Kubernetes Storage Lingo 101

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Maps Kubernetes storage to concrete actions: focuses on file and block only, explains Persistent Volumes/Persistent Volume Claims plus StorageClass-driven dynamic provisioning (fast vs slow templates, cluster admin creates storage classes, can set a default), warns against using hostPath, describes Container Storage Interface (CSI) (beta in 1.10) and Flex drivers (exec model, node/master install pain), notes a plan to proxy in-tree plugins to CSI starting around Q3/Q4, and describes local persistent volumes and their data-gravity tradeoffs.

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1. 0:00Introduction to storage
2. 1:04Workload portability
3. 3:05File and block storage
4. 5:32Ephemeral storage
5. 8:03Remote storage
6. 10:38Persistent volumes and claims
7. 15:43Dynamic provisioning
8. 21:15Host path limitations
9. 22:21Local persistent volumes
10. 24:41In-tree plugin challenges
11. 27:44CSI and future outlook
12. 30:12Q&A and conclusion

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