A quick look at Azure Red Hat OpenShift (ARO)
ARO is a full-fledged container platform similar to AKS, with the key distinction being the OpenShift layer on top of Kubernetes. This layer adds enterprise-grade features and tooling tailored for large-scale container deployments, but it also introduces a more opinionated and less flexible environment compared to AKS. While everything discussed in Chapter 4, Working with Azure Kubernetes Service applies to ARO conceptually, the implementation details differ to align with the OpenShift stack. ARO also has fewer integrations with the broader Azure ecosystem and comes at a significantly higher cost. In general, organizations already invested in OpenShift—whether on-premises or in other clouds—are likely to adopt ARO in Azure. Others will typically default to AKS. It's worth noting that ARO and AKS are not mutually exclusive. Since ARO is a substantial topic deserving its own book, we'll pause here and turn our focus to...
