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Namespaces in Kubernetes | K8s Series By M. Sharma (On-Demand) Part 2

In this second part of K8s-Series, I’ll explain the concept of Namespaces and when to use multiple namespaces. Let’s talk in general about namespace. In a computing world, a namespace is a set of signs (names) that are used to identify and refer to objects of various kinds.

In computer programming, namespaces are typically employed for the purpose of grouping symbols and identifiers around a particular functionality and to avoid name collisions between multiple identifiers that share the same name.

In a scenario where an organization is using a shared Kubernetes cluster for development and production use cases: Let’s create two new namespaces to hold our work.