Docker is a container platform that facilitates the creation, deployment, and running of applications in containers, while Kubernetes is an orchestration system for managing Docker containers at scale. Their importance stems from the opportunity they provide for efficient and secure modernization and scaling of applications.
Through Kubernetes you can implement a hybrid cloud, essential when it comes to reducing costs and minimizing risks. The hybrid cloud is a mixed computing environment where applications run using an optimized mix of processing, storage, and services between public and private clouds, including on-premises data centers or edge locations.
The hybrid cloud solutions allow migration and an efficient workloads’ management between different cloud environments, and offer configurations adapted to the company's specific needs.
Advantages:
• application isolation
• flexibility in deployment
• optimization of resource usage
Investment: the initial investment can be significant, but long-term savings due to reduced operational costs and errors are considerable
Usage: cloud-native applications, application migrations, containerized infrastructure management