Crossplane: A Unified Framework for Multi-Cloud Infrastructure Management

The implementation of hybrid cloud combined with multi-cloud systems makes it difficult to sustain infrastructure consistency across different cloud platform installations. When using classic Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools organizations need to handle specific provider configurations at a high cost while facing decreased interoperability between providers. The research examines how Crossplane operates as a native Kubernetes control plane that delivers unified declarative scalable cloud infrastructure management capabilities. The project develops a Crossplane-based framework that enables users to control AWS resources through EKS cluster deployments and Crossplane AWS provider installation using S3 bucket declaration configuration. Experimental findings demonstrate that Crossplane operates efficiently to enforce infrastructure state consistency and maintains automated resource management with multiple cloud integration capabilities. Organizations can handle cloud-native resources effectively through Kubernetes management because Crossplane functions as a provider-agnostic system which fulfills automation needs.