Re:Kubernetes is a red flag signalling premature optimisation
by politician on Monday July 04, 2022 @09:08PM
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Fair enough. If you don’t need 24/7 and the bus factor risk is tolerable, then you might not need a rotation.
I’d just caution that when it comes to the mental health of the one person in this role, even if they seem like they are doing ok, check in frequently.
You don't go from zero to needing global 24x7 support overnight.
Hiring 1 DevOps superstar is exactly what we did a few startups back and it worked great. Of course there was no after-hours support, it's a small startup. Eventually the team grew.