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A Persistent Volume is a piece of storage in a Kubernetes cluster that is provisioned and managed independently of individual pods. PVs abstract storage details, allowing developers to focus on application logic without worrying about storage infrastructure. These volumes can be backed by cloud storage (e.g., AWS EBS, GCP PD), network storage (e.g., NFS), or local disk. What are PersistentVolumeClaims (PVCs)? A PersistentVolumeClaim is a request for storage by a user or application. PVCs define the storage requirements, such as size and access mode, and Kubernetes automatically binds them to an available PV that meets the criteria. This dynamic matching ensures that applications get the storage they need without manual intervention. Why Persistent Storage Matters in Kubernetes? Data Persistence: Ensures that data remains available even if pods are deleted, restarted, or rescheduled to different nodes. Stateful Workloads: Critical for applications like databases, message queues, and analytics engines that require consistent storage. Seamless Scaling: Allows stateful applications to scale with reliable access to shared storage. How PVs and PVCs Work Together Define a PV: Provision storage resources in the cluster. Create a PVC: Application requests storage via the PVC. Binding: Kubernetes matches the PVC to a PV that meets its requirements. This separation of storage provisioning (PVs) and application storage requests (PVCs) streamlines storage management and supports dynamic scalability. Persistent storage in Kubernetes unlocks the ability to run stateful applications with ease, making Kubernetes a true all-rounder for both stateless and stateful workloads. #Azure #kubernetes #ApplicationGateway #CloudComputing #TrafficManagement #DevOps #CloudOps #Networking #ipaddress #ip #systemdesign #coding #devops #aws #programming #terraform #Jenkins #cicd #Developer #java #infrastructure #GitHub #GitOps #CloudZenixLLC #CloudZenix #database #sql #python #Docker #docker #Kubernetes

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