# AWX for Enterprise Environments

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-for-enterprise-environments/32506>\
**Category:** AWX Project\
**Tags:** awx, kubernetes\
**Created:** [March 20, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-for-enterprise-environments/32506 "2020-03-20T21:32:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Solomon\_Borgawker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Solomon\_Borgawker](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Solomon_Borgawker)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-for-enterprise-environments/32506/1 "2020-03-20T21:32:44Z")

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I have been researching methods and defining process to handle some of the higher enterprise level functions that I think should belong in AWX. Some of them functions I think I can automate so it can offer a workable solution which then needs to be integrated back into the original AWX product.

Can anybody who has done work in any of the below functions provide a starting point to find solutions to these important requirements? Can AWX be used in a stable long term enterprise environment?

My areas of exploration when setting up AWX for Enterprise are;

- High Availability
- Clustering
- Migrate data between AWX instances
- Upgrade AWX in-place
- Scalability
- Capacity
- Load Balancing
- Backup & Restore
- Disaster Recovery

Is Kubernetes a step in the right direction?

While Kubernetes may not provide a direct solution to all these aspects I think it will take much of the load I need to design into the solution that the underlying service may provide.

Regards,

Sammy

Samuel Benjamin

[sammybenjamin@gmail.com](mailto:sammybenjamin@gmail.com)

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**Author:** ![sdmorel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@sdmorel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sdmorel)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 8:03am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-for-enterprise-environments/32506/2 "2020-04-06T08:03:54Z")

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Hello,

For an enterprise environment I would go with Ansible Tower instead of AWX.  
Personally, I’ve had terrible experiences trying to do in-place upgrades of AWX.