# PKS *Automate and streamline Kubernetes cluster deployment and operations* - Fully automated installation of mainstream Kubernetes - Scale up, scale down & upgrade clusters - Highly-available control plane & self-healing features (replace nodes automatically when needed and deploy CVE patches) - Integration with VMware SDDC (Software Defined Data Center) features (e.g. vMotion, DRS, Shared Datastore, NSX-T, vREALIZE Suite)