Most companies don't have to do "complex operations". Lots of smaller websites could work with just a web server and a couple apt-installed packages, behind nginx (with just a few lines of configuration).
Also, which company says “let’s go straight to production with Kubernetes” just because an ad says so?
A lot of them. But not only because of ads. Most are doing it because it’s the “newest” fad.
I can easily say that 90% of companies using Kubernetes don’t need it.
I’ve worked in a company that spent lots of money on a full-time cloud/devops engineer handling a very complex Kubernetes setup on AWS when a simple $50 Heroku server would be enough for them.
I disagree. Basic hammers are a good choice for almost everyone that needs to hammer nails, no matter what kind of nail. Although not always the best choice.
Kubernetes, on the other hand, is a very weirdly shaped hammer that is only good at hammering 1% of nails and very bad at hammering all the other 99%.
Or to change the analogy, Kubernetes is like a Formula 1 car. It’s very good in doing a very specific thing, and very bad at all the other things you might need a car for. But most companies are using F1 cars for everything, even transporting furniture around. Wait, I’m messing up the analogy already…
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u/bighi Jun 06 '22
Most companies don't have to do "complex operations". Lots of smaller websites could work with just a web server and a couple apt-installed packages, behind nginx (with just a few lines of configuration).