Getting Started with HashiCorp Nomad - Comparing Nomad to Kubernetes

The video tutorial compares Kubernetes and Nomad, highlighting their differences and similarities. Nomad, developed by Hashicorp, supports more workload types and is simpler architecturally than Kubernetes, which is the industry standard. However, Nomad lacks some features like ingress controllers and managed services. The video also covers terminology differences and concludes with a preview of the next course section.

Which company developed Kubernetes?

• Amazon

• HashiCorp

• Google

• Microsoft

What is a key architectural difference between Nomad and Kubernetes?

• Kubernetes is simpler than Nomad

• Nomad is a single binary for all tasks

• Kubernetes does not support container orchestration

• Nomad uses multiple binaries for different tasks

What is a significant advantage of Nomad in terms of scalability?

• Nomad is easier to install

• Nomad has a larger community

• Nomad supports more programming languages

• Nomad can scale to millions of containers

Which feature is NOT built into Nomad as compared to Kubernetes?

• Load balancing

• Task scheduling

• Container orchestration

• Network connectivity management

What is a major difference in support between Kubernetes and Nomad?

• Nomad offers enterprise phone support

• Kubernetes offers phone support

• Kubernetes has no online resources

• Nomad has no community support

In Nomad, what is equivalent to a 'pod' in Kubernetes?

• Job

• Task group

• Client agent

• Server node

What language is used for configuration in Nomad?

• XML

• HCL

• JSON

• YAML