Managed Kubernetes Service

A Managed Kubernetes Service is a containers as a service (CaaS) for Kubernetes clusters that includes managing and maintaining the Kubernetes control plane.

• Context:
  • It can (often) be used to manage Complex Microservices-based Architectures.
  • It can abstracts away some of the lower-level infrastructure details while giving users control over the Kubernetes layer.
  • It can provides various integrations and add-on features specific to the cloud provider (like networking, security, IAM, etc.).
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• Example(s):
  • Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
  • Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS).
  • Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Serverless Container Platforms, such as AWS Fargate, Google Cloud Run.
  • Platform as a Service (PaaS), such as Google App Engine, AWS Elastic Beanstalk.
• See: Kubernetes, Container Orchestration, Cloud Computing Service Model.

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