What is Kubernetes governance?
Governance is one of the important requirements for enterprise organizations. In a nutshell, it means controlling the way an organization operates. Some elements of governance are:
- Policies
- Ethics
- Processes
- Risk management
- Administration
Governance includes a way to specify policies and mechanisms to enforce the policies, as well as reporting and auditing. Let’s look at various areas and practices of governance in Kubernetes.
Image management
Containers run software baked into images. Managing these images is a critical activity in operating a Kubernetes-based system. There are several dimensions to consider: how do you bake your images? How do you vet third-party images? Where do you store your images? Making poor choices here can impact the performance of your system (for example, if you use large bloated base images) and crucially the security of your system (for example, if you use compromised...
