Orchestration

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Definition

Automated coordination and management of multiple cloud services, containers, or workflows to work together efficiently. Like a conductor directing an orchestra where each musician plays their part at the right time.

Real-World Example

Kubernetes orchestrates hundreds of containers, automatically starting, stopping, and moving them between servers based on demand and health.

Cloud Provider Equivalencies

All four are managed Kubernetes services used to orchestrate containers (scheduling, scaling, self-healing, rolling updates). They differ mainly in integrations (IAM, networking, observability) and pricing models, but the core orchestration concepts are Kubernetes-native.

AWS
Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
AZ
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
GCP
Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
OCI
Oracle Container Engine for Kubernetes (OKE)

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