June 2020
Intermediate to advanced
642 pages
13h 39m
English
In this chapter, we'll take it to the next level by running Kubernetes on multiple clouds, multiple clusters, and cluster federation. A Kubernetes cluster is a closely knit unit where all of the components run in relative proximity and are connected by a fast network (typically, a physical data center or cloud provider availability zone). This is great for many use cases, but there are several important use cases where systems need to scale beyond a single cluster. One approach to address this use case is with Kubernetes federation, which is a methodical way to combine multiple Kubernetes clusters and interact with them as a single entity. Another approach taken by the Gardener ...