Hi Platformers Just wondering how many of you here use k8s k

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Hi Platformers Just wondering how many of you here use k8s kubernetes vs VMs virtual machine

Tom · Answer

Need an option for keeping k8s and its needless complexity as far away from every org I m involved with

Tom · Answer

Also good options ECS Nomad

Luca Galante · Answer

have some bitter experience with k8s

Tom · Answer

I ve seen too many startups and companies make huge investments into it massively over complicate otherwise simple deployments then get stuck running Borg and permanently tied into employing engineers that understand how it all weaves together otherwise the entire house of cards collapses

jnach · Answer

Is the implication here you d run k8s on bare metal as an alternative thinking face

jnach · Answer

please don t

jnach · Answer

More typically k8s goes on the VMs while VMs handle other usual suspects and services Not everything makes sense for k8s Kerberos and enterprise sign on for example at L3 Wonderful Isn t going to work in containers