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

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Piotr Tylenda is an experienced DevOps and software engineer with a passion for Kubernetes and Azure technologies. In his projects, he has focused on the adoption of microservices architecture for monolithic applications, developing big data pipelines for e-commerce, and architecting solutions for scalable log and telemetry analytics for hardware. His most notable contribution to Kubernetes' open source ecosystem is the development of Ansible automation for provisioning and deploying hybrid Windows/Linux Kubernetes clusters. Currently, he works at Microsoft Development Center Copenhagen in Denmark in a team developing a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central SaaS offering.

Amit Malik is an IT enthusiast and technology evangelist focused on cloud and emerging technologies. He is currently employed by Spektra Systems as the director of technology, where he helps Microsoft partners grow their cloud businesses by using effective tools and strategies. He specializes in the cloud, DevOps, software-defined infrastructure, application modernization, data platforms, and emerging technologies around AI. Amit holds various industry-admired certifications from all major OEMs in the cloud and data space, including Azure Solutions Architect Expert. He is also a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT). Amit is also an active community member for various technology groups and is a regular speaker at industry conferences and events.

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Starting with version 1.14, Kubernetes has brought the most anticipated feature of the year 2019: production-level support for Windows Server container workloads. This is a huge milestone that enables migration to cloud-native technologies for all enterprises that rely heavily on Windows technologies at their core. Developers and system operators can now leverage the same tools and pipelines to deploy both Windows and Linux workloads, scale them in a similar way, and undertake efficient monitoring. From a business perspective, container adoption for Windows means lower operational costs and better hardware utilization than plain VMs.

You are holding in your hands a book that will guide you in terms of how to use Kubernetes and Docker containers in the Microsoft Windows ecosystem it covers both hybrid Windows/Linux Kubernetes cluster deployment and handles cluster operations using a Windows client machine. Since support for Windows in Kubernetes is a fairly new concept, you can expect the official documentation and guides to still be scarce. In this book, we aim to systematize your knowledge regarding Kubernetes scenarios that involve Windows. Our aim was to create the ultimate guide for Kubernetes on Windows.

The primary audience for this book is Kubernetes DevOps architects and engineers who need to integrate Windows container workloads into their Kubernetes clusters. If you are a Windows application (especially .NET Framework) developer and you haven't used Kubernetes yet, this book is also for you! In addition to the strategies regarding the deployment of hybrid Windows/Linux Kubernetes clusters, we cover the fundamental concepts behind Kubernetes and how they map to the Windows environment. And if you are interested in migrating existing .NET Framework applications to Windows Server containers running on Kubernetes, you will definitely find guidance in terms of how to approach this problem.