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Kubernetes for SysAdmins | Kelsey Hightower at PuppetConf | Talk & Demo

Perforce Puppet · 152.9K views · 2016-11-07 · 44:37

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Overview

Kelsey Hightower introduces Kubernetes to sysadmins at PuppetConf 2016, with a demo. He explains the declarative model and how it changes the contract between infrastructure and applications.

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HN recommends it for Hightower's clear mental models, such as comparing the scheduler to Tetris and explaining why resource limits matter.

Recommended by 2 HN people across 2 months · HN mentions 2017–2022

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Cloud, DevOps & reliabilityDistributed systems
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leetrout · 2022-06 · Strong recommendation

Kelsey Hightower comparing the kubernetes scheduler to Tetris was awesome for cementing a mental model. [VIDEO]

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org3432 · 2017-12 · Recommendation

Watch tutorials by Kelsey Hightower, he's been helping folks understand the differences and the models. e.g. [VIDEO]

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deadbunny · 2020-01 · Reference

Kelsy Hightower has used a similar analogy in regards to resource allocation which covers a little on the tech debt side of things. [VIDEO]

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