Storage mechanism used by container runtimes, allowing efficient storage and quick updates of container images.

Design pattern ensuring only one instance of a distributed application component is active at a time.

Process where multiple instances of an operator elect a leader to prevent conflicts in resource management.

Security concept of giving a user or process only the minimum levels of access necessary to perform its function.

User-friendly, open-source IDE for managing Kubernetes clusters, providing a unified interface for multiple clusters.

Observability platform providing insights into the behavior of highly distributed software systems and microservices.

Kubernetes policy for constraining resource allocations (CPU and memory) for pods or containers in a namespace.

Kubernetes object defining the min, max, and default compute resources for pods and containers in a namespace.

Lightweight service mesh for Kubernetes, providing observability, reliability, and security for microservices.

Component of Linkerd responsible for proxying traffic between services, implementing service mesh functionality.

Linkerd resource providing service-specific traffic metrics and control, enhancing observability and management.

High-performance, minimal-footprint proxy used in Linkerd's data plane for efficient service mesh operations.

Framework allowing various security models to be plugged into the Linux kernel, enhancing container isolation.

Process of connecting external load balancers with Kubernetes services for distributing incoming traffic.

Methods used by load balancers to distribute traffic across multiple container instances or pods.

Kubernetes service type that provisions an external load balancer in cloud environments for routing external traffic to services.

Kubernetes volume type for locally attached storage, providing high-performance storage options for stateful workloads.

Technique for routing traffic to geographically or topologically closer endpoints in distributed container deployments.

Techniques for collecting, processing, and storing logs from distributed containerized applications for centralized analysis.

Design of systems for capturing, storing, and analyzing logs from containers and orchestration platforms.

Horizontally-scalable, multi-tenant log aggregation system designed for use with Prometheus and Kubernetes.

Cloud-native distributed block storage system for Kubernetes, providing persistent storage for stateful workloads.

Implementation of Longhorn for providing resilient, replicated block storage in Kubernetes clusters.

Comparison of container runtimes operating at different abstraction levels, balancing performance and features.

Technique for precomputing and storing query results, improving performance in microservices architectures.