Re:Reclaim the Stack
by mrweasel on Monday September 09, 2024 @03:19AM
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> why should I use Kubernetes
You shouldn't, but people have started to view Kubernetes as a deployment tool. Kubernetes makes sense when you start having bare metal workers, or high number of services (micro-services). You need to have a pretty dynamic workload for Kubernetes to result in any cost saving on the operations side. There might be a cost saving if it's easier to deploy your services, but I don't see that being greater than the cost of maintaining and debugging a broken Kubernetes cluster in most case.
The majority of uses does not require Kubernetes. The majority of users who think they NEED Kubernetes are wrong. That's not to say that you shouldn't use it, if you believe you get some benefit, it's just not your cheapest option.
You shouldn't, but people have started to view Kubernetes as a deployment tool. Kubernetes makes sense when you start having bare metal workers, or high number of services (micro-services). You need to have a pretty dynamic workload for Kubernetes to result in any cost saving on the operations side. There might be a cost saving if it's easier to deploy your services, but I don't see that being greater than the cost of maintaining and debugging a broken Kubernetes cluster in most case.
The majority of uses does not require Kubernetes. The majority of users who think they NEED Kubernetes are wrong. That's not to say that you shouldn't use it, if you believe you get some benefit, it's just not your cheapest option.