Managing Kubernetes: Operating Kubernetes Clusters in the Real World 1st Edition

This book was written for senior devs... things were explained very simply and right to the point. A great read.

If you read Kubernetes: Up and Running, or Mastering Kubernetes, or Kubernetes Cookbook, they're mostly written from the user perspective. But they don't stop to explain the Kubernetes architecture and how all its pieces fit together. This book is just for that. The most obscure aspects a beginner should know about, you'll find them in this book. It's not very detailed, it still has a lot of typos and it's examples sometimes fall short, but if you're more on the Ops side of things, there's no better book than this one out there.

Kubernetes's rules

"Managing Kubernetes: Operating Kubernetes Clusters in the Real World" is not a deep inspection and analysis of issues you may encounter. Instead it is a fairly short (188page) summary and explanation of the collection of processes and functions that form a Kubernetes cluster.Brendan Burns is one of the three original authors and currently a top contributor of Kubernetes so this book is full of clear technical descriptions. The first half of the book describes the structure, finally in Chapter 6 the book covers the installation process. The second half of the book covers common operational processes; providing and controlling access to the cluster, interacting with the cluster by making requests through the API, and how user requests are validated and accepted.Unlike what you might expect after reading other O'Reilly publications, Managing Kubernetes is not an operator’s manual or a comprehensive reference. Instead it focuses on the purpose and basic configuration of each component to give the reader an understanding of the structure and dynamics of a complete Kubernetes cluster.

This volume is the best overview of kube that's out there. It covers everything from architecture to operations and management. The authors have nicely brought me up to speed on facets of kube I was a little soft on... and for that I consider their work essential. Well done!

Based on both the title and the publisher, I expected a bit more hands-on knowledge, more of a guide than a 50,000-foot overview, but I got the overview. The how-to chapters tended to focus on the basics and then explaining what happens with the inner workings.That's not bad, in and of itself -- there's still some good content in here, and I wouldn't discourage anyone from picking up the book; I've learned a fair amount from reading this. But be aware that this is a bit more academic than you might expect, and if you're looking something aimed specifically at the end-user, there are other books out there you might want to check out first.

I bought this book based on website description and blind faith on Orielly produces high quality books. Contrary this book has no substance nothing about managing kubernetes. I returned the book..

I'm a software engineer, where my code is deployed with Kubernetes, but managed by other teams and people, and a lot of it is abstracted out. This book was good for me just to build a mental model of how this works, and it is written clear and direct.

I'd say I'm a fairly experienced k8s administrator and thought that this book would not offer much to me. This certainly felt like it during the first two chapters and then..... The explanations were very well detailed and at the same time concise. I enjoyed reading the admission solutions most. You have to remember that the k8s landscape is ever so vast and if you're anything like me, you have experience with a lot of concepts in this book. However, having this book as a reference can be beneficial. To me at least. 1 slight niggle that pops to mind would be the mention of the `--vmodule` flag. An example would have been welcomed.

This is a must-have purchase if you operate Kubernetes clusters or if you are interested in how it operates under the hood. However, the book tries to cover a lot of material in a relatively short length of 170 pages so it remains concise at all times - the material covered within could easily expand to twice or even thrice the size of the book. However, given that this is a pioneering book and that it is written with a higher level of abstraction that extends its lifetime (something really important when dealing with a rapidly moving target, such as Kubernetes), then I would recommend it, and not just on the basis of the impressive credentials of the authors. I really look forward for this book to be used as a seed for a series of further literature (printed or electronic) dealing more with the operational dimensions of Kubernetes. I would also really look forward to a second, more expanded, edition of the book.

This book is very good, there are other books that are more detailed and more technical but this book gives a very good high level overview of kubernetes