Cloud Products Solutions Pricing Support Explore more Contact us Log in Create IBM Cloud account IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service Features Pricing Resources IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service Deploy secure, highly available clusters in a native Kubernetes experience Get a cluster — no charge Get pricing options See product documentation Overview Run Kubernetes at enterprise scale IBM Cloud® Kubernetes Service is a certified, managed Kubernetes solution, built for creating a cluster of compute hosts to deploy and manage containerized apps on IBM Cloud®. It provides intelligent scheduling, self-healing, horizontal scaling and securely manages the resources that you need to quickly deploy, update and scale applications. IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service manages the master, freeing you from having to manage the host OS, container runtime and Kubernetes version-update process. Learn to deploy and operate a cluster in a live Kubernetes environment on IBM Cloud at no cost. This is not a demo, yet you won't need to configure or download anything. Try it out Use cases Create Kubernetes clusters Deploy a scalable web app Analyze logs, monitor apps Deploy apps continuously Create Kubernetes clusters See how a fictional public relations firm uses Kubernetes capabilities to deploy a containerized app on IBM Cloud. With IBM Watson® Tone Analyzer Service, the firm gets feedback on its press releases. Stand it up Features Kubernetes made easy See all features Native Kubernetes Scalability. Workload diversity. Continuous availability. Secure clusters Guard infrastructure. Isolate compute. Ensure compliance. Leverage IBM Watson Extend app capabilities with IBM Watson APIs, more. Our clients What IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service customers are saying on My Experience with IBM Jul 29th 2021 We focused on customer satisfaction and working with IBM cloud let us satisfy our customer more than ever. We were highly benefited from the IKS and we will opt for the same in future. By default the workers are deployed in multizone so it would be give us 99.999% SLA and that's great. ... Authenticated Reviewer Information Technology & Services 10,001+ employees IBM Cloud Kubernetes - Great choice for both small and large businesses! Sep 21st 2021 IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service is best for apps that need to scale and developers who want to deploy their software fast and easily. Awesome support IBM Cloud Kubernetes provides good documentation and it is relatively easy to pick up updates and new APIs as well as digging out which one is deprec... Authenticated Reviewer Computer Software 1-10 employees 1 / 12 Read all reviews Frequently asked questions Get answers to the most commonly asked questions about IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service. How does a container-based platform work? View IBM Cloud® Kubernetes Service provides a fully managed container service for Docker (OCI) containers, so clients can deploy containerized apps onto a pool of compute hosts and subsequently manage those containers. Containers are automatically scheduled and placed onto available compute hosts based on your requirements and availability in the cluster. Get started with a Kubernetes tutorial How is the Kubernetes-based container service managed? View How can I run Docker containers on my own infrastructure? View How does autoscaling work for my Docker containers in Kubernetes? View How is container hosting managed when using service provider instances? View Can I integrate block storage with my apps? View How does networking work in a cluster? View How are security controls integrated? View How do I store Docker images in the cloud? View Can I set up my own Kubernetes scheduler to place containers in a cluster? 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