Who should use Kubernetes? Like, who is Kubernetes for? Kubernetes can be difficult to install and complicated to use and manage. What are the benefits of Kubernetes, and at what point do these benefits outweigh the operational complexity? Join in the conversation as Whitney Lee discusses (and draws!) the answers to these questions and more!

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6. Before the WHO… the WHAT & WHY

7. Before the WHO… the WHAT & WHY

8. Kubernetes… what you may have heard

9. Kubernetes… what you may have heard

10. Kubernetes… what you may have heard

11. Kubernetes… what you may have heard

12. Kubernetes… what you may have heard

13. Kubernetes… what you may have heard

14. Kubernetes… what you may have heard

15. Kubernetes is software that runs software (your containerized applications)

16. Kubernetes is software that runs software (your containerized applications)

17. Kubernetes is software that runs software (your containerized applications)

18. Kubernetes is software that runs software (your containerized applications)

19. Kubernetes is software that runs software (your containerized applications)

20. Kubernetes is software that runs software (your containerized applications)

21. Kubernetes is software that runs software (your containerized applications)

22. • Provides a consistent, repeatable way to define the building blocks of your
system
• Creates a clear separation of concerns
• Different personas can understand how the parts that they touch relate to
other teams and the system as a whole
• Standardized way of working creates a vibrant ecosystem of tools & best
practices across organizations
The BIG benefit of Kubernetes… it helps people work well together!

23. • Provides a consistent, repeatable way to define the building blocks of your
system
• Creates a clear separation of concerns
• Different personas can understand how the parts that they touch relate to
other teams and the system as a whole
• Standardized way of working creates a vibrant ecosystem of tools & best
practices across organizations
The BIG benefit of Kubernetes… it helps people work well together!

24. • Provides a consistent, repeatable way to define the building blocks of your
system
• Creates a clear separation of concerns
• Different personas can understand how the parts that they touch relate to
other teams and the system as a whole
• Standardized way of working creates a vibrant ecosystem of tools & best
practices across organizations
The BIG benefit of Kubernetes… it helps people work well together!

25. • Provides a consistent, repeatable way to define the building blocks of your
system
• Creates a clear separation of concerns
• Different personas can understand how the parts that they touch relate to
other teams and the system as a whole
• Standardized way of working creates a vibrant ecosystem of tools & best
practices across organizations
The BIG benefit of Kubernetes… it helps people work well together!

26. • Provides a consistent, repeatable way to define the building blocks of your
system
• Creates a clear separation of concerns
• Different personas can understand how the parts that they touch relate to
other teams and the system as a whole
• Standardized way of working creates a vibrant ecosystem of tools & best
practices across organizations
The BIG benefit of Kubernetes… it helps people work well together!

27. • Provides a consistent, repeatable way to define the building blocks of your
system
• Creates a clear separation of concerns
• Different personas can understand how the parts that they touch relate to
other teams and the system as a whole
• Standardized way of working creates a vibrant ecosystem of tools & best
practices across organizations
The BIG benefit of Kubernetes… it helps people work well together!
• Defines the building blocks of your system

28. • Provides a consistent, repeatable way to define the building blocks of your
system
• Creates a clear separation of concerns
• Different personas can understand how the parts that they touch relate to
other teams and the system as a whole
• Standardized way of working creates a vibrant ecosystem of tools & best
practices across organizations
The BIG benefit of Kubernetes… it helps people work well together!
• Defines the building blocks of your system
• Creates a clear separation of concerns

29. • Provides a consistent, repeatable way to define the building blocks of your
system
• Creates a clear separation of concerns
• Different personas can understand how the parts that they touch relate to
other teams and the system as a whole
• Standardized way of working creates a vibrant ecosystem of tools & best
practices across organizations
The BIG benefit of Kubernetes… it helps people work well together!
• Defines the building blocks of your system
• Creates a clear separation of concerns
• Users can understand how the parts of Kubernetes
that they touch relate to the system as a whole

30. • Provides a consistent, repeatable way to define the building blocks of your
system
• Creates a clear separation of concerns
• Different personas can understand how the parts that they touch relate to
other teams and the system as a whole
• Standardized way of working creates a vibrant ecosystem of tools & best
practices across organizations
The BIG benefit of Kubernetes… it helps people work well together!
• Defines the building blocks of your system
• Creates a clear separation of concerns
• Users can understand how the parts of Kubernetes
that they touch relate to the system as a whole
• Vibrant Ecosystem of t
oo
ls and best practices

