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Mastering Kubernetes - Third Edition

By : Gigi Sayfan
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Mastering Kubernetes - Third Edition

By: Gigi Sayfan

Overview of this book

The third edition of Mastering Kubernetes is updated with the latest tools and code enabling you to learn Kubernetes 1.18’s latest features. This book primarily concentrates on diving deeply into complex concepts and Kubernetes best practices to help you master the skills of designing and deploying large clusters on various cloud platforms. The book trains you to run complex stateful microservices on Kubernetes including advanced features such as horizontal pod autoscaling, rolling updates, resource quotas, and persistent storage backend. With the two new chapters, you will gain expertise in serverless computing and utilizing service meshes. As you proceed through the chapters, you will explore different options for network configuration and learn to set up, operate, and troubleshoot Kubernetes networking plugins through real-world use cases. Furthermore, you will understand the mechanisms of custom resource development and its utilization in automation and maintenance workflows. By the end of this Kubernetes book, you will graduate from an intermediate to advanced Kubernetes professional.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
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Index

The Kubernetes momentum

Kubernetes is undeniably a juggernaut. Not only did Kubernetes beat all the other container orchestrators, but it is also the de facto solution on public clouds, utilized in many private clouds, and even VMware – the virtual machine company – is focused on Kubernetes solutions and integrating its products with Kubernetes.

Kubernetes works very well in multi-cloud and hybrid cloud scenarios due to its extensible design.

In addition, Kubernetes makes inroads in the edge too, with custom distributions that expand its broad applicability even more.

The Kubernetes project continues to release new version every 3 months like clockwork. The community just keeps growing.

The Kubernetes GitHub repository (https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes) has 64,000 stars and one of the most major drivers of this phenomenal growth is the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF).

The importance of the CNCF

The CNCF has become a very important...