Kubernetes offers a robust solution for managing distributed systems by addressing container sprawl, facilitating efficient scaling and change management, and becoming a cornerstone of modern cloud infrastructure. Evolving from Google's Omega and Borg projects, Kubernetes combines scheduling and resource management to orchestrate containers in distributed environments. It employs a master-worker model, where the master node orchestrates tasks and worker nodes execute them, hosting applications within Pods, which are logical groupings of containers. The platform's flexibility is enhanced by tools like Helm, a package manager that simplifies deploying Kubernetes resources, and the ecosystem's growth has made Kubernetes a ubiquitous runtime across various environments, including hybrid cloud setups. Harness complements Kubernetes by providing an advanced orchestration layer that integrates seamlessly with Kubernetes deployments, enhancing deployment strategies and making Kubernetes management more efficient.