Google released the latest version of Kubernetes software that can be used in production, which eventually aims to help enterprises manage their virtual containers with much ease while running big Web scale apps. The system's goal is to manage big volumes of container-based applications on different hosts in order to upgrade, duplicate and scale the applications effortlessly.

The professionals are currently trying a new approach to systems design called micro-services and Kubernetes could be the key to make the design successful. Micro-services will break down the applications into several components and then they will be bundled into virtual containers. This way, the containers can easily be duplicated to handle weighty workloads and they can be moved around without difficulty.

After Google got a first hand experience with the container-based approach, they aimed to share this discovery to other enterprises around the globe as stated by the company's product manager, Craig McLuckie, in an interview with Computer World.

The multinational technology company also donated the Kubernetes project to Cloud Native Computing Foundation, a newly formed organization mainly prepared by Linux Foundation. The new organization was unveiled on July 21, Tuesday and many companies already sent their support.

Some of those who gave their support were Joyent, Docker, CoreOS, VMware, Intel, IBM, and Cisco. Even cloud service providers like Twitter, eBay and Box provided their inputs to Cloud Native Computing Foundation.

According to InfoWorld, Google's Kubernetes is a Greek word for "pilot" and "cybernetic" was also derived from this term. The system was initially released in 2014 and became an open-source project where over 400 contributors became involved and they participated in providing input.

Last year, the Kubernetes project was still considered under "heavy development" stage and at that time, the system was unstable and contained some bugs.

Nevertheless, the project's contributors aimed to bring stability to the system's design and API so the system can be presented for production in 2015, according to Git Hub.

Meanwhile, several companies tried to propose packages that can be used for commercial purposes. They wanted to customize and prepare a cleaner version of the Kubernetes system for enterprise use. Some of the firms who are currently offering packages were CoreOS and Hitachi Data Systems.

CoreOS already released a glimpse of Tectonic, "a distribution of Kubernetes" which can provide support package and simple installation. On the other hand, Hitachi Data Systems plans to install the system in its UCP or Unified Compute Platform line of computer systems.