More enterprises are realizing the benefits of moving to a containerized infrastructure. Containerization helps enterprises use hardware more efficiently, enables microservices-based applications, and provides a platform that enables DevOps processes. Container platforms such as Docker help development teams package applications and all their dependencies into a single, lightweight, deployable image. Container orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes help with the configuration, provisioning, and management of containers.

The DataStax Kubernetes Operator for Apache Cassandra (Cass Operator) automates the deployment and management of DataStax Enterprise in a Kubernetes cluster. Cass Operator significantly simplifies development by enabling Apache Cassandra databases to take advantage of Kubernetes orchestration in the following ways:

• Defining services, assigning containers to servers and connecting them together
• Dynamically tracking the health of running containers, restarting failed containers and managing container life cycles
• Enabling microservices-based applications that run within any Kubernetes-enabled platform

Cass Operator supports leading Kubernetes platforms, including:

• Red Hat OpenShift
• VMware Tanzu
• Open-source Kubernetes
• Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
• Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
• Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Pivotal Container Service (PKS)

For more information about Cass Operator, see DataStax Kubernetes Operator for Apache Cassandra.