Kubernetes (K8s for short) is an open source container orchestration tool to deploy software in a pre-defined, self-healing configuration; reducing the need for operations staff and helping organizations become Cloud Native. It is the strategic choice for making multiple servers work together in a complex architecture or cluster resulting in high performance and reliability.

Kubernetes is the next step in automated Configuration Management. There are several factors why high performing organizations choose Kubernetes, including: 

• Abstraction of the infrastructure layer, removing differences between development and production environments. This enables developers to focus on programming new features for their applications rather than worrying about infrastructure or storage.  
• Immutable infrastructure, based on artifacts like containers automatically produced by continuous integration and delivery pipelines, designed to boost feature velocity without compromising quality.
• Native self-healing capabilities
• On-demand up/downscaling

Kubernetes allows you to define and run a pre-approved and certified configuration for PostgreSQL that is highly available and self-healing. Once defined, users of this orchestration will have an easy, automated, and repeatable process to deploy PostgreSQL in the chosen configuration. It allows organizations to replace a human-readable operations manual with fully automated operations, giving a big boost to Software Reliability Engineering. This means that sophisticated software (like PostgreSQL and BDR) can be adopted easily and quickly by developers. 

Local Persistent Volume in Kubernetes allows performance to break free from the chains of network storage latency. It removes the barrier for high performing PostgreSQL database usage by directly mounting storage on the Kubernetes node where the pod is running. Learn More