We've run Kubernetes inside Redgate for some research projects (like Spawn) and we are building some skills running this orchestrator. At the same time, we've had no shortage of challenges in keeping the clusters up at times, patching, fixing issues, upgrading to new configurations, etc. Like any software, there is work involved with managing the orchestrator.

I've watched Andrew Pruski and Anthony Nocentino write about containers and Kubernetes and overall they've made me view the clusters like email. It's useful and I want to use it, but I don't want to manage or administer it. I'd want some service like AKS or EKS instead. Let someone else build expertise.

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