How to stay in control and efficient
Advertorial Much has been made about how the SaaS community is making workloads more manageable, resource-efficient, cost-effective and lucrative for businesses. But what of those who provide such a valuable managed proposition? As their workloads rise to new and extreme levels, how can software developers ensure they remain just as efficient and in-control, as those they serve? Kubernetes as a solution has gone some way to offsetting this challenge for many. A managed Kubernetes proposition can serve as an even more robust and sustainable solution moving forward. To understand the scale of the issue at hand, it’s important to note that the SaaS services market was estimated to be worth $141 billion by this year. This volume alone highlights the level of strain being placed on developers. And then there’s the rate of the market’s growth. 73% of companies switched to SaaS solutions last year. Three-quarters, placing their applications, their infrastructures, their solutions and their data in the hands of outsourced subscription services. Such a deluge of requirements and expectation, amid a backdrop of more expectant, impatient and digitally-savvy end customers, has made the role of SaaS providers extremely challenging. And, in such a context, Kubernetes is a game changer. As a solution, it makes applications immeasurably easier to handle. But more than that, it facilitates the exact level of scalability that software developers crave at this moment. As their workloads grow, a cloud-based IT infrastructure consisting of Kubernetes-orchestrated containers can expand accordingly. The resultant, automated, setup is the perfect solution to the perfect storm for a sector in demand. At present, Kubernetes is used by 88% of IT engineers, DevOps and information security specialists, emphasising how quickly the solution has become pivotal to this community.
