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W H I T E P A P E R
Introduction
What Is Kubernetes?
Digital transformation is no longer just hype. With the explosive growth of technologies such as smartphones, Internet
of Things and augmented reality/virtual reality, organizations want to be in the forefront. They need reliable technology
to speed up the development process so developers can focus on coding instead of infrastructure. This technology
needs to be lightweight, portable, and easy to manage as applications scale.
One technology that meets these needs is containers. Containers have gained traction in recent years because they're
easy to use, scale, and they work in various environments.
However, as companies develop and deploy hundreds of applications, managing containers can get challenging very
quickly. This is where companies rely on Kubernetes. Let's understand more about it.
Kubernetes is derived from a Greek word that means a pilot or helmsman. Kubernetes originally started as an open-
source project within Google for the management of applications.
According to Kubernetes.io, Kubernetes is a portable, extensible, open-source platform for managing containerized
workloads and services, that facilitates both declarative configuration and automation.
Containers are a good way to package application code and the required resources. For an application to run effectively
and manage the resources, you need an orchestrator that maintains the desired state of the container. That is the role
Kubernetes plays by providing a framework to run distributed systems resiliently.
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