Getting to grips with Kubernetes as a business enabler
More and more business leaders are beginning to get to grips with Kubernetes , but understanding how it works is another story . Michael Cade , Senior Technologist Product Strategy at Veeam Software , explores some of the important questions surrounding Kubernetes from a data protection perspective and why it is useful .
One of the ever more popular topics in Information Technology ( IT ) are container systems , such as Kubernetes . Increasingly , decision-makers at companies of all sizes cannot avoid asking themselves whether containers should be integrated into their own IT infrastructure . At the same time , VMware ’ s Kubernetes Report 2021 says that Kubernetes is already being used more widely , but at the same time there is a lack of expertise and the necessary security . Reason enough to take a closer look at important questions around Kubernetes – especially from a data protection perspective .
Integral part of hybrid and multicloud infrastructures ?
In the networks of many corporations and long-established companies , containers do not yet exist , or have only existed for a short time . They were not part of the traditional network structures based on a data centre . However , neither are they an integral part of modern multicloud environments or hybrid solutions – they just fit in very well . It is similar to virtualisation : this also started as a trend that not every company had to take up and therefore not all did – only early adopters integrate technology from the beginning . But 20 years later , it seems , a large
Michael Cade , Senior Technologist Product Strategy at Veeam Software proportion of all companies have virtualised a high number of workloads .
Kubernetes is now acting as a management platform for containers and interestingly , established and regulated industries like banking and financial services show greater interest and are early adopters of this technology , while other industries are still observing and evaluating the pros and cons . The latter first look at what this is all about , whether it can be incorporated into their networks and be useful at all to gain an advantage in the market . On the side , however , these entrepreneurs are busy with other trends that they need to take a closer look at , such as cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service .
Compatible with the runtime environments ?
Of course , the question immediately arises as to whether Kubernetes and the virtualisation software are compatible . First , let ’ s set the record straight about exactly what we are talking about : Kubernetes is an orchestration system for containers ; Docker for example , is for now the most common container runtime . The containers created in Docker can each exist and be worked on separately . Developers can manage them individually and do not necessarily need a higher-level solution to manage them . But with the number of containers , the complexity grows and the overview is lost . To keep this effort small and as clear as possible , a central administration point must be set up – and this is where Kubernetes comes into play .
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