ST Soft: Botsman Containerization Platform

The main articles are:

• Virtualization. Classification and applications
• Containerization (container software)

2024

From point A to point B. Migration to the Botsman platform

Migration to domestic software in this situation reaches peak values. The reasons are clear: it has come to the realization that the platforms of foreign production will remain unavailable in the near future, the current licenses are coming to an end, and it is more and more difficult to get access to updates. The requirements of Russian law regarding the use of software have changed.

In this article, we will share our experience of migration to software, about which, as its developers of the Russian containerization platform "Botsman," we know everything. Despite the private view, many of our findings and observations are interpolated on the migration problem as a whole and are a clear example of the transition from foreign to Russian container systems. Read more here.

Navigating from Virtualization to Kubernetes

The article discusses two different approaches to managing computer resources: virtualization and containerization. Read more here.

Axiom Runtime Container Compatibility

Axiom JDK SМАRT technologies SOFT The companies also announced the compatibility of their products on September 3, 2024. Load tests confirmed the correct collaboration of containerization the Botsman platform and the tools for creating Java containers. Axiom Runtime Container This technology collaboration will support and expand customer projects that create Java applications cloudy in the microservice environment. 

Tests allow you to recommend the use of a comprehensive offer for containerized loads as part of the Botsman platform and Axiom JDK lightweight Java containers. Managing packaged applications creates an isolated environment to run them, making it easier to deploy and scale. SMART technologies SOFT and Axiom JDK experts conducted checks on the health and correctness of the products, as a result of which compatibility certificates were issued.

Axiom Runtime Container is a lightweight Java container. It is based on the Axiom Linux container OS and the Lite version of the Java Axiom JDK development and launch environment, specially optimized for clouds and microservices. The minimum size of such a Java container, including the OS and JDK, is only 41 MB, which is 12 times less than usual. This saves engineering time and computing resources, as well as increases security by reducing the attack surface. Entry in the register of domestic software No. 16685.

The Botsman platform is a product that allows you to fully automate operations 0, 1 and 2 days for the operation, configuration and configuration of Kubernetes clusters for DevOps commands. Also, Botsman is designed to orchestrate clusters with a wide range of capabilities for organizing and configuring continuous delivery, integration and application management. Entry in the register of domestic software No. 21339.

In large organizations, standards can be adopted, including software that has been certified and meets security requirements. Testing the Botsman platform for compatibility with common systems, in particular with the Axiom Runtime Container, certified by a certificate, for many will be a decisive factor in choosing software, and support for engineers who have been creating Java for more than 25 years will provide the required level of security, reliability and progressiveness, - said Igor Sorokin, Sales Director of SMART Technologies SOFT.

Java is a mature technology on the basis of which the vast majority of complex corporate systems are created and continue to be created. And according to polls, this is the most popular programming language in Russia. Testing with the Botsman platform was a response to the growing demands of customers to improve the efficiency of Java development in a containerized environment, while ensuring security and import independence. Our engineers, who have been creating Java in Russia since 1997, have optimized the platform for cloud architectures, which made it possible to speed up the launch and operation of Java applications several times. We continue to develop our technologies, ensure their compatibility and thank our partners for their cooperation, - said Aleksei Kuznetsov, Director of Partner Relations at Axiom JDK.