How does IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service (IKS) support the deployment of microservices architecture?

Question

Options

• ABy providing a platform for installing and managing physical servers
• BThrough managed Kubernetes clusters that simplify container orchestration
• CBy offering unlimited storage for any type of application or service
• DThrough dedicated bare metal servers for high-performance computing needs

• A
  6% (2)
• B
  79% (26)
• C
  3% (1)
• D
  12% (4)

Explanation

IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service (IKS) supports microservices architecture through managed Kubernetes clusters (B) - it handles the control plane, worker node provisioning, auto-scaling, rolling updates, and service discovery, letting teams focus on deploying independently scalable services in containers rather than managing infrastructure.

Why the others are wrong:

• A is wrong because IKS is a cloud-native, managed container platform - not a tool for provisioning or managing physical servers.
• C is wrong because IKS doesn't offer "unlimited storage"; storage is a separate, capacity-bounded concern handled by services like IBM Cloud Object Storage or persistent volumes.
• D is wrong because bare metal servers for HPC is a separate IBM Cloud offering (Bare Metal Servers) - IKS focuses on containerized workloads, not raw compute for high-performance computing.

Memory tip: Think "IKS = K8s as a service." The "K" in IKS stands for Kubernetes, and managed Kubernetes is precisely what enables microservices by handling orchestration complexity - so whenever you see "microservices + IBM Cloud," map it directly to managed Kubernetes clusters.

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