VMware floats new standard to make sure apps don’t break in hybrid K8s environments
Virtzilla also taking on KubeVirt by sharing VM API with the CNCF
VMware has initiated a new initiative to establish a standard for ensuring applications function correctly in hybrid Kubernetes (K8s) environments. The Workload Conformance Working Group within the Kubernetes community aims to create a shared standard for application behavior on Kubernetes, addressing the current lack of comparable testing tools for individual workloads.
As it stands, cluster operators manually assess each application before routine maintenance or a Kubernetes upgrade, leading to repetitive assessments and redundant inquiries from application maintainers across different environments. Prashanth Shenoy, VP of product marketing at VMware's VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) division, explained that a common specification with repeatable tests would provide a consistent baseline for both cluster operators and application vendors.
The group's initial focus includes security, resilience, resource usage, networking, storage, API usage, and observability, with an emphasis on objective, testable requirements. VMware has also contributed to Kubernetes by moving its VM API to the CNCF Sandbox, which allows Kubernetes users to create VMs compatible with other hypervisors.
This move further solidifies the company's commitment to making VMs a first-class citizen of Kubernetes, catering to the needs of both developers and operations teams in an increasingly complex hybrid infrastructure landscape.
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