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Description

Crossplane is an open-source add-on for Kubernetes that allows platform teams to create infrastructure from various providers while offering higher-level self-service APIs for application teams to utilize, all without requiring any coding. You can provision and oversee cloud services and infrastructure using kubectl commands. By enhancing your Kubernetes cluster, Crossplane delivers Custom Resource Definitions (CRDs) for any infrastructure or managed service. These detailed resources can be combined into advanced abstractions that are easily versioned, managed, deployed, and utilized with your preferred tools and existing workflows already in place within your clusters. Crossplane was developed to empower organizations to construct their cloud environments similarly to how cloud providers develop theirs, utilizing a control plane approach. As a project under the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), Crossplane broadens the Kubernetes API to facilitate the management and composition of infrastructure. Operators can define policies, permissions, and other protective measures through a custom API layer generated by Crossplane, ensuring that governance and compliance are maintained throughout the infrastructure lifecycle. This innovation paves the way for streamlined cloud management and enhances the overall developer experience.

Description

Spot Ocean empowers users to harness the advantages of Kubernetes while alleviating concerns about infrastructure management, all while offering enhanced cluster visibility and significantly lower expenses. A crucial inquiry is how to effectively utilize containers without incurring the operational burdens tied to overseeing the underlying virtual machines, while simultaneously capitalizing on the financial benefits of Spot Instances and multi-cloud strategies. To address this challenge, Spot Ocean is designed to operate within a "Serverless" framework, effectively managing containers by providing an abstraction layer over virtual machines, which facilitates the deployment of Kubernetes clusters without the need for VM management. Moreover, Ocean leverages various compute purchasing strategies, including Reserved and Spot instance pricing, and seamlessly transitions to On-Demand instances as required, achieving an impressive 80% reduction in infrastructure expenditures. As a Serverless Compute Engine, Spot Ocean streamlines the processes of provisioning, auto-scaling, and managing worker nodes within Kubernetes clusters, allowing developers to focus on building applications rather than managing infrastructure. This innovative approach not only enhances operational efficiency but also enables organizations to optimize their cloud spending while maintaining robust performance and scalability.

API Access

Has API Yes 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

Kubernetes Yes 
Alibaba Cloud Yes 
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Yes 
Anthos Yes 
CloudCheckr No 
Equinix Yes 
GitHub Yes 
GitLab Yes 
Google Cloud Platform Yes 
InformationGrid Yes 
Microsoft 365 Yes 
Microsoft Azure Yes 
Rancher Yes 
Red Hat OpenShift Yes 
Spot by NetApp No 
configure8 Yes 

Integrations

Kubernetes Yes 
Alibaba Cloud No 
Amazon Web Services (AWS) No 
Anthos No 
CloudCheckr Yes 
Equinix No 
GitHub No 
GitLab No 
Google Cloud Platform No 
InformationGrid No 
Microsoft 365 No 
Microsoft Azure No 
Rancher No 
Red Hat OpenShift No 
Spot by NetApp Yes 
configure8 No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial Yes 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Crossplane

Website

crossplane.io

Vendor Details

Company Name

Spot by NetApp

Founded

2015

Country

United States

Website

spot.io/product/ocean/

Product Features

Cloud Management

Access Control Yes 
Billing & Provisioning Yes 
Capacity Analytics Yes 
Cost Management Yes 
Demand Monitoring Yes 
Multi-Cloud Management Yes 
Performance Analytics Yes 
SLA Management Yes 
Supply Monitoring Yes 
Workflow Approval Yes 

Container Management

Access Control No 
Application Development No 
Automatic Scaling No 
Build Automation No 
Container Health Management No 
Container Storage No 
Deployment Automation No 
File Isolation No 
Hybrid Deployments No 
Network Isolation No 
Orchestration No 
Shared File Systems No 
Version Control No 
Virtualization No 

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)

Analytics / Reporting No 
Configuration Management No 
Data Migration No 
Data Security No 
Load Balancing No 
Log Access No 
Network Monitoring No 
Performance Monitoring No 
SLA Monitoring No 

Server Management

CPU Monitoring Yes 
Credential Management Yes 
Database Servers Yes 
Email Monitoring Yes 
Event Logs Yes 
History Tracking Yes 
Patch Management Yes 
Scheduling Yes 
User Activity Monitoring Yes 
Virtual Machine Monitoring Yes 

Serverless

API Proxy No 
Application Integration No 
Data Stores No 
Developer Tooling No 
Orchestration No 
Reporting / Analytics No 
Serverless Computing No 
Storage No 

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