Cloud Infrastructure

Why You Shouldn't Start With Kubernetes

Kubernetes solves problems you don't have at 0 users.

If you have zero users, Kubernetes is not your bottleneck.

Outline

  • What Kubernetes is actually for
  • Operational overhead
  • Cognitive load vs real need
  • Simpler alternatives: single VM, PaaS, serverless
  • Signals that it's time to migrate