Kubernetes is an open-source system for automating deployment, scaling, and management of containerized applications. It groups containers that make up an application into logical units for easy management and discovery. Kubernetes supports cloud-native applications that are designed to run on distributed and dynamic environments.
Kubernetes also supports containers with persistent storage by providing various options such as:
- Persistent Volumes: These are abstracted storage resources that can be provisioned by administrators and consumed by users without worrying about the underlying storage implementation.
- Persistent Volume Claims: These are requests for storage by users that can be dynamically or statically bound to Persistent Volumes.
- Storage Classes: These are ways to describe different kinds of storage offered by a cluster, such as SSD or HDD, performance or capacity, etc.
- Volume Snapshots: These are point-in-time copies of Persistent Volumes that can be used for backup or restoration purposes.
- Container Storage Interface: This is a standard interface that allows Kubernetes to communicate with various storage vendors and plugins.

Explanation
HPE Cloudphysics is a cloud-based assessment tool that helps customers plan and optimize their VMware vSphere environments. The tool can collect data from the customer's existing environment, such as configuration, performance, capacity, and utilization, and provide insights and recommendations for migrating to HPE SimpliVity. The tool can also compare the costs and benefits of different migration scenarios and generate a detailed report with a bill of materials.

Explanation
This tool has a Quick Quote function that allows you to quickly look up the list price of an HPE hardware component by entering the product number or selecting from a list of products. You can also add multiple products to a quote and export it to a file or email it to yourself or others.