How Nomad can shoot you in the foot, and what to do to dodge it

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Compares running workloads on Kubernetes versus HashiCorp Nomad, explaining risks and mistakes teams make when switching to Nomad. Covers operational problems caused by Nomad’s flexibility and administrator-friendly design, and gives concrete mitigation steps and practices to avoid those pitfalls.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 3:37Nomad setup
3. 7:57Nomad updates and GitLab
4. 11:53Templates and deployments
5. 16:38Nomad issues and fixes
6. 22:42Testing with Nomad
7. 27:00Summary and Q&A

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