Containerization
Also called: Application Containerization
The practice of packaging an application and its dependencies into portable containers that run consistently across different environments.
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An open-source containerization platform for building, packaging, distributing, and running applications as isolated containers across different environments.
Docker ImageA portable, immutable package containing an application, its runtime, libraries, dependencies, and configuration needed to run consistently across environments.
KubernetesK8sAn open-source container orchestration platform that automates the deployment, scaling, networking, and management of containerized applications across clusters of machines, making it a standard platform for running production AI and cloud-native workloads.
Runtime EnvironmentThe underlying hardware and software infrastructure where applications or models execute.
Deployment PipelineAn automated workflow that builds, tests, validates, and deploys applications or AI systems across development, staging, and production environments.