If you have worked in cloud computing, DevOps, or related fields in recent years, you’ve no doubt come across the name Kubernetes. One of the earliest and most popular open-source container orchestration systems, Kubernetes, also known as K8s (say “kates”), enables development teams to group containers that make up an application into logical units for easy administration and discovery in cloud environments. There are other container orchestrators out there. But there are just as many variations on what amount to Kubernetes-specific management services.
Obviously, there is a lot of demand out there for container orchestration, and there are a lot of different ways to take advantage of what K8s has to offer. Check out the case study section of the Kubernetes website, and you will see accolades from all ends of the developer community. Developers working at brands like Spotify, Adidas, IBM, Nokia, Box — the list goes on and on — all have great things to say about Kubernetes. And with good reason, because it: