to consume Kubernetes. Some might want a simple version, others will require a more integrated solution, and some will want Kubernetes as a service that\u2019s managed in the cloud, and so all of these options need to be factored in.<\/p>\n

Breaking down the barriers<\/strong><\/p>\n

If Kubernetes is so effective at helping to drive business transformation forward \u2013 why are more not jumping at the chance?<\/p>\n

The barriers to effective Kubernetes deployment will always be existing processes and siloed teams. The crucial first step is to understand how to bridge the gaps between different teams in your organisation. That might be between developers and operations, or it might be between IT and a commercial function. It\u2019s also about encouraging technical people to talk to, and empathise with, sales and marketing or vice versa. Kubernetes can help deliver these consistent operations, so that IT teams no longer need to be spending time pushing buttons or fighting fires \u2013 they are now freed up to build and deploy softer skills for business success.<\/p>\n

Beacons of best practice<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kubernetes is already helping many organisations to enrich the developer, or even citizen experience. Abu Dhabi Government, for example, has enhanced its digital solutions to support a unified government services platform. The expected outcome is to streamline and enhance the experience of citizens. ADSSSA, the authority that oversees the development of Abu Dhabi\u2019s government services, is consolidating over 1,600 government services into 80 end- user journeys that cover everything from buying a house to medical insurance. This has all been underpinned by effective advanced container networking and Kubernetes cluster management.<\/p>\n

And let\u2019s talk about the online gaming, which is now a bigger industry than Hollywood and the music business combined.\u00a0 And growing rapidly. Playtika, a leader in the games industry with 22 million monthly active users, has publicly talked about its container journey. Playtika chose VMware PKS as their container platform to create a more agile environment for developers and testers to develop faster.<\/p>\n

Finally, the team at T-Mobile have had success by clearly aligning Kubernetes with business objectives \u2013 they established clear requirements for Kubernetes and can now track business outcomes to make sure the technology is driving valuable results such as delivering production clusters, which frees up the IT team to focus on coding.<\/p>\n

Technology companies like ours have to keep adapting with their customers as they embark on their multi-cloud journey. Moving into open-source, and creating a strong culture of innovation and engineering, is what we believe will help CIOs innovate and allow for further experimentation.<\/p>\n

Embracing Kubernetes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kubernetes is fundamental for innovation in our multi-cloud world, and we are seeing more organisations embrace this technology. Having Kubernetes at the core of your operations, and for the management of multiple containers, is absolutely vital to allow a culture of experimentation to thrive.<\/p>\n

This is the year that large organisations embrace Kubernetes, the foundation for management success in our multi-cloud world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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