Many developers containerize their application so that it can run on any infrastructure; however, it’s still too hard to run containers on a private cloud. Together with Mirantis, we’ve integrated Kubernetes, our open source container manager, in OpenStack. This integration will make it easier to run your apps on a private cloud, while enabling new “hybrid” cloud possibilities. To learn more, sign up for the waiting list.

New “Hybrid” Possibilities
If your company is bigger than a startup, you probably have both on-premises and public cloud infrastructure to host your portfolio of apps. This “hybrid” approach is great in theory: your on-premises infrastructure offers control and you can scale to the public cloud when necessary. Unfortunately, it’s not always easy to take advantage of this flexibility—it’s still too hard to move workloads between infrastructures.

With Kubernetes powering both your private and public clouds, you’ll be able to unlock the power of a hybrid infrastructure. For example, you might run a primary instance of your application in a private cloud, and then replicate other instances to Google Container Engine in geographies where you don’t have on-premises infrastructure.

Learn More
To learn more about how we’re working together with Mirantis, read their blog post. And feel free to stop by the Kubernetes Gathering on February 25th in San Francisco to see Mirantis give a full demo.

-Posted by Kit Merker, Product Manager, Google Cloud Platform