Botsman Click Virtual Private Cloud Task Platform

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• PaaS - Platform As A Service
• Private cloud

2023

As part of a joint PAC Smart technologies and Aquarius for the management of kubernetes

On December 27, 2023, SMART technologies and Aquarius Group of Companies presented a joint solution - the Botsman Click software and hardware complex, designed to manage Kubernetes. The main goal of the product is cluster orchestration with a wide range of capabilities for organizing and configuring continuous delivery, integration and application management. PAC "Botsman Click" is included in the Register of Russian Software in November 2023.

At the heart of PAC "Botsman Click" is the own development of SMART technologies SOFT, the platform "Botsman Click." The solution works on, and the Russian OS RedOS Astra Linux allows you to manage multiclusters kubernetes (Provisioning; Updates; Backup; Testing; RBAC). The user is provided with a set of ready-made tools for deploying, monitoring, balancing, automascaling container loads and backup that meets strict security policies. Network policy management tools allow you to differentiate access not only from the command line, but also from the graphical interface.

The hardware component of the product is provided by Aquarius Group of Companies. The platform runs on Aquarius CF series server hardware. These are servers for large enterprises and organizations with extensive functionality, high performance and reliability.

The Botsman Click platform has a number of features and advantages. It takes up to 30 minutes to deploy the platform. The Botsman Click platform runs on x86 and ARM architectures and has an application directory to which users can add their configured and native applications available for quick installation into a cluster. All open source tools used on the Botsman Click platform are located in the local repository of SMART Technologies SOFT and are updated daily, which guarantees Russian customers access to tools even in the event of restrictions on updates.

The release of PAC "Botsman Click" serves as a confirmation of the strategy for the development of joint projects of the Aquarius Group of Companies and SMART technologies. The platform was developed as a production-ready solution in the basic delivery version. Cooperation of our software product with the hardware of Aquarius allows us to talk about a boxed solution ready for work upon delivery. PAC "Botsman Click" breaks the stereotype in relation to boxed products as applied elements of the information system designed to implement a narrow range of tasks, - said Anton Efremov, Chairman of the Board of Directors of SMART Technologies.

{{quote 'Kubernetes - technology that takes IT to the next level, allows you to automate and simplify deployment, containers flexibly set various policies and settings and use the Infrastructure as Code approach, as well as allocate resources servers more efficiently. With the help of this domestic PAC, customers were able to implement modern approaches to the development of their infrastructure. We are pleased that the kubernetes solution from SMART technologies has been successfully implemented on Aquarius server hardware and is fully compatible with it. Moreover, such PACS are still new on. Russian IT market We are especially proud that Aquarius servers are included in, and REP register Ministry of Industry and Trade Russia the product is included in, - register of domestic software said the Vladimir Stepanov president of the Aquarius group of companies. }}

Use in conjunction with the Sphere platform

The multi-product Russian vendor NOTA (T1 Holding) and the developer of cloud solutions based on kubernetesSMART technologies SOFT technology announced cooperation. The company T1 announced this on November 28, 2023.

Thanks to the joint use of solutions IT- platforms Sphere and Botsman Click - businesses have access to reliable and scalable tools for developing, testing and operating software in. cloud More. here

Platform Name Change

As representatives of ST Soft specified to TAdviser, from August 8, 2023, the name of the platform was changed from Botsman to Botsman Click.

Overview of the capabilities of the Botsman platform for building a virtual private cloud

The use of kubernetes to build a private cloud is gaining popularity. But to expand its capabilities, scale and improve the efficiency of cloud management, additional tools are needed. It can be provided by the Botsman platform created by ST SOFT. Read more here.

Botsman Compatibility 1.0.3 with Red OS

ST SOFT and RED SOFT have confirmed the compatibility and correctness of the Botsman 1.0.3 software with the RED OS operating system. The tests were carried out as part of the creation of a domestic software complex. The Red Soft company announced this on June 7, 2023.

The Botsman platform is designed to create virtual private cloud that allows you to manage multiclusters kubernetes with a set of ready-made tools for deployment, monitoring, load balancing container , auto-scaling of loads, strict security policies and. backup

Product compatibility is another example of active cooperation of domestic companies in the field of software development. Such interaction of IT developers expands the capabilities of users and will continue, - said Rustam Rustamov, Deputy General Director of RED SOFT.

Inclusion in the register of domestic software

SMART technologies SOFT introduced the Botsman kubernetes management platform on May 17, 2023. The product is included in the register of domestic software (Entry in the register dated 17.05.2023 No. 17630) and received a license from the Ministry of Digitalization of the Russian Federation.

The Botsman platform is addressed to state corporations and businesses in need of creating and supporting the IT infrastructure of projects. As of May 2023, the platform can be used in state information systems according to the KS-3 protection class. Botsman can significantly reduce both the resource intensity of operations for initial infrastructure configuration and operational maintenance. Scaling capabilities allow you to support information systems of any complexity and size with one or two DevOps engineers.

The main goal of the product is cluster orchestration with a wide range of capabilities for organizing and configuring continuous delivery, integration and application management.

The Botsman platform works on, and the Russian OS RedOS AstraLinux is designed to create virtual private cloud that allows you to manage multiple clusters of kubernetes (Provisioning; Updates; Backup; Testing; RBAC). The user is provided with a set of ready-made tools for deploying, monitoring, balancing, automascaling container loads and backup that meets strict security policies. Network policy management tools allow you to differentiate access not only from the command line, but also from the graphical interface.

The deployment time of the platform takes from 20 to 30 minutes, while not only Kubernetes will be deployed, but the entire ecosystem (CNI; logging; monitoring; safety). Botsman runs not only on the x86 architecture, but has already been successfully tested on the ARM architecture. The platform has an application directory to which users can add their configured and native applications, available for quick installation into a cluster. The created application catalog will automate the deployment of applications in a few clicks. Configuration management is possible both for the k8s cluster and for applications installed in it.

Integration with the NeuVector tool will allow you to configure and track all the most important events. Loki + Grafana log collection and AlertManager notification manager are included in the platform and preinstalled on monitoring main events, which saves on allocating additional time and resources. All Open source tools used on the Botsman platform are located in the local repository of SMART Technologies SOFT and are updated daily. In case of restrictions regarding updates, the tools will remain available in the Russian Federation.

The Botsman platform is a production-ready solution in the basic delivery version. Platform support is possible both in 24x7 mode and in 9x5 format. It is also permissible to carry out the necessary procedures for alternately updating components without stopping the work of critical functionality. The installation of the platform is carried out by one command on the command line. Botsman provides service integration through the user interface. The platform hardware is: Red VM, VMware vSphere; Yandex Cloud. Bare Metal, KVM. For fault tolerance, the minimum configuration consists of Bastion, three Master and two Worker nodes.

"Botsman" is not the first domestic platform in its class. This enabled our development team to identify leads and create a product that meets the requirements of the Enterprise segment. "Botsman can reduce operational costs, IT landscape and project team costs," Anton Efremov, Chairman of the Board of Directors, assessed the work done SMART technologies.