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What is Kubernetes Pod?

The smallest deployable unit in Kubernetes, consisting of one or more containers that share storage, network, and lifecycle.

A Pod encapsulates one or more containers (usually one main container plus optional sidecars). Containers in a Pod share the same IP address, port space, and volumes. Pods are ephemeral — they are created, run, and destroyed, not repaired.

Pod specifications define resource requests/limits, health checks, environment variables, and volume mounts. Pods are rarely created directly — Deployments, StatefulSets, and DaemonSets manage Pod lifecycle, scaling, and updates.

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Auto Scaling
Automatically adjusting the number of computing resources based on current demand to maintain performance and optimize costs.
Cloud Migration
The process of moving applications, data, and workloads from on-premises infrastructure to cloud computing environments.
Cloud Computing
The delivery of computing services over the internet, including servers, storage, databases, and software on demand.
Cloud Storage Tiers
Different storage classes offered by cloud providers, optimized for varying access patterns from frequent to archival use.
CloudFormation
An AWS service that provisions and manages cloud resources using declarative JSON or YAML templates.
Kubernetes Service
An abstraction that provides a stable network endpoint for accessing a group of Pods, handling load balancing and service discovery.
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