Alibaba Cloud Kubernetes Container Service (ACK)

Key facts

First appeared

2017

Category

technology

Problem solved

ACK was created to address the significant operational overhead and complexity involved in manually deploying, managing, and scaling Kubernetes clusters and containerized applications, especially for enterprises operating within the Alibaba Cloud ecosystem. It automates critical tasks like cluster provisioning, upgrades, and scaling, providing a high-availability, secure, and integrated platform.

Platforms

Alibaba Cloud Infrastructure

Related technologies

• Prometheus
• Grafana
• Alibaba Cloud Serverless Kubernetes (ACK Serverless)
• Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS)
• Alibaba Cloud Function Compute
• Helm
• Docker
• Alibaba Cloud Container Registry (ACR)
• Istio
• Knative
• Alibaba Cloud ApsaraDB (for various databases)
• Alibaba Cloud Log Service (SLS)

Notable users

• Logistics and supply chain enterprises
• Gaming companies
• Financial institutions in Asia
• E-commerce companies leveraging Alibaba Cloud
• Alibaba Group (internal divisions for various services)