--- title: "Production-Grade Container Orchestration" abstract: "Automated container deployment, scaling, and management" cid: home --- {{< announcement >}} {{< deprecationwarning >}} {{< blocks/section id="oceanNodes" >}} {{% blocks/feature image="flower" %}} ### [Kubernetes (K8s)]({{< relref "/docs/concepts/overview/what-is-kubernetes" >}}) is an open-source system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. It groups containers that make up an application into logical units for easy management and discovery. Kubernetes builds upon [15 years of experience of running production workloads at Google](http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2898444), combined with best-of-breed ideas and practices from the community. {{% /blocks/feature %}} {{% blocks/feature image="scalable" %}} #### Planet Scale Designed on the same principles that allows Google to run billions of containers a week, Kubernetes can scale without increasing your ops team. {{% /blocks/feature %}} {{% blocks/feature image="blocks" %}} #### Never Outgrow Whether testing locally or running a global enterprise, Kubernetes flexibility grows with you to deliver your applications consistently and easily no matter how complex your need is. {{% /blocks/feature %}} {{% blocks/feature image="suitcase" %}} #### Run Anywhere Kubernetes is open source giving you the freedom to take advantage of on-premises, hybrid, or public cloud infrastructure, letting you effortlessly move workloads to where it matters to you. {{% /blocks/feature %}} {{< /blocks/section >}} {{< blocks/section id="video" background-image="kub_video_banner_homepage" >}}
By Sarah Wells, Technical Director for Operations and Reliability, Financial Times