Containerized Workload

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A Containerized Workload is a Workload realized through one or more containers and their associated runtime configuration.

A Containerized Workload may include:

• One or more Container Images
• Container instances
• Runtime parameters
• Resource requirements
• Network configuration
• Storage configuration
• Identity and access configuration
• Security controls
• Service-discovery configuration
• Scaling configuration
• Health-check configuration

A Containerized Workload may perform:

• An application function
• A service function
• A processing function
• A platform function
• A data-management function

A Containerized Workload differs from a Container Image:

• A Container Image packages the content required to instantiate a container
• A Containerized Workload is the Workload realized through one or more instantiated containers

A Containerized Workload may use multiple Container Images and may include multiple cooperating container instances.

workload realized through one or more containers and their associated runtime configuration

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A Containerized Workload does not require Kubernetes. It may operate through any applicable container runtime or orchestration platform.

The term does not prescribe:

• A container-image format
• A container runtime
• An orchestration platform
• A deployment topology
• A provider implementation

A web service consisting of an application container, a supporting sidecar container, network configuration, storage relationships, and resource limits forms a Containerized Workload.