Deploying Workloads

Difficulty: Intermediate
Duration: 3 minutes and 31 seconds
Students: 1,695
Rating: 5/5

Kubernetes has become one of the most common container orchestration platforms. Google Kubernetes Engine makes managing a Kubernetes cluster much easier by handling most system management tasks for you. It also offers more advanced cluster management features. In this lesson, we’ll explore how to set up a cluster using GKE as well as how to deploy and run container workloads.

Learning Objectives

  • What Google Kubernetes Engine is and what it can be used for
  • How to create, edit and delete a GKE cluster
  • How to deploy a containerized application to GKE
  • How to connect to a GKE cluster using kubectl

Intended Audience

  • Developers of containerized applications
  • Engineers responsible for deploying to Kubernetes
  • Anyone preparing for a Google Cloud certification

Prerequisites

  • Basic understanding of Docker and Kubernetes
  • Some experience building and deploying containers
Covered Topics