Keynote: 7 Years of Running Kubernetes for Mercedes-Benz
summary
Seven-year journey from a single shared Kubernetes 0.9 cluster to ~900 clusters on Cluster API, all on-premises and now migrating to public clouds. Built an in-house cloud management platform from 100% open source, contribute to Cluster API provider OpenStack and cluster-api-state-metrics, and run "you build it you run it" automation-first workflows with APIs for self-service. Offer logging, monitoring, DBaaS, container security and golden paths, cutting deployment lead times from months to minutes while keeping upstream alignment.
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chapters (5)
- 0:00Start
- 5:31Grassroot DevOps
- 6:34Relying on 100% FOSS
- 8:15Automation & Self-Service
- 9:28Continuous Improvement
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