Kubernetes is an open-source platform for automating deployment, scaling, and operations of application containers. It groups application containers into logical units called pods and uses labels to identify pods. Kubernetes masters manage the cluster and schedule pods to nodes, providing services for discovery, load balancing, scaling, and healing. It allows rolling updates and rollbacks of applications with zero downtime. The document then demonstrates Kubernetes concepts like pods, services, deployments, and provides a hands-on demo link.