Kubernetes, Docker & Lambda

How is Kubernetes differ from docker and lambda?

Firstly, let’s have some basic knowledge on Kubernetes ,Docker and Lambda..

Kubernetes

Kubernetes is open source software that allows you to deploy and manage containerized applications at scale. Kubernetes manages clusters of Amazon EC2 compute instances and runs containers on those instances with processes for deployment, maintenance, and scaling.

Docker

Docker is an open platform for developing, shipping, and running applications. Docker enables you to separate your applications from your infrastructure so you can deliver software quickly.

Lambda

Lambda is one of the services that falls under the ‘Compute’ domain of services that AWS provides. We can run any type applications like Java, Node ,Ruby etc.

Kubernetes Vs Docker

Kubernetes can use other container sources and runtimes, it is designed to work well with Docker, and much of Kubernetes’ documentation was written with Docker in mind. The most basic Kubernetes use case is Kubernetes + Docker, and Kubernetes includes Docker-centric tools such as Kompose, which converts Docker Compose commands and settings so they can be used by Kubernetes.

Using Docker as a standalone software is good for development of applications, as developers can run their applications in isolated environments. What’s more, testers can also use Docker to run applications in sandbox environments. If you wish to use Docker to run a high number of containers in the production environment you may encounter some complications along the way. For example, some containers can easily be overloaded or fail. You can manually restart the container on the appropriate machine, but manual management can take a lot of your valuable time and energy.

Kubernetes allows you to resolve these issues by providing key features such as high availability, load balancing, container orchestration tools, etc. As a result, Kubernetes is most suitable for highly loaded production environments with a high number of Docker containers. Deploying Kubernetes is more difficult than installing a standalone Docker application, which is why Kubernetes may not always be used for development and testing.

The bottom line is that Kubernetes and Docker are both industry standards in their respective core areas of expertise, and together they provide a well-integrated platform for container management, deployment, and orchestration at scale. It was never really a question of Kubernetes vs Docker; it was always Kubernetes and Docker, and today this is even more true.

Docker is just a containerization platform. Docker Swarm is a container orchestration platform, the same as Kubernetes.

Kubernetes Vs ServerLess(Lambda)

Serverless and Kubernetes are often viewed as competing development technologies. But when integrated, they can be a powerful combination.

Both serverless computing and Kubernetes enable developers to build applications with far less overhead and more flexibility than applications hosted on traditional servers or virtual machines. Which style of architecture a developer should use depends on the needs of the application, but serverless applications are more scalable and usually more cost-effective.

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