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You're reading from Getting Started with Kubernetes Extend your containerization strategy by orchestrating and managing large-scale container deployments

Product type Paperback

Published in Oct 2018

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781788994729

Length 470 pages

Edition 3rd Edition

Tools

Kubernetes

Concepts

Containerization

Authors (2):

Jesse White

Jonathan Baier

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Table of Contents (18) Chapters

Preface

1. Introduction to Kubernetes FREE CHAPTER

2. Building a Foundation with Core Kubernetes Constructs

3. Working with Networking, Load Balancers, and Ingress

4. Implementing Reliable Container-Native Applications

5. Exploring Kubernetes Storage Concepts

6. Application Updates, Gradual Rollouts, and Autoscaling

7. Designing for Continuous Integration and Delivery

8. Monitoring and Logging

9. Operating Systems, Platforms, and Cloud and Local Providers

10. Designing for High Availability and Scalability

11. Kubernetes SIGs, Incubation Projects, and the CNCF

12. Cluster Federation and Multi-Tenancy

13. Cluster Authentication, Authorization, and Container Security

14. Hardening Kubernetes

15. Kubernetes Infrastructure Management

16. Assessments

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