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    Overview

    An overview of the operations platform, concepts and architecture

    Cluster Lifecycle

    Provision and manage lifecycle of EKS, AKS, GKE, VMWare, Bare Metal and edge Kubernetes clusters

    Cluster Templates

    Self-service Clusters for teams. Encapsulate the freedom or restriction of cluster specifications to ensure compliance and governance.

    Multitenancy

    Create and manage operating environments to support shared and dedicated tenancy models

    Services

    Critical integrations and foundational capabilities provided by the Kubernetes Operations Platform

    Automation

    Automate provisioning and lifecycle management of Kubernetes infrastructure and applications based on IaC and GitOps patterns

    App Deployments

    Supported patterns for application deployments and lifecycle management

    CNCF Recipes

    Curated documentation showcasing how to configure and operate various open source and commercial offerings from the CNCF ecosystem

    User Management

    Manage users, groups and roles. Integrate with your corporate identity provider for single sign on (SSO)

    Security

    Understand the built-in security capabilities of the platform. Understand the shared responsibility security model

    Partner Operations

    Deliver a white-labeled experience of the platform for your customers

    Self Hosted Controller

    Deploy and operate the Kubernetes operations platform in your infrastructure

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