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Today we are excited to announce the general availability of Rancher 2.3, the latest version of our flagship product. Rancher, already the industry’s most widely adopted Kubernetes management platform, adds major new features with v2.3, including:
These new capabilities strengthen our Run Kubernetes Everywhere strategy by enabling an even broader range of enterprises to leverage the transformative power of Kubernetes.
Today, 70% of on-premises workloads are running on the Windows Server operating system, and in March of this year, Windows Server Container support was built into the release of Kubernetes v1.14
Not surprisingly, Windows containers have been one of the most desired technologies within the Kubernetes ecosystem in recent years. We are proud to be partnering with Microsoft on this launch and are excited to be the first Kubernetes management platform to deliver GA support for Windows Containers and Kubernetes with Windows worker nodes! To get Microsoft’s perspective on Rancher 2.3, check out this blog from Mike Kostersitz, Principal Program Manager at Microsoft.
By bringing all the benefits of Kubernetes to Windows, Rancher 2.3 eases complexity and provides a fast and straightforward path for modernizing legacy Windows-based applications, regardless of whether they will run on-premises or in a multi-cloud environment. Alternatively, Rancher 2.3 can eliminate the need to go through the process of rewriting applications by containerizing and transforming them into efficient, secure and portable multi-cloud applications.
With most businesses managing multiple clusters at any one time, security is a key priority for all organizations. Cluster templates help organizations reduce risk by enabling them to enforce consistent cluster configurations across their entire infrastructure. Specifically, with cluster templates:
Additionally, admins can scan existing Kubernetes clusters using industry tools like CIS and NIST to identify and report on unsecure cluster settings in order to facilitate a plan for remediation.
A big part of Rancher’s value is its rich ecosystem catalogue of Kubernetes services, including service mesh. Istio, the leading service mesh, eliminates the need for developers to write specific code to enable key Kubernetes capabilities like fault tolerance, canary rollouts, A/B testing, monitoring and metrics, tracing and observability, and authentication and authorization.
Rancher 2.3 delivers simplified installation and configuration of Istio including:
Rancher 2.3 also introduces support for Kubernetes v1.15.x and Docker 19.03. Getting started with Rancher v2.3 is easy. See our documentation for instructions on how to be up and running in a flash.
Rancher 2.3 is just the latest proof point of our momentum in 2019. Other highlights include:
And, maybe the best part of the story is that we have more exciting news coming very soon! Stay tuned to our blog to learn more.
We also look forward to seeing everyone at KubeCon 2019 in San Diego, California. Come to booth P19 to talk with us or get a personalized demo.