Category Archives: Opinion
Can Data Become a Declarative Resource?
Written on April 15, 2022 at 3:53 PM, by melissa
The declarative, portable, self-healing nature that Kubernetes users are accustomed to in stateless deployments is replaced with complexity, resiliency issues, and portability restrictions when it comes to stateful workloads. In…
Kubernetes Standardization – What About the Data?
Written on March 15, 2022 at 6:24 AM, by melissa
The DoK recent survey of 500 IT professionals found that most organizations are now running stateful workloads on Kubernetes. The benefits are clear: increased agility, scalability, and resilience. But to…
Kubernetes Needs Deep System Integrations
Written on March 14, 2022 at 7:28 AM, by melissa
Cloud juggernaut Kelsey Hightower recently shared that the Google team had, against all odds, created a Kubernetes operator for Oracle database. “Here we are, we have officially crossed the chasm,”…
From Enemy to Evangelist of Stateful Workloads on Kubernetes
Written on February 1, 2022 at 8:28 AM, by melissa
Kubernetes was originally designed to run stateless workloads. Today, it is increasingly used to run databases and other stateful workloads. Rick Vasquez used to be a huge opponent of putting…
Deploying Enterprise Databases on Kubernetes
Written on January 30, 2022 at 9:25 AM, by melissa
“Is Kubernetes ready for stateful workloads?” is the first question that pops up when decision-makers consider deploying databases on Kubernetes. For years the answer was “don’t do it”, and for…