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Kubernetes
Kubernetes is an open-source system for automating the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications, often used to orchestrate many Docker containers.
TECHNICAL DEFINITION
Kubernetes (K8s) is an open-source container orchestration platform designed to automate the deployment, scaling, and management of containerized AI applications and microservices, providing robust capabilities for resource scheduling, self-healing, and declarative configuration.
BACKGROUND
Gemini is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot and virtual assistant developed by Google. It is powered by the family of large language models (LLMs) of the same name, after previously being based on LaMDA and PaLM 2.
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- K8s
- container orchestrator
- cluster manager
USAGE NOTE
Kubernetes is the de-facto standard for managing large-scale AI microservices and inference clusters in production.
DEVELOPERS
Organizations developing technology related to Kubernetes.
Originally developed Kubernetes internally as 'Borg'. Google remains one of the top contributors to the open-source project and offers the Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), a managed service on the Google Cloud Platform.
A leading contributor to the Kubernetes open-source project. Red Hat develops and supports OpenShift, an enterprise-grade Kubernetes platform with additional developer and operational tools.
A major contributor to the Kubernetes codebase. Microsoft offers Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), a fully managed container orchestration service on its Azure cloud platform.
Provides Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS), a popular managed Kubernetes service. AWS is also a significant contributor to the Kubernetes ecosystem and related open-source projects.
A non-profit organization, part of the Linux Foundation, that hosts and stewards the Kubernetes project. It fosters the growth and evolution of the cloud-native ecosystem surrounding Kubernetes.
Develops the VMware Tanzu portfolio, a suite of products and services for building, running, and managing modern applications on Kubernetes, both on-premises and across multiple clouds.
Develops SUSE Rancher, an open-source enterprise platform for managing Kubernetes clusters across any infrastructure, from the data center to the cloud and the edge.
The company behind the Ubuntu operating system. Canonical offers multiple Kubernetes distributions, including MicroK8s for small, lightweight deployments and Charmed Kubernetes for enterprise-scale operations.
Offers the Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (formerly Docker Enterprise), which provides a container platform for both Kubernetes and Swarm orchestration on-premises and in the cloud.