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Structured Platforms
- Abstract the operational processes of application deployment away from developers and app teams.
- Can be deployed across private and public clouds
- Capabilities like service brokers, monitoring, scaling, etc. are integrated natively.
- Examples: Cloud Foundry Application runtime, red Hat openShift, Apprenda, etc.
UnStructured Platforms
- Provide control and autonomy for app teams and developers over app deployment workflow.
- Can be deployed across private and public clouds.
- Capabilities like service brokers, monitoring, scaling, etc. must be developed or delivered by additional services.
- Examples:Cloud Foundry Container runtime, kubernetes, Mesosphere, Docker, Tectonic, etc.
Kubernetes Fabric Deployment workshop
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