Category: Glossary

The USE method monitors infrastructure resources by tracking Utilization, Saturation, and Errors for every resource.

The sidecar pattern deploys a helper container alongside the main application container in a pod, extending functionality without code changes.

An observability pipeline collects, transforms, routes, and filters telemetry data between sources and destinations for cost optimization.

Linkerd is a lightweight, CNCF-graduated service mesh for Kubernetes providing observability, security, and reliability with minimal complexity.

Jenkins is an open-source automation server that automates building, testing, and deploying software through CI/CD pipelines.

A Pod Disruption Budget limits the number of pods that can be voluntarily disrupted at once, ensuring minimum availability during maintenance.

A rolling update replaces application instances incrementally, ensuring continuous availability during the update process.

MTTD measures the average time between when a problem occurs and when the team becomes aware of it.

Crossplane extends Kubernetes to manage cloud infrastructure resources like databases and storage as native Kubernetes objects.

An SLA is a formal contract between a service provider and customer defining expected service levels and penalties for breaches.