Latest Mirantis k0rdent Enterprise Enables Workloads on Virtualized and Cloud-Native Infrastructure

Mirantis, delivering Kubernetes-native infrastructure for AI, announced the latest release of Mirantis k0rdent Enterprise, with Mirantis k0rdent Virtualization – enabling workloads to run with cloud-native applications and traditional virtualized workloads.

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“Mirantis k0rdent Enterprise now converges VMs, containers, and AI with a single modern infrastructure platform.” –Shaun O’Meara, chief technology officer, Mirantis

“Innovative IT teams are looking for virtualization alternatives, and as AI transforms enterprise IT requirements, now is a critical time to modernize infrastructure,” said Shaun O’Meara, chief technology officer, Mirantis. “Mirantis k0rdent Enterprise now converges VMs, containers, and AI with a single modern infrastructure platform. By eliminating operational silos through unified management and orchestration, enterprises can reduce operational complexity and infrastructure costs.”

Mirantis k0rdent Enterprise enables fleet-scale virtualization anywhere – public clouds, on-premises data centers, edge points of presence, as well as hybrid. The platform enables full control, cost visibility, and observability for virtualized workloads, required for distributed and centralized applications.

Key features of the new Mirantis k0rdent Enterprise release include:

• Automated Distributed Resource Balancer (DRB) for virtual machines to provide resource awareness to identify servers with sufficient available CPU and RAM and perform node balancing to ensure optimal performance without manual intervention.
• Significant updates for AI enablement in alignment with the Mirantis AI Factory Reference Architecture, including:
  • NUMA topology preservation that supports NUMA and PCIe topology-aware VM configuration needed for GPU passthrough to deliver optimal performance;
  • Hugepages and CPU-pinning to improve performance through efficient memory management and dedicated processor resources;
• Support for the latest KubeVirt 1.6.
• Support for the latest Ceph storage 19.2.3 Squid.

Mirantis k0rdent Enterprise uses open source k0rdent, a composable Kubernetes management platform that enables platform engineers to define, deploy, and operate consistent, policy-enforced Kubernetes-native infrastructure using declarative automation, GitOps workflows, and validated templates from the Mirantis ecosystem. Leveraging the self-contained open source k0s, CNCF Sandbox Kubernetes distribution, k0rdent simplifies infrastructure management and accelerates digital transformation initiatives.

The new k0rdent ability to run VMs also extends to Mirantis Kubernetes Engine for k0rdent (MKE 4k), which now has the ability to run virtual machines in addition to its existing capability to run containers.

The new Mirantis k0rdent Enterprise release, and MKE 4k provide alternatives to proprietary virtualization solutions. By supporting legacy infrastructure, Mirantis k0rdent Enterprise and MKE 4k are particularly suited for enterprises modernizing application portfolios and expanding edge infrastructure with AI and cloud-native workloads.

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