Alibaba Cloud Kubernetes Service (ACK)
Alibaba Cloud Kubernetes Service (ACK) is a fully managed, high-performance container service for running cloud-native applications on Alibaba Cloud. It automates the deployment, operation, and scaling of Kubernetes clusters, abstracting away much of the underlying infrastructure management and…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2017
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- Alibaba Cloud Kubernetes Service was created to solve the significant operational overhead and complexity associated with deploying, managing, and scaling Kubernetes clusters and containerized applications, particularly for enterprises needing high availability, robust security, and deep integration within the Alibaba Cloud ecosystem. It abstracts away infrastructure management, allowing developers to focus on application logic.
- Platforms
- Alibaba Cloud
Related technologies
- Prometheus
- Grafana
- Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS)
- Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS)
- Docker
- Alibaba Cloud Container Registry (ACR)
- Helm
- Jenkins
- GitLab CI/CD
- Alibaba Cloud Log Service
- Terraform
- Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer (SLB)
- Alibaba Cloud Relational Database Service (RDS)
Notable users
- Various enterprises and startups utilizing Alibaba Cloud infrastructure, particularly in Asia-Pacific
- Alibaba Group (internal use across various business units)