Front matter
foreword
preface
acknowledgments
about this book
about the author
about the cover illustration
1 (The rise of) platforms on top of Kubernetes
1.1 What is a platform, and why do I need one?
Cloud services and domain-specific needs
Your job as an organization
Working with cloud platforms
GCP dashboard, CLIs, and APIs
Why do cloud providers work?
1.2 Platforms built on top of Kubernetes
The Kubernetes adoption journey
The CNCF Landscape puzzle