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Why did Kubernetes win?
Kubernetes has become the most popular container orchestration platform despite being launched later than alternative platforms. In this FAQ, we address some of the factors that helped Kubernetes achieve that status despite alternative solutions.
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Jonathan Smith
Hi everyone! I am a Director in VMware’s Cloud Native Field Engineering and Education organization. My team works with customers to both teach Kubernetes and Cloud Native concepts as well as help implement solutions in this fast-changing space.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why Containers?
4:45
What is a Container?
7:00
Virtual Machines vs Containers
8:25
What is Kubernetes?
5:26
Why did Kubernetes win?
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What is a Pod?
7:23
Build a Simple Container
3:06
What is a Namespace?
8:32
What is GitOps?
3:33
What is YAML?
3:08
How Do We Use Yaml in Kubernetes?
3:32
What is the API server?
4:28
What is a Config Map?
5:17
What is Carvel?
6:18
What are Labels?
2:29
What is a Kubernetes Cluster?
2:24
What is OPA?
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