Kubernetes has become the default backbone of cloud native architecture. But does it actually help you ship services more reliably, or is it just more moving parts?
Despite Betteridge’s law of headlines, the answer is yes, for the vast majority of companies. Kubernetes has proven essential for reliable service delivery in today’s cloud native world. But not because it magically sprinkles reliability over your stack. Rather, it gives you what you need to build reliability like an engineer, not a magician. Kubernetes is a means, never the end. But let me explain before you skeet this out of context…