Re:Google Kubernetes Engine is introducing a cluster managem...
by JeremyNT on Wednesday March 04, 2020 @10:21PM
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Yes, I realize I will come across as being overly negative here, and I apologize for this.
It's not that openshift is bad per se, I just don't imagine it solves many problems an org that is fretting about lock in or gcp pricing will have. Such an org is probably cost sensitive and looking for flexibility, but openshift is expensive, and if you adopt its differentiating features you are de facto locking yourself in. And if you do not leverage those features out of a desire to avoid lock in, you are effectively paying a whole lot just for k8s support...
And I really should say, for certain orgs (especially bigcos) this may well be worth it, I just don't think it is a good option for anybody worried primarily about avoiding vendor lock in and keeping costs in check.
It's not that openshift is bad per se, I just don't imagine it solves many problems an org that is fretting about lock in or gcp pricing will have. Such an org is probably cost sensitive and looking for flexibility, but openshift is expensive, and if you adopt its differentiating features you are de facto locking yourself in. And if you do not leverage those features out of a desire to avoid lock in, you are effectively paying a whole lot just for k8s support...
And I really should say, for certain orgs (especially bigcos) this may well be worth it, I just don't think it is a good option for anybody worried primarily about avoiding vendor lock in and keeping costs in check.