Managed Kubernetes services
The number of managed cloud providers that offer a managed Kubernetes service is always growing. However, for the purposes of this book, we will focus on the major public clouds and their particular Kubernetes offerings. This includes the following:
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) – Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
- Google Cloud – Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
- Microsoft Azure – Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
Important note
The number and implementation of managed Kubernetes services is always changing. AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure were selected for this section of the book because they are very likely to continue working in the same manner. Whatever managed service you use, make sure to check the official documentation provided with the service to ensure that the cluster creation procedure is still the same as what is presented in this book.
Benefits of managed Kubernetes services
Generally, the major managed Kubernetes...
