Kubernetes-based Elastisys and Avassa, which provides an edge-native application orchestration platform, have teamed up to offer a product which manages applications across distributed and centralised environments.
Avassa CTO Carl Moberg said that enterprises were looking to augment their central clouds with edge clouds for reasons including business continuity, improved customer experience and reduced bandwidth spend.
“As they look to place applications where they provide the best value for the business, they design applications with a mix of centralized and distributed components. Leveraging the benefits of both domains can provide significant value to the business when done right”, he said,
A two-tier approach to application management — the distributed edge being one and centralised public clouds being the other — can be seen in a variety of industries such as retail, manufacturing, logistics, and hospitality. This hybrid approach to application placement leads to a synergy effect as the two environments are combined using the compatible and innovative technology that Elastisys and Avassa jointly offer.
Elastisys CEO Johan Tordsson said that many customers have workloads that for regulatory reasons only can use central clouds in part, but still want the benefits of modern containerized software orchestration and enjoy a fully managed platform.
“In Avassa’s technology, we found the missing piece to allow customers to get a seamless cloud native experience all the way from edge to cloud and back. Our relationship with the Avassa people goes many years back. We are excited to partner with this greatly team with the unique experience required to address the challenging edge orchestration problem”, he said.
