#2 Only Palette can deliver and optimize your edge K8s

Edge computing is the fastest-growing environment for Kubernetes. And only Palette makes it easy. Compared to DKP we offer::

• A uniquely flexible immutable edge stack with your own choice of OS and distribution, based on our open source project Kairos, and the Secure Edge Native Architecture in collaboration with Intel

• Low-touch device and software stack provisioning options to reduce field engineering costs and time-to-market

• Over-The-Air (OTA), zero-downtime rolling upgrades and edge-optimized fleet management dashboard

• Unique 2-node HA architecture for the edge, reducing your hardware costs by a third or more

• EdgeAI™: a set of unique capabilities to support deployment and management of AI-augmented edge applications

• Support for Arm and x86 edge devices and nVidia GPUs

We have live production customers doing edge Kubernetes with us, including GE HealthCare, RapidAI and agritech pioneers Tevel.

#3 More freedom, more flexibility

Every organization does Kubernetes differently. We make it easy to build and deploy the stack that’s right for you, with:

• Full-stack declarative management from the OS to the application with end-to-end day 0-2 operations

• Support for any environment; virtual and bare metal data centers, cloud IaaS and managed Kubernetes services, and the edge (connected or air-gapped).

• Unique ability to import and add value to your existing clusters at your pace

• 2x as many supported ecosystem integrations as D2IQ, and the ability to use Palette’s CNCF, hardened K8s distro or any other, including Konvoy, RKE2 and more

• Choice of deployment options, including ability to deploy Palette’s management plane self-hosted, even on managed Kubernetes services such as EKS

• Freedom to drive Palette through our GUI, CLI, well-documented API, or through Terraform or Crossplane

• Pay for only what you use and when you use it: no management servers, no hidden charges

#4 Value-add for all stakeholders with rich features for platform, IT Ops and development teams

A Kubernetes environment is about more than just clusters — it’s a key ingredient in your application landscape. We provide unique features that D2IQ simply doesn’t offer, including:

• Virtual Clusters, an enterprise-grade implementation of the vCluster open source project, giving your developers fast, cost-effective access to clusters on demand

• Virtual Machine Orchestrator (VMO), an enterprise-grade implementation of the KubeVirt open source project, enabling you to bring your legacy VMs into Kubernetes for unified application management

• Palette Dev Engine, the “App Mode” for Kubernetes, enabling your developers to model and deploy their applications to clusters more easily

#5 Stability and innovation for the future of your Kubernetes strategy

When you’re choosing a software provider, you want to know that you’re in safe hands, now and in the future. We are constantly innovating with various open source contributions and sponsored projects for the next phase of Kubernetes. Don’t believe us? Check out our awards and industry recognition or what our customers say about us.

Wherever you are in your Kubernetes and application modernization journey, Palette is the next-gen platform built from the ground up for enterprise scale, security and ease of management, so you can focus on what’s important.