Rakuten Cloud-Native Platform

Kubernetes® platform supporting both containers and VMs, optimized for a secure, low footprint edge, with the capability of scaling up, to support large data centers.
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Optimized platform for running network and storage intensive workloads

Enhanced automation

Resource auto-discovery, intent-based policy modeling, and advanced placement algorithms eliminate the need to hunt for resources and hardcode them.

Integrated application-aware software-defined storage (SDS)

Industry-leading cloud-native SDS solution comes embedded within the platform at no additional cost and deploys automatically with the platform.

Edge optimized

Ultra-low footprint platform with built-in data optimization, including compression, differential backups, and thin clones, while retaining full functionality and observability.

Container-VM harmonization

Uniquely eliminates resource and operational silos.

Why customers choose Rakuten Cloud-Native Platform

In collaboration with industry leaders, the Tata Communications Limited 5G/ IoT team has crafted a reference Private Network architecture on Rakuten Cloud, with its Cloud Native Platform serving as the central hub.”
Vishy Ramaswamy
VP, IOT/5G Business Unit, Tata Communications Limited

Experience our award winning cloud-native platform

One single platform offers unmatched elasticity, scalability, simplicity, efficiency, availability, and resiliency
Application Workflow Manager

Automated Application Workflow Manager

Advanced Policy-based modeling that eliminates hunting and hard coding

AI-Enabled Automation
Advanced Scheduler
Observability
Monitoring

Policy Driven User Experience

  • Advanced Placement Rules
  • Resource Auto Discovery
  • Flexible, multi-tenant, resource pools
  • Roles Based Access Control (RBAC)
  • Granular, Customizable, Chargeback
  • Containers + VMs, no operational or resource silos
App-aware Storage

App-aware Storage

Backup and manage your data, application, metadata and secrets in just a single motion

  • Thin provisioning, snapshots & clones
  • IOPs enforced QoS
  • Live data rebalancing
  • Data tiering
  • Encryption
  • Compression
  • Replication
Kubernetes

Kubernetes

Works anywhere

  • Bare Metal
  • Virtual Machine
  • Public Cloud
Virtual Networking

Virtual Networking

Carrier-grade networking

  • OVS
  • Calico
  • VLAN
  • Overlay networking
  • Persistent IPs
  • Multiple NICs SR-IOV
  • DPDK
  • Dual-stack IPv4/IPv6

Why customers choose Rakuten Cloud-Native Platform

Get absolute freedom from vendors’ containerization roadmap and CNF/VNF silos

Flexible networking for any config

Low footprint edge, while retaining all of its functionality and observability.

Advanced day-2 automation

Reduces time to outcome, with policy-driven automation that reduces the number integration touch points and lifecycle management procedures.

Container VM harmonization

Efficiently share (or pin resources) using “the same” operational procedures and policies, not two different command-sets using different underlying mechanisms.

Works anywhere

Deploy privately, in any cloud or using a hybrid model, with unified operations across a rich feature set.
80%
reduction
in deployment timelines
40%
reduction
in operational expenditures
30%
faster
VM performance compared to legacy platforms
50%
savings
on capital expenditures

Explore how organizations harness the capabilities of Rakuten Cloud-Native Platform

The platform offers a comprehensive suite of industry and technical solutions tailored for diverse business scenarios

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Events
Learn how to create stateful workloads in Kubernetes at KubeCon
Join our session to explore stateful workloads in Kubernetes. Learn about SDS, data persistence, high availability, and cost management.
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Unlocking the Power of AI/ML with Rakuten Cloud @KubeCon
Join us at our booth to explore Rakuten Cloud's AI/ML platform, leveraging Kubernetes, cloud-native storage, and orchestration solutions.
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Rakuten Cloud at KubeCon: Discover how stateful storage enables edge AI
Join Rakuten Cloud at KubeCon/CloudNativeCon, November 12-15 in Salt Lake City. Visit our booth for demos and sessions with partners.
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