Kubernetes Unpacked 004: Pros And Cons Of Using Terraform With Kubernetes

On today’s Kubernetes Unpacked podcast we explore tradeoffs that come with using Terraform to manage Kubernetes. My guest is Luke Orellana, a Site Reliability Engineer at Microsoft who uses Kubernetes day to day. He’s also a HashiCorp Ambassador. In addition to the Terraform conversation, we discuss differences between managing VMs and Kubernetes. We also discuss Kubernetes benefits including self-healing, and downsides such as dealing with the complexity that comes from containers and microservices. Other topics include: * Ops vs. Devs using Kubernetes * Using Terraform with Kubernetes and things to watch out for * Skills gaps and learning curves * Container visibility * More Show Links: @LukeOrellana – Luke Orellana on Twitter Luke Orellana on LinkedIn Terraform Azure Kubernetes Service – Azure Introduction to Azure Kubernetes Service – Microsoft The Phoenix Project Your Host: Michael Levan brings his background in system administration, software development, and DevOps to this podcast. He has Kubernetes experience as both a developer and infrastructure engineer. He’s also a consultant and Pluralsight author. You can also see his free instructional videos on YouTube.