31. Imperative vs. Declarative … library example

32. Imperative vs. Declarative … library example

33. Imperative vs. Declarative … library example

34. Imperative vs. Declarative … library example

35. Imperative vs. Declarative … library example

36. Imperative vs. Declarative … library example

37. Imperative vs. Declarative … library example

38. Imperative vs. Declarative … library example

39. Imperative vs. Declarative … library example

40. Without Kubernetes, systems are run imperatively
SCRIPTS

41. Without Kubernetes, systems are run imperatively
SCRIPTS

42. Without Kubernetes, systems are run imperatively
SCRIPTS

43. Without Kubernetes, systems are run imperatively
SCRIPTS

44. Without Kubernetes, systems are run imperatively
SCRIPTS

45. Without Kubernetes, systems are run imperatively
SCRIPTS

46. Without Kubernetes, systems are run imperatively
SCRIPTS

47. A more tangible analogy? Consider the problem of configure two laptops to be exactly
the same… and then do the maintenance of keeping them exactly the same. Indefinitely.

48. What does a declarative system look like? What is being defined exactly?
Who is defining it?

49. What does a declarative system look like? What is being defined exactly?
Who is defining it?

50. What does a declarative system look like? What is being defined exactly?
Who is defining it?

51. What does a declarative system look like? What is being defined exactly?
Who is defining it?

52. What does a declarative system look like? What is being defined exactly?
Who is defining it?

53. What does a declarative system look like? What is being defined exactly?
Who is defining it?

54. Kubernetes Resource Objects

55. Kubernetes Resource Objects

78. The types fall under 5 umbrellas:
Workload
Service
Configuration and Storage
Metadata
Cluster

79. The types fall under 5 umbrellas:
Workload
Service
Configuration and Storage
Metadata
Cluster

80. The types fall under 5 umbrellas:
Workload
Service
Configuration and Storage
Metadata
Cluster

81. The types fall under 5 umbrellas:
Workload
Service
Configuration and Storage
Metadata
Cluster

82. The types fall under 5 umbrellas:
Workload
Service
Configuration and Storage
Metadata
Cluster

83. The types fall under 5 umbrellas:
Workload
Service
Configuration and Storage
Metadata
Cluster

84. The types fall under 5 umbrellas:
Workload
Service
Configuration and Storage
Metadata
Cluster

85. The types fall under 5 umbrellas:
Workload
Service
Configuration and Storage
Metadata
Cluster

86. The types fall under 5 umbrellas:
Workload
Service
Configuration and Storage
Metadata
Cluster

87. The types fall under 5 umbrellas:
Workload
Service
Configuration and Storage
Metadata
Cluster

88. The types fall under 5 umbrellas:
Workload
Service
Configuration and Storage
Metadata
Cluster

89. Remember the BIG IDEA?
Kubernetes helps people work well together
Kubernetes Resource Objects are integral in that because different people within
an organization care about different resources
Kubernetes Resource Objects help to create a separation of concerns, and also a
standardized way of working among people and teams who DO share concerns

90. Remember the BIG IDEA?
Kubernetes helps people work well together
Kubernetes Resource Objects are integral in that because different people within
an organization care about different resources
Kubernetes Resource Objects help to create a separation of concerns, and also a
standardized way of working among people and teams who DO share concerns

91. Remember the BIG IDEA?
Kubernetes helps people work well together
Kubernetes Resource Objects are integral in that because different people within
an organization care about different resources
Kubernetes Resource Objects help to create a separation of concerns, and also a
standardized way of working among people and teams who DO share concerns

92. Remember the BIG IDEA?
Kubernetes helps people work well together
Kubernetes Resource Objects are integral in that because different people within
an organization care about different resources
Kubernetes Resource Objects help to create a separation of concerns, and also a
standardized way of working among people and teams who DO share concerns

93. Remember the BIG IDEA?
Kubernetes helps people work well together
Kubernetes Resource Objects are integral in that because different people within
an organization care about different resources
Kubernetes Resource Objects help to create a separation of concerns, and also a
standardized way of working among people and teams who DO share concerns

