"Kubeless Function Deployment on Kubernetes"
Kubeless Function Deployment on Kubernetes offers a comprehensive and authoritative exploration of running serverless workloads in Kubernetes environments. Beginning with foundational concepts, the book demystifies serverless architecture, provides a critical comparison of platforms like Kubeless, Knative, and OpenFaaS, and details how Kubernetes' primitives are leveraged to enable scalable, event-driven applications. Through extensive discussion of event patterns, platform selection criteria, and the Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) model, readers are equipped with the essential knowledge to make informed choices for their cloud-native strategies.
Delving deeply into the architecture and operation of Kubeless, the book covers every aspect from installation prerequisites and security best practices to function authoring across multiple languages and runtimes. Readers will find practical, actionable guidance on deploying, managing, and securing functions, including advanced techniques for multi-cluster management, CI/CD integration, blue-green and canary deployments, observability, and robust lifecycle management. Real-world patterns for integrating with external services, setting up event triggers—including HTTP, Kafka, and Cron—are thoroughly detailed, addressing the needs of production-grade deployments at scale.
The final sections position Kubeless within the broader serverless ecosystem, addressing resource optimization, security and compliance, hybrid-cloud integration, and governance concerns. With rich case studies, advanced architectural patterns, and discussion of future directions like function meshes and CNCF interoperability, this book is an essential resource for solution architects, DevOps engineers, and developers seeking to build, operate, and evolve serverless solutions on Kubernetes with confidence and clarity.
