No matter what your technical problems, containers make everything easier, better, and faster – at least that’s the rosy promise of the glossy brochures. However, some distributors of container platforms that include Kubernetes provide an excellent tool that, once it has been rolled out, keeps on adding components that can quickly overwhelm newcomers with its complexity to cover various missing aspects of container operation. Each of these components, whether addressed by the tool itself or as an add-on, comes with its own system requirements and drags in other components that also need to be rolled out before anything else happens. The many solutions in a provider’s portfolio did not come about by chance but are part of a carefully developed product strategy. The idea is to cover every eventuality, discourage…
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ADMIN Network & Security (Digital) - 1 Issue, September/October 2024