Month: March 2026

A Kubernetes Secret stores sensitive data like passwords, tokens, and certificates, keeping it separate from application code.

A Kubernetes ConfigMap stores non-confidential configuration data as key-value pairs for consumption by pods and containers.

Kubernetes HPA automatically scales the number of pod replicas based on observed CPU, memory, or custom metrics to match demand.

A Kubernetes DaemonSet ensures a copy of a specific pod runs on every node, ideal for logging, monitoring, and system-level agents.

A Kubernetes StatefulSet is a controller for stateful applications requiring stable network identities, persistent storage, and ordered deployment.

Amazon RDS is a managed service that simplifies deploying, operating, and scaling relational databases in the cloud.

Secrets management is the practice of securely storing, accessing, distributing, and rotating sensitive credentials like API keys and certificates.

Serverless computing is a cloud execution model where the provider manages all infrastructure and you pay only for the compute time your code uses.

Flux CD is a GitOps tool for Kubernetes that continuously reconciles cluster state with configurations stored in Git repositories.

Microservices architecture is a design approach where an application is built as a collection of small, independent services that communicate through APIs.