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Everything you wanted to know about Kubernetes but were afraid to ask

Friday, January 30, 2015

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Given that Google already has its own mature, robust cluster management systems (which handle around two billion new containers a week), why did you create Kubernetes?

How does Kubernetes relate to Docker? How does it differ from Docker Swarm?

What insures that Google is committed to the Kubernetes open source project over the long run?

How does Kubernetes fit in with and augment your overarching strategy for Google Cloud Platform?

What incentive does Google have to make Kubernetes great outside of Google Cloud Platform for deployment on premise or on other public clouds?

What is the relationship between Kubernetes and Google Container Engine, now and in the future?

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Kubernetes on other clouds? On-premise?¹

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1 The theories of supply chain diversification and vendor risk management both recommend against relying on a single supplier for any critical component of one’s business or infrastructure. This has been borne out by the experience of numerous customers over the years with large vendors of proprietary IT systems and software. Part of the appeal of Docker and Kubernetes is the degree to which they significantly lower the friction involved in moving applications between various resource pools (laptop to server, server to server, data center to data center, cloud to cloud, etc.).