Deployment methods
Concert, Concert Workflows, and Concert Data Apps are available as a software as a service (SaaS) or deploying to a virtual machine (VM) or deploying to a Kubernetes cluster using Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform, Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), or Rancher Kubernetes Engine 2 (RKE2).
The following table describes the available deployment methods for Concert, Concert Workflows, and Concert Data Apps:
| Deployment | Description |
|---|---|
| SaaS |
You can use IBM SaaS Console to provision and manage a SaaS instance of Concert, manage instance level access for users and user groups, manage service IDs and more. For more information, see Provisioning a SaaS instance of Concert, Workflows, and Data Apps. |
| OpenShift Container Platform |
For a lighter-weight containerized solution, deploy Concert software by using OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) without IBM Cloud Pak® foundational services. When deployed, Concert uses OpenID Connect (OIDC) as the primary protocol for user authentication and management. OIDC is a widely adopted standard that enables secure, decentralized authentication between you and your identity provider. For more information, see Installing on OCP. |
| Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) |
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) provides a lightweight container deployment option on an AWS cloud. When deployed, Concert uses OpenID Connect (OIDC) as the primary protocol for user authentication and management. OIDC is a widely adopted standard that enables secure, decentralized authentication between you and your identity provider. For more information, see Installing on EKS. |
| Rancher Kubernetes Engine 2 (RKE2) |
Rancher Kubernetes Engine 2 (RKE2) provides a container deployment option. When deployed, Concert uses OpenID Connect (OIDC) as the primary protocol for user authentication and management. OIDC is a widely adopted standard that enables secure, decentralized authentication between you and your identity provider. For more information, see Installing on RKE2. |
| Virtual machine (VM) |
Deploy Concert, Concert Workflows, and Concert Data Apps software on a VM in an isolated environment. When deployed, Concert VM uses OpenID Connect (OIDC) as the primary protocol for user authentication and management. OIDC is a widely adopted standard that enables secure, decentralized authentication between you and your identity provider. For more information, see Deploying on a virtual machine (VM). |