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Summary of Microsoft Container Offerings

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Product Name  Hosting Type Description   When to Use
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Azure  Container orchestration Azure’s flagship managed Kubernetes service  At-scale, highly configurable containerized applications in Azure
Azure Container Apps (ACA) Azure Container orchestration Serverless Kubernetes-based container hosted Simplified deployment not requiring massive scale or complex configuration
Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO) Azure Container orchestration Managed version of Red Hat’s OpenShift v4 K8s platform  Maintain platform portability of containerized applications; support specific workloads such as WebSphere
Azure Service Fabric Azure or on-premises Container orchestration Microsoft’s microservices platform for container and service orchestration, used internally by Microsoft cloud services Support existing Service Fabric apps; stateful services; new development should be on AKS
Azure Container Instances (ACI) Azure Container hosting Serverless instantiation and execution of containers;

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Updated: May 31, 2023 (September 27, 2021)

  Charts & Illustrations

Summary of Microsoft Container Offerings

Barry Briggs by
Barry Briggs

Before joining Directions on Microsoft in 2020, Barry worked at Microsoft for 12 years in a variety of roles, including... more

Chart explains various Microsoft options for hosting and supporting containers.

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