The Kubernetes Book

by Nigel Poulton

Brought to you by best-selling author and video trainer, Nigel Poulton. Every page and every example has been checked and updated against the latest versions of Kubernetes (1.26+) and the latest trends in the cloud-native ecosystem.

Containers have revolutionised the way we package and run applications. However, like most things, containers come with a bunch of challenges. This is where Kubernetes comes into play.

Kubernetes helps you deploy and manage containerised applications at scale. It also abstracts the underlying infrastructure so that you don't need to care if you're deploying applications to Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or your own on-premises datacenter. With Kubernetes, you can develop applications on your laptop, deploy to your favourite cloud platform, migrate to a different cloud platform, and even migrate to your on-premises datacenters.

The Kubernetes Book starts from the beginning, explains all concepts in a clear and friendly way, and covers everything you need to become proficient at Kubernetes.

You'll
- Kubernetes architecture
- How to build Kubernetes
- How to deploy, self-heal, scale, and perform rolling updates on applications
- What the Kubernetes API is and how it works
- How to secure Kubernetes
- The meaning of terms such as; cloud-native, microservices, desired state, containerised, and more...

Finally, Kubernetes and cloud technologies are developing fast! That's why this book will be updated every year, meaning it's always up-to-date with the latest versions of Kubernetes and the latest trends in the cloud-native ecosystem.

Genres: Software

309 pages, Paperback

Published January 16, 2022

Reviews

[Zoe M-W · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a surprisingly good book in audiobook format. The author put some effort into adjusting the book for audiobook consumption. The humor especially translated in the author's own voice.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nigel Poulton has an ability to explain the concepts well. A good example is chapter 14 The Kubernetes API. Starting at a high level with JSON serialization, moving on to the overall API concept by employing an analogy, the RESTful interface of API and how the API is used for CRUD operations with HTTP GET, POST, DELETE and PUT/PATCH.

The book content compares well with the O’Reilly publisher title called Kubernetes Up & Running that I also read this year. That title had the high quality of editing and comprehensive page layout that one expects from this popular IT publisher. Whereas The Kubernetes Book (January 2023 edition) is high on well explained concepts made accessible by Nigel’s straight to the point style.

[Margot · Rating 4 out of 5]

Listened to an audiobook version - the author did a good job of adapting the book to fit the audio format by shortening examples and focusing more on concepts and general examples rather than complex labs or walk-thrus. Good for gaining a high-level understanding of how it works or as a precursor to a deeper-dive.

[Dusica Radojevic · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very well structured book, the way how things are explained is interesting, attracting the reader with many funny related stores, but still keeping focus to core things. I like the book.