Kubernetes Platform Engineering

A book-shaped table of contents for Kubernetes platform engineering: architecture, multi-tenancy, platform automation, Helm, Cluster API, Crossplane, platform services, observability, security, reliability, and enterprise operations — cross-linking existing kubernetes/observability/platform-engineering notes instead of duplicating them.

1 — Kubernetes Packaging

Covers Why Packaging Matters, Helm Concepts, and OCI Artifacts.

3 — Platform Charts

Covers Base Charts, Shared Charts, Library Charts, and Organizational Standards.

4 — Helm Governance

Covers Chart Testing, Security, Validation, and Promotion Pipelines.

1 — Why Kubernetes Became the Platform Standard

Covers Evolution of Container Orchestration, Kubernetes as a Platform, Platform Engineering on Kubernetes, and Platform Responsibilities.