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From Cloud to Cloud Native and Kubernetes
In this chapter, you’ll see how computing has evolved over the past 20 or so years, what the cloud is and how it appeared, and how IT landscapes have changed with the introduction of containers. You’ll learn about fundamentals such as Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), and Function-as-a-Service (FaaS), as well as learning about the transition from monolithic to microservice architectures and getting a first glimpse at Kubernetes.
This chapter does not map directly to a specific KCNA exam objective, but these topics are crucial for anyone who’d like to tie their career to modern infrastructures. If you are already familiar with the basic terms, ...
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