NGINX Plus works with IBM Cloud Private platform

NGINX, the company based on the open source project, is now supporting the IBM Cloud Private platform on its commercial application delivery and load balancing solution, NGINX Plus.

NGINX Plus, the enterprise version of the NGINX open source software already integrated into IBM Cloud Private, allows companies to deliver their applications with a commercially-supported Ingress controller along with advanced functionality needed for scaling production Kubernetes environments.

The IBM Cloud Private platform enables organisations to create a cloud-native environment on systems in data centres. Underpinned by open-source Kubernetes container technology, IBM Cloud Private has architecture and capabilities consistent with public clouds, simplifying development and management of applications across multiple cloud environments.

Already a containerised solution, NGINX Plus provides native deployment and configuration for IBM Cloud Private along with capabilities for enterprise deployments including advanced load balancing algorithms, content-based routing, TLS/SSL termination, and session persistence. NGINX Plus also includes access to NGINX’s support services, allowing customers to move their Kubernetes environment from development to production with a fully supported Ingress controller.

"Enterprises are tasked to accelerate the pace of application development using modern, cloud-native tools such as containers and Kubernetes," said Robin Hernandez, Director of IBM Cloud Private. "IBM Cloud Private, along with NGINX Plus, helps customers to meet this challenge by providing a flexible, open-source based solution, with an option for supported enterprise features to help ensure these applications can meet the standards required for a production environment."