ROSA concepts explained

• An understanding of the concepts covered in this learning path so far (see the sidebar for reference)

With Kubernetes on AWS, you have flexibility and control to configure and manage your deployment by yourself when developing. ROSA is a Kubernetes-based turnkey application platform that provides a managed Red Hat OpenShift service running natively on AWS.

Learn more about running Kubernetes on AWS

IAM is a centralized and consistent way to manage user identities (i.e. people, services, and servers), automate access controls, and meet compliance requirements across traditional and containerized environments. 

Keep reading about implementing IAM

AWS’s Security Token Service (STS) uses predefined roles and policies to grant the AWS account service the minimal permissions needed in order to create and operate the cluster. 

Find out why STS is the preferred option for ROSA

Committed spend is a term used to describe the value of products or services a customer agrees to purchase within a specific period of time, in exchange for qualifying products, technologies, or services, usually at a discount. 

Learn about the pricing model used for ROSA

If you’d like to learn more about ROSA, check out the Getting started with ROSA learning path or view product documentation and resources here.