Kubernetes delivers great promise when it comes to automating deployment tasks, scaling application resources, and operating containers across a wide expanse of cloud and on premise resources. Most importantly, Kubernetes can deliver the distributed computing power traditionally out of reach for most mainstream organizations. But like any great ship, Kubernetes needs an experienced captain to get to shore safely and set sail for success. The cloud native landscape is complex and without the right expertise, technology, and support to build Kubernetes, your organization can potentially capsize before you reach shore. Learn how you can steer your business into successful waters so you’re well equipped for Day 2 success.

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How Organizations are Benefiting
Ensure Smooth
Sailing for Kubernetes
with D2iQ
The cloud native landscape is complex.
Without the right expertise, technology, and support to build Kubernetes, your
organization can potentially capsize before you reach shore. Read on and learn how
to navigate Kubernetes and steer your business into successful waters so you’re well
equipped for Day 2 success.
Ensuring reliability
to support mission
critical applications
Management and
operational complexity
Lack of internal
expertise
Why Organizations
Sink Their Ship
Before it Sails
Kubernetes takes quite a degree of
sophistication to ensure smooth sailing
and many organizations end up lost at sea
because of these top adoption challenges:
Charting a Course for
Kubernetes Success
Here’s how to get the most out of Kubernetes
so your crew doesn’t feel the need to jump ship:
Enterprise-
grade operability
Reduce risk by ensuring
interoperability of key services.
Best-In-Class Support
End-to-end support from a single,
certified vendor.
Flexible infrastructure
Flexible deployment options,
whether on-cloud or on-premise.
Learn more about D2iQ’s Ksphere at:
www.d2iq.com/solutions/ksphere
CNCF, “The CNCF Cloud Native Report,” 2018. 451 Research, “Container Market Research Report,” 2019. Portworx and Aqua Security, “2019 Container Adoption
Survey,” 2019. Nirmata, “The Nirmata Kubernetes Survey,” 2019. D2iQ, “The D2iQ Cloud-Native Report,” 2018. McAfee, “Cloud-Native: The Infrastructure-as-a-
Service Adoption and Risk Report,” 2018.
Riding the Kubernetes Wave
In order to continuously innovate, many organizations are anchoring
their infrastructure on Kubernetes:
Faster
deployment time
Improved
scalability
Cloud
portability
is the number of CNCF-
certified Kubernetes
service providers.
100
50% 45%
52%
0% 0%
25% 25%
50% 50%
50% 41%
42%
of organizations are using
two or more container
orchestration tools.
of enterprise companies
are running Kubernetes in
production environments.$4.3bn
87%
40%
of organizations are running
containerized applications, up
from 55% in 2017.
is the projected market
for application container
technologies in 2022, that’s 2x
more than in 2019.
65%
Sail Smart with D2iQ’s Ksphere
D2iQ’s Ksphere is an enterprise-grade solution for Kubernetes that helps you
leverage the best of what Kubernetes has to offer so you can stay on course
from the beginning.
Set Sail From Anywhere
Flexibly and safely run
today’s and tomorrow’s
workloads on any cloud,
on-premise, or edge
infrastructure.
Pick up Speed
Ensure your full stack of
services is supported,
operable, and continuously
tested throughout your
application’s life-cycle.
Enable a Smooth Journey
Access to a full complement
of professional services,
training, and support
for Kubernetes and its
supporting services.
x2 growth in multi-cloud
deployments since 2016.
99% of misconfiguration
incidents in public cloud
environments go undetected.
49% or organizations cite
integrated support and
troubleshooting as a top
capability to run Kubernetes.