Hands-On Kubernetes on Windows: Effectively orchestrate Windows container workloads using Kubernetes

Book Description
With the adoption of Windows containers in Kubernetes, you can now fully leverage the flexibility and robustness of the Kubernetes container orchestration system in the Windows ecosystem. This support will enable you to create new Windows applications and migrate existing ones to the cloud-native stack with the same ease as for Linux-oriented cloud applications.

This practical guide takes you through the key concepts involved in packaging Windows-distributed applications into containers and orchestrating these using Kubernetes. You’ll also understand the current limitations of Windows support in Kubernetes. As you advance, you’ll gain hands-on experience deploying a fully functional hybrid Linux/Windows Kubernetes cluster for development, and explore production scenarios in on-premises and cloud environments, such as Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service.

By the end of this book, you’ll be well-versed with containerization, microservices architecture, and the critical considerations for running Kubernetes in production environments successfully.

What you will learn
Understand containerization as a packaging format for applications
Create a development environment for Kubernetes on Windows
Grasp the key architectural concepts in Kubernetes
Discover the current limitations of Kubernetes on the Windows platform
Provision and interact with a Kubernetes cluster from a Windows machine
Create hybrid Windows Kubernetes clusters in on-premises and cloud environments
Who this book is for
This book is for software developers, system administrators, DevOps engineers, and architects working with Kubernetes on Windows, Windows Server 2019, and Windows containers. Knowledge of Kubernetes as well as the Linux environment will help you get the most out of this book.

Table of Contents
Creating Containers
Managing State in Containers
Working with Container Images
Kubernetes Concepts and Windows Support
Kubernetes Networking
Interacting with Kubernetes Clusters
Deploying a Hybrid On-Premises Kubernetes Cluster
Deploying a Hybrid Azure Kubernetes Service Engine Cluster
Deploying Your First Application
Deploying Microsoft SQL Server 2019 and ASP.NET MVC Application
Configuring Applications to Use Kubernetes Features
Development Workflow with Kubernetes
Securing Kubernetes Clusters and Applications
Monitoring Kubernetes Applications Using Prometheus
Disaster Recovery
Production Considerations for Running Kubernetes