You probably don't need K8S
summary
Argues that Kubernetes is often a “just in case” choice, not a requirement, based on training hundreds of engineers across dozens of companies, and shows when the overhead outweighs benefits: small teams, simple workloads, or low-ops budgets. Compares actual value vs serverless, managed cloud platforms, and on‑prem VMs, gives concrete tradeoffs (operational staffing, rollout complexity, debugging surface), and recommends if already on K8s to invest in automation, runbooks and people rather than more tooling.
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chapters (4)
- 0:00Introduction and time management
- 10:03Common problems with Kubernetes
- 17:07Cultural and organizational challenges
- 23:18Conclusion and thanks
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