### PersistentVolumes and PersistentVolumeClaims: Kubernetes provides a way to manage persistent storage for your application using PersistentVolumes and PersistentVolumeClaims. A PersistentVolume is a piece of storage in the cluster that can be dynamically provisioned and attached to a pod. A PersistentVolumeClaim is a request for a certain amount of storage that can be used by a pod. You'll use these resources to manage your application's persistent storage needs.