The Kubernetes Book

by Nigel Poulton

This 2023 edition of The Kubernetes Book, by Nigel Poulton, renowned author and video trainer, is up to date with the latest trends in Kubernetes (version 1.26+) and the rapidly evolving cloud-native ecosystem. Containers transformed how we package and deploy applications, but they came with inherent challenges. Kubernetes is a platform for deploying and managing containerised applications at scale. It also abstracts underlying infrastructure, making it easier to deploy and manage applications across heterogenous clouds and on-premises environments. The Kubernetes Book offers a beginner-friendly approach to mastering Kubernetes architecture and core concepts such as Pods, Deployments, Services, StatefulSets, Ingress, ConfigMaps, and more. It also demystifies the Kubernetes API, teaches you how to secure Kubernetes, and brings you up to speed with important cloud-native concepts such as microservices, declarative configuration, desired state, reconciliation, and more. The book also serves as a comprehensive guide for software developers, systems administrators, cloud engineers, and architects to help them master Kubernetes. It offers the most precise explanations and is full of practical examples to help develop applications on a laptop and then deploy them to real-world Kubernetes environments. ★ The Kubernetes Book is updated annually, meaning it's always up to date with the latest and greatest in the Kubernetes and cloud-native ecosystems.

Genres: Software

309 pages, Hardcover

Published April 6, 2021

Reviews

[Zoe M-W · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a surprisingly good book in audiobook format. The author put some effort into adjusting the book for audiobook consumption. The humor especially translated in the author's own voice.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nigel Poulton has an ability to explain the concepts well. A good example is chapter 14 The Kubernetes API. Starting at a high level with JSON serialization, moving on to the overall API concept by employing an analogy, the RESTful interface of API and how the API is used for CRUD operations with HTTP GET, POST, DELETE and PUT/PATCH.

The book content compares well with the O’Reilly publisher title called Kubernetes Up & Running that I also read this year. That title had the high quality of editing and comprehensive page layout that one expects from this popular IT publisher. Whereas The Kubernetes Book (January 2023 edition) is high on well explained concepts made accessible by Nigel’s straight to the point style.

[Margot · Rating 4 out of 5]

Listened to an audiobook version - the author did a good job of adapting the book to fit the audio format by shortening examples and focusing more on concepts and general examples rather than complex labs or walk-thrus. Good for gaining a high-level understanding of how it works or as a precursor to a deeper-dive.

[Dusica Radojevic · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very well structured book, the way how things are explained is interesting, attracting the reader with many funny related stores, but still keeping focus to core things. I like the book.