The Path to Kubernetes Adoption Is (Not Just) Installing Kubernetes

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Kubernetes adoption requires organizational and architectural changes beyond just installing clusters: shift from ITIL to DevOps practices, define enterprise architecture choices (data models, supported languages and OS), and run a program to refactor monoliths into fast‑starting, recoverable microservices. The talk discusses using OpenShift, GitOps and CI/CD, and automation tools like Ansible or Salt, and warns that naive lift‑and‑shift cloud migrations can greatly increase costs (e.g., 50→200%).

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:06Speaker background
3. 2:08Kubernetes limitations
4. 3:58ITIL vs DevOps
5. 5:46Cultural barriers
6. 8:17Enterprise architecture
7. 10:03Kubernetes purpose
8. 12:35Monoliths vs microservices
9. 15:05Pre-adoption checklist
10. 16:53Adoption tips

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