The Operating System of the Cloud
Explore the concept of Kubernetes as the cloud operating system that abstracts complex cloud resources and schedules application microservices. Understand its role in simplifying deployment across hybrid and multicloud environments, and how it enables seamless cloud migrations by managing resources transparently.
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Kubernetes—what’s in the name?
Most people pronounce Kubernetes as koo-ber-net-eez, but the community is very friendly, and people won’t mind if we pronounce it differently.
Kubernetes comes from the Greek word for helmsman, or the person who steers a ship. The logo, a ship’s wheel, reflects this.
Some original engineers wanted to call Kubernetes Seven of Nine after the famous Borg drone from the TV series Star Trek Voyager. Copyright laws wouldn’t allow this, so they gave the logo ...