MacStadium, one of the leaders in macOS virtualization, has just announced Orka Enginethe latest addition to its Orka range. Orka Engine enables mobile app developers, DevOps, QA teams, and IT administrators to create custom macOS virtual environments with control, flexibility, and efficiency powered by Mac resources in their own data center or cloud environment .
The advantages of Orka Engine
Companies that impose strict security and compliance standards are often forced to keep their mobile app development or IT testing infrastructure in their own data centers. With Orka Engine, these teams now have access to cutting-edge macOS virtualization to power their CI (continuous integration) pipelines and automate the regular startup and teardown of various test environments. Competitors Scaleway and AWS have been warned.
Ken Tacelli, CEO of MacStadium, said:
We understand the critical importance of data security, especially for organizations with strict compliance requirements. Orka Engine enables these organizations to create a modern on-premises DevOps pipeline using our industry-leading macOS virtualization.
Orka Engine aims to provide flexibility, speed and control, with four key points:
- Flexible deployment : Orka Engine offers a commercially supported on-premises option for companies that need complete control over their macOS infrastructure. Orka Engine can also be deployed on MacStadium and will be available on AWS in the coming weeks.
- Granular automation : Orka Engine allows teams to script and integrate their Mac infrastructure, providing complete control over the deployment and management of virtual machines across their entire pipelines or toolchains. With Orka Engine, organizations can automate virtual machine configuration, deployment, and image sharing, all from a single, powerful command-line interface.
- Fast start-up time : Orka Engine creates fast, reliable virtual machines that you can automate across a group of Apple Silicon nodes, reducing overall execution times and eliminating resource bottlenecks.
- Shareable VMs : Orka Engine uses compressed and OCI-compliant images to launch virtual machines when and where you need them. These images are easy to share via a public or private registry, improving team collaboration. A very good point!
Orka Engine therefore allows you to optimize the use of Mac time and resources using a simple interface. This eliminates the risk of queuing and caching resources during release cycles and ensures that more builds are completed on time, every time.
The new MacStadium tool will be presented at the event “KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America” from November 12 to 15. Orka Engine is now available for purchase through MacStadium sales channels, and will soon be available on AWS Marketplace.
