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What is Kubernetes?
Definition
Kubernetes (K8s) is an open-source container orchestration platform that automates deploying, scaling, and managing containerized applications. It manages pod scheduling, service discovery, load balancing, rolling updates, and self-healing.
Why It Matters
Kubernetes is the standard for running containers in production. It powers most cloud-native applications on AWS EKS, Google GKE, and Azure AKS. Understanding Kubernetes concepts (pods, services, deployments, ingress) is essential for DevOps engineers.