What is Gravity and how does it help with Kubernetes deployment?
Gravity is Invisibl Cloud's self-service developer platform that simplifies deploying microservices to Kubernetes. It allows developers to deploy applications without deep Kubernetes knowledge, offering pre-built workflows, observability, configuration management, and automated scaling, while enabling DevOps teams to enforce security and governance centrally.
What types of workloads does Gravity support?
Gravity currently supports Microservices workloads. Support for Background Workers is under development, and Serverless, Data Analytics, and MLOps are on the immediate roadmap. It provides capabilities like pre-installed Istio Service Mesh, end-to-end observability, and integrated cloud services for these workloads.
What cloud providers does Gravity support?
Gravity currently supports AWS. Support for Azure is under development, and Google Cloud is in the immediate roadmap. It runs on top of managed Kubernetes services like Amazon EKS, Azure AKS, and Google GKE, and does not provide a custom Kubernetes distribution.
How does Invisibl Cloud help with scientific research?
Invisibl Cloud offers Quark, a self-service bioinformatics platform for multi-omics, computational biology, and AI/ML experiments with zero IT overhead. It features an intuitive drag-and-drop interface to build scientific pipelines, accelerating scientific discoveries and lowering the barrier for cloud infrastructure.
Can I use my own domains with Gravity?
Yes, you can connect your existing domains in Gravity. Once connected, Gravity will automatically create and manage DNS records whenever you deploy your workloads. For TLS certificates, Gravity uses Let's Encrypt by default, with support for alternate providers like AWS Certificate Manager.