94. SRE cares about…

95. Infrastructure Engineer cares about…

96. Database administrator cares about…

97. Security cares about…

98. Developer cares about…

99. But what about the complexity? Kubernetes is notoriously difficult to install
and maintain

100. IaaS & PaaS
The complex details of installing & running
k8s are increasingly being abstracted away

101. IaaS & PaaS
The complex details of installing & running
k8s are increasingly being abstracted away

102. It is difficult, but weigh that against the
complexity of your system right now

103. Kubernetes has a vibrant ecosystem of
cluster tools and add-ons

104. Take advantage of community best
practices for common problems and issues

105. • Provides a consistent, repeatable way to define the building blocks of your
system
• Creates a clear separation of concerns
• Different personas can understand how the parts that they touch relate to
other teams and the system as a whole
• Standardized way of working creates a vibrant ecosystem of tools & best
practices across organizations
The BIG benefit of Kubernetes… it helps people work well together!

106. • Provides a consistent, repeatable way to define the building blocks of your
system
• Creates a clear separation of concerns
• Different personas can understand how the parts that they touch relate to
other teams and the system as a whole
• Standardized way of working creates a vibrant ecosystem of tools & best
practices across organizations
The BIG benefit of Kubernetes… it helps people work well together!
• Defines the building blocks of your system

107. • Provides a consistent, repeatable way to define the building blocks of your
system
• Creates a clear separation of concerns
• Different personas can understand how the parts that they touch relate to
other teams and the system as a whole
• Standardized way of working creates a vibrant ecosystem of tools & best
practices across organizations
The BIG benefit of Kubernetes… it helps people work well together!
• Defines the building blocks of your system
• Creates a clear separation of concerns

108. • Provides a consistent, repeatable way to define the building blocks of your
system
• Creates a clear separation of concerns
• Different personas can understand how the parts that they touch relate to
other teams and the system as a whole
• Standardized way of working creates a vibrant ecosystem of tools & best
practices across organizations
The BIG benefit of Kubernetes… it helps people work well together!
• Defines the building blocks of your system
• Creates a clear separation of concerns
• Users can understand how the parts of Kubernetes
that they touch relate to the system as a whole

109. • Provides a consistent, repeatable way to define the building blocks of your
system
• Creates a clear separation of concerns
• Different personas can understand how the parts that they touch relate to
other teams and the system as a whole
• Standardized way of working creates a vibrant ecosystem of tools & best
practices across organizations
The BIG benefit of Kubernetes… it helps people work well together!
• Defines the building blocks of your system
• Creates a clear separation of concerns
• Users can understand how the parts of Kubernetes
that they touch relate to the system as a whole
• Vibrant Ecosystem of t
oo
ls and best practices

111. Do you have a lot of issues running your applications in production because there is a big mismatch
between what developers use to develop the application and your production environment?
Consider Kubernetes! It can help!
Are you having issues because there is a
mismatch between your production and
development environments?

112. Do you have a lot of issues running your applications in production because there is a big mismatch
between what developers use to develop the application and your production environment?
Consider Kubernetes! It can help!
Are you su
ff
ering from not having a
standardized way to communicate across
teams, resulting in operational toil?

113. Do you have a lot of issues running your applications in production because there is a big mismatch
between what developers use to develop the application and your production environment?
Consider Kubernetes! It can help!
Could you bene
fi
t from standardized
infrastructure? Is your infrastructure
complex and di
ffi
cult to manage?

114. Do you have a lot of issues running your applications in production because there is a big mismatch
between what developers use to develop the application and your production environment?
Consider Kubernetes! It can help!
When your applications need to scale, is
the process slow, complex, and risky?

115. Do you have a lot of issues running your applications in production because there is a big mismatch
between what developers use to develop the application and your production environment?
Consider Kubernetes! It can help!
Do your end users experience
downtime?

116. Do you have a lot of issues running your applications in production because there is a big mismatch
between what developers use to develop the application and your production environment?
Consider Kubernetes! It can help!
Do you feel locked-in to your cloud provider
because it would be too complex to move?

117. Do you have a lot of issues running your applications in production because there is a big mismatch
between what developers use to develop the application and your production environment?
Consider Kubernetes! It can help!
Does your company’s operational
knowledge exist only in people’s minds?

118. The BIG benefit of Kubernetes… it helps people work well together!

119. • Provides a consistent, repeatable way to define the building blocks of your
system
• Creates a clear separation of concerns
• Different personas can understand how the parts that they touch relate to
other teams and the system as a whole
• Standardized way of working creates a vibrant ecosystem of tools & best
practices across organizations
The BIG benefit of Kubernetes… it helps people work well together!

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