Typical Use Cases for Kubernetes
The following are the use cases for Kubernetes:
- 1. Microservices Architecture: Kubernetes is mainly suitable for microservice applications. Each service in the application is responsible for a specific service. Each service in the application will contact each of them by using the HTTP REST APIs or message queues.
- 2. Containerized Applications: Kubernetes is an container orchestration platform which is ideal for the applications which needs to be containerized. Kubernetes will helps to maintain the availability of the application by scaling the containers.
- 3. Scalable Web Applications: Kuberneets have an an service called as Horizontal Pod Autoscaling which will scale the application container by depending on the incoming traffic. It will scale automatically and dynamically based on the incoming traffic.
- 4. Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD): You can integrate the kubernetes with the Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) tools which will automate the deployment of the applications.
Difference Between Kubernetes and OpenShift
Containerization is the process of packaging software code along with all of its necessary dependencies, including libraries, frameworks, and other dependencies, into a single, isolated “container.” The purpose of this is to enable consistent movement and operation of the program or application within the container in any environment and on any infrastructure, regardless of the operating system used by those environments or infrastructures.