Originally reported by AIThority.com. This article summarises Kovair Software’s announcement of its Kubernetes plug-in release for the Kovair DevOps platform.
Kovair Adds Kubernetes Support to Its DevOps Platform
Kovair Software, a vendor in the software tools integration and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) space, has announced the release of a new Kubernetes plug-in for the Kovair DevOps Solution. The plug-in extends the platform’s existing hybrid multi-cloud capabilities — delivered in conjunction with Kovair’s integration middleware, Omnibus — and is aimed at enterprise teams looking to automate container-based deployments across on-premise and cloud environments.
The stated goal of the release is to allow development, QA, and operations teams to deploy to Kubernetes clusters without requiring deep knowledge of the underlying integration mechanics. According to Bipin Shah, Chairman and CEO of Kovair Software:
“This release of the Kubernetes plug-in will enable Development, QA and Operations personnel to deploy to their preferred container infrastructure or cluster manager solution in Kubernetes without requiring any knowledge about the underlying integrations. The combined offering of Kovair DevOps and Omnibus will allow teams to coordinate and manage a mix of monolithic application and modern microservices-based application releases across legacy or continuous delivery pipelines, into both on-premise and cloud environments.”
Bipin Shah, Chairman and CEO, Kovair Software
What the Kubernetes Plug-In Brings to Kovair DevOps
Kovair DevOps is built around concurrent, task-based pipelines designed for continuous delivery. The platform provides build and deployment automation alongside real-time analytics, and is intended to support heterogeneous environments — including on-premise infrastructure, edge cloud, and hyperscale public clouds. The new Kubernetes plug-in adds native container orchestration to this pipeline model.
Key Capabilities
- Drag-and-drop pipeline editor: Creation, orchestration, and management of complex Kubernetes deployment pipelines through a visual, configurable workflow editor supporting concurrent task execution.
- Email-based pipeline management: Users can start, stop, or query the live status of a pipeline directly from email — a feature positioned for distributed or remote teams.
- Automated and manual task execution: Pipelines support both automated steps and on-demand manual intervention, integrated with full Project Lifecycle Management.
- Custom command execution: Manages dependencies between custom applications, system commands, and microservices across the complete continuous delivery pipeline.
- Distributed task execution: Tasks can run on any host, removing the requirement to centralise all tooling on a single server and enabling hybrid multi-cloud deployments.
- Real-time visibility: Pre-defined reports and dashboards provide in-depth visibility into release pipeline progress across all environments and teams.
- Multi-environment deployment: Supports deployment targets including public cloud, VMs, containers, and traditional bare-metal environments across any operating system.
Plug-In Ecosystem at Launch
The initial set of plug-ins shipped with this release covers both open-source and commercial tooling commonly found in enterprise DevOps toolchains:
- Project and issue tracking: Jira, TFS, ServiceNow
- Build tools: ANT, Maven, MS Build
- CI/CD: Jenkins
- Source control: GitHub
- Container and orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
- Artifact management: JFrog
- Code quality: SonarQube
- Testing: Selenium
- Monitoring: Dynatrace
- Cloud: Azure Cloud
- Configuration management: Ansible
- Collaboration: Slack
- Architecture patterns: Microservices, Custom Command
Amit Dasgupta, Director of Products and Solutions Management at Kovair Software, commented on the broader strategic intent:
“Kovair DevOps with Kubernetes support will provide a form of rapid software delivery centered around the concept of continuous delivery pipelines achieved through automation of different activities involved in the delivery cycle. With this launch, Kovair will now start offering a full Enterprise DevOps workflow to its prospects and customers.”
Amit Dasgupta, Director of Products and Solutions Management, Kovair Software
Kovair Omnibus: The Integration Layer
Underpinning the Kovair DevOps platform is Omnibus, Kovair’s proprietary Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)-based integration middleware. Omnibus provides built-in security, resiliency, and multi-cloud enablement, and is designed to integrate with over 110 ALM and IT tools from a range of vendors and open-source projects. The platform supports one-click deployments and is positioned as an alternative to traditional Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) vendors that require specialist integration developers.
Kovair states that Omnibus received a Gartner Cool Vendor award, though no date or report title for this award is provided in the announcement.
Akshay Sharma, CTO of Kovair Software and a former senior analyst at Gartner Research, framed the enterprise opportunity as follows:
“CIOs and Software Architects of Enterprises embarking on Digital Transformation projects should explore Kovair’s DevOps and Omnibus, along with their DevSecOps-based solutions as they re-vector to newer hybrid multi-cloud datacenters offering newer services — with security vulnerability assessments built-in.”
Akshay Sharma, CTO, Kovair Software
Summary
The Kubernetes plug-in release positions Kovair DevOps as a more complete enterprise continuous delivery platform, offering native Kubernetes pipeline support alongside its existing multi-tool integration capabilities. For organisations managing a mix of legacy applications and modern container-based microservices across hybrid cloud environments, the combination of Kovair DevOps and Omnibus is intended to reduce integration friction and accelerate delivery cycles without requiring deep expertise at each integration point.
Source: AIThority.com