Part 2: Next 15 Kubernetes Concepts – Application Strategy and Deployments

Kubernetes cluster management is such a huge part of managing Kubernetes as a whole. In fact, that’s probably why the Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) program is so popular and a prerequisite to the Certified Kubernetes Security (CKS) exam. Although certifications aren’t the be-all-and-end-all, and you definitely don’t need them to work with Kubernetes, it gives you an idea of what a critical component is, which is the infrastructure and overall cluster management.

The second huge piece, which is incredibly important and absolutely needed, is the containerized application deployment piece. The second set of the 50 concepts will go into overall deployments, which you’ll learn about in these sections.

Typically, when an engineer first gets started with Kubernetes, they’ll deploy a simple web app such as nginx or Hello World. They’ll grab the container...