Mastering Kubernetes

Kubernetes is widely recognized as the de facto standard for orchestrating containerized applications in modern cloud-native environments. As organizations adopt microservices and scalable infrastructure, a deep understanding of Kubernetes is important for the team involved in application deployment, infrastructure automation, and cloud architecture. This book is designed to bridge the gap between basic container concepts and advanced, production-grade cloud-native engineering.

This book provides a comprehensive, hands-on approach to learning Kubernetes, beginning with core concepts of container orchestration. It explores the Kubernetes architecture, resource configurations, and advanced concepts like custom resources, security and access control, service meshes, and observability. Each chapter focuses on practical implementation, covering topics like designing scalable deployments, managing stateful applications, securing clusters, and building CI/CD pipelines with best practices that enable you to apply these concepts in production.

By the end of this book, you will have the skills to deploy, manage, and scale Kubernetes clusters across diverse environments. Whether you are a developer, DevOps engineer, or architect, you will gain a thorough and practical understanding of how to use Kubernetes effectively and efficiently at scale.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
● Setting up and managing Kubernetes clusters in any environment.
● Deploying and scaling containerized applications.
● Securing workloads with RBAC, secrets, and network policies.
● Monitoring, logging, and troubleshooting using observability tools.
● Automating CI/CD workflows with GitOps and custom operators.

WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR
This book is for DevOps engineers, software developers, and cloud architects seeking to build, deploy, scale, and secure containerized applications. Readers should possess a foundational understanding of Linux command-line operations, basic networking concepts, and containerization fundamentals using Docker.

1. Introduction to Kubernetes
2. Kubernetes Architecture
3. Local Setup
4. Production Setup
5. Managed Kubernetes Services
6. Pods and Controllers
7. Services and Networking
8. Configuration Management
9. Storage and Volumes
10. Policies
11. Scaling and Autoscaling
12. Security and Access Control
13. Observability and Monitoring
14. Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment and GitOps
15. Custom Resources and Operators
16. Operating at Scale for Upgrades, Availability, and Resilience
17. Production Governance in Kubernetes Cost Control and Policy Enforcement
18. Multi-cluster and Hybrid Cloud
19. Service Mesh
20. Kubernetes Advanced Networking
21. Kubernetes Case Studies and Best Practices
22. The Cloud Native Computing Foundation Ecosystem

Kavitha Suresh Kumar has been working in the software industry for more than 27 years, leading the design, development, and delivery of technologies such as WebSphere MQ, WebSphere Message Broker, WebSphere Application Server, App Connect, Container Management, DevSecOps Observability, Developer Experience, and Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery. Currently, she is the Principal Software Architect and Director at Kyndryl India. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Engineering and a Master’s degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Operations Management. She has Solutions Architect certifications in Azure, AWS, and GCP. She is an active Management Committee member of the Computer Society of India, Bangalore chapter. Kavitha is recognized for her deep technical expertise and is known for effectively demonstrating product capabilities to both internal and external audiences. She is also passionate about knowledge sharing, creating and publishing instructional videos that have helped many users learn and adopt new technologies through hands-on practice. Her significant technical contributions were honoured by Garden City University with an International Women's Day award.