Summary

In this chapter, we undertook a comprehensive journey through the concepts of Kubernetes, AKS, and containers. These are critical building blocks that set the groundwork for our in-depth examination of serverless computing, a discussion that will continue in the forthcoming chapter with Azure Functions.

Kubernetes, fundamentally, is an open source orchestration platform conceived to streamline the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. This potent platform organizes containers into logical clusters, thus ensuring the seamless management of containers across diverse cloud architectures – private, public, or hybrid. The true value proposition of Kubernetes resides in its proficiency to handle the complexities inherent to managing containers at scale, liberating developers to prioritize creating powerful and scalable applications.

While Kubernetes offers raw power and flexibility, AKS is the managed Kubernetes service provided by Microsoft...