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Status Planned for future release
Categories Social Program Management Platform
Created by Guest
Created on Oct 25, 2022

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Support alternative container platforms other than OpenShift or IKS

Hi there Merative

We are looking at using Containers/Kubernetes and we are looking at the various potential solutions for our software ecosystem.

The current Merative supported container platform for Curam SPM is quite prescriptive with OpenShift supported and IBM IKS. Prerequisite software Prerequisite software (merative.github.io)

This is a little bit limiting as Curam/SPM is one of our key applications, so our potential choices of solutions are realistically just IKS and Openshift.

It negates many fantastic alternatives for us such as:-

  • Vmware Tanuz

  • Rancher

  • Mirantis

  • AKS

  • EKS

  • etc

So the questions or requests are:-

Is there any flexibility in the support/contract to go with a non IKS/OpenShift container platform and still receive support if we do not use IKS or OpenShift? IE potentially increase support cost to cover other container providers.

Is there going to be a change in the future roadmap around the support statement for other container platforms?

Im assuming this is all tied to WebSphere liberty requirement as well.

Customer Name MSD
Persona Based Summary

As an Infrastructure Architect I want to be able to choose alternative container platforms so I can provide the correct platform for my organisation.
Market Segment Health & Human Services
Type of Request Customer Requirement
Market Opportunity

This will help with organisations that may not want to use IKS or OpenShift.
CURAM:Workarounds + Proposed Solution

Workaround

  1. We are currently not using Curam with Containers; however we are looking at future Curam container-based deployments.

Proposed Solution

2. Provide full customer support for alternative container platforms

Or

3. Provide roadmap for future supported configurations and rationale (assuming there is any leeway).
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  • CLAIRE MCGAFFEY
    Reply
    |     Nov 15, 2022

    Hi Simon,

    We have reviewed your enhancement suggestion. Based on the information provided, our understanding of your request is as follows:

    You are requesting that SPM support additional container platforms (e.g. AKS) to the ones supported currently.

    The theme is aligned with our current strategy for our product to continue SPM's cloud journey and support our customers as they move to the cloud and we have accepted your suggestion as a consideration for a future release.

    Thank you for taking the time to share your ideas with us. We are committed to involving our users in building our product roadmap and appreciate your suggestions.

    Barbara Ridgway, SPM Product Management Team

  • CLAIRE MCGAFFEY
    Reply
    |     Oct 26, 2022

    Hi Simon

    Thank you for taking the time to share your ideas with us. We are committed to involving our users in building our product roadmap and appreciate your suggestions.

    We will review the information you have provided and get back to you within 30 days. If additional details are required to complete our evaluation, we will send you a request for more information.

    Thank you,

    Barbara Ridgway, SPM Product Management Team