"OpenEBS for Kubernetes Storage"
OpenEBS for Kubernetes Storage is a definitive guide for cloud-native professionals, platform engineers, and architects seeking to master persistent storage in Kubernetes environments. Beginning with a thorough analysis of the Kubernetes storage landscape, the book demystifies core concepts such as Persistent Volumes, StorageClasses, and the evolution to the Container Storage Interface (CSI). Readers gain invaluable insights into the patterns, requirements, and unique challenges of running stateful workloads at scale, with clear comparisons of storage backends and requirements for enterprise-grade, cloud-native resilience.
Diving deep into OpenEBS's architecture and operations, this comprehensive resource illuminates Container Attached Storage (CAS) principles, the internal workings of OpenEBS data engines like cStor and Mayastor, and the orchestration of storage pools. Practical deployment strategies are explored in detail, guiding professionals through workload sizing, cluster topologies, multi-tenancy, high availability, disaster recovery, and automated configuration with modern DevOps patterns. Advanced chapters focus on topics such as data protection, policy customization, monitoring, zero-downtime maintenance, and seamless data mobility across clusters and clouds.
Recognizing the demands of performance, security, and scale, the book equips practitioners with proven methodologies for benchmarking, optimizing storage for databases and analytics, integrating enterprise security controls, and achieving compliance. Real-world case studies, troubleshooting blueprints, observability practices, and extensibility patterns round out this essential manual, making it an indispensable reference for anyone building robust, scalable, and innovative storage solutions with OpenEBS and Kubernetes.