Multi-Cluster Management for Enterprise IT
Portainer empowers you to securely manage containerized applications across Docker, Docker Swarm, and Kubernetes, and across Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, On-Premise and/or Data Center.
Creation
Creation is the initial creation and management of the clusters themselves (build a cluster, scale a cluster, upgrade a cluster) - this is the realm of dedicated tooling and/or cloud provider KaaS services.
Configuration
Configuration encompasses the unique changes you apply to each cluster to make it production-ready for your specific use case. This includes setting up user authentication and role-based access permissions, defining resource quotas, security policies and controls, setting up namespaces, deploying management applications, and pre-configuring networking elements such as ingress controllers. Multi-cluster management tools allow you to complete this at scale, across many environments.
Consumption
Consumption means the mechanism your internal users consume the platform, which translates to “how they deploy and maintain their apps”. You can employ a self-service UI to assist those users who need to remain close to the platform, or you can fully abstract the platform through an internal developer platform, such as Backstage.
