Alibaba Cloud Container Service for Kubernetes (ACK)

Kubernetes (often abbreviated as K8s) is an open-source container orchestration system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. It groups containers that make up an application into logical units for easy management and discovery.

Key facts

First appeared: 2014
Category: technology
Problem solved: Kubernetes was created to solve the complexities of deploying, managing, and scaling containerized applications across a fleet of machines. It aimed to automate the manual processes involved in orchestrating application lifecycles, ensuring high availability, and efficient resource utilization.
Platforms: Windows_containers_(limited), Virtual_machines, On-premises_bare_metal, Linux, Cloud_platforms_(AWS,_GCP,_Azure,_etc.)

Related technologies

Docker
Istio
Envoy
Terraform
Grafana
Helm
cloud_providers_(AWS_EKS,_GCP_GKE,_Azure_AKS)
Argo CD
Prometheus

Notable users

Goldman_Sachs
Google
eBay
Spotify
The_New_York_Times
Pinterest
Adidas
Booking.com