Kubernetes — Decoding DevOps [12]

Kubernetes: Orchestrating Your Containerized World

As a DevOps professional, you’re likely familiar with the power of tools like Jenkins, Ansible, Docker, and AWS services. These tools empower you to automate tasks, manage infrastructure, and build containerized applications. But to truly harness the potential of containerized deployments, you need a powerful orchestrator, and that’s where Kubernetes shines.

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Kubernetes, often referred to as “K8s”, is a powerful open-source system for automating deployment, scaling, and managing containerized applications. Think of it as the “brain” behind your containerized ecosystem, ensuring your applications run smoothly, efficiently, and reliably across a cluster of machines.

Why Choose Kubernetes?

Kubernetes offers a myriad of benefits that make it the go-to platform for modern application deployments:

• Orchestration: Kubernetes takes care of scheduling, deploying, and scaling your containers across multiple nodes. It handles resource allocation, load balancing, and health checks, freeing you to focus on your application logic.
• High Availability: Kubernetes ensures that your applications remain up and running even if a node fails. It automatically restarts failed containers…