CNCF survey: Managed Kubernetes turns into the norm

A file variety of organizations have been utilizing containers and Kubernetes to run their enterprise purposes final yr, in line with the Cloud Native Computing Basis’s newest survey of software program and devops engineers.

Whereas a file 96% of respondents stated they have been utilizing or evaluating Kubernetes final yr, that quantity drops to 60% when requested if they’re working the container orchestration platform in manufacturing.

Naturally, the CNCF goes to draw early adopters of cloud native expertise, however it’s nonetheless attention-grabbing to see what number of respondents need to offload the administration of their clusters as containers grow to be foundational items.

Hand-tuning your personal Kubernetes clusters is tough work, so it’s not shocking to see 79% of respondents offloading a few of these operational duties onto an authorized, hosted Kubernetes platform. Moreover, 90% of Kubernetes customers have turned to cloud-managed companies, in line with knowledge offered by cloud monitoring specialist Datadog. That is up from 70% in 2020.

“With this de facto standing, Kubernetes is now going “beneath the hood” just like Linux, with extra organizations leveraging managed companies and packaged platforms,” the survey authors famous.

The most well-liked of these managed companies, in line with the survey, is Amazon’s Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes (EKS), adopted by the Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and Google’s Kubernetes Engine (GKE) in third.

The CNCF survey was compiled in two elements final yr, ultimately overlaying 3,800 respondents throughout the globe between April and November 2021. The survey additionally included manufacturing knowledge from companions Datadog and New Relic and insights from SlashData for the primary time.

“Kubernetes adoption among the many ever-expanding cloud native neighborhood is approaching 100%, which means these investing in cloud native are strongly purchased in and excited for the long run,” CNCF govt director Priyanka Sharma stated in a press release. “Our knowledge additionally demonstrates how ubiquitous cloud native is, whether or not it’s being deployed in-house or as a managed service. I consider 2022 will likely be a banner yr for rising areas of cloud native like edge, observability, and safety as container infrastructures proceed to mature each on the floor and beneath the hood.”