{"id":29175,"date":"2022-07-29T23:13:58","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T23:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbsitsoftwaresolution.com\/blog\/mirantis-releases-lens-pro-kubernetes-ide.html"},"modified":"2022-07-29T23:13:58","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T23:13:58","slug":"mirantis-releases-lens-pro-kubernetes-ide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/mirantis-releases-lens-pro-kubernetes-ide.html","title":{"rendered":"Mirantis releases Lens Pro Kubernetes IDE"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lens<\/a>, the most popular Kubernetes Integrated Development Environment (IDE), is still open-source software under the new name OpenLens<\/a>. But, its parent company, Mirantis<\/a>, is seeking to profit from it with the release of\u00a0Lens Pro<\/a>. This has a revised end-user license and includes new features for enterprise users.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here’s how it works. OpenLens, under the MIT License, is as free as it’s always been in the full sense of open-source, free software. But, things get more complicated with Mirantis’s new Lens subscription versions, Lens Personal and Lens Pro<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to a blog post by Miska Kaipiainen, Mirantis’s VP of product engineering, the new Lens subscription model also has a revamped Lens Terms of Service Agreement<\/a>. This covers the use of Lens Desktop<\/a> and all related services. This includes, for example, access to Desktop’s integrated Lens Spaces<\/a> cloud-based service.<\/p>\n

Specifically, Kapianinen detailed that under the new Lens commercial packages,<\/a> Lens Personal subscriptions are free for personal use, educational users, and companies with less than $10 million in annual revenue or funding. Larger business and government users, however, will need to subscribe to Lens Pro<\/span><\/a><\/span>. This is currently priced at\u00a0 $19.90 per user\/month or $199 per user\/year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To continue using Lens Desktop, you’ll need to create a Lens ID<\/a> to activate Lens desktop. You use this ID to register your Lens Desktop and access Mirantis’s cloud services. You can sign into all Lens services with a single Lens ID and password.<\/p>\n

However, even with a Lens ID, you don’t need to pay anything yet. All users are currently under a grace period until January 2, 2023. Come that day, though; your Lens Desktop will stop working if your Lens ID isn’t associated with a free or paid subscription.\u00a0<\/p>\n

You may not want to hold off on subscribing for too long, though. For a limited time, all present Lens users can get 50% off from all new Lens Pro subscriptions for up to 5 years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And, yes, as per the Lens FAQ<\/a>, Lens will continue to work in air-gapped environments. But, you will need to create a Lens ID. Then with this, you can get an activation code to register your air-gapped Lens Desktop<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why do this? Well, as Kaipiainen explained in a press release<\/a>, “Kubernetes<\/a> has quickly become the de facto operating system for the cloud, but developers are still struggling to deal with its complexity — and that slows the development of critical applications. Lens provides developers and DevOps practitioners with a single platform to develop and operate their workloads and environments.”<\/p>\n

To get down to brass tacks, said Adrian Ionel, Mirantis CEO and co-founder, in a statement. “Lens users report saving eight hours per week on average.”<\/p>\n

Also: Kubernetes: Your guide into the future of virtual infrastructure<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The just released Lens 6 desktop also comes with several new features. These include:\u00a0<\/p>